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202211 articles
Leaving Twitter?
The Hardcover Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Discovery Flowchart of the 2010s

We lovingly created this infographic to help you find the science fiction or fantasy book from the past decade that's right for you.

Goodreads vs. Hardcover: Which is Right for You?
Introducing Airlists: Airtable for Your Books

Airlists are more than just lists: they're a tool for you to use to find or share that perfect book from.

7 Ways You Can Use Match Percentage To Find Amazing Books Today
$9,207 Spent, 400 Users: 8 Lessons From Hardcovers First Year

What a year! Here's a look at everything we learned during the first year building Hardcover.

Books vs Editions: How We’re Organizing Data Around Readers First
Sticker Contest & Beta Release!
Next Stop: Beta Release! 
13 Reasons Why We’re Building a Better Goodreads
Introducing Prompts
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Is Hardcover a Social Network?
Hardcover Internal MVP Released!
Finding Good Books Shouldn’t Be a Slog through the Amazon
What’s in a Reading Goal?
Your Book Stats: What Are They For?
List and Shelves and Organization, Oh My!
Hardcover Update #2 – What’s Different About Hardcover?
The Perfect Startup Tech Stack?

Every developer has a tech stack they consider to be the best. Mine has changed over time – and is changing again for Hardcover.