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Totally agree. Would love to see something like this.
This is the criticism I've heard made against Apple's reliance on analog to inform its design of digital responses to notepads, etc. I think you'll stand a better chance of competing against Goodreads and thus finding it easier to monetize by thinking about a unique value that only a digital solution can provide. One idea for a premium offering would be a curated list/book club with a particular figurehead people like/vote for.
Oyster tried that and sunsetted a couple years back.

What Does a Programmer Need to Start Coding?

I'm working on developing a web application and am about to transition personal development to an external programmer. I've never done this before and am wondering what information a programmer needs to get started? If you've been in this situation before, what do you wish you had known beforehand? Thanks!

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