#132 - Five Stars in the App Stores
Seeking app store reviews from those that enjoy using the app, new fields in the reading preferences survey, and usability testing in progress!
#131 - Improving Our Look and Feel
On our upcoming usability testing, an update on our giveaways platform, and a teaser into the stats developments! 📊
#130 - An Ambitious Quarter
Sharing our ambitious plans for the final quarter of 2022, my conference talk in Hollywood, and next steps for Giveaways.
#129 - Worldwide prizes!
The launch of our Giveaways platform, an emergency wake-up call, improving recommendations, and an upcoming conference talk!
#128 - When "Small" Additions Lead To Big Changes
When working on a few extra features becomes a site-wide redesign, a sneak peek into our upcoming giveaways platform, and a fun upcoming two weeks. 😁
#127 - Advanced Stats
Transitioning Plus to an "advanced stats" package, the launch of language stats, and our upcoming Giveaways beta launch!
#126 - Giveaways!
Our Giveaways Beta Programme, improving the UX around adding books to reading challenges, and a viral tweet!
#125 - Repositioning Plus
Potential upcoming tweaks to our Plus plan, accessibility improvements, and our next Instagram live show!
#124 - What's left for 2022?
Some of our plans for the rest of the year, the new search results dropdown, improved resources for our volunteer librarians, and TikTok buddy reads.
#123 - What about the pageviews?
On our millions of pageviews, reaching a new user signup milestone, a not so nerve-wracking database upgrade, and an upcoming search dropdown.
#122 - Do we talk about Plus enough?
Posting about our paid plan some more, bug fixes, accessibility improvements, a potential mini redesign, and our next user milestone!
#121 - What's this TikTok thing all about then?
Venturing into #BookTok, audiobook tracking and stats, impending work on search and reading challenges, and our Instagram Book Club!
#120 - Stats V3 Soon...?
Looking ahead to upcoming stats updates, larger buddy reads, and an audiobook stats teaser! 👀
#119 - Not A Book
Our upcoming "Not A Book" concept, users being able to add in missing data, and impending work on audiobook tracking and stats.
#118 — Online Events and Giveaways
A fun online event we ran on Twitter the other day, some small product updates, and a trip to meet a friend and colleague... 👀
#117 - "Invisible" Work
What it means when you're focusing on behind-the-scenes improvements, on the road to one million signups, and viewing edition info on the book page.
#116 - 37x Better
On the power of daily marginal improvements, small UX changes with big impact, and delayed customer interview synthesis.
#115 - Sixty Percent
What happened with Early Bird renewals, social media polls, and working on how editions are displayed around the app.
#114 - Stats and Suggestions
The most popular Plus features, the co-founder reunion, impending Early Bird renewals, and the next instalment of our Instagram book club. 📚
#113 - Co-founders Reunited!
Seeing Rob in person once again, the launch of the 2021 Reading Wrap-up, customer interviews, and improving the user experience with book editions.