Zeneca
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Share and discuss your favorite books with the world.
Stepan Parunashvili

Zeneca — Share and discuss your favorite books with the world.

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Have you ever wanted to share your favorite books? Other platforms look kind of meh. Zeneca is an elegant place where you can curate your virtual library, and discover others with similar interests
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Anna Filou
Excellent idea and a potentially useful product. Personally I’m not a big fan of the design though. The drop shadows are too strong, the illustrations beneath the headings so detailed that they look like a smudge unless you zoom in. A single-column layout would work better on desktop; now that there are two columns, if one of them has fewer books than the other, it creates a lot of empty space and doesn’t look consistent.
Stepan Parunashvili
@anna_0x great points Anna! Noting these things to think with @nezaj.
Thomas Schranz ⛄️
Great platform, thanks a lot for building it @stopachka! you can find my 📚 shelf here: https://www.zeneca.io/tosh
Stepan Parunashvili
@__tosh Appreciate the support throughout Thomas! :))
advait vaidya
I love books and I love linking products. It has both. So deserve my upvote. I think it will become the default way to share your books. It can also provide bibliophile creators to monetize more.
Stepan Parunashvili
@advait_vaidya Thank you for the kind words Advait!
Antonis Tsagaris
Very cool! I just created an account, and I'm looking forward to using it. I love the little details, such as the 'fin' section at the ends of lists!
Stepan Parunashvili
@antonis_tsagari Brought a big smile to read, thank you Antonis! : )
Stepan Parunashvili
Hey PH! The backstory of Zeneca What would you do if you had 10 million dollars? I was thinking about this, and I told my cofounder Joe, that the the most important difference in my life would be that I would get a house with a large personal library. He thought, well, he can't get me a real library, but what about a virtual one instead? That got us excited. We looked around, and found existing solutions were a bit meh. Most people share their books in plaintext. What if there was a space where you could showcase your books and be proud? Zeneca's goal is to do just that. We hope it is a canvas for you to share books with your community, and discover what others read. Right now, that's the two things things you can do. You can share books and get a cool handle, like this: www.zeneca.io/joe www.zeneca.io/stopa And, you can find people who have similar books (see screenshot) Soon, you'll see activity, be able to form communities, and engage in discussion. We would also love to hear your thoughts on how we can improve the product and expand the community. And of course, we would love to see your library :) -- Feel free to share a link
Stepan Parunashvili
@vladojsem Heck yeah Vlad, thank you : )
Vidit Chopra
Interesting. Seeing the explore tab update to list users you share common books adds a charm. Also helps discover similar books in the category. Love the clean UI. Suggestion - Allow for custom links to the specific bookshelf. Let's say I want to share my list of 'My Books to read in 2021', should be able to share that specific bookshelf instead of the entire library through profile URL. Looking forward to the updates and see this grow! Congratulations!
Stepan Parunashvili
@viditchopra Awesome idea Vidit! Noting this to think about together with @nezaj
Alex Reichert
Love the clean design and the discovery feature! Just created one: https://www.zeneca.io/alex Looking forward to adding more books :)
Stepan Parunashvili
@alex_reichert thank you for the kind words!
Lee Knowlton
Fantastic way to share your bookshelf. I found myself gleefully playing with the categorization. Thanks for making this @stopachka and @nezaj!
Stepan Parunashvili
@nezaj @lee_knowlton Loved seeing your books Lee -- You and I have 15 books in common!
Gaby Goldberg
I've been on the hunt for a better Goodreads, so I love this! shameless plug: check out my bookshelf at /gaby :)
Stepan Parunashvili
@gaby_goldberg just grabbed The Stranger! Thanks for trying this Gaby :)
Oleg
Cool idea! I wonder are you going to make an app for smart phones and tablets? or this is not an important thing here?
Stepan Parunashvili
@oleg_troyanovsky Definitely important for us Oleg! Next time is to iterate to something that ya'll love and engage with -- after that, time for mobile app : )
Beata_Swinarew
I love books, and often I have no one to talk to myself about them. It can be an interesting experience :)
Abraham Sorock
This is awesome - shared favorite books has got to be one of the best ways to connect with people. Great work!
Stepan Parunashvili
@abraham1 thank you for your support Abe!
Marty Kausas
Love it! 😍 I think celebrities who have periodic book recommendations (e.g., Bill Gates, Obama) would like this especially.
Stepan Parunashvili
@marty_kausas1 Thank you Marty! Definitely an idea to explore cc @nezaj
welt maschine
Excellent, but I've got one big suggestion: I'm from Austria and would need the Amazon link connect to the German Amazon Website! thanks
Stepan Parunashvili
@weltmaschine great point Welt! Added to think about with @nezaj
Nuvic
Love the design of this! Here's mine https://www.zeneca.io/nuvic
charlie
What a brilliant concept with great execution! https://zeneca.io/charlie
Laurent Chukwuma
Very cool. Big up
Ira Zayats
What a lovely product!
Oleh Hriaznov
Great stuff! Will check it out.
Luba Yudasina
Such a useful product! thanks for making it!
Stepan Parunashvili
@luba_yu Appreciate the support Luba! : ))