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by Lukas_S 907 days ago
This is such a cool project. Every time it hits the front page I browse the selections like I’m at a book store.

Have you considered making books sortable by popularity? It might be more approachable for new users if they see books they recognize at the top.

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That's a frequent request but it would also require having our catalog in a database, which we don't have right now. I do think the time is soon for doing that for several reasons, but there's no spare time in my day at the moment.
Perhaps there’s no need for a db? If you have basic web logs, some volunteer can find out how many times a book was downloaded etc, and use that to do a one-off “best of 2023” etc? A kind of SE Wrapped thingy?