Product roadmap

Help shape the next version of Bookcase

This board is where the Reddit-for-books vision gets prioritized: better book forums, smarter shelves, deeper reactions, and less friction finding any title you want to talk about.

Community board

Vote the roadmap up

Use the board to push the most important book-community features higher. Search, vote, and leave context so the roadmap reflects what readers actually want next.

Signed-in readers can submit requests and vote.

Under Consideration

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Ideas readers keep bringing up and voting on.

Under ConsiderationFeature

Follow book threads and get reply notifications

Let readers subscribe to a book forum thread or a single review so the conversation feels alive without needing to keep checking back.

Under ConsiderationFeature

Block Button

Let me block users or books or authors or trigger themes

Under ConsiderationFeature

Series pages with reading order and progress

Bundle books into series hubs so readers can track order, spin-offs, and which installment people are discussing.

Under ConsiderationFeature

Import shelves from Goodreads and StoryGraph

Bring reading history, ratings, and want-to-read shelves over in one pass so new readers can land with a full profile.

Under ConsiderationImprovement

Spoiler layers by chapter or part

Hide spoilers behind chapter-aware tags so people can jump into discussion safely even if they are still mid-book.

Under ConsiderationFeature

Buddy reads and private readalong rooms

Create invite-only spaces for friends to read together, compare pacing, and leave live reactions as they go.

Under ConsiderationImprovement

Edition-aware book pages

Support hardcovers, paperbacks, special editions, and translated editions while keeping discussion anchored to the same work.

Under ConsiderationDesign

Inline feed reactions and review replies

Like and reply to reviews directly from the home feed so the social layer feels immediate instead of click-heavy.

Under ConsiderationImprovement

Expanded Open Library import coverage

Loosen the current search caps and make it easier to pull obscure books, whole series, and nonfiction rabbit holes into Bookcase.

Under ConsiderationDesign

Reader reputation for great reviews

Surface insightful reviewers with badges based on community likes, thoughtful comments, and trusted shelf curation.

Under ConsiderationFeature

Quote highlights and favorite passages

Save memorable lines, react to favorite passages, and attach highlights to reviews or forum threads.

Completed

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Recently shipped pieces of the Bookcase experience.

CompletedDesign

Public reader profiles

Profiles now show shelves, favorites, and activity so people can follow each other like a real reading community.

CompletedFeature

Want-to-read shelves

Readers can already mark books as want-to-read and show that shelf on their profile.