Show HN: Homer – A tool to build interactive textbooks

62 点作者 Outofthebot将近 4 年前

Hi HN, my name is Rahul Sarathy and I built Homer (<a href="https://usehomer.app" rel="nofollow">https://usehomer.app</a>), a tool to allow creators to build more interactive digital textbooks.Right now the software supports image based scrollytelling with a roadmap to add interactive components such as annotations, animations, backlinks, and more.You can check out a demo of an interactive history book here: <a href="https://usehomer.app/demo" rel="nofollow">https://usehomer.app/demo</a> Here's another short example of how a personal finance related book could look like: <a href="https://usehomer.app/rahul/8" rel="nofollow">https://usehomer.app/rahul/8</a>If you're interested in checking out the UI used to build the demo above, feel free to sign up at <a href="https://usehomer.app/signup" rel="nofollow">https://usehomer.app/signup</a> and create a book.

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Outofthebot将近 4 年前

gnicholas将近 4 年前

I'd recommend linking to one of the demos on your landing page. I get that you want to have a singular CTA (create an account), but it seems like there's not enough bait on the hook to get most people to create an account.If you show people a demo or two, many more of them will consider signing up. Also, some of them might share your website with other people they know who would be interested. After seeing a demo, I'm 100x as likely to share this with professors I know.Separately, I would suggest checking to see if the Homer reading app/platform [1] presents a trademark risk for you. They're in a similar/adjacent market (more on the K-6 side) and may have broadly-drafted trademarks. Worth checking before you build up too much goodwill in your current name!1: <a href="http://www.learnwithhomer.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.learnwithhomer.com</a>

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cirrus3将近 4 年前

You should add more info or a demo on the home page.You lost me at the signup page.

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newbalance将近 4 年前

Interesting! I looked at the demo, and found myself scrolling back and forth to see how the map/text changed. That was a valuable interaction for me.Would love to see more demos about more popular world events.The current demo is interesting, but its content sports an "odd" writing style. That is - until the reader realizes this is a translation from ancient Greek.

lettergram将近 4 年前

Needs a demo IMO. I don't want to create an account without the demo.

haswell将近 4 年前

I’m excited to try this. Unfortunately I’m stuck on the sign up flow.STR:- iPhone 12 Max- Safari- Choose the Google option- Complete OAuth flow on the Google side, and the window auto closes- The sign up page is now shownSomething isn’t redirecting correctly I suspect.

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shortformblog将近 4 年前

I found using the editor confusing and not at all following my expectations for what an editor should do. (To start with, a displaying cursor or some sort of cue of where to start typing, would be nice.)I would suggest spending more time polishing the writing experience because that matters a lot to writers and when it’s not there it can be an immediate turn-off. Look at tools like iA Writer or Gingko for ideas.

justinjc将近 4 年前

In the demo (<a href="https://usehomer.app/demo" rel="nofollow">https://usehomer.app/demo</a>) on desktop, I can't scroll down enough to trigger the last paragraph "and they had to send out colonies to Ionia." Similarly, the first paragraph is never triggered and clicking on it doesn't help either.

yhoneycomb将近 4 年前

Not really seeing what's special about this

drumttocs8将近 4 年前

Home page with single link to sign up- I can't tell what I'd be signing up for though. Needs at least a screenshot...!

Nic0将近 4 年前

My 2 cents, 1 Bug(?) and 1 feature proposal.Cant view my post without setup before username? (account created with google, write post without username, publish, click "view", nothing, click-click-click, nothing, setup username in settings, it works)You might want to implement some kind of import/export feature.

mynameismon将近 4 年前

I would have liked the idea if the front page would have linked me to more info, since I understand the idea of the front page is to generate a call to action (which I like, to tell the truth)

renewiltord将近 4 年前

Tried out demo. Would much rather use Jupyter or Colab for now.

Artistry121将近 4 年前

This is really cool! Great idea. I like the chapter feature navigation on the top of the page.

andyxor将近 4 年前

no demo on the landing page? lost signup from me

mrkramer将近 4 年前

This is really amazing! Has huge potential.

anigbrowl将近 4 年前

Homer is a platform for writers, built from the ground up so that they can express their ideas to their readers in whatever format they choose.Sounds cool, I would like read some outputStart WritingUm OK I guessSign in with Google or FacebookBye

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