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Life & fun · September 22, 2020

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I made a site that provides data-driven book recommendations for makers

I made a site that provides data-driven book recommendations for makers launched on September 22, 2020 with 11 votes, #1,035 of 3,898 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

In plain words

Maker Reads is a book recommendation site that uses data to suggest titles for people in creative and technical fields. Launched in 2020, the platform helps makers discover books relevant to their interests and work through data-driven curation rather than traditional browsing. It targets entrepreneurs, designers, engineers, and other makers seeking reading recommendations tailored to their professional and creative pursuits.

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