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Add Country Option in Preferences and Pre-Select It In Giveaways Filter Menu
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lpruijnJan 10, 2023
If I want to filter the give-aways based on whether they are available in my country, I have to scroll all the way down to my country every time. It would be nice if this could be something you set one time so I don't have to scroll everytime I'm going through the give-aways
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Nadia THANK YOU! It seems to have had an inatant effect on the "for you" suggestions, which is great - I now have nothing showing in "for you". I much prefer this to seeing giveaways that sound appealing but which are not open to me.
Will that pre-filtering eventually be extended to the 'featured giveaways"? At the time of writing this, there are 31 featured giveaways, one of which I'm eligible to enter. Seeing only featured giveaways I can enter would also be great if it is on the roadmap.
robinwalter Pre-filtering out featured giveaways isn't on the roadmap, I'm afraid. At least not any time soon. Hopefully the pre-filled country filter makes your life easier than it was prior!
Looking at just adding a general StoryGraph Country setting, which was always in the plans.
Have edited the title to reflect the work I'm doing.
THIS! I know the focus atm (and for the foreseeable future, it seems) is on all the social/community features that many users love, but it's a bit extra annoying when you use the "For You" function in Giveaways and it selects books not available in your locaion. Much more "NOT for you", actually.
I see there's a filter for countries, which is nice :) What I think could still be helpful is to indeed have a location setting somewhere, because now the 'For You' section of the giveaways still offers a lot of giveaways I'm not actually eligible for because of the country I live in.
joti also the featured ones in the giveaway section, atb least form me are all ones I can not participate
Yes, we imagine the app having a country location setting at some point, which will enhance other features in the future, including the "Buy" links shown, etc!
Nadia just came here to ask about this. At the moment it feels like the giveaways are majority in North America and I see something pop up in that section only to be disappointed that I can't join in from the UK. It would be great if we could set the area we want to see and maybe even if we only want to see physical copies etc.
beesleybob Yes, you will be able to one day and the plan isn't for the majority of the giveaways to be North America but more widely spread out. In the meantime, please view that section as an extra recommendations one.