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min2bro commented on Show HN: Tiny logic and number games I built for my kids quizmathgenius.com/... · Posted by u/min2bro

dskhatri · 18 days ago

I'm a debut author and not established by any means. I do have marketing experience and can provide the following suggestions:

+ Put all apps and books under one umbrella brand. Your book doesn't have a unique name associated with it. Little Math Genius or Little Math Whiz, for example.

+ Setup an umbrella website (littlemathwhiz dot com) and blog

+ Start aggregating a user mailing list where you can provide gentle updates (beta test new features on quizmathgenius, new book announcement etc)

min2bro · 18 days ago

Thank you for the feedback, I really appreciate it. Building my own brand and website has been on my mind for a long time, and this year I’m finally planning to focus on it seriously. I’m aiming to take this full-time since I truly enjoy working with subjects like Math and Critical Thinking

min2bro commented on Show HN: Tiny logic and number games I built for my kids quizmathgenius.com/... · Posted by u/min2bro

ComplexSystems · 20 days ago

That "odd one out" game is broken - it just generated 21, 14, 35, 49 and told me the right answer was "14" because it's the only number not divisible by 7. Also the prime number game generated a set of all composite numbers.

min2bro · 19 days ago

Thanks for the feedback. I will work this weekend to fix those bugs

min2bro commented on Show HN: Tiny logic and number games I built for my kids quizmathgenius.com/... · Posted by u/min2bro

ethan_smith · 20 days ago

I can confirm this bug - your random number generation algorithm should ensure at least one prime appears in each set, perhaps by maintaining a pre-computed list of primes within your range and guaranteeing inclusion of at least one.

min2bro · 19 days ago

Sure, I will take care of it. Thanks for the feedback

min2bro commented on Show HN: Tiny logic and number games I built for my kids quizmathgenius.com/... · Posted by u/min2bro

dskhatri · 20 days ago

Nice work. I like the simple, unobtrusive and ad-free interface. I have kids who could use this although you face lots of competition for their very limited allotted active screen time [1]. The 6 yo gets 45 mins a week on the computer, usually opting for PBSkids, Kodable or Scratch. The 3 yo gets 15 mins usually opting for guided digital canvas painting as she learns to use a mouse.

There are a few good no-screen puzzle books for kids (lookup the ones by Usborne).

As a recent publisher of an interactive children's book [2], I am seeing more sales of the physical books than the digital/web editions despite the latter having more features including an element of teaching math.

Curious if you considered publishing a physical book with these concepts/math puzzles?

[1] This app inspires me to upgrade some of their passive screen time (TV) to more of your and similar apps

[2] https://tendollaradventure.com

min2bro · 19 days ago

Yes, I am working on a Activity book for kids based on similar kind of games which I would be publishing sometime later this year. I've published a Math Brain Teaser book back in April and yes I can see the sales going up but not significant though. I'm still learning the art of marketing. Would love to know if you've any tips for me since you being an established author

Math Brain Teaser: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4PBNZWF

min2bro commented on Ask HN: Can you solve this 6th Grade Math Problem old.reddit.com/r/Homework... · Posted by u/min2bro

min2bro · 5 months ago

I have posted an interesting Math Problem from my upcoming book on Math Brain teaser and it looks like already buzzing