Oyster Updates Its App with a Focus on Contextual Book Recommendations

Netflix-for-books app Oyster today got a visual refresh to bring its library of more than 1 million titles closer to users' purviews. The redesign focuses primarily on the app's Home tab, adding larger mosaics of book covers to highlight recommended titles based on what the user has been reading and when they're accessing the app.

In the new Home, in place of the "Spotlight" carousel, users will now see covers of books they're currently reading, followed by recommended reading lists, such as Popular, New Releases and New York Times Bestsellers. These recommended books will adapt depending on