i've been seeing this trend on tiktok that they introduce themselves based on their (kindle) settings. it's also a nice way to like get the ball rolling when it comes to bookish friendships and stuff. with that, i'll go first!

hi, i'm sparkle from the Philippines 🇵🇭! i have a secondhand kindle paperwhite 7th gen (which i purchased on facebook at a little under Php 3,000 lol). i jailbroke it, so i often times use koreader for my reads, mainly because I read at night and the device does not have night mode natively. I switch from dark to light mode depending on the time and if there is ambient lighting. when I have my backlight, I usually keep it at 7. either just off or 7. nothing in between.

i keep my font size at 9 😆 main reason i bought a kindle was that i don't have to deal with reading smaller fonts as it makes my eye strain. i don't use glasses, my 20-20 vision is something i really cherish so i don't want eye strain especially when i normally use tech for work. i have bookerly as my font, just because i have gotten used to it. i have my bold on 1, just because i want the text to pop a little bit. i usually just use portrait mode while reading.

although i have a big font size, i want to compensate with the margins to be as little as possible, and the line spacing to be as little as well. i show my clock while reading because i usually get in the zone and forget the time, and i have time left in chapter as well so that i'll be motivated to finish it in the time listed below. another reason being if the chapter is quite long, and it is bedtime already, i know better to sleep than risk leaving the chapter unfinished 😆

i guess that's all about my settings, what about yours? feel free to comment, i will follow each one of you lol

I just downloaded pagebound and it's so cute🥰. Cannot wait to discover even more about this app!

I was wondering if it is possible to search on ISBN for books as well? And does anyone know how long it usualy takes before new books upload after you entered the goodreads-link to the "missing books" button? I am mostly curious about translated versions, that are under "Editions" on goodreads. Can we add those as well since they have their own ISBN or will Pagebound recognise these as the 'original' edition?

When I downloaded Pagebound (really love it so far!) I clicked through the guideline on how and what to post but having used the app for a few days now I'm wondering what people actually write in the book forums themself and what they like to read when they click on them? And especially: how much do you share?

For example, the guide says that good posts spark a discussion and are not personal in the sense of "I just got the book, excited for the read!" or to be mindful that a review belongs in a separate section. I think that these are good rules to go by but I always question myself, when I want to post something to the forum. Is it too personal? Too unfit for a discussion? My motivator for a post is in most cases an emotional reaction to a part of the book or a powerful quote. Sometimes I write a longer text about the feeling the book creates but sometimes I just want to share a quick thought which is not necessarily deep or highly reflected. I realised that sometimes, the internal want for an intellectual post made me hold back on sharing something.

So, my question is: what do you mostly share in the forums? What is your motivation for a post? Do you feel the need to be intellectual or do you like to share quick thoughts without a deep question behind it?

And on the other hand: when you open forums, what kind of posts do you like the most? While I do enjoy the deep, long posts that touch on different topics, reading the silly little lines about a particular scene makes me excited for the book and feel more like the forum is a friend group where not every thought has to be deep and completely formed. But is that the goal here? And on this note: how much sharing is too much? Some books make me want to post every other page (overdramatized for dramatic effect), but if I did that, I feel like I'm cluttering the forums.

Maybe I'm overthinking the whole thing? I just want to follow the guide and not disrespect the rules 😅

Heyyy, I was just wondering what everyone’s stance on Alchemised and the other Dramione books were. I personally feel like anything that is marketed as HP fanfiction will ultimately keep JKR relevant and bring her money, but I’m curious if there are any arguments on this I haven’t heard yet!

Will there be a way to alter what comes up on my feed. It’s a bit unnerving seeing posts for books I read 10+ years ago. It would be nice to just see posts from what I’ve read recently/ currently reading. And of course friends posts!

I just saw that Pagebound is #31 under books in the App Store! (iOS). Yesterday it was around #23. I wanted to encourage those that haven’t written a review to do so! And also I was wondering what other actions can help pagebound get up there in ranking. ♥️

Does anything ever happen in this book? I’m so bored.

And why won't you read said books 🤔

Just because I’m nosey 🙃. Where are my PB friends located? I’m from the UK and tend to notice my feed is very quiet in the mornings and was putting it down to different time zones.

this app is so cool!!! i unfortunately am not in a place where i can pay $10 a month or i would do the royalty thing to support! i could do $5 a month though if the owners see this if you ever wanted to try out a tier system for different levels of support that could be cool?! not that i have any idea what would go into that or if that would be possible but like lower tiers could get a party hat instead of a crown or something like that?? just a silly idea lol

Public services are lovely beautiful things. There are many public services I take advantage of but one of them that I think the majority of us can appreciate is libraries! We have so many librarians on here (a reminder, infinite forehead kisses to you all) and just people who enjoy going to and being at the library for the books, programs, and resources!!!

I've mentioned VERY briefly before about how Amazon and other capitalistic centered for profit companies have a goal to eliminate most public services but right now Amazon is targeting libraries!!! BOOOO!!! Amazon is taking their physical book store plan a step further to start planning our AMAZON LIBRARIES.

Guys I think we are all smart enough to know it's so that politicians with enough influence and palm greasing from Amazon can say "We no longer require this public service it's not even good! They never have the books and you have to even wait for ebooks!" And then they can GET RID of libraries and use what are actually SUPER small portions of our taxes and instead of funding thousand of libraries there will now be one or MAYBE two "Amazon libraries" in states with low literacy and we will be flooded by large marquees that say AMAZON GROCERY, AMAZON ELEMENTARY, AMAZON LIBRARY, AMAZON MALL, AMAZON CAR DEALER, AMAZON SHIPPING AND POSTAGE, ALL of them requiring a monthly membership that would far outweigh any taxes you pay AND THEN you will still have to pay those same taxes! Because they will now be a former library funnel of revenue that Amazon will argue they need as support from the government and THEY WILL GET IT.

We will still pay the same taxes for all of our public services we will just also have to pay a membership to Amazon on top of it.

I am URGING, BEGGING, PLEADING, all of you who can, PLEASE go and get a library card. Go get your local city, county, state, university, what have you! In the US you are often entitled to a card for where you WORK as well as where you LIVE. People from outside the US please share tips, tricks, advice, or just anecdotes about your library and how you sign up for the library and how to get additional memberships.

Here is a link to an Instagram video where a librarian explains how AMAZON and AUDIBLE are making ebooks, and audiobooks incredibly scarce for libraries!!! https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPWpZVKkcHH/?igsh=MXF6ZjZ0YmozZmM0bQ==

Have you ever downvoted a post or comment ? I'm curious to see because if I don't like something I will just not upvote it, but I guess if it were really problematic maybe I would downvote...? Anyway, I'm mostly curious to see, what happens, does the user receive a notification like for upvotes ? Do we lose points ? Is the post just almost never shown because it's less liked ?

I guess my conclusion is : would you downvote this please so I can see ? Thanks 😁 Also tell me what you think about downvoting please

[Answer] : no notifications, no point lost, no points gained. A bit anti-climactic, but I think I did not really expect anything else 😏

Take the case for Edward. Although he clearly has a secure relationship with his parents, it is difficult for him to form a secure relationship with Bella…. The scent of her blood, his desire to kill, and his fear of becoming a monster all prevent him from having any sort of normal, secure relationship with her.

Perhaps if Edward and Jacob had continued their open conversation in the tent a bit longer, they would have realized that, despite the centuries-long battle that has existed between their kind, maybe vampires and werewolves aren’t so different after all.

YEAH AND THEY COULDA FUC—

There are so many reading challenges out there. I even host (or have hosted) some myself. What I want this post to become is a place where people can learn about reading challenges that everyone else recommends!

I'll post links to mine in the comments, but tell me - what reading challenges do you enjoy and would you recommend, and if you are feeing like yapping - why?

Is anyone else having problems with the PB faq on their phone?

Cuz when I opened mine through the app, it opened on chrome and started lagging. When I scrolled or clicked on a question it took ages to react, and my phone suddenly crashed out and turned itself off. It kept happening repeatedly.

But when I opened the FAQ on my laptop it was fine.

I'm so excited about this app, I can't help but have ideas on where the app can go. While I am still navigating all the cool features, I am thinking of other additions that I would like to see!

1. Unique Icons: While I love the little illustrations, I want to add a more personalized icon for my account. In other social apps, I'm drawn to seeing my friends icons and knowing immediately its them. This isn't a deal breaker for me, but I think it would be a nice touch!

2. Ways to share with friends/direct messaging: This could be controversial, but I would like a way to share books/reviews with my friends like how Spotify has a messaging part of the app where you can send DM's of songs. This could be getting more social media than it needs to be but I want to know what others think!

3. Personalized pages: Going along with my first point, I think it would be so cool to be able to code your own page, like how Tumblr was back in the day. I don't think it has to be that in-depth as Tumblr, but it would be fun to visit someone's page and have it feel like their own personalized vibes.

I'd love to hear what everyone is thinking/what their likes and dislikes are so far! Ive been waiting for something like this for forever!!