Heyo! This is just a random question, but do you guys have any "rules" for following people here (for example people with a great taste overlap with you or people you know from other apps/irl)? Since PB is not algorithm based I follow everyone who pops up on my feed but sometimes I see them posting some books that make me question if I should be more picky with the follow button 😂

"I was stocked and fueled, my safety inspection complete. I was a cockpit of a woman- a warm buzzing cavity ready to receive him" I love how this book is written so much and I'm glad I opted for the audio book. The narration is so good and I don't think the true passion would come through if I was just reading it.

“‘Oh, sure,’ I say, going out of my mind” felt

Quests, created by Top Contributors, are such a labor of love, and there's so much time and effort put into research and curation. As Pagebound grows, we have been brainstorming sustainable ways to create more Quests that the community is eager to see. We're trialing a new idea for a community-voted Quest, inspired by a List.

How this will work:

1. Royalty members can nominate a List (their own or any community List) that would make a great starting point for a Quest. Royalty members will receive a notification tomorrow + an email with a link to a form to fill out by EOD March 31st to nominate. The form will include context about what makes for a great Quest.
2. The entire Pagebound community will then vote on which nominated List will inspire a Quest. Everyone will receive a notification on April 1st with a link to vote.
3. The creator of the winning List will be able to accept/reject.
4. If they accept, we will create a Quest inspired by their List, adapting the title & book list if necessary to fit Quest guidelines (for example, if a List has 20 books, we will reduce it to 15 for a Side Quest; if a List includes all 7 books of a series, we would put book 1; all books from the Quest would come from the original List curation). In the Quest description, the List creator will be credited and their List linked. The resulting Quest could be either a Main or Side Quest, but it will not be open to book additions since there will not be anyone actively maintaining the book list (similar to when a Main Quest hits its 100 book cap and is closed to further additions).

We hope this idea will encourage quality List-making, give the entire community a voice in Quest creation in a sustainable way, acknowledge our Royalty supporters, and result in more diverse Quests. We think it can be a fun community-building activity! That said, we will see if this trial achieves those goals before deciding if and how often we'll repeat it.

Thanks for helping us trial and your open-minded participation! Jennifer & Lucy

I love the concept of the book forum and discussing books, but I honestly feel like there are that many posts that really invite discussion and are fun to interact with?

Most of the forum posts I see are either quotes (like just quotes or maybe a quick reaction), a reaction post or it's something that has already been commented on like 10x because people don't check the forum before they post.

There are some reaaally good forum posts out there as well of course. And I'm not saying every forum post has to be great, because it's so good that people are posting in the first place. I just wish there was more of an opportunity to actually discuss the book and share thoughts in the forums.

Does anyone else feel that way? What are your takes on this?