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 seems like a really nice breath of fresh air after the previous book, much needed. I am enjoying so far how it is going from different character pov’s too!!

I am over the moon to share that the app is officially live on both iOS and Android!!

We've quite literally poured our blood, sweat and (lots of) tears into the app development over the past 9 months and we could not be more thrilled for everyone to experience it!

We're still being indexed in app store search so you may have to scroll to find us, or type in Pagebound: Social Book Tracker. Here's links to iOS and Android: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pagebound-social-book-tracker/id6751526412 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.pagebound.app

There are quite a few improvements and new features in the app, including:

• Book Journeys (click the map icon on the book cards in your library and other user's library to see their posts, comments, and updates for a specific book)
• Quick access to "add to plan"
• Filtering your activity on profile
• Save posts
• upgraded Read Dates editing

This is the first release, so there will be many more additions and improvements to come. (PS for Android users: we're aware of two bugs related to library imports from Goodreads/Storygraph, and issues with editing read dates - these have already been resolved and are pending Google approval for release.)

We owe a huge thank you to our beta testers who worked diligently over the last month to report hundreds of bugs and help us get the app prepared for release. A huge round of applause to them.

We hope you love the app as much as we do; it definitely makes engaging on PB so much more convenient and fun. If you have a great experience with the app, we'd love if you'd consider supporting us through Pagebound Royalty; Lucy and I have worked for $0 over the past year to bring the app and website to fruition, and have been covering business costs with our savings accounts. Your contribution means we can continue to work full-time on Pagebound without influence from investors or advertisers, and keep Pagebound 100% for readers by readers. Thank you so much to all the Royalty who have already contributed; it truly means the world to us and keeps Pagebound online!

ok now go download the app and tell us what you think!

Happy Reading, Jennifer & Lucy

PS - leaving us a review in app stores also helps tremendously :)

What do y'all do while listening to audiobooks? I have a brain dead job, so I'm usually listening to podcasts and audiobooks while I'm working or commuting, but sometimes the book is so good that I continue once I get home.

Some of my absolute favorite audiobook activities include gardening, cooking, baking (I have a cake side hustle), and knitting (I'm currently knitting a blanket). I would just love to hear what others like to do, and also if there are things that you find too difficult to do while listening to a book. For example, if I'm making a new recipe I have to pause the book, or else I find myself not being able to follow along.

Also also, any of y'all able to just sit and listen? I find that totally wild (but also a little awe inspiring).

I’m curious what everyone plans to read this October! Here is my list :)

• Alchemised by SenLinYu (my current read but since it’s 1,000 pages, it’s of course being finished in October 😅)
• People Watching by Hannah Bonam-Young
• Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett
• Emily Wilde’s Compedium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
• Don’t Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews
• Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver

Guys I’ve been on a social media ban for exactly one week and tbh…they’re right. I have so much more time to read and I’m way less anxious 😬

I won’t lie; I was on a work trip for most of this week so I wasn’t completely distraction free. I’m going to try to go another week to see how I actually do without doom scrolling but I also don’t miss it as much as I thought i would?

Has anyone else reduced or eliminated their social media use and felt like Pagebound scratches that itch without the horrible never ending feed of algorithm led posts?

eajdklsjla I AM SCREAMING oh my god oh my gOD

Very excited to announce that you can now download the app on Android!! Google Play approved us this afternoon :) we're still waiting on Apple and will make a big release announcement once both platforms are available.

If you're on Android, we'd love if you give us a download and leave a review. In typical non conformist PB fashion I do find it hilarious that we are available on Android before Apple; a karmic win for all our Android baddies.

Can't wait to see what everyone thinks of the app!!

Can I be vulnerable with y'all?

I'm ashamed to admit I've been a bit envious of how quickly it seems some of you are reading 🫣. I know, very silly. It's just there are so many books I am excited to get to and through, but it's frustrating when it takes me forever to complete only one. I keep stressing my own self out by not reading at an imaginary speed that I set up for myself, or comparing my pace to someone else's. These books are all within my grasp, I just can't manage to get to them quickly enough for my liking.

Work hours are picking up, kiddo needs homework help and quality time with me, domestic duties, spending time with husband, also preparing to further my education to add another certification to my resume, etc. There is always something that needs to be done. I do read at night, in the school pickup line, and on lunch breaks. I have no issues combing out time to read. I love my escape. It's just that it is always short lived.

I'm rambling on to gently remind myself that I need to be okay with my slow reading pace, and I should instead direct my focus on savoring what brings me happiness. It's not a race. Slow motion is still motion.

I am still reading, and that is what is important. ❤️