Pagebound's Substack: Page Against the Machine

Pagebound's Substack: Page Against the Machine

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Day in the life building Pagebound
How we spend an average day as the 2 person team behind your favorite book app
Feb 18 • Pagebound
The Design Edition
A peak behind the scenes into the evolution of our logo
Apr 1 • Lucy Zhao
We almost didn't do it...
Times we trusted our users over our instincts in feature development
Mar 4 • Lucy Zhao
Behind the scenes: Plan & Quests
Here’s how we developed two of Pagebound’s one-of-a-kind features
Feb 6 • Jennifer Dobak
Do book giveaways really result in more readership?
It’s been 3 months since our first giveaways launched on Pagebound.
Apr 15 • Pagebound
Choose your 2026 reading adventure
How to navigate book forums and find the best readalong experience for you.
Jan 7 • Lucy Zhao
What makes Reading Stats on Pagebound special?
Not your average stats (but we do show averages 😉)
May 18 • Jennifer Dobak
The votes are in! 3 new Quests, inspired by Lists
We have 101 Quests (reading challenges where you earn badges) spanning subgenres, niches, and starter packs. This month, we introduced community-voted…
Apr 29 • Lucy Zhao
What's popular on Pagebound, revisited
In November 2025, we released this article Pagebound, by popularity sharing stats on how our reader community of ~60K used Pagebound.
Mar 17 • Pagebound
How to find your reader community
and eat well...
Jun 3 • Lucy Zhao
Expand your reading goals this year
Pagebound's points & badges provide a built-in dopamine boost to make reading (already rewarding on its own) even more fun.
Jan 21 • Pagebound
A year of new reader friends
We grew from 0 to 70K readers this year without any paid marketing. That's the story from the outside. Here's what it was like actually doing it.
Dec 9, 2025 • Lucy Zhao
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