Serial Reader @SerialReader@indieapps.space

Serial Reader is now on Mastodon! 👋

Serial Reader is a free mobile app that helps you read books in daily bite-sized bits. Subscribe to any of 850+ classic books -- or supply your own EPUB -- and Serial Reader will divide it up & deliver in daily issues.

Each issue can be read in 20 minutes or less! Great way to fit reading into your busy day.

I'll be sharing app updates & when new books are added here on Mastodon.

https://www.serialreader.org

#introduction #books #bookstodon #reading

Version 4.12 out now for iOS! Includes speedier loading when browsing for new books and some bug fixes.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/serial-reader/id1077180804

Looks like we’re back online

Serial Reader web requests & syncing will be down for a bit. Looks like some outages at my hosting provider

New update v4.11 rolling out for iOS! Not too much new except a handy “What’s New” view that while simple taught me a lot about Swift.

Might be fewer updates for a while as I start work on a larger version update for both iOS and Android. Keep an eye out for betas!

https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1077180804?pt=50029800&ct=Homepage&mt=8

Serial Reader is seven years old today! 🎉 It’s a long way from the dinky prototype I used to read My Antonia on my train commutes https://www.serialreader.org/blog/seven-year-anniversary/

I had completely forgotten one of the early adopters of #SerialReader was Debra Messing 😳 life is wild sometimes

Version 4.11 testing is underway for iOS! Join the TestFlight if you'd like to help beta test https://testflight.apple.com/join/T8mtWpmc

“‘Holmes!’ I cried. ‘Is it really you?’”

The complete Sherlock Holmes now available to read in bite-sized daily issues! https://www.serialreader.org/63a4eaeb4be9b78e8a02158c/the-complete-sherlock-holmes/

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With the new year comes a bunch of new 1927 books into the US public domain! Read some of the top new titles from Virginia Woolf, Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ernest Hemingway, and others in easy 20-minute-per-day bite-sized sections with Serial Reader

https://www.serialreader.org/blog/new-books-1927-public-domain-2023-lighthouse-holmes-poirot-archbishop/

#reading #SherlockHolmes #Poirot #Hemingway #VirginiaWoolf #AgathaChristie #books #apps #PublicDomain #bookstodon #WillaCather

Happy 2023! 🎉 The new year brings a bunch of new books from 1927 into the public domain (and into Serial Reader for daily bite-sized reading)

This includes "To the Lighthouse" by Virginia Woolf, "Death Comes for the Archbishop" by Willa Cather, the remaining Sherlock Holmes stories, plus other titles by Ernest Hemingway, Edith Wharton, Agatha Christie, Edgar Rice Burroughs and more.

More info: https://www.serialreader.org/blog/new-books-1927-public-domain-2023-lighthouse-holmes-poirot-archbishop/

cc @bookstadon #books #bookstodon #PublicDomain #SerialReader #reading

I’ve been busy serializing a lot of great 1927 books the past few weeks. Some great titles coming to Serial Reader this weekend! https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/28/23528003/sherlock-holmes-metropolis-to-the-lighthouse-public-domain-day-2023

Today would be a great day to open up the App Store and leave a review for one of your favorite indie apps! They really do help other folks discover the app (also they make the dev’s day ❤️)

@bookstodon Oh but if you’d rather just try out the app itself, it’d probably be helpful to have links to those huh??? 😄

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/serial-reader-classic-books/id1077180804

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mschmitt.serialreader

@bookstodon Hi bookstodon! 👋 Thought Serial Reader might be of interest - it's a free mobile app that helps you read classic books in daily bits, with each day's "issue" designed to be read in under 20 minutes!

If you're looking to read more classics in 2023, setting aside just 15-20 min a day really helps! I put together some sample lists & an interactive builder to help you plan your 2023 reading list ➡ https://www.serialreader.org/blog/read-more-books-2023-new-years-resolutions/

Would love to see your lists & hear what you think about the app!

How to Read More Books Than You'd Expect in 2023: Set aside 15-20 minutes a day. You'd be surprised how many books you can finish - https://www.serialreader.org/blog/read-more-books-2023-new-years-resolutions/

I created a little interactive reading list builder following this advice - could be helpful if you're looking to read more classic books in 2023!

#books #reading #resolutions #bookstodon

New iOS update rolling out now! Here’s what’s included in v4.10:

• New option to show clock while reading
• New option to badge app icon with unread issue count
• Congrats messages now include option to disable messages
• Improved text selection options in iOS 16
• Improved design of book settings & text legibility
• Add Mastodon & other social links to About section

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/serial-reader-classic-books/id1077180804

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Interested in helping beta test Serial Reader? I’m in the middle of testing the next iOS version! Invite slots open on #TestFlight https://testflight.apple.com/join/T8mtWpmc

New book now available: "A Journey in Other Worlds" by John Jacob Astor (1894) - 29 issues. (Yes, *that* wealthy Astor who would later perish in the Titanic)

A vision of the far off future in the year 2000 with speculation on telephones, solar power, air travel, and adjusting the tilt of the Earth. Plus blood-sucking bats on Jupiter!

The Public Domain Review has more on the book: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/a-journey-in-other-worlds-a-romance-of-the-future-1894

https://www.serialreader.org/637faf5e8980bdde23aa5e54/a-journey-in-other-worlds/

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