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• Post #1705581

  📅 This Day in Literature — April 26 Born on this day: Marcus Aurelius (121) Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher. Meditations remains a timeless guide to life. #Bookstodon #Literature #Books #ClassicBooks https://lk0.eu/bks163m

• Post #1629721

  📅 This Day in Literature — April 14 Remembered today: Abraham Lincoln (1865) At Ford's Theatre watching a play. His love of Shakespeare was legendary. #Bookstodon #Literature #Books #ClassicBooks https://lk0.eu/bks183m

• Post #1629720

  📖 "Curiouser and curiouser!" — Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Read for free in BookShelves: https://lk0.eu/bks31m #Bookstodon #FediReads #FreeBooks #Classics #BookShelves #Literature

• Post #1629719

  📅 This Day in Literature — April 15 Born on this day: Henry James (1843) Master of the psychological novel. The Turn of the Screw still terrifies readers. #Bookstodon #Literature #Books #ClassicBooks https://lk0.eu/bks683m

• Post #1629717

  📅 This Day in Literature — April 21 Born on this day: Charlotte Brontë (1816) Also the birthday of Mark Twain's first voyage on the Mississippi. #Bookstodon #Literature #Books #ClassicBooks https://lk0.eu/bks689m

• Post #1629716

  📖 Earth Day Read: Walden by Henry David Thoreau "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately." Thoreau's account of two years spent in a cabin by Walden Pond remains one of the most influential meditations on simple living, nature, and self-reliance ever written. Read for free in BookShelves: https://lk0.eu/bks15m #Bookstodon #FediReads #FreeBooks #Classics #BookShelves #EarthDay #nature #literature

• Post #1629715

  📅 This Day in Literature — April 23 Born & died on this day: William Shakespeare (1564–1616) Born and died on the same date. Also World Book Day (UNESCO). #Bookstodon #Literature #Books #ClassicBooks https://lk0.eu/bks183m

• Post #1629714

  📖 World Book Day / Shakespeare Day: Hamlet by William Shakespeare "To be, or not to be" — Shakespeare's greatest tragedy of revenge, madness, and mortality. Written around 1600, Hamlet remains the most performed and studied play in the English language. The play that defined Western literature. Read for free in BookShelves: https://lk0.eu/bks16m #Bookstodon #FediReads #FreeBooks #Classics #BookShelves #WorldBookDay #Shakespeare #literature

• Post #1096345

  Want to start building a free ebook library but don't know where to begin? Standard Ebooks, Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, OAPEN — which to use, how to organize, and what reader apps work best. https://lk0.eu/bks892m #ebooks #reading #FreeBooks #Bookstodon #FediReads #PublicDomain #OpenAccess

• Post #1076928

  Amazon just pulled Kindle Store access from every Kindle released before 2013. The hardware still works. Your books still work. Side-loading EPUBs over USB still works. The fix is the same one that's worked since 2007 — and here's exactly how to do it, step by step: https://lk0.eu/bks901m #Bookstodon #ebooks #kindle #FediReads #OpenAccess

• Post #927027

  Amazon now lets you download some Kindle books as DRM-free EPUBs. A step forward -- but once you start reading EPUBs, you notice how much quality varies between editions. Proper typography, consistent formatting, good metadata. These things matter more than you'd think. https://lk0.eu/bks813m #Bookstodon #FediReads #ebooks #reading #epub #DRM #OpenSource

• Post #723408

  The best horror was written over a hundred years ago. Before jump scares, before gore — when horror was a feeling, not a genre label. 8 free public domain classics for your e-reader: Dracula, Carmilla, Frankenstein, The King in Yellow, The Turn of the Screw, Jekyll & Hyde, The Great God Pan, and The Monkey's Paw. All free EPUBs from Standard Ebooks. No sign-ups, no DRM. https://lk0.eu/bks800m #Bookstodon #horror #books #publicdomain #epub

• Post #588724

  "Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." — Frederick Douglass #Bookstodon #FediReads #reading #classics #FreeBooks https://lk0.eu/bks379m

• Post #588723

  📖 Read Across America Day: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain Celebrate reading with this beloved tale of boyhood adventure along the Mississippi. Tom Sawyer's mischief, treasure hunting, and timeless fun have delighted readers for over a century. Read for free in BookShelves: https://lk0.eu/bks10m #Bookstodon #FediReads #FreeBooks #Classics #BookShelves #EBookReader #reading

• Post #588722

  📅 This Day in Literature — March 3 Born on this day: Alexander Graham Bell (1847) Also the birthday of literature itself — it's World Book Day in the UK! #Bookstodon #Literature #Books #ClassicBooks https://lk0.eu/bks329m

• Post #588721

  BookShelves v1.0.5 is here! This update focuses on reliability and security, with dozens of under-the-hood improvements to make BookShelves more robust with every book format we support. Free on the App Store: https://lk0.eu/bks745m #Bookstodon #FediReads #EPUB #eBooks

• Post #588720

  What classic have you been meaning to read but haven't started yet? #Bookstodon #reading

• Post #588719

  📖 International Women's Day: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë A fierce tale of an independent woman who refuses to compromise her principles. Published in 1847, Jane Eyre was revolutionary for its portrayal of a woman's inner life and moral strength. Still powerful today. Read for free in BookShelves: https://lk0.eu/bks11m #Bookstodon #FediReads #FreeBooks #Classics #BookShelves #WomensDay #literature

• Post #425952

  💡 Did You Know? Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein at age 18 during a ghost story contest at Lake Geneva in 1816. #Bookstodon #FediReads #Literature #DidYouKnow #BookShelves

• Post #425951

  BookShelves v1.0.3 is out! What's new: - "Unshelved" smart shelf — find books not on any shelf - Drag and drop multiple books to shelves - OPDS server search with Bonjour auto-discovery - Language badges on Discover book cards - Improved chapter tracking for single-file EPUBs - iCloud sync reliability fixes Free on the App Store: https://lk0.eu/bks69m #Bookstodon #FediReads #ebooks #reading #BookShelves #macOS #iOS #indiedev #OPDS

• Post #425950

  📖 "The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it." — Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray Read for free in BookShelves: https://lk0.eu/bks28m #Bookstodon #FediReads #FreeBooks #Classics #BookShelves #Literature

• Post #425949

  BookShelves v1.0.4 is out! Big reader update: - Swipe to turn pages on iOS - 8 reader themes — Dark Academia, Night Sky, Ocean Mist & more — with in-reader theme picker - Adjustable font size - "Want to Read" status for your to-read list - Faster imports with lower memory usage - Improved MOBI and KF8 support - Better PDF cover extraction Plus: "Report an Issue" in the Help menu. Free on the App Store: https://lk0.eu/bks73m #Bookstodon #IndieApps...

• Post #323826

  What should we build next? Our public roadmap is now live — and you get to vote on what we work on first! Here's what's on the table: - Text-to-Speech - Scroll Mode - Reading Statistics - Book Tracker - Library Backup & Restore - Comic Book Support (CBZ/CBR) - Import from Anywhere (iOS) Cast your vote and shape the future of BookShelves: https://lk0.eu/bks50m #Bookstodon #IndieApp #EPUB #eBooks