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Pagebound's Substack: Page Against the Machine
Pagebound's newsletter/blog, from the founders Lucy & Jennifer. Get a peek behind the scenes as we build an indie, self-funded, anti-AI Goodreads competitor.
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Latest posts
The Front Page: highlights from Pagebound
A monthly roundup of product & community updates, July 2026
Monthly Wrapups are here!
and delivered with a Pagebound twist (of course)
What books are people discussing on Pagebound?
A year ago, we had ~2,600 active book forums on Pagebound.
How to find your reader community
and eat well...
What makes Reading Stats on Pagebound special?
Not your average stats (but we do show averages 😉)
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 Quests.
Do book giveaways really result in more readership?
It’s been 3 months since our first giveaways launched on Pagebound.
The Design Edition
A peak behind the scenes into the evolution of our logo
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.