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Introducing the Word Walker: presence, down to the word
Reading together used to mean being in the same chapter. Now you can see the exact word every reader is on, and follow a host line by line. Here's how we built it, and how per-word presence changed the way our own book club reads.
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How live sessions stay in sync
Presence, comments and highlights all have to land quickly and in order. Here is the approach behind a live reading session.
Design
Designing the reading room
Reading apps compete with a lot of noise. We designed the opposite: a calm room where the book is the loudest thing.
Community
Running your first book club on SpanRead
Starting a club is the easy part. Here is what has worked for the clubs reading with us so far.
Release
Building SpanRead in the open
SpanRead is in early access. This is how we plan to build it, and how you can follow along.