Journal
What has changed in interactive reading lately?
The journal records dated changes in interactive reading: app updates, new features, price and platform changes, and the debates around them. Notes are listed newest first, each with the date of the event, the date we checked it and links to the sources.
For the longer view, the interactive reading timeline puts every dated event on one line.
Index
6 pages
- 01Magic Bookmark adds audiobook supportMagic Bookmark 1.1.1 adds audiobooks: enter the last phrase you heard and get a recap, cast list and chat that stop there. What changed, how it finds your place, and what it does not cover.30 October 2026
- 02Where Ask this Book stands, October 2026Ten months after launch: Amazon's page still lists Ask this Book on the Kindle iOS app in the US, with devices and Android "later this year"; the Authors Guild's no-opt-out complaint stands.30 October 2026
- 03Thus Far: a chapter-locked book clubThus Far arrived on the App Store on 19 September 2026 and added book clubs on 29 September: posts locked to your chapter, labelled AI Book Buddies, PageKeeper spoiler checks, iOS 26 only.30 October 2026
- 04Fable's AI summaries, and what reading apps learnedIn January 2025 Fable removed AI-generated reader summaries after offensive output, as WIRED reported. What happened, what Fable changed, and what it means for apps that use AI to talk about books.30 October 2026
- 05Magic Bookmark's page for authorsMagic Bookmark's page for authors says it is not a replacement for reading, costs authors nothing, and will remove books on request. How that compares with the Authors Guild's opt-in, paid model.30 October 2026
- 06Kindle Recaps reach the webAmazon updated its Kindle features page on 2 July 2026 to reflect Recaps in a web browser. What Recaps are, where they open now, how they differ from Story So Far, and what has not changed.30 October 2026