Shepherd.com Build Diary

Fixing some bookshelves bugs, and almost ready to start building the full app for readers.

And on vacation for a few weeks...

Aug 7 • 

Ben Fox

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Launch party: Shepherd's new bookshelves are live! 🥳🎊🍾!

I've been waiting for these a long time :)

Aug 2 • 

Ben Fox

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July 2025

New bookshelves are 99% done and we've started to build the full the reader app 🥳

Summer is going well...

Jul 18 • 

Ben Fox

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3

June 2025

New bookshelves are 90% done + updates on user testing the full reader app.

Summer is here with a big heatwave!

Jun 26 • 

Ben Fox

5

The bookshelf upgrade is 75% done + preview the upcoming reader app!

What are your summer plans?

Jun 5 • 

Ben Fox

2

2

May 2025

Updates on personalized book newsletter, book series, and the upcoming TBR app.

Lots of little updates!

May 15 • 

Ben Fox

3

April 2025

Book series are live!

With one caveat...

Apr 26 • 

Ben Fox

1

How will we bring readers' to-be-read piles to life?

Mockups, mockups, my old friend...

Apr 7 • 

Ben Fox

3

2

March 2025

Short update: The challenges of the end of the independent web...

Spring, is that you?

Mar 14 • 

Ben Fox

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February 2025

I am working on a new & improved website for authors 😎

Plus, a ton of other random updates...

Feb 20 • 

Ben Fox

2

January 2025

Book series pages + personalizing the Best Books of the Year...

We are humming along 😎!

Jan 31 • 

Ben Fox

How is the Readers’ Favorite Reads event performing with the new referrals & partnership program?

Happy 2025! 🥳

Jan 10 • 

Ben Fox

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