Shepherd.com Build Diary

Back from my vacation! What do we have planned for our upcoming 2025 best books of the year event?

And some updates on the full app for readers.

Sep 22 • 

Ben Fox

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August 2025

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

2

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

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

Aug 2 • 

Ben Fox

4

1

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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5

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