BetterReads: Classic Books

Listen along. Many catalog classics now have a public-domain audiobook (via LibriVox). Start from Discover or the book page, or listen along in the reader — audio stays with the chapter you’re on. Look for the headphones badge, or the new Audiobooks shelf. Study. Return to what you learned: companion glossary, words you saved, notes, and highlights, organized by book. Today’s Review uses spaced recall — you reconstruct first, then reveal what you saved. Stories & tracking. Stories now include books you add, important feature news, and new-follower notifications. When you track a book you’re reading elsewhere, Chinese titles can come from Douban and Russian titles from LitRes. Plus: delete a downloaded book from this device (you can add it again later), and finishing a magazine, paper, or similar PDF no longer counts as a book toward your yearly goal — reading time still does.