Famous Books vs Rousd

The Bayerische Staatsbibliothek is one of the biggest and most important universal libraries worldwide. Its vaults accommodate some of the most precious and world-famous works of mankind’s written cultural heritage. The app "Famous Books. Treasures of the Bavarian State Library” presents an exquisite selection of these holdings: 52 splendid manuscripts, unique incunabula and rare, precious printed works from the Occident and the Orient Only very rarely can the public view the physical manifestations of these treasures in exhibitions. The brilliant, complete digital copies of the exhibits - formatted for presentation on iPad and iPhone - provide a fascinating insight into the treasures held by the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. Users can browse through and freely zoom into the manuscripts and printed works from the first to the last page. Among the exhibits are, for example, the manuscript A of the Nibelungenlied (The Song of the Nibelungs), the eight volumes of the Ottheinrich Bible, an edition of each the Gutenberg Bible and the World Chronicle of Hartmann Schedel, the Babylonian Talmud and Wolfram von Eschenbach’s epic poem Parzival.

Reading doesn’t need to become another task to optimize. Rousd is a calm reading companion designed to help you make space for books and build a gentler relationship with reading. When you’re ready, begin a quiet session and put your phone down. Rousd keeps track without displaying elapsed time, countdowns, or goals. When you finish, you can see how long you read, choose the book, leave a note, or simply move on. Over time, your Diary becomes a personal record of time spent with books, while The Shelf gives finished books and reflections a home. Rousd doesn’t replace the book in your hands: it helps you return to it. Features: • A hidden reading timer that stays out of sight while you read • A calm reading ritual designed to reduce distraction • Book search and attribution after each session • Optional notes and reflections • A Diary of past reading sessions • A Shelf for finished books and reviews • Manual logging for reading completed outside Rousd • No account required No streaks. No badges. No pressure to read faster or more. Whether you read one page or one chapter, it still counts. Read without the rush.