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Product announcements, new features, and the thinking behind how we help authors hear their readers.

Product Update·June 15, 2026·5 min read

Ask your reader feedback anything: the ReaderBeat MCP server

You can now connect an AI assistant like Claude directly to your ReaderBeat account and explore your reader feedback in plain language. Here's what it does and how to set it up.

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Product Update·May 28, 2026·4 min read

Can't choose between two drafts? Let your readers decide

Version-specific share links let you send readers one exact draft — so you can run two versions head to head and see which one your readers actually respond to. Plus: bulk-delete the drafts that never drew feedback.

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Product Update·May 24, 2026·3 min read

AI disclosure, an activity feed, and a smoother welcome

Three updates this week: disclose how AI was used (revealed to readers only at the end, to keep feedback honest), a live activity feed on your dashboard, and a redesigned multi-step welcome for readers.

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Product Update·May 6, 2026·3 min read

Richer reader feedback, and a clearer analytics view

Readers can now leave and edit notes on each chapter and a review of the whole story, the reading experience is unified across author and reader, and analytics got a redesign with a version picker.

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Product Update·May 3, 2026·3 min read

A new look, and a name for every reader

ReaderBeat gets a calm, editorial redesign — and readers can now introduce themselves instead of staying a faceless pseudonym, so you can follow one person through your whole book.

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Product Update·February 23, 2026·3 min read

Highlights that live inside the text

The rebuild let us reinvent how feedback sits on the page: highlights are now drawn right into the prose instead of floating over it, and comments moved out of a sidebar to sit inline, anchored to the exact lines that sparked them.

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Announcement·February 5, 2026·5 min read

Rebuilt from the ground up — and a wave of new features

We rebuilt the entire product on a modern foundation, then immediately put it to work: reader progress tracking, star ratings, filter-by-reader, dark mode, a built-in mailing list, and Markdown support all landed within days.

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Announcement·November 7, 2025·2 min read

ReaderBeat is now free for everyone

We've dropped our paid plans — every feature is now free. Plus, readers can leave reflections on the whole story when they finish, not just in-line reactions.

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Product Update·April 12, 2025·2 min read

Read every reaction in context

Reader reactions and comments now appear right on your manuscript, anchored to the lines that sparked them — plus readers can edit a reaction's type, and you can reset your password by email.

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Announcement·March 30, 2025·3 min read

ReaderBeat is live: see how readers really feel

Our first release is here. Upload a manuscript, share one link, and watch readers react to your story passage by passage — no accounts, no friction.

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