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Upload your manuscript and BetaShelf turns it into a book your beta readers read in their browser. Each reader gets their own private link, no account required, and leaves feedback on every chapter. Your first five readers are free.

The Quiet Orchard

Mae Okafor

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Dana Reyes

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J. Whitlow

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Ana Ferreira

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Chapter One

The orchard had been quiet for three summers before anyone thought to ask why the bees had gone.

Sepia page, Classic font. Sample text.

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A sample Instagram post: The Lantern Keeper's Daughter face-out on the BetaShelf shelf, captioned Read my book on BetaShelf
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Chapter One

The Quiet Orchard

The orchard had been quiet for three summers before anyone thought to ask why the bees had gone. Mae walked the rows each morning anyway.

Sample text, Classic style.

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