Reading Lists: The Questions Readers Ask Us Most Often

The question behind most messages

Of all the notes that reach our support inbox, one kind arrives more than any other. A reader has found a story they like, they know they cannot finish it tonight, and they ask the same thing in slightly different words: how do I keep this somewhere so I can find it again? Reading Lists is our answer to that one question, and this article gathers the follow-up questions that come after it.

I am Ananya Joshi, Head of Stories, and I read many of these messages myself. They are rarely complicated. Readers are not asking for clever features. They want a quiet place for the stories they mean to read next, kept apart from the ones they are already reading and the ones they have finished.

So instead of describing the feature in the abstract, I will go through the questions in the order readers tend to ask them, and answer each one plainly.

How do I save a story to my list?

Reading Lists lets you save any story you want to read next, and you can do it from the story's own page. You do not need to start the first chapter, and you do not need to subscribe. If a title such as Her Second Chance or Revenge in Silk catches your eye while you are busy, save it and return when you have time to read properly.

Readers on the free tier often ask whether saving counts as using up their free chapter. It does not. Saving only marks the story as one you care about. Chapter 1 stays free whether you read it today or three weeks from now, and the list simply remembers it for you.

A small habit many readers have told us works well: save a story the moment you feel curious, not later. Curiosity fades by the time you reach a quiet evening, and the list holds on to it for you.

• Saving does not use up your free Chapter 1
• You can save a story before reading anything of it
• The list is separate from your reading progress

Are my favourites kept together?

Yes. The point of the feature is to keep your favourites together in one place, so you are not scrolling through the whole catalogue trying to remember a title. A romance you loved and want to revisit sits beside the one you plan to start next, and you decide which is which.

Readers sometimes ask if the list is meant for stories only they have already finished. It works for both. Some people use it as a wish list for upcoming reads, and others as a shelf of comfort stories they return to when a week has been long.

We built it to be simple on an Android phone, because that is where most of you read. There are no folders to manage and no settings to learn, only a list that grows as your taste becomes clearer to you.

What is the difference between a list and Continue Reading?

This is the second most common confusion, and it is a fair one. Continue Reading takes you back to the exact chapter where you stopped. Reading Lists holds stories you have not started, or ones you want to keep close for any reason. One is about where you are, the other is about what you plan.

A reader wrote to us recently saying she had five stories open at once and felt lost. We suggested she keep only the one she was truly following under Continue Reading and move the others onto her list. A week later she told us reading felt calmer, because her next story was waiting without demanding attention.

Think of Continue Reading as the bookmark in your hand, and Reading Lists as the shelf beside your bed.

• Continue Reading: resume at the chapter you stopped on
• Reading Lists: keep stories for later, or favourites for always

Does a saved story get new chapters?

Saving a story does not change how it is published. New chapters arrive through the week on the story's usual schedule, whether or not it sits on your list. When you open a saved story, you will find whatever has been released so far, ready to read from the beginning or from where you left off.

Some readers expect the list to alert them. Alerts are a separate feature, Reminders for New Chapters, where you choose which stories you follow. The list itself stays quiet. It does not send anything, and that is deliberate, since many readers use it exactly because they do not want more notifications.

If a story is long and still unfolding, saving it early is a sensible choice. By the time you sit down to read, several chapters may be waiting, and you can read them in one comfortable sitting.

Is there a limit, and what if I change my mind?

Readers worry that a list will become a pile they feel guilty about. That is a reasonable worry, and our advice is simply to treat the list as a living thing. Remove a story when your interest has gone. Nothing is lost, since you can always find it again in the catalogue and save it afresh.

Another frequent question is whether the list needs a paid plan. Saving stories is part of how the app works for readers on the free tier too, while the full catalogue behind those saved titles opens with the paid subscription. If you are unsure what your plan covers, our support team, led by Kavita Sharma, will answer in plain language.

I would rather you keep a short, honest list of stories you truly want than a long one you never open. Quality of intention matters more than the number of titles saved.

The question readers ask most is really a simple wish: keep my stories safe until I am ready. Reading Lists does that and little else, which is why it stays easy to use. Save what makes you curious, prune what no longer does, and let the next chapter wait for a quiet evening. If something here has not answered your question, write to us through the contact page and we will reply.