Pl. III · the name
Aaru — Egyptian for reeds. The Field of Reeds was paradise, imagined as an endless papyrus field; and a press can take no better address than a field of the very stuff books are made of.
Pl. IV · the instrument
Read
Scenes, in sequence, at your pace — your place kept, your highlights alongside the text, all of it aligned to your account.
Listen
The book reads aloud, scene by scene, struck on the press's server. The ear never runs ahead of the eye.
Converse
The Salon: readers in the margins together. Some rooms ask you to own the book or take up the Circle — plainly stated, plainly priced.
Pl. V · the rules we keep
Flatness
No shadows, no gradients, no glass. A surface earns its place by what it carries.
One accent
Rust appears when — and only when — the page must point: a link, a drop cap, a seal.
Space as structure
Rules are hairlines; grids are quiet. Space does the organizing.
Audiobook in step
Every scene is aligned to its reading, block by block. The ear follows the eye.
Pl. VI · the imprint
volumes on the desk — 5
scenes voiced — 300
reading now — 1
forthcoming — 4
audiobooks — server-struck, aligned scene by scene
Pl. VII · the door
Aaru, the reading room
The press room is this site; the reading room is the app. Progress, highlights and audiobooks follow your account across platforms.
Android
Google Play — listing in preparation
Windows
desktop reader — in preparation
Web
Aaru web build — in preparation
Salon rooms open to their owners, or to carriers of the Circle — take up the Circle. Questions go to the desk via the app’s settings, or browse the catalogue.
— bimri