Deseret Bookshelf

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About this app

Deseret Bookshelf – Deseret Book’s Library in Your Pocket

Search, study, read, and listen to uplifting, family-friendly content—all in one powerful app. The new Deseret Bookshelf is the most comprehensive source for wholesome eBooks, audiobooks, and podcasts for individuals and families alike.

Start with 8 free Latter-day Saint eBooks and unlock access to hundreds more—all at no cost. Your Library keeps all your Deseret Book purchases in one convenient place. Subscribe to Deseret Bookshelf+ for unlimited access to a wide-ranging collection of gospel, fiction, and nonfiction titles—including romance, suspense, inspirational voices, Church history, and more. That’s over 4,000 eBooks and the full audiobook catalog in one app.

Key Features

Wholesome Content

- Discover uplifting content that inspires faith, joy, and purpose.
- Curated for all ages—perfect for personal study and family time.
- Listen to audiobooks and talks from trusted Latter-day Saint voices.
- Enjoy clean stories with meaningful, family-centered themes.

Discover & Search

- Browse thousands of inspiring eBooks and audiobooks by genre or theme.
- Explore rich categories like gospel study, romance, fantasy, and suspense.
- Stream gospel-focused podcasts with insights from Church members and leaders.
- Find content quickly with smart filters and universal search.
- Follow beloved authors and access their most popular works.

eBook Reader & Study Tools

- Customize fonts, spacing, and light/dark modes to suit your reading style.
- Choose between scroll or page-flip mode.
- Highlight passages, bookmark favorites, and add personal notes.
- Tap scripture references to view linked verses instantly in context.
- Sync your markups and progress across all your devices.

Audiobook Player

- Listen to over 2,500 professionally narrated audiobooks and talks.
- Use chapter skip, 30-second rewind/forward, playback speed control, and sleep timer.
- Enjoy full background listening and cross-device syncing.
- New mini player keeps audio controls accessible while you browse.

Podcasts

- Subscribe to uplifting Latter-day Saint podcasts.
- Manage episodes with auto-playback and library organization.
- Download for offline listening or stream anywhere.
- Control playback speed to listen at your preferred pace.

Inspiration & Sharing

- Start your day with a new, uplifting quote.
- Share highlights or passages with friends via text, email, or social media.
- Let others know what books and authors are inspiring your journey.

Free Starter Library

Create an account and instantly receive 8 classic Latter-day Saint titles:

1. All These Things Shall Give Thee Experience – Neal A. Maxwell
2. The Power of Everyday Missionaries – Clayton M. Christensen
3. The Beginning of Better Days – Sheri Dew & Virginia Pearce
4. Be Your Best Self – Thomas S. Monson
5. Jesus the Christ – James E. Talmage
6. Lectures on Faith – Joseph Smith
7. The Joseph Smith Papers – Joseph Smith
8. Gospel Doctrine – Joseph F. Smith

You’ll also get access to the Standard Works, Church manuals, General Conference talks, and official Church publications—all included at no cost.

Deseret Bookshelf+ Subscription

Unlock unlimited access to:

- The full Deseret Book audiobook collection
- Thousands of premium and exclusive eBooks
- The subscriber-only “Sunday on Monday” podcast
- New titles added regularly

Whether you’re commuting, studying, or winding down at night, Deseret Bookshelf helps you stay spiritually nourished with uplifting content—anytime, anywhere.

Download now and experience the joy of wholesome reading and listening.

Ratings and reviews

Positives: The content is great and there is a wide selection of their materials available. Finding items and the search have improved dramatically! Negatives: The app is very slow. It doesn't keep your place well. Bookmarks are not always retained. I keep getting old bookmarks, but the new bookmarks I just set are gone. There is no help in the app. Overall, there is a lot of work to be done here. There is a lot of potential, especially with the upgrades to the search feature.

It's slowly improving and is nearly functional. It looks like the content no longer jitters uncontrollably as you scroll, so that's good. You still can't successfully mark an audiobook as finished so everything you've listened to still sits in your "In Progress" queue but that's not a deal breaker. Search finally appears to have basic functionality and I'm hopeful that audiobooks will no longer skip random chunks of chapters.

It never remembers where I left off, and when a new chapter starts, it starts somewhere in the middle. Also, when you try to scroll through your library, it keeps jumping to the top. I keep using it because I want to listen, but it is so buggy. The book I was currently trying to listen to has big sections of each chapter missing. There's no place to send feedback, so I'm putting it here. Seriously, fix it. I'm paying for the subscription, but won't be for long unless this gets fixed.

What’s new

We have made a bunch of improvements in this version.

* Wishlists are back. Now you can ebooks, audiobooks, and podcast episodes to your wishlist. Find your wishlist within your library view. There is a new "Wishlist" pill.

* We fixed all major crashes within the app.

* We fixed many bugs that caused user interface issues.

* We improved the audio playback.