Feedback

Know what’s workingbefore you publish.

Inline comments, custom questions, and reading analytics turn scattered reader reactions into a clear, organized signal — all pinned to the exact version of your manuscript they read.

Get Started Free See what’s included

Inline Comments

Feedback pinned tothe exact line

Readers highlight text directly in the in-browser reader and tag it as spelling, confusion, praise, or a general note, with an optional comment attached. Because every comment is pinned to the exact book version being read, revising your manuscript later won't orphan or misplace old feedback — it stays anchored to what the reader actually saw.

Four Feedback Types

Spelling, confusion, praise, and note — readers tag what kind of feedback they’re leaving.

Version-Aware

Comments stay pinned to the manuscript version the reader was actually on.

Custom Questions

Ask what youactually want to know

Pick from a categorized question bank — overall story and engagement, pacing and structure, characters, world-building, theme and tone — or write your own. Each question is placed one of three ways: floating (answered whenever), recurring (re-asked every chapter), or pinned to one specific chapter. Readers answer inside a feedback panel as they read, grouped by category so nothing feels like a stray survey.

Floating, Recurring, or Chapter-Pinned

Control exactly when and how often a question comes up.

Built-In Question Bank

Start from proven categories, or write fully custom questions.

The Dashboard

Every comment andanswer, in one place

Inline annotations, beta question answers, and reading analytics are combined into a single filterable dashboard. Triage each item as saved, priority, resolved, or dismissed as you work through it, so a flood of chapter-three comments doesn't bury the one note that actually changes your ending.

Filter by Type

Switch between annotations, question answers, and analytics without losing your place.

Triage States

Mark items saved, priority, resolved, or dismissed as you work through them.

Reading Analytics & Story Secrets

See how readersmove through your book

Heat Map Analytics

An anonymized, aggregated view of where readers currently are in your book — from in-browser reads only, bucketed in 5% increments — so you can see where interest tends to stall, and can adjust the story to retain readership.

Story Secrets

A shared discussion room for your whole approved ARC team, gated by chapter — posts ahead of where your readers are get blurred, but they can always choose to peek early. You can post too, to leave notes or answer questions as the conversation happens.

Ready for feedbackthat actually helps?

Join Inside Story and start building your launch team today