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       <div>\n                <p class=\"qh-eyebrow\">Quill<\/p>\n                <h1>\n                    The next book you love is <em>already on the shelf<\/em>. We help you find it.                <\/h1>\n                <p class=\"qh-lede\">\n                    Rate what you\u2019ve read across the things that actually matter \u2014 the writing, the world, the people in it \u2014 and Quill matches you to books that fit. No bestseller lists. 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It doesn\u2019t tell you whether the prose was the point, or the world, or the people. Quill asks separately \u2014 so a reader who reads for worldbuilding is matched on worldbuilding.                <\/p>\n\n                <div class=\"qh-dims\">\n                                            <div class=\"qh-dim\">\n                            <span class=\"qh-dim__name\">Writing<\/span>\n                            <span class=\"qh-dim__bar\"><i style=\"width:70%\"><\/i><\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"qh-dim\">\n                            <span class=\"qh-dim__name\">Worldbuilding<\/span>\n                            <span class=\"qh-dim__bar\"><i style=\"width:90%\"><\/i><\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"qh-dim\">\n                            <span class=\"qh-dim__name\">Topics<\/span>\n                            <span class=\"qh-dim__bar\"><i style=\"width:55%\"><\/i><\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"qh-dim\">\n                            <span class=\"qh-dim__name\">Genres<\/span>\n                            <span class=\"qh-dim__bar\"><i style=\"width:80%\"><\/i><\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"qh-dim\">\n                            <span class=\"qh-dim__name\">Relationships<\/span>\n                            <span class=\"qh-dim__bar\"><i style=\"width:65%\"><\/i><\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n                            <div>\n                    <p class=\"qh-eyebrow\">\n                        On the shelf                    <\/p>\n\n                                            <article class=\"qh-card\">\n                                <div class=\"qh-cover qh-cover--none \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <b>Phenomenon: Psyche and Ember &#8211; A Twisted Pair<\/b>\n                <i>&#10002;<\/i>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"qh-card__body\">\n                                                                    <span class=\"qh-card__series\">Psyche and Ember<\/span>\n                                \n                                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/quill-bookworld.eu\/de\/books\/phenomenon-psyche-and-ember-a-twisted-pair\/\">Phenomenon: Psyche and Ember &#8211; A Twisted Pair<\/a><\/h4>\n\n                                \n                                                                    <p class=\"qh-card__blurb\">The Nartakaturian Governor Esmara has been killed by the evil conqueror Orvak the Relentless. Esmara\u2019s only daughter, Princess Etsilla and a band of survivors from a massacre orchestrated\u2026<\/p>\n                                                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/article>\n                                            <article class=\"qh-card\">\n                                <div class=\"qh-cover qh-cover--none \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <b>Phenomenon: White is the New Black \u2013 A New Threat<\/b>\n                <i>&#10002;<\/i>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"qh-card__body\">\n                                                                    <span class=\"qh-card__series\">White is the New Black<\/span>\n                                \n                                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/quill-bookworld.eu\/de\/books\/phenomenon-white-is-the-new-black-a-new-threat\/\">Phenomenon: White is the New Black \u2013 A New Threat<\/a><\/h4>\n\n                                \n                                                                    <p class=\"qh-card__blurb\">Seven years have passed since the family reunion at Kafziel&#039;s mansion. As Kenan moved on being married to Kafziels&#039; daughter Elysia, working as a time guardian and as\u2026<\/p>\n                                                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/article>\n                    \n                                            <p class=\"qh-note\">Rate a few books and these become matches picked for you.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <!-- genres -->\n            <section class=\"qh-band qh-band--surface\">\n            <div class=\"qh-wrap\">\n                <p class=\"qh-eyebrow\">Start somewhere<\/p>\n                <h2 class=\"qh-h2\">Browse by genre<\/h2>\n                <p class=\"qh-lede\">Every genre here is a real shelf, and picking a broad one includes everything filed beneath it.<\/p>\n\n                <div class=\"qh-tiles\">\n                                            <a class=\"qh-tile\" href=\"\/browse\/?genre=fiction\">\n                            <span class=\"qh-tile__mark\"><\/span>\n                            <span>\n                                <b>Fiction<\/b>\n                                <span>\n                                    70 sub-genres                                <\/span>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                            <a class=\"qh-tile\" href=\"\/browse\/?genre=non-fiction\">\n                            <span class=\"qh-tile__mark\"><\/span>\n                            <span>\n                                <b>Non-Fiction<\/b>\n                                <span>\n                                    1 sub-genre                                <\/span>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                            <a class=\"qh-tile\" href=\"\/browse\/?genre=short-story-collection\">\n                            <span class=\"qh-tile__mark\"><\/span>\n                            <span>\n                                <b>Short Story Collection<\/b>\n                                <span>\n                                    5 books                                <\/span>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                            <a class=\"qh-tile\" href=\"\/browse\/?genre=poetry-collections\">\n                            <span class=\"qh-tile__mark\"><\/span>\n                            <span>\n                                <b>Poetry Collections<\/b>\n                                <span>\n                                    4 books                                <\/span>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                    \n                    <a class=\"qh-tile\" href=\"\/browse\/\">\n                        <span class=\"qh-tile__mark\"><\/span>\n                        <span>\n                            <b>All genres<\/b>\n                            <span>See everything<\/span>\n                        <\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n    \n    <!-- reader steps -->\n    <section class=\"qh-band\">\n        <div class=\"qh-wrap\">\n            <p class=\"qh-eyebrow\">For readers<\/p>\n            <h2 class=\"qh-h2\">Three steps to better recommendations<\/h2>\n\n            <div class=\"qh-steps\">\n                                    <div class=\"qh-step\">\n                        <div class=\"qh-step__n\">1<\/div>\n                        <h4>Tell us what you like<\/h4>\n                        <p>Slide through genres, topics, relationships and worldbuilding. Leave anything you\u2019re indifferent to in the middle \u2014 only what you move counts.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"qh-step\">\n                        <div class=\"qh-step__n\">2<\/div>\n                        <h4>Rate what you read<\/h4>\n                        <p>Five dimensions per book, plus characters and relationships if you want to go deeper. Your ratings sharpen everyone\u2019s matches, including your own.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"qh-step\">\n                        <div class=\"qh-step__n\">3<\/div>\n                        <h4>Save a search that keeps looking<\/h4>\n                        <p>Set must-haves and nice-to-haves once. When a book arrives that fits, Quill emails you \u2014 you don\u2019t have to come back and check.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <!-- authors -->\n            <section class=\"qh-band qh-authors\">\n            <div class=\"qh-wrap\">\n                <p class=\"qh-eyebrow\">For authors<\/p>\n                <h2 class=\"qh-h2\">Reach the readers who already want your book.<\/h2>\n                <p class=\"qh-lede\" style=\"margin-top:.8rem\">\n                    Present a book on Quill and it\u2019s matched to readers by what\u2019s actually in it \u2014 not by an ad budget. One subscription covers a book and every edition, translation and format of it.                <\/p>\n\n                <div class=\"qh-plans\">\n                                            <div class=\"qh-plan\">\n                            <b>\u20ac5<\/b>\n                            <span>per month<\/span>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"qh-plan\">\n                            <b>\u20ac50<\/b>\n                            <span>per year<\/span>\n                                                            <small>\u20ac10 better than paying monthly.<\/small>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"qh-plan\">\n                            <b>\u20ac650<\/b>\n                            <span>Lifetime<\/span>\n                                                            <small>\u20ac100 better than paying monthly.<\/small>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <a class=\"qh-btn\" href=\"\/register\/?as=author\">\n                        Present your first book                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n    \n    <!-- faq -->\n    <section class=\"qh-band qh-band--surface\">\n        <div class=\"qh-wrap\">\n            <p class=\"qh-eyebrow\">Before you sign up<\/p>\n            <h2 class=\"qh-h2\">Questions you might have<\/h2>\n\n            <div class=\"qh-faq\">\n                <aside class=\"qh-faq__aside\">\n                    <h4>Still unsure?<\/h4>\n                    <p>If your question isn\u2019t here, write to us \u2014 a person reads every message and usually answers the same day.<\/p>\n                                            <a class=\"qh-btn qh-btn--ghost\" href=\"\/contact\/\">\n                            Contact us                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/aside>\n\n                <div class=\"qh-faq__list\">\n                                            <details open>\n                            <summary>What happens to the data I provide?<\/summary>\n                            <div class=\"qh-ans\">Readers need only a username and email. Your account is password-protected and we don\u2019t share your data with third parties.<ul><li>Authors provide extra details for payment processing.<\/li><li>Your contact details are visible only if you opt into being contacted.<\/li><li>Authors receive anonymous feedback \u2014 never your identity.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n                        <\/details>\n                                            <details >\n                            <summary>How much does it cost to register?<\/summary>\n                            <div class=\"qh-ans\">Reading, rating and matching are free. Authors pay per book they present.<\/div>\n                        <\/details>\n                                            <details >\n                            <summary>Why are authors charged?<\/summary>\n                            <div class=\"qh-ans\">Because readers aren\u2019t. 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It doesn\u2019t tell you whether the prose was the point, or the world, or the people. Quill asks separately \u2014 so a reader who reads for worldbuilding is matched on worldbuilding.                <\/p>\n\n                <div class=\"qh-dims\">\n                                            <div class=\"qh-dim\">\n                            <span class=\"qh-dim__name\">Writing<\/span>\n                            <span class=\"qh-dim__bar\"><i style=\"width:70%\"><\/i><\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"qh-dim\">\n                            <span class=\"qh-dim__name\">Worldbuilding<\/span>\n                            <span class=\"qh-dim__bar\"><i style=\"width:90%\"><\/i><\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"qh-dim\">\n                            <span class=\"qh-dim__name\">Topics<\/span>\n                            <span class=\"qh-dim__bar\"><i style=\"width:55%\"><\/i><\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"qh-dim\">\n                            <span class=\"qh-dim__name\">Genres<\/span>\n                            <span class=\"qh-dim__bar\"><i style=\"width:80%\"><\/i><\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"qh-dim\">\n                            <span class=\"qh-dim__name\">Relationships<\/span>\n                            <span class=\"qh-dim__bar\"><i style=\"width:65%\"><\/i><\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n                            <div>\n                    <p class=\"qh-eyebrow\">\n                        On the shelf                    <\/p>\n\n                                            <article class=\"qh-card\">\n                                <div class=\"qh-cover qh-cover--none \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <b>Phenomenon: Psyche and Ember &#8211; A Twisted Pair<\/b>\n                <i>&#10002;<\/i>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"qh-card__body\">\n                                                                    <span class=\"qh-card__series\">Psyche and Ember<\/span>\n                                \n                                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/quill-bookworld.eu\/de\/books\/phenomenon-psyche-and-ember-a-twisted-pair\/\">Phenomenon: Psyche and Ember &#8211; A Twisted Pair<\/a><\/h4>\n\n                                \n                                                                    <p class=\"qh-card__blurb\">The Nartakaturian Governor Esmara has been killed by the evil conqueror Orvak the Relentless. Esmara\u2019s only daughter, Princess Etsilla and a band of survivors from a massacre orchestrated\u2026<\/p>\n                                                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/article>\n                                            <article class=\"qh-card\">\n                                <div class=\"qh-cover qh-cover--none \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <b>Phenomenon: White is the New Black \u2013 A New Threat<\/b>\n                <i>&#10002;<\/i>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"qh-card__body\">\n                                                                    <span class=\"qh-card__series\">White is the New Black<\/span>\n                                \n                                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/quill-bookworld.eu\/de\/books\/phenomenon-white-is-the-new-black-a-new-threat\/\">Phenomenon: White is the New Black \u2013 A New Threat<\/a><\/h4>\n\n                                \n                                                                    <p class=\"qh-card__blurb\">Seven years have passed since the family reunion at Kafziel&#039;s mansion. As Kenan moved on being married to Kafziels&#039; daughter Elysia, working as a time guardian and as\u2026<\/p>\n                                                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/article>\n                    \n                                            <p class=\"qh-note\">Rate a few books and these become matches picked for you.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <!-- genres -->\n            <section class=\"qh-band qh-band--surface\">\n            <div class=\"qh-wrap\">\n                <p class=\"qh-eyebrow\">Start somewhere<\/p>\n                <h2 class=\"qh-h2\">Browse by genre<\/h2>\n                <p class=\"qh-lede\">Every genre here is a real shelf, and picking a broad one includes everything filed beneath it.<\/p>\n\n                <div class=\"qh-tiles\">\n                                            <a class=\"qh-tile\" href=\"\/browse\/?genre=fiction\">\n                            <span class=\"qh-tile__mark\"><\/span>\n                            <span>\n                                <b>Fiction<\/b>\n                                <span>\n                                    70 sub-genres                                <\/span>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                            <a class=\"qh-tile\" href=\"\/browse\/?genre=non-fiction\">\n                            <span class=\"qh-tile__mark\"><\/span>\n                            <span>\n                                <b>Non-Fiction<\/b>\n                                <span>\n                                    1 sub-genre                                <\/span>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                            <a class=\"qh-tile\" href=\"\/browse\/?genre=short-story-collection\">\n                            <span class=\"qh-tile__mark\"><\/span>\n                            <span>\n                                <b>Short Story Collection<\/b>\n                                <span>\n                                    5 books                                <\/span>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                            <a class=\"qh-tile\" href=\"\/browse\/?genre=poetry-collections\">\n                            <span class=\"qh-tile__mark\"><\/span>\n                            <span>\n                                <b>Poetry Collections<\/b>\n                                <span>\n                                    4 books                                <\/span>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                    \n                    <a class=\"qh-tile\" href=\"\/browse\/\">\n                        <span class=\"qh-tile__mark\"><\/span>\n                        <span>\n                            <b>All genres<\/b>\n                            <span>See everything<\/span>\n                        <\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n    \n    <!-- reader steps -->\n    <section class=\"qh-band\">\n        <div class=\"qh-wrap\">\n            <p class=\"qh-eyebrow\">For readers<\/p>\n            <h2 class=\"qh-h2\">Three steps to better recommendations<\/h2>\n\n            <div class=\"qh-steps\">\n                                    <div class=\"qh-step\">\n                        <div class=\"qh-step__n\">1<\/div>\n                        <h4>Tell us what you like<\/h4>\n                        <p>Slide through genres, topics, relationships and worldbuilding. Leave anything you\u2019re indifferent to in the middle \u2014 only what you move counts.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"qh-step\">\n                        <div class=\"qh-step__n\">2<\/div>\n                        <h4>Rate what you read<\/h4>\n                        <p>Five dimensions per book, plus characters and relationships if you want to go deeper. Your ratings sharpen everyone\u2019s matches, including your own.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"qh-step\">\n                        <div class=\"qh-step__n\">3<\/div>\n                        <h4>Save a search that keeps looking<\/h4>\n                        <p>Set must-haves and nice-to-haves once. When a book arrives that fits, Quill emails you \u2014 you don\u2019t have to come back and check.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <!-- authors -->\n            <section class=\"qh-band qh-authors\">\n            <div class=\"qh-wrap\">\n                <p class=\"qh-eyebrow\">For authors<\/p>\n                <h2 class=\"qh-h2\">Reach the readers who already want your book.<\/h2>\n                <p class=\"qh-lede\" style=\"margin-top:.8rem\">\n                    Present a book on Quill and it\u2019s matched to readers by what\u2019s actually in it \u2014 not by an ad budget. One subscription covers a book and every edition, translation and format of it.                <\/p>\n\n                <div class=\"qh-plans\">\n                                            <div class=\"qh-plan\">\n                            <b>\u20ac5<\/b>\n                            <span>per month<\/span>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"qh-plan\">\n                            <b>\u20ac50<\/b>\n                            <span>per year<\/span>\n                                                            <small>\u20ac10 better than paying monthly.<\/small>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"qh-plan\">\n                            <b>\u20ac650<\/b>\n                            <span>Lifetime<\/span>\n                                                            <small>\u20ac100 better than paying monthly.<\/small>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <a class=\"qh-btn\" href=\"\/register\/?as=author\">\n                        Present your first book                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n    \n    <!-- faq -->\n    <section class=\"qh-band qh-band--surface\">\n        <div class=\"qh-wrap\">\n            <p class=\"qh-eyebrow\">Before you sign up<\/p>\n            <h2 class=\"qh-h2\">Questions you might have<\/h2>\n\n            <div class=\"qh-faq\">\n                <aside class=\"qh-faq__aside\">\n                    <h4>Still unsure?<\/h4>\n                    <p>If your question isn\u2019t here, write to us \u2014 a person reads every message and usually answers the same day.<\/p>\n                                            <a class=\"qh-btn qh-btn--ghost\" href=\"\/contact\/\">\n                            Contact us                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/aside>\n\n                <div class=\"qh-faq__list\">\n                                            <details open>\n                            <summary>What happens to the data I provide?<\/summary>\n                            <div class=\"qh-ans\">Readers need only a username and email. 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