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7: IndieBound From American Booksellers Association |
6: Book Crawler from Chiisai App Solutions |
5: Classics From Andrew Kaz and Phill Ryu |
4: Stanza From Lexcycle |
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2: Wattpad from WP Technology, Inc. |
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