While Hardbound is fun to tap through, the format of sending out a new story on a weekly basis doesn’t keep users heavily engaged with the app. That has changed with the new release, Hardbound 2.0.

Today Hardbound 3.0 launched for iPhone, bringing a change of direction to the reading service. Hardbound co-creator Nathan Bashaw writes: “We’re creating 5-minute, illustrated stories based on the ...