
Deseret Bookshelf
Uplifting LDS eBooks, audiobooks, and podcasts—anytime, anywhere.
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Android App Analysis and Review: Deseret Bookshelf, Developed by Deseret Book. Listed in Books & reference Category. Current Version Is 7.0, Updated On 14/04/2025 . According to users reviews on Google Play: Deseret Bookshelf. Achieved Over 480 thousand Installs. Deseret Bookshelf Currently Has 3 thousand Reviews, Average Rating 2.5 Stars
Deseret Bookshelf – Deseret Book’s Library in Your PocketSearch, 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.
We are currently offering version 7.0. This is our latest, most optimized version. It is suitable for many different devices. Free download directly apk from the Google Play Store or other versions we're hosting. Moreover, you can download without registration and no login required.
We have more than 2000+ available devices for Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, Motorola, LG, Google, OnePlus, Sony, Tablet ... with so many options, it’s easy for you to choose games or software that fit your device.
It can come in handy if there are any country restrictions or any restrictions from the side of your device on the Google App Store.
What's New
The Deseret Bookshelf app has been completely rebuilt for a faster, smarter experience. Enjoy a fresh design, simplified navigation, and six easy tabs: Home, Library, Discover, Search, and Account. Highlights include a new Home tab, fully integrated Podcasts, a redesigned Library, improved eReader and Audio Player, smarter Search, and curated Discover content for easier exploration.
Recent Comments
Kriss Jones
the new app launch yesterday has potential, but a lot of fixes need to happen. The search function is non functional, all the same books listed in all categories in "discover - see all", and when listening to a book it either doesn't move to the next chapter at all, goes back to the beginning of the chapter again, or you could find yourself at any point in the next chapter or in past chapters. very frustrating. but I understand new things don't go as planned. hope this gets sorted out soon.
Scott Law
This app is the worst of any apps I have used to listen to audio books. If there is any interruption such as a notification sound, the book will resume for a minute or two and then stop. I have to get my phone out and hit the play button twice to start it again. If I want to stop listening for a while for whatever reason, I can pause it with the button on my blue tooth headset, HOWEVER, I can't restart again that way. WHY??? My other audio book listening apps will pause & unpause.
Mark Faldmo, JR
New update does not work well. Android Auto does not recognize the app so you can only control with your phone which in not great while driving. The first book listened to randomly skipped the first 2-3 minutes of each chapter.
Cheerful Heart2
Yahoo! The search function is working well this late night hour. Audio bookmarks are working better! Yay! Liking the new interface look, especially larger cover images. one list star for no audiobookmark removal. Tips welcome.
Jayden Rollins
I really wanted to like this service. I was looking forward to listening to some of the "fireside" talks I used to listen to. Unfortunately, I only remember a couple of the titles and the search on this app is TERRIBLE. The organization of content is TERRIBLE. You can find something if you know the title or if it is highlighted on the main page of the app, but trying to look through all 3k+ audiobooks seems impossible. I decided to stop simply because we couldn't access the content we paid for!!
C G
We've had a Deseret Bookshelf subscription since 2017. We used to love it! We could go on the Deseret website and add books to Bookshelf. We could go on the app and search for a or an author we wanted to read a book by. It was wonderful. Now I cannot add books from the website. When I search by author the app gives an error that there is no media available by this author. When I try to search for those authors books, nothing comes up. Also books in my library have vanished. It is so frustrating.
Lisa Hancock
I love the content. I know I will be reading clean, uplifting books. The search option does not do a lot. Most of the time it won't show books that I know are there somewhere. I even try search by author or a specific title. It won't even recognize books I recently read/listened to. The recently added books and recommendations are not kept up to date. I hope a fix is implemented soon because I love being able to listen to great books.
CarolAnn
Great content...if you could actually find it. It's so annoying that when you search an author name 9 times out of 10 it will bring back an error "No Media Found for this Author". I get the same results when I do the search on the tab "Search All Deseret Book" and when I search on the tab "Search My Library". (I get these results even if I do in fact have 5 books by the author in my library.) It's been YEARS with this bug. When are the developers going to care about it? This is a big deal.