diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7552718..73c8356 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.1.4 - 2026-07-12
+
+- Attached the study margin and footnote area to the Bible page surface.
+- Added translation, book, chapter, and verse selectors above the page.
+- Added a compare workspace placeholder for side-by-side translations once a second translation is loaded.
+- Kept notes as a distinct workspace panel beside the page.
+
 ## 0.1.3 - 2026-07-12
 
 - Phase 1 page-reader prototype: replaced the sidebar-first app with a Bible-page study desk.
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 07fa1ea..65f53f8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "libre-study",
-  "version": "0.1.3",
+  "version": "0.1.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "libre-study",
-      "version": "0.1.3",
+      "version": "0.1.4",
       "dependencies": {
         "@tauri-apps/api": "^2.11.1",
         "react": "^19.2.7",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 498afd6..e9f6b7c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "libre-study",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.1.3",
+  "version": "0.1.4",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite --host 127.0.0.1",
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index a874e2c..741069a 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ checksum = "2a4385e2e34eb35d6b3efe798b9eb88096925d87726c0798709bf56d9ed84af3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "app"
-version = "0.1.3"
+version = "0.1.4"
 dependencies = [
  "log",
  "rusqlite",
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 3bdd8c5..e25f27d 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "app"
-version = "0.1.3"
+version = "0.1.4"
 description = "A Tauri App"
 authors = ["you"]
 license = ""
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 77c6990..d334f4b 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "../node_modules/@tauri-apps/cli/config.schema.json",
   "productName": "Libre Study",
-  "version": "0.1.3",
+  "version": "0.1.4",
   "identifier": "org.librestudy.desktop",
   "build": {
     "frontendDist": "../dist",
diff --git a/src/App.css b/src/App.css
index 9db7a71..2bfda4c 100644
--- a/src/App.css
+++ b/src/App.css
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 .reader {
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-rows: auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
+  grid-template-rows: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
   gap: 16px;
   min-width: 0;
   height: 100vh;
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
 
 .top-bar {
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 1fr) minmax(320px, 520px);
-  gap: 18px;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 0.8fr) minmax(420px, 1.1fr) minmax(300px, 0.65fr);
+  gap: 14px;
   align-items: end;
 }
 
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 }
 
 input,
+select,
 textarea {
   width: 100%;
   min-width: 0;
@@ -116,35 +117,49 @@ button {
 
 button:focus-visible,
 input:focus-visible,
+select:focus-visible,
 textarea:focus-visible {
   outline: 2px solid #5d7f71;
   outline-offset: 2px;
 }
 
+.page-controls {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(130px, 1.1fr) minmax(130px, 1.3fr) minmax(86px, 0.7fr) minmax(78px, 0.6fr);
+  gap: 8px;
+  align-items: end;
+}
+
+.page-controls label {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 4px;
+  color: #657061;
+  font-size: 11px;
+  font-weight: 800;
+  letter-spacing: 0;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+}
+
 .study-desk {
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: minmax(520px, 1.3fr) minmax(220px, 0.38fr) minmax(320px, 0.7fr);
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(720px, 1fr);
   gap: 16px;
   min-height: 0;
 }
 
-.study-desk.page {
-  grid-template-columns: minmax(680px, 980px);
+.study-desk.page,
+.study-desk.study,
+.study-desk.compare {
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(680px, 1160px);
   justify-content: center;
 }
 
-.study-desk.study {
-  grid-template-columns: minmax(560px, 1fr) minmax(260px, 360px);
-}
-
 .study-desk.notes {
-  grid-template-columns: minmax(520px, 1.3fr) minmax(220px, 0.38fr) minmax(320px, 0.7fr);
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(760px, 1.42fr) minmax(320px, 0.58fr);
 }
 
-.bible-page,
-.study-margin,
+.page-system,
 .notes-workspace,
-.footnote-strip,
 .status-panel {
   border: 1px solid #d4cdbd;
   border-radius: 8px;
@@ -152,6 +167,23 @@ textarea:focus-visible {
   box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(44, 48, 42, 0.08);
 }
 
+.page-system {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
+  grid-template-rows: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
+  min-height: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.page-system.study,
+.page-system.notes {
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(250px, 330px);
+}
+
+.page-system.compare-system {
+  display: block;
+}
+
 .bible-page {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-rows: auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
@@ -222,6 +254,11 @@ textarea:focus-visible {
   padding: 16px;
 }
 
+.study-margin {
+  border-left: 1px solid #e4dece;
+  background: #fbf8ef;
+}
+
 .panel-header {
   display: flex;
   justify-content: space-between;
@@ -347,9 +384,12 @@ textarea:focus-visible {
 
 .footnote-strip {
   display: flex;
+  grid-column: 1 / -1;
   gap: 12px;
   align-items: center;
   min-height: 46px;
+  border-top: 1px solid #e4dece;
+  background: #fbf8ef;
 }
 
 .footnote-strip span {
@@ -361,11 +401,57 @@ textarea:focus-visible {
   color: #b42318;
 }
 
+.compare-pages {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
+  min-height: 0;
+}
+
+.compare-pages .bible-page + .bible-page {
+  border-left: 1px solid #e4dece;
+}
+
+.compare-placeholder {
+  align-content: start;
+  gap: 24px;
+  background: #fbf8ef;
+}
+
+.compare-placeholder h2 {
+  margin: 0 0 10px;
+  color: #252821;
+  font-size: 22px;
+  letter-spacing: 0;
+}
+
+.compare-placeholder p {
+  max-width: 36rem;
+  margin: 0;
+  color: #657061;
+  font-size: 15px;
+  line-height: 1.55;
+}
+
 @media (max-width: 1200px) {
-  .study-desk {
+  .study-desk,
+  .study-desk.notes,
+  .study-desk.study,
+  .study-desk.compare {
     grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
   }
 
+  .page-system.study,
+  .page-system.notes,
+  .compare-pages {
+    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
+  }
+
+  .study-margin,
+  .compare-pages .bible-page + .bible-page {
+    border-top: 1px solid #e4dece;
+    border-left: 0;
+  }
+
   .reader {
     height: auto;
     min-height: 100vh;
@@ -390,6 +476,10 @@ textarea:focus-visible {
     grid-template-columns: 1fr;
   }
 
+  .page-controls {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
+  }
+
   .page-columns {
     column-count: 1;
   }
diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 7d476aa..fab2b17 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@ import type { Verse } from './types'
 import './App.css'
 
 const tagColors = ['#2f6f5e', '#735c0f', '#8a3ffc', '#b42318', '#245ba7']
+const pageSize = 34
+type ViewMode = 'page' | 'study' | 'notes' | 'compare'
 
 function reference(verse: Verse) {
   return `${verse.book} ${verse.chapter}:${verse.verse}`
 }
 
 function App() {
-  const [viewMode, setViewMode] = useState<'page' | 'study' | 'notes'>('notes')
+  const [viewMode, setViewMode] = useState<ViewMode>('notes')
   const [query, setQuery] = useState('')
+  const [libraryVerses, setLibraryVerses] = useState<Verse[]>([])
   const [verses, setVerses] = useState<Verse[]>([])
   const [selectedId, setSelectedId] = useState<number | null>(null)
   const [selectedStrong, setSelectedStrong] = useState<string | null>(null)
@@ -23,6 +26,7 @@ function App() {
   async function loadLibrary() {
     setError(null)
     const state = await getLibraryState()
+    setLibraryVerses(state.verses)
     setVerses(state.verses)
     setSelectedId((current) => current ?? state.verses[0]?.id ?? null)
   }
@@ -43,6 +47,9 @@ function App() {
     const color = tagColors[Math.abs(label.length) % tagColors.length]
     const updated = await addTagToVerse(selectedId, label, color)
 
+    setLibraryVerses((current) =>
+      current.map((verse) => (verse.id === updated.id ? updated : verse)),
+    )
     setVerses((current) =>
       current.map((verse) => (verse.id === updated.id ? updated : verse)),
     )
@@ -56,8 +63,11 @@ function App() {
   }, [])
 
   const selectedVerse = useMemo(
-    () => verses.find((verse) => verse.id === selectedId) ?? verses[0],
-    [selectedId, verses],
+    () =>
+      libraryVerses.find((verse) => verse.id === selectedId) ??
+      verses.find((verse) => verse.id === selectedId) ??
+      verses[0],
+    [libraryVerses, selectedId, verses],
   )
   const selectedStrongEntry = useMemo(() => {
     if (!selectedVerse?.strongs.length) return null
@@ -68,13 +78,37 @@ function App() {
   }, [selectedStrong, selectedVerse])
   const pageVerses = useMemo(() => {
     if (!selectedVerse) return []
-    const selectedIndex = verses.findIndex((verse) => verse.id === selectedVerse.id)
+    const source = libraryVerses.length ? libraryVerses : verses
+    const selectedIndex = source.findIndex((verse) => verse.id === selectedVerse.id)
     const start = Math.max(0, selectedIndex)
-    return verses.slice(start, start + 34)
-  }, [selectedVerse, verses])
+    return source.slice(start, start + pageSize)
+  }, [libraryVerses, selectedVerse, verses])
   const pageRange = pageVerses.length
     ? `${reference(pageVerses[0])} - ${reference(pageVerses[pageVerses.length - 1])}`
     : 'No page loaded'
+  const books = useMemo(
+    () => Array.from(new Set(libraryVerses.map((verse) => verse.book))),
+    [libraryVerses],
+  )
+  const chapters = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!selectedVerse) return []
+    return Array.from(
+      new Set(
+        libraryVerses
+          .filter((verse) => verse.book === selectedVerse.book)
+          .map((verse) => verse.chapter),
+      ),
+    )
+  }, [libraryVerses, selectedVerse])
+  const verseNumbers = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!selectedVerse) return []
+    return libraryVerses
+      .filter(
+        (verse) =>
+          verse.book === selectedVerse.book && verse.chapter === selectedVerse.chapter,
+      )
+      .map((verse) => verse.verse)
+  }, [libraryVerses, selectedVerse])
 
   function searchStrong(strong: string) {
     setQuery(strong)
@@ -82,6 +116,107 @@ function App() {
     runSearch(strong).catch((reason) => setError(String(reason)))
   }
 
+  function jumpTo(book: string, chapter: number, verse: number) {
+    const next =
+      libraryVerses.find(
+        (entry) =>
+          entry.book === book && entry.chapter === chapter && entry.verse === verse,
+      ) ??
+      libraryVerses.find((entry) => entry.book === book && entry.chapter === chapter) ??
+      libraryVerses.find((entry) => entry.book === book)
+
+    if (!next) return
+    setQuery('')
+    setSelectedStrong(null)
+    setVerses(libraryVerses)
+    setSelectedId(next.id)
+  }
+
+  function shiftPage(direction: -1 | 1) {
+    if (!selectedVerse) return
+    const source = libraryVerses.length ? libraryVerses : verses
+    const index = source.findIndex((verse) => verse.id === selectedVerse.id)
+    setSelectedId(
+      source[Math.min(source.length - 1, Math.max(0, index + direction * pageSize))]
+        ?.id ?? selectedVerse.id,
+    )
+  }
+
+  function renderBiblePage(label = 'KJV') {
+    if (!selectedVerse) return null
+    return (
+      <article className="bible-page" aria-label={`${label} Bible page`}>
+        <header>
+          <span>{label}</span>
+          <strong>{reference(selectedVerse)}</strong>
+          <span>{verses.length} verses loaded</span>
+        </header>
+        <div className="page-columns">
+          {pageVerses.map((verse) => (
+            <p
+              key={verse.id}
+              className={verse.id === selectedVerse.id ? 'page-verse selected' : 'page-verse'}
+              onClick={() => setSelectedId(verse.id)}
+            >
+              <sup>{verse.verse}</sup>
+              {verse.text}
+            </p>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+        <footer>
+          <button type="button" onClick={() => shiftPage(-1)}>
+            Previous page
+          </button>
+          <span>{pageRange}</span>
+          <button type="button" onClick={() => shiftPage(1)}>
+            Next page
+          </button>
+        </footer>
+      </article>
+    )
+  }
+
+  function renderStudyMargin() {
+    if (!selectedVerse) return null
+    return (
+      <aside className="study-margin" aria-label="Study margin">
+        <div className="panel-header">
+          <h2>Study Margin</h2>
+          <span>{selectedVerse.strongs.length} links</span>
+        </div>
+        <p className="margin-reference">{reference(selectedVerse)}</p>
+        <div className="linked-word-list" aria-label="Linked Strong's words">
+          {selectedVerse.strongs.map((entry) => (
+            <button
+              key={`${entry.strong}-${entry.position}`}
+              className={entry.strong === selectedStrongEntry?.strong ? 'word-link active' : 'word-link'}
+              type="button"
+              title={`${entry.surface}: ${entry.strong}`}
+              onClick={() => setSelectedStrong(entry.strong)}
+            >
+              <span>{entry.surface}</span>
+              <small>{entry.strong}</small>
+            </button>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+        {selectedStrongEntry ? (
+          <article className="strong-focus">
+            <div>
+              <strong>{selectedStrongEntry.strong}</strong>
+              <span>{selectedStrongEntry.language}</span>
+            </div>
+            <h4>{selectedStrongEntry.lemma}</h4>
+            <p className="translit">{selectedStrongEntry.transliteration}</p>
+            <p>{selectedStrongEntry.definition}</p>
+            <button type="button" onClick={() => searchStrong(selectedStrongEntry.strong)}>
+              Show matching verses
+            </button>
+          </article>
+        ) : null}
+      </aside>
+    )
+  }
+
   return (
     <main className="app-shell">
       <aside className="tool-rail" aria-label="Main tools">
@@ -89,6 +224,7 @@ function App() {
         <button type="button" title="Bible page" onClick={() => setViewMode('page')}>B</button>
         <button type="button" title="Study margin" onClick={() => setViewMode('study')}>M</button>
         <button type="button" title="Notes workspace" onClick={() => setViewMode('notes')}>N</button>
+        <button type="button" title="Compare translations" onClick={() => setViewMode('compare')}>C</button>
       </aside>
 
       <section className="reader">
@@ -103,6 +239,61 @@ function App() {
                 <span className="eyebrow">King James Version</span>
                 <h1>{pageRange}</h1>
               </div>
+              <div className="page-controls" aria-label="Page selectors">
+                <label>
+                  Translation
+                  <select value="kjv-eng-kjv2006" onChange={() => null}>
+                    <option value="kjv-eng-kjv2006">KJV</option>
+                  </select>
+                </label>
+                <label>
+                  Book
+                  <select
+                    value={selectedVerse.book}
+                    onChange={(event) => jumpTo(event.target.value, 1, 1)}
+                  >
+                    {books.map((book) => (
+                      <option key={book} value={book}>
+                        {book}
+                      </option>
+                    ))}
+                  </select>
+                </label>
+                <label>
+                  Chapter
+                  <select
+                    value={selectedVerse.chapter}
+                    onChange={(event) =>
+                      jumpTo(selectedVerse.book, Number(event.target.value), 1)
+                    }
+                  >
+                    {chapters.map((chapter) => (
+                      <option key={chapter} value={chapter}>
+                        {chapter}
+                      </option>
+                    ))}
+                  </select>
+                </label>
+                <label>
+                  Verse
+                  <select
+                    value={selectedVerse.verse}
+                    onChange={(event) =>
+                      jumpTo(
+                        selectedVerse.book,
+                        selectedVerse.chapter,
+                        Number(event.target.value),
+                      )
+                    }
+                  >
+                    {verseNumbers.map((verse) => (
+                      <option key={verse} value={verse}>
+                        {verse}
+                      </option>
+                    ))}
+                  </select>
+                </label>
+              </div>
               <form
                 className="search-box"
                 onSubmit={(event) => {
@@ -121,84 +312,35 @@ function App() {
             </header>
 
             <div className={`study-desk ${viewMode}`}>
-              <article className="bible-page" aria-label="Bible page">
-                <header>
-                  <span>KJV</span>
-                  <strong>{reference(selectedVerse)}</strong>
-                  <span>{verses.length} verses loaded</span>
-                </header>
-                <div className="page-columns">
-                  {pageVerses.map((verse) => (
-                    <p
-                      key={verse.id}
-                      className={verse.id === selectedVerse.id ? 'page-verse selected' : 'page-verse'}
-                      onClick={() => setSelectedId(verse.id)}
-                    >
-                      <sup>{verse.verse}</sup>
-                      {verse.text}
-                    </p>
-                  ))}
+              {viewMode === 'compare' ? (
+                <div className="page-system compare-system" aria-label="Compare translations">
+                  <div className="compare-pages">
+                    {renderBiblePage('KJV')}
+                    <article className="bible-page compare-placeholder" aria-label="Second translation placeholder">
+                      <header>
+                        <span>Second Translation</span>
+                        <strong>Not loaded</strong>
+                      </header>
+                      <div>
+                        <h2>Add another translation to compare side by side.</h2>
+                        <p>
+                          This pane is reserved for the next LibreBible translation package.
+                          It will use the same book, chapter, and verse position as the KJV page.
+                        </p>
+                      </div>
+                    </article>
+                  </div>
                 </div>
-                <footer>
-                  <button
-                    type="button"
-                    onClick={() => {
-                      const index = verses.findIndex((verse) => verse.id === selectedVerse.id)
-                      setSelectedId(verses[Math.max(0, index - 34)]?.id ?? selectedVerse.id)
-                    }}
-                  >
-                    Previous page
-                  </button>
-                  <span>{pageRange}</span>
-                  <button
-                    type="button"
-                    onClick={() => {
-                      const index = verses.findIndex((verse) => verse.id === selectedVerse.id)
-                      setSelectedId(verses[Math.min(verses.length - 1, index + 34)]?.id ?? selectedVerse.id)
-                    }}
-                  >
-                    Next page
-                  </button>
-                </footer>
-              </article>
-
-              {viewMode !== 'page' ? (
-              <aside className="study-margin" aria-label="Study margin">
-                <div className="panel-header">
-                  <h2>Study Margin</h2>
-                  <span>{selectedVerse.strongs.length} links</span>
+              ) : (
+                <div className={`page-system ${viewMode}`}>
+                  {renderBiblePage('KJV')}
+                  {viewMode !== 'page' ? renderStudyMargin() : null}
+                  <section className="footnote-strip">
+                    <strong>Footnotes</strong>
+                    <span>Dynamic translation notes and cross references will appear here.</span>
+                  </section>
                 </div>
-                <p className="margin-reference">{reference(selectedVerse)}</p>
-                <div className="linked-word-list" aria-label="Linked Strong's words">
-                  {selectedVerse.strongs.map((entry) => (
-                    <button
-                      key={`${entry.strong}-${entry.position}`}
-                      className={entry.strong === selectedStrongEntry?.strong ? 'word-link active' : 'word-link'}
-                      type="button"
-                      title={`${entry.surface}: ${entry.strong}`}
-                      onClick={() => setSelectedStrong(entry.strong)}
-                    >
-                      <span>{entry.surface}</span>
-                      <small>{entry.strong}</small>
-                    </button>
-                  ))}
-                </div>
-                {selectedStrongEntry ? (
-                  <article className="strong-focus">
-                    <div>
-                      <strong>{selectedStrongEntry.strong}</strong>
-                      <span>{selectedStrongEntry.language}</span>
-                    </div>
-                    <h4>{selectedStrongEntry.lemma}</h4>
-                    <p className="translit">{selectedStrongEntry.transliteration}</p>
-                    <p>{selectedStrongEntry.definition}</p>
-                    <button type="button" onClick={() => searchStrong(selectedStrongEntry.strong)}>
-                      Show matching verses
-                    </button>
-                  </article>
-                ) : null}
-              </aside>
-              ) : null}
+              )}
 
               {viewMode === 'notes' ? (
               <aside className="notes-workspace" aria-label="Notes workspace">
@@ -236,11 +378,6 @@ function App() {
               </aside>
               ) : null}
             </div>
-
-            <section className="footnote-strip">
-              <strong>Footnotes</strong>
-              <span>Dynamic translation notes and cross references will appear here.</span>
-            </section>
           </>
         ) : (
           <div className="status-panel">No verses matched that search.</div>