diff --git a/internal/generator/html.go b/internal/generator/html.go
index fdfcecf..9d2b4fc 100644
--- a/internal/generator/html.go
+++ b/internal/generator/html.go
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ func getTemplateFuncs() template.FuncMap {
 		"shortenPubkey": func(pubkey string) string {
 			return nostr.ShortenPubkey(pubkey)
 		},
+		"truncate": func(s string, maxLen int) string {
+			if len(s) <= maxLen {
+				return s
+			}
+			return s[:maxLen] + "..."
+		},
 		"icon": func(name string) template.HTML {
 			// Read icon file from static/icons directory
 			iconPath := filepath.Join("static", "icons", name+".svg")
diff --git a/internal/nostr/ebooks.go b/internal/nostr/ebooks.go
index 62d0900..c5748cc 100644
--- a/internal/nostr/ebooks.go
+++ b/internal/nostr/ebooks.go
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr"
 	"gitcitadel-online/internal/logger"
+
+	"github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr"
 )
 
 // EBooksService handles fetching top-level 30040 events
@@ -46,10 +47,10 @@ func (es *EBooksService) FetchTopLevelIndexEvents(ctx context.Context) ([]EBookI
 	}
 	defer relay.Close()
 
-	// Fetch all 30040 events (limit 10k)
+	// Fetch all 30040 events (limit 1000 for e-books)
 	filter := nostr.Filter{
 		Kinds: []int{es.indexKind},
-		Limit: 10000,
+		Limit: 1000,
 	}
 	logFilter(filter, fmt.Sprintf("all index events (kind %d) from %s", es.indexKind, es.relayURL))
 
diff --git a/internal/nostr/feed.go b/internal/nostr/feed.go
index e24462f..45b8ec3 100644
--- a/internal/nostr/feed.go
+++ b/internal/nostr/feed.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func (fs *FeedService) FetchFeedItems(ctx context.Context, feedRelay string, max
 
 	filter := nostr.Filter{
 		Kinds: []int{fs.feedKind},
-		Limit: maxEvents,
+		Limit: 50,
 	}
 	logFilter(filter, fmt.Sprintf("feed (kind %d)", fs.feedKind))
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (fs *FeedService) FetchFeedItems(ctx context.Context, feedRelay string, max
 	logger.WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
 		"relay": feedRelay,
 		"kind":  fs.feedKind,
-		"limit": maxEvents,
+		"limit": 50,
 	}).Debug("Fetching feed items using SimplePool")
 
 	// Use the client's pool to query the feed relay
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (fs *FeedService) FetchFeedItems(ctx context.Context, feedRelay string, max
 	eventChan := fs.client.GetPool().SubManyEose(queryCtx, []string{feedRelay}, nostr.Filters{filter})
 
 	// Collect events and convert to feed items
-	items := make([]FeedItem, 0, maxEvents)
+	items := make([]FeedItem, 0, 50)
 	for incomingEvent := range eventChan {
 		if incomingEvent.Event != nil {
 			item := FeedItem{
diff --git a/internal/nostr/wiki.go b/internal/nostr/wiki.go
index d8c1145..487fd61 100644
--- a/internal/nostr/wiki.go
+++ b/internal/nostr/wiki.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (ws *WikiService) FetchWikiEvents(ctx context.Context, index *IndexEvent) (
 	// Query ALL events of this kind - simple query by kind only
 	filter := nostr.Filter{
 		Kinds: []int{ws.wikiKind},
-		Limit: 10000, // Reasonable limit
+		Limit: 50,
 	}
 
 	logger.WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func (ws *WikiService) GetLongformKind() int {
 }
 
 // FetchLongformArticles fetches the newest longform articles (kind 30023) from a specific relay
-// Queries by kind only, sorted by newest first, limit 1000
+// Queries by kind only, sorted by newest first, limit 50
 func (ws *WikiService) FetchLongformArticles(ctx context.Context, relayURL string, longformKind int, limit int) ([]*nostr.Event, error) {
 	// Connect to the specific relay
 	relay, err := ws.client.ConnectToRelay(ctx, relayURL)
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func (ws *WikiService) FetchIndexEvents(ctx context.Context, index *IndexEvent,
 	// Query ALL events of this kind - simple query by kind only
 	filter := nostr.Filter{
 		Kinds: []int{targetKind},
-		Limit: 10000, // Reasonable limit
+		Limit: 50,
 	}
 
 	logger.WithFields(map[string]interface{}{
diff --git a/static/css/main.css b/static/css/main.css
index 107646c..9662533 100644
--- a/static/css/main.css
+++ b/static/css/main.css
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ header {
     color: var(--text-primary);
     font-weight: 600;
     font-size: 1.25rem;
+    margin-right: 3rem;
 }
 
 .logo-icon {
@@ -348,27 +349,29 @@ a:focus {
     outline-offset: 2px;
 }
 
-/* Buttons */
+/* Buttons - Consolidated styles */
 .btn {
-    display: inline-block;
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 0.5rem;
     padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
     background: var(--accent-color);
-    color: #ffffff;
+    color: #1a1a1a;
     border: none;
     border-radius: 4px;
+    font-size: 1rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
     cursor: pointer;
     text-decoration: none;
-    font-weight: 600;
-    transition: background 0.2s;
+    transition: background-color 0.2s, transform 0.1s;
 }
 
 .btn:hover {
     background: var(--link-hover);
 }
 
-.btn:focus {
-    outline: var(--focus-outline);
-    outline-offset: var(--focus-offset);
+.btn:active {
+    transform: scale(0.98);
 }
 
 .btn:focus:not(:focus-visible) {
@@ -449,7 +452,7 @@ a:focus {
     gap: 0.5rem;
 }
 
-.feature-card p {
+.feature-card > p {
     margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
     color: var(--text-secondary);
     flex-grow: 1;
@@ -527,7 +530,7 @@ a:focus {
 .feature-image-wrapper {
     position: relative;
     width: 100%;
-    aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
+    aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
     overflow: hidden;
     border-radius: 8px;
     background: var(--bg-primary);
@@ -545,13 +548,13 @@ a:focus {
     bottom: 0;
     left: 0;
     right: 0;
-    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 50%, transparent 100%);
+    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 50%, transparent 100%);
     padding: 1.5rem 1rem 1rem;
     color: #ffffff;
 }
 
 .feature-image-title {
-    margin: 0;
+    margin: 0 0 0.5rem 0;
     font-size: 1.1rem;
     font-weight: 600;
     color: #ffffff;
@@ -559,6 +562,30 @@ a:focus {
     line-height: 1.3;
 }
 
+.feature-image-summary {
+    margin: 0;
+    font-size: 0.9rem;
+    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95);
+    text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+    line-height: 1.4;
+    display: -webkit-box;
+    -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
+    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+    overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.feature-card-content {
+    margin-top: auto;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 1rem;
+}
+
+.feature-card-content p {
+    margin: 0;
+    color: var(--text-secondary);
+}
+
 /* Articles and Pages */
 article {
     background: var(--bg-secondary);
@@ -1015,7 +1042,7 @@ textarea:focus-visible {
 }
 
 .contact-links li {
-    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+    margin-bottom: 1rem;
 }
 
 .contact-links a {
@@ -1185,23 +1212,11 @@ textarea:focus-visible {
     margin-top: 2rem;
 }
 
-.btn {
-    padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
-    border: none;
-    border-radius: 4px;
-    font-size: 1rem;
-    font-weight: 600;
-    cursor: pointer;
-    transition: background-color 0.2s, transform 0.1s;
-}
-
-.btn:active {
-    transform: scale(0.98);
-}
+/* .btn styles are defined above - consolidated */
 
 .btn-primary {
     background: var(--accent-color);
-    color: #ffffff;
+    color: #1a1a1a;
 }
 
 .btn-primary:hover {
diff --git a/static/css/responsive.css b/static/css/responsive.css
index e27e8ce..f1245ea 100644
--- a/static/css/responsive.css
+++ b/static/css/responsive.css
@@ -81,6 +81,43 @@
     .nav-container {
         padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
     }
+    
+    /* E-books table: show only avatar on mobile, narrow author column */
+    .ebooks-table th[data-sort="author"],
+    .ebooks-table td:nth-child(2) {
+        width: 60px;
+        min-width: 60px;
+        max-width: 60px;
+        padding: 0.5rem;
+        text-align: center;
+    }
+    
+    .ebooks-table td .user-badge {
+        display: flex;
+        justify-content: center;
+        align-items: center;
+        padding: 0;
+        background: transparent;
+        border: none;
+        width: 100%;
+    }
+    
+    .ebooks-table td .user-badge-name,
+    .ebooks-table td .user-badge-handle {
+        display: none !important;
+    }
+    
+    .ebooks-table td .user-badge-avatar,
+    .ebooks-table td .user-badge-avatar-placeholder {
+        width: 40px;
+        height: 40px;
+        margin: 0;
+    }
+    
+    .ebooks-table td .user-badge-avatar-placeholder .icon-inline {
+        width: 20px;
+        height: 20px;
+    }
 }
 
 /* Tablet styles (768px - 1024px) */
diff --git a/templates/landing.html b/templates/landing.html
index 8348578..d4fea55 100644
--- a/templates/landing.html
+++ b/templates/landing.html
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
                         <img src="{{$item.Image}}" alt="{{$item.Title}}" class="feature-image">
                         <div class="feature-image-overlay">
                             <h4 class="feature-image-title">{{$item.Title}}</h4>
+                            {{if $item.Summary}}
+                            <p class="feature-image-summary">{{truncate $item.Summary 250}}</p>
+                            {{end}}
                         </div>
                     </div>
                     {{else}}
@@ -43,14 +46,19 @@
                             <img src="{{$profile.Picture}}" alt="{{$item.Title}}" class="feature-image">
                             <div class="feature-image-overlay">
                                 <h4 class="feature-image-title">{{$item.Title}}</h4>
+                                {{if $item.Summary}}
+                                <p class="feature-image-summary">{{truncate $item.Summary 250}}</p>
+                                {{end}}
                             </div>
                         </div>
                         {{end}}
                     {{end}}
                 </div>
                 {{end}}
-                <p>Read the latest articles and updates from the GitCitadel project blog.</p>
-                <a href="/blog" class="btn"><span class="icon-inline">{{icon "arrow-right"}}</span> View Blog</a>
+                <div class="feature-card-content">
+                    <p>Read the latest articles and updates from the GitCitadel project blog.</p>
+                    <a href="/blog" class="btn"><span class="icon-inline">{{icon "arrow-right"}}</span> View Blog</a>
+                </div>
             </div>
             
             <div class="feature-card">
@@ -63,6 +71,9 @@
                         <img src="{{$item.Image}}" alt="{{$item.Title}}" class="feature-image">
                         <div class="feature-image-overlay">
                             <h4 class="feature-image-title">{{$item.Title}}</h4>
+                            {{if $item.Summary}}
+                            <p class="feature-image-summary">{{truncate $item.Summary 250}}</p>
+                            {{end}}
                         </div>
                     </div>
                     {{else}}
@@ -72,14 +83,19 @@
                             <img src="{{$profile.Picture}}" alt="{{$item.Title}}" class="feature-image">
                             <div class="feature-image-overlay">
                                 <h4 class="feature-image-title">{{$item.Title}}</h4>
+                                {{if $item.Summary}}
+                                <p class="feature-image-summary">{{truncate $item.Summary 250}}</p>
+                                {{end}}
                             </div>
                         </div>
                         {{end}}
                     {{end}}
                 </div>
                 {{end}}
-                <p>Longform markdown articles from the TheForest relay.</p>
-                <a href="/articles" class="btn"><span class="icon-inline">{{icon "arrow-right"}}</span> View Articles</a>
+                <div class="feature-card-content">
+                    <p>Longform markdown articles from the TheForest relay.</p>
+                    <a href="/articles" class="btn"><span class="icon-inline">{{icon "arrow-right"}}</span> View Articles</a>
+                </div>
             </div>
 
             <div class="feature-card">