diff --git a/src/components/Me.tsx b/src/components/Me.tsx
index 72ca5a19..05efc287 100644
--- a/src/components/Me.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Me.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { groupIndividualBookmarks, hasContent } from '../utils/bookmarkUtils'
 import BookmarkFilters, { BookmarkFilterType } from './BookmarkFilters'
 import { filterBookmarksByType } from '../utils/bookmarkTypeClassifier'
 import ReadingProgressFilters, { ReadingProgressFilterType } from './ReadingProgressFilters'
+import { filterByReadingProgress } from '../utils/readingProgressUtils'
 
 interface MeProps {
   relayPool: RelayPool
@@ -327,51 +328,8 @@ const Me: React.FC<MeProps> = ({ relayPool, activeTab: propActiveTab, pubkey: pr
   const groups = groupIndividualBookmarks(filteredBookmarks)
 
   // Apply reading progress filter
-  const filteredReads = reads.filter((item) => {
-    const progress = item.readingProgress || 0
-    const isMarked = item.markedAsRead || false
-    
-    switch (readingProgressFilter) {
-      case 'unopened':
-        // No reading progress
-        return progress === 0 && !isMarked
-      case 'started':
-        // 0-10% reading progress
-        return progress > 0 && progress <= 0.10 && !isMarked
-      case 'reading':
-        // 11-94% reading progress
-        return progress > 0.10 && progress <= 0.94 && !isMarked
-      case 'completed':
-        // 95%+ or marked as read
-        return progress >= 0.95 || isMarked
-      case 'all':
-      default:
-        return true
-    }
-  })
-
-  const filteredLinks = links.filter((item) => {
-    const progress = item.readingProgress || 0
-    const isMarked = item.markedAsRead || false
-    
-    switch (readingProgressFilter) {
-      case 'unopened':
-        // No reading progress
-        return progress === 0 && !isMarked
-      case 'started':
-        // 0-10% reading progress
-        return progress > 0 && progress <= 0.10 && !isMarked
-      case 'reading':
-        // 11-94% reading progress
-        return progress > 0.10 && progress <= 0.94 && !isMarked
-      case 'completed':
-        // 95%+ or marked as read
-        return progress >= 0.95 || isMarked
-      case 'all':
-      default:
-        return true
-    }
-  })
+  const filteredReads = filterByReadingProgress(reads, readingProgressFilter)
+  const filteredLinks = filterByReadingProgress(links, readingProgressFilter)
   const sections: Array<{ key: string; title: string; items: IndividualBookmark[] }> = [
     { key: 'private', title: 'Private Bookmarks', items: groups.privateItems },
     { key: 'public', title: 'Public Bookmarks', items: groups.publicItems },
diff --git a/src/services/linksService.ts b/src/services/linksService.ts
index 0d15a367..ec7620cc 100644
--- a/src/services/linksService.ts
+++ b/src/services/linksService.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import { fetchReadArticles } from './libraryService'
 import { queryEvents } from './dataFetch'
 import { RELAYS } from '../config/relays'
 import { ReadItem } from './readsService'
+import { processReadingPositions, processMarkedAsRead, filterValidItems, sortByReadingActivity } from './readingDataProcessor'
 
 const APP_DATA_KIND = 30078 // NIP-78 Application Data
-const READING_POSITION_PREFIX = 'boris:reading-position:'
 
 /**
  * Fetches external URL links with reading progress from:
@@ -30,90 +30,25 @@ export async function fetchLinks(
       markedAsRead: markedAsReadArticles.length
     })
 
-    // Map to deduplicate items by ID
+    // Process data using shared utilities
     const linksMap = new Map<string, ReadItem>()
+    processReadingPositions(readingPositionEvents, linksMap)
+    processMarkedAsRead(markedAsReadArticles, linksMap)
 
-    // 1. Process reading position events for external URLs
-    for (const event of readingPositionEvents) {
-      const dTag = event.tags.find(t => t[0] === 'd')?.[1]
-      if (!dTag || !dTag.startsWith(READING_POSITION_PREFIX)) continue
-
-      const identifier = dTag.replace(READING_POSITION_PREFIX, '')
-      
-      try {
-        const positionData = JSON.parse(event.content)
-        const position = positionData.position
-        const timestamp = positionData.timestamp
-
-        // Skip if it's a nostr article (naddr format)
-        if (identifier.startsWith('naddr1')) continue
-
-        // It's a base64url-encoded URL
-        let itemUrl: string
-        try {
-          itemUrl = atob(identifier.replace(/-/g, '+').replace(/_/g, '/'))
-        } catch (e) {
-          console.warn('Failed to decode URL identifier:', identifier)
-          continue
-        }
-
-        // Add or update the item
-        const existing = linksMap.get(itemUrl)
-        if (!existing || !existing.readingTimestamp || timestamp > existing.readingTimestamp) {
-          linksMap.set(itemUrl, {
-            ...existing,
-            id: itemUrl,
-            source: 'reading-progress',
-            type: 'external',
-            url: itemUrl,
-            readingProgress: position,
-            readingTimestamp: timestamp
-          })
-        }
-      } catch (error) {
-        console.warn('Failed to parse reading position:', error)
-      }
-    }
-
-    // 2. Process marked-as-read external URLs
-    for (const article of markedAsReadArticles) {
-      // Only process external URLs (skip Nostr articles)
-      if (article.url && !article.eventId) {
-        const existing = linksMap.get(article.url)
-        
-        linksMap.set(article.url, {
-          ...existing,
-          id: article.url,
-          source: 'marked-as-read',
-          type: 'external',
-          url: article.url,
-          markedAsRead: true,
-          markedAt: article.markedAt,
-          readingTimestamp: existing?.readingTimestamp || article.markedAt
-        })
-      }
-    }
-
-    // 3. Filter and sort links
-    const sortedLinks = Array.from(linksMap.values())
+    // Filter for external URLs only with reading progress
+    const links = Array.from(linksMap.values())
       .filter(item => {
-        // Only include items that have a timestamp
-        const hasTimestamp = (item.readingTimestamp && item.readingTimestamp > 0) || 
-                            (item.markedAt && item.markedAt > 0)
-        if (!hasTimestamp) return false
-        
-        // Filter out items without titles
-        if (!item.title || item.title === 'Untitled') return false
+        // Only external URLs
+        if (item.type !== 'external') return false
         
         // Only include if there's reading progress or marked as read
         const hasProgress = (item.readingProgress && item.readingProgress > 0) || item.markedAsRead
         return hasProgress
       })
-      .sort((a, b) => {
-        const timeA = a.readingTimestamp || a.markedAt || 0
-        const timeB = b.readingTimestamp || b.markedAt || 0
-        return timeB - timeA
-      })
+
+    // Apply common validation and sorting
+    const validLinks = filterValidItems(links)
+    const sortedLinks = sortByReadingActivity(validLinks)
 
     console.log('✅ [Links] Processed', sortedLinks.length, 'total links')
     return sortedLinks
diff --git a/src/services/readingDataProcessor.ts b/src/services/readingDataProcessor.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81ebcc98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/readingDataProcessor.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+import { NostrEvent } from 'nostr-tools'
+import { ReadItem } from './readsService'
+
+const READING_POSITION_PREFIX = 'boris:reading-position:'
+
+interface ReadArticle {
+  id: string
+  url?: string
+  eventId?: string
+  eventKind?: number
+  markedAt: number
+}
+
+/**
+ * Processes reading position events into ReadItems
+ */
+export function processReadingPositions(
+  events: NostrEvent[],
+  readsMap: Map<string, ReadItem>
+): void {
+  for (const event of events) {
+    const dTag = event.tags.find(t => t[0] === 'd')?.[1]
+    if (!dTag || !dTag.startsWith(READING_POSITION_PREFIX)) continue
+
+    const identifier = dTag.replace(READING_POSITION_PREFIX, '')
+    
+    try {
+      const positionData = JSON.parse(event.content)
+      const position = positionData.position
+      const timestamp = positionData.timestamp
+
+      let itemId: string
+      let itemUrl: string | undefined
+      let itemType: 'article' | 'external' = 'external'
+
+      // Check if it's a nostr article (naddr format)
+      if (identifier.startsWith('naddr1')) {
+        itemId = identifier
+        itemType = 'article'
+      } else {
+        // It's a base64url-encoded URL
+        try {
+          itemUrl = atob(identifier.replace(/-/g, '+').replace(/_/g, '/'))
+          itemId = itemUrl
+          itemType = 'external'
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.warn('Failed to decode URL identifier:', identifier)
+          continue
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Add or update the item
+      const existing = readsMap.get(itemId)
+      if (!existing || !existing.readingTimestamp || timestamp > existing.readingTimestamp) {
+        readsMap.set(itemId, {
+          ...existing,
+          id: itemId,
+          source: 'reading-progress',
+          type: itemType,
+          url: itemUrl,
+          readingProgress: position,
+          readingTimestamp: timestamp
+        })
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.warn('Failed to parse reading position:', error)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Processes marked-as-read articles into ReadItems
+ */
+export function processMarkedAsRead(
+  articles: ReadArticle[],
+  readsMap: Map<string, ReadItem>
+): void {
+  for (const article of articles) {
+    const existing = readsMap.get(article.id)
+    
+    if (article.eventId && article.eventKind === 30023) {
+      // Nostr article
+      readsMap.set(article.id, {
+        ...existing,
+        id: article.id,
+        source: 'marked-as-read',
+        type: 'article',
+        markedAsRead: true,
+        markedAt: article.markedAt,
+        readingTimestamp: existing?.readingTimestamp || article.markedAt
+      })
+    } else if (article.url) {
+      // External URL
+      readsMap.set(article.id, {
+        ...existing,
+        id: article.id,
+        source: 'marked-as-read',
+        type: 'external',
+        url: article.url,
+        markedAsRead: true,
+        markedAt: article.markedAt,
+        readingTimestamp: existing?.readingTimestamp || article.markedAt
+      })
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sorts ReadItems by most recent reading activity
+ */
+export function sortByReadingActivity(items: ReadItem[]): ReadItem[] {
+  return items.sort((a, b) => {
+    const timeA = a.readingTimestamp || a.markedAt || 0
+    const timeB = b.readingTimestamp || b.markedAt || 0
+    return timeB - timeA
+  })
+}
+
+/**
+ * Filters out items without timestamps or proper titles
+ */
+export function filterValidItems(items: ReadItem[]): ReadItem[] {
+  return items.filter(item => {
+    // Only include items that have a timestamp
+    const hasTimestamp = (item.readingTimestamp && item.readingTimestamp > 0) || 
+                        (item.markedAt && item.markedAt > 0)
+    if (!hasTimestamp) return false
+    
+    // Filter out items without titles
+    if (!item.title || item.title === 'Untitled') {
+      // For Nostr articles, we need the title from the event
+      if (item.type === 'article' && !item.event) return false
+      // For external URLs, we need a proper title
+      if (item.type === 'external' && !item.title) return false
+    }
+    
+    return true
+  })
+}
+
diff --git a/src/services/readsService.ts b/src/services/readsService.ts
index d4e3a12e..eb631cc7 100644
--- a/src/services/readsService.ts
+++ b/src/services/readsService.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ import { queryEvents } from './dataFetch'
 import { RELAYS } from '../config/relays'
 import { classifyBookmarkType } from '../utils/bookmarkTypeClassifier'
 import { nip19 } from 'nostr-tools'
+import { processReadingPositions, processMarkedAsRead, filterValidItems, sortByReadingActivity } from './readingDataProcessor'
 
 const { getArticleTitle, getArticleImage, getArticlePublished, getArticleSummary } = Helpers
 
 const APP_DATA_KIND = 30078 // NIP-78 Application Data
-const READING_POSITION_PREFIX = 'boris:reading-position:'
 
 export interface ReadItem {
   id: string // event ID or URL or coordinate
@@ -60,89 +60,10 @@ export async function fetchAllReads(
       bookmarks: bookmarks.length
     })
 
-    // Map to deduplicate items by ID
+    // Process data using shared utilities
     const readsMap = new Map<string, ReadItem>()
-
-    // 1. Process reading position events
-    for (const event of readingPositionEvents) {
-      const dTag = event.tags.find(t => t[0] === 'd')?.[1]
-      if (!dTag || !dTag.startsWith(READING_POSITION_PREFIX)) continue
-
-      const identifier = dTag.replace(READING_POSITION_PREFIX, '')
-      
-      try {
-        const positionData = JSON.parse(event.content)
-        const position = positionData.position
-        const timestamp = positionData.timestamp
-
-        // Decode identifier to get original URL or naddr
-        let itemId: string
-        let itemUrl: string | undefined
-        let itemType: 'article' | 'external' = 'external'
-
-        // Check if it's a nostr article (naddr format)
-        if (identifier.startsWith('naddr1')) {
-          itemId = identifier
-          itemType = 'article'
-        } else {
-          // It's a base64url-encoded URL
-          try {
-            itemUrl = atob(identifier.replace(/-/g, '+').replace(/_/g, '/'))
-            itemId = itemUrl
-            itemType = 'external'
-          } catch (e) {
-            console.warn('Failed to decode URL identifier:', identifier)
-            continue
-          }
-        }
-
-        // Add or update the item
-        const existing = readsMap.get(itemId)
-        if (!existing || !existing.readingTimestamp || timestamp > existing.readingTimestamp) {
-          readsMap.set(itemId, {
-            ...existing,
-            id: itemId,
-            source: 'reading-progress',
-            type: itemType,
-            url: itemUrl,
-            readingProgress: position,
-            readingTimestamp: timestamp
-          })
-        }
-      } catch (error) {
-        console.warn('Failed to parse reading position:', error)
-      }
-    }
-
-    // 2. Process marked-as-read articles
-    for (const article of markedAsReadArticles) {
-      const existing = readsMap.get(article.id)
-      
-      if (article.eventId && article.eventKind === 30023) {
-        // Nostr article
-        readsMap.set(article.id, {
-          ...existing,
-          id: article.id,
-          source: 'marked-as-read',
-          type: 'article',
-          markedAsRead: true,
-          markedAt: article.markedAt,
-          readingTimestamp: existing?.readingTimestamp || article.markedAt
-        })
-      } else if (article.url) {
-        // External URL
-        readsMap.set(article.id, {
-          ...existing,
-          id: article.id,
-          source: 'marked-as-read',
-          type: 'external',
-          url: article.url,
-          markedAsRead: true,
-          markedAt: article.markedAt,
-          readingTimestamp: existing?.readingTimestamp || article.markedAt
-        })
-      }
-    }
+    processReadingPositions(readingPositionEvents, readsMap)
+    processMarkedAsRead(markedAsReadArticles, readsMap)
 
     // 3. Process bookmarked articles and article/website URLs
     const allBookmarks = bookmarks.flatMap(b => b.individualBookmarks || [])
@@ -251,30 +172,12 @@ export async function fetchAllReads(
       }
     }
 
-    // 5. Filter and sort reads
-    const sortedReads = Array.from(readsMap.values())
-      .filter(item => {
-        // Only include items that have a timestamp
-        const hasTimestamp = (item.readingTimestamp && item.readingTimestamp > 0) || 
-                            (item.markedAt && item.markedAt > 0)
-        if (!hasTimestamp) return false
-        
-        // Filter out items without titles
-        if (!item.title || item.title === 'Untitled') {
-          // For Nostr articles, we need the title from the event
-          if (item.type === 'article' && !item.event) return false
-          // For external URLs, we need a proper title
-          if (item.type === 'external' && !item.title) return false
-        }
-        
-        // Only include Nostr-native articles in Reads
-        return item.type === 'article'
-      })
-      .sort((a, b) => {
-        const timeA = a.readingTimestamp || a.markedAt || 0
-        const timeB = b.readingTimestamp || b.markedAt || 0
-        return timeB - timeA
-      })
+    // 5. Filter for Nostr articles only and apply common validation/sorting
+    const articles = Array.from(readsMap.values())
+      .filter(item => item.type === 'article')
+    
+    const validArticles = filterValidItems(articles)
+    const sortedReads = sortByReadingActivity(validArticles)
 
     console.log('✅ [Reads] Processed', sortedReads.length, 'total reads')
     return sortedReads
diff --git a/src/utils/readingProgressUtils.ts b/src/utils/readingProgressUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99b6cfda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/readingProgressUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { ReadItem } from '../services/readsService'
+import { ReadingProgressFilterType } from '../components/ReadingProgressFilters'
+
+/**
+ * Filters ReadItems by reading progress
+ */
+export function filterByReadingProgress(
+  items: ReadItem[],
+  filter: ReadingProgressFilterType
+): ReadItem[] {
+  return items.filter((item) => {
+    const progress = item.readingProgress || 0
+    const isMarked = item.markedAsRead || false
+    
+    switch (filter) {
+      case 'unopened':
+        return progress === 0 && !isMarked
+      case 'started':
+        return progress > 0 && progress <= 0.10 && !isMarked
+      case 'reading':
+        return progress > 0.10 && progress <= 0.94 && !isMarked
+      case 'completed':
+        return progress >= 0.95 || isMarked
+      case 'all':
+      default:
+        return true
+    }
+  })
+}
+