diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 53913ef..e93b8e4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,30 +40,24 @@ This program reads from the file `file.txt` and prints its contents to the termi
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-    char buf[512];
-    size_t bytes_read;
-    ls_handle file;
+	char buf[512];
+	size_t bytes_read;
+	ls_handle file;
 
-    // Initialize the library
-    ls_init(NULL);
+	// Open file `file.txt` for reading
+	file = ls_open("file.txt", LS_FILE_READ, LS_SHARE_READ, LS_OPEN_EXISTING);
 
-    // Open file `file.txt` for reading
-    file = ls_open("file.txt", LS_A_READ, LS_S_READ, LS_OPEN_EXISTING);
+	// Read in file contents
+	bytes_read = ls_read(file, buf, sizeof(buf) - 1);
+	buf[bytes_read] = 0;
 
-    // Read in file contents
-    bytes_read = ls_read(file, buf, sizeof(buf) - 1, NULL);
-    buf[bytes_read] = 0; // null terminate
+	// Close the file
+	ls_close(file);
 
-    // Close the file
-    ls_close(file);
+	// Write to terminal
+	puts(buf);	
 
-    // Write to terminal
-    puts(buf);
-
-    // Cleanup library
-    ls_shutdown();
-
-    return 0;
+	return 0;
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/example/aio/main.c b/example/aio/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca0bc6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/aio/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#include <lysys/lysys.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    ls_handle file;
+    ls_handle aio;
+    int rc;
+    void *buf;
+    struct ls_stat st;
+
+    // Open a file for reading asynchronously.
+    file = ls_open("large.bin", LS_FILE_READ | LS_FLAG_ASYNC,
+        LS_SHARE_READ, LS_OPEN_EXISTING);
+    if (!file)
+    {
+        ls_perror("ls_open");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    // Get the size of the file.
+    rc = ls_fstat(file, &st);
+    if (rc == -1)
+    {
+        ls_perror("ls_fstat");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    // Allocate a buffer to read the file into.
+    buf = ls_malloc(st.size);
+    if (!buf)
+    {
+        ls_perror("ls_malloc");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    // Create an asynchronous I/O handle.
+    aio = ls_aio_open(file);
+    if (!aio)
+    {
+        ls_perror("ls_aio_open");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    // Dispatch an asynchronous read operation.
+    rc = ls_aio_read(aio, 0, buf, st.size);
+    if (rc == -1)
+    {
+        ls_perror("ls_aio_read");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    // Pretend to do something else.
+    ls_sleep(1000);
+
+    // Wait for the read to complete.
+    rc = ls_wait(aio);
+    if (rc == -1)
+    {
+        ls_perror("ls_wait");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    printf("File read!\n");
+
+    ls_close(aio);
+    ls_close(file);
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/example/clipboard/main.c b/example/clipboard/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b97fa6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/clipboard/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#include <lysys/lysys.h>
+
+static const char string[] = "Hello, world!";
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    char buf[sizeof(string)];
+    intptr_t fmt;
+    int rc;
+    size_t len;
+
+    // Register a new clipboard format.
+    fmt = ls_register_clipboard_format("my_format");
+    if (fmt == -1)
+    {
+        ls_perror("ls_register_clipboard_format");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    // Set the data in our format.
+    rc = ls_set_clipboard_data(fmt, string, sizeof(string));
+    if (rc == -1)
+    {
+        ls_perror("ls_set_clipboard_data");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    // Get the data back.
+    len = ls_get_clipboard_data(fmt, buf, sizeof(buf));
+    if (len == -1)
+    {
+        ls_perror("ls_get_clipboard_data");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    // Our data was likely overwritten by another application.
+    if (len == 0)
+    {
+        printf("Data not available in requested format\n");
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    // Print the data.
+    printf("Data: %s\n", buf);
+
+    return 0;
+}