diff --git a/abogen/web/routes.py b/abogen/web/routes.py
index 002b286..9f761bc 100644
--- a/abogen/web/routes.py
+++ b/abogen/web/routes.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import re
 import threading
 import time
 import uuid
+from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, List, Mapping, Optional, Tuple, cast
 
@@ -2311,7 +2312,24 @@ def job_logs_partial(job_id: str) -> str:
     job = _service().get_job(job_id)
     if not job:
         abort(404)
-    return render_template("partials/logs.html", job=job)
+    return render_template("partials/logs.html", job=job, static_view=False)
+
+
+@web_bp.get("/jobs/<job_id>/logs/static")
+def job_logs_static(job_id: str) -> str:
+    job = _service().get_job(job_id)
+    if not job:
+        abort(404)
+    log_lines = [
+        f"{datetime.fromtimestamp(entry.timestamp).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')} [{entry.level.upper()}] {entry.message}"
+        for entry in job.logs
+    ]
+    return render_template(
+        "job_logs_static.html",
+        job=job,
+        log_text="\n".join(log_lines),
+        static_view=True,
+    )
 
 
 @api_bp.get("/jobs/<job_id>")
diff --git a/abogen/web/service.py b/abogen/web/service.py
index f7618ce..9542e14 100644
--- a/abogen/web/service.py
+++ b/abogen/web/service.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
+import logging
 import os
 import shutil
+import sys
 import threading
 import time
 import uuid
@@ -24,6 +26,35 @@ def _create_set_event() -> threading.Event:
 STATE_VERSION = 5
 
 
+_JOB_LOGGER = logging.getLogger("abogen.jobs")
+if not _JOB_LOGGER.handlers:
+    handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
+    handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter("%(asctime)s [%(levelname)s] %(message)s", "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"))
+    _JOB_LOGGER.addHandler(handler)
+    _JOB_LOGGER.propagate = False
+_JOB_LOGGER.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
+_JOB_LEVEL_MAP: Dict[str, int] = {
+    "critical": logging.CRITICAL,
+    "error": logging.ERROR,
+    "warning": logging.WARNING,
+    "info": logging.INFO,
+    "success": logging.INFO,
+    "debug": logging.DEBUG,
+    "trace": logging.DEBUG,
+}
+
+
+def _emit_job_log(job_id: str, level: str, message: str) -> None:
+    normalized = (level or "info").lower()
+    log_level = _JOB_LEVEL_MAP.get(normalized, logging.INFO)
+    try:
+        _JOB_LOGGER.log(log_level, "[job %s] %s", job_id, message)
+    except Exception:
+        # Logging failures should never disrupt job processing.
+        pass
+
+
 class JobStatus(str, Enum):
     PENDING = "pending"
     RUNNING = "running"
@@ -105,7 +136,9 @@ class Job:
     applied_speaker_config: Optional[str] = None
 
     def add_log(self, message: str, level: str = "info") -> None:
-        self.logs.append(JobLog(timestamp=time.time(), message=message, level=level))
+        entry = JobLog(timestamp=time.time(), message=message, level=level)
+        self.logs.append(entry)
+        _emit_job_log(self.id, level, message)
 
     def as_dict(self) -> Dict[str, object]:
         return {
@@ -476,6 +509,7 @@ class ConversionService:
             new_job.applied_speaker_config = job.applied_speaker_config
             new_job.add_log(f"Retry created from job {job.id}", level="info")
             job.add_log(f"Retry scheduled as job {new_job.id}", level="info")
+            self._remove_job_locked(job_id)
             return new_job
 
     def delete(self, job_id: str) -> bool:
@@ -608,6 +642,12 @@ class ConversionService:
                 job.queue_position = index
         self._persist_state()
 
+    def _remove_job_locked(self, job_id: str) -> None:
+        self._jobs.pop(job_id, None)
+        if job_id in self._queue:
+            self._queue.remove(job_id)
+        self._update_queue_positions_locked()
+
     # Persistence ------------------------------------------------------
     def _serialize_job(self, job: Job) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         result_audio = str(job.result.audio_path) if job.result.audio_path else None
diff --git a/abogen/web/static/styles.css b/abogen/web/static/styles.css
index 696c224..c7459c1 100644
--- a/abogen/web/static/styles.css
+++ b/abogen/web/static/styles.css
@@ -478,6 +478,23 @@ body {
   margin-bottom: 1rem;
 }
 
+.card__title-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 1rem;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  margin-bottom: 1rem;
+}
+
+.card__title-row .card__title {
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.card__title-row .button {
+  margin-left: auto;
+}
+
 .grid {
   display: grid;
   gap: 1.5rem;
@@ -539,6 +556,36 @@ body {
   color: var(--accent);
 }
 
+.log-copy {
+  margin-top: 1.5rem;
+}
+
+.log-copy > summary {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.log-copy__textarea {
+  display: block;
+  width: 100%;
+  min-height: 240px;
+  padding: 1rem;
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.32);
+  background: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.35);
+  color: inherit;
+  font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", "Courier New", monospace;
+  font-size: 0.95rem;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+  resize: vertical;
+}
+
+.log-copy__textarea:focus {
+  outline: 2px solid rgba(56, 189, 248, 0.55);
+  outline-offset: 2px;
+}
+
 .field {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
diff --git a/abogen/web/templates/job_logs_static.html b/abogen/web/templates/job_logs_static.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4a500c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/abogen/web/templates/job_logs_static.html
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+
+{% block title %}Logs · {{ job.original_filename }}{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<section class="card logs-static">
+  {% include "partials/logs.html" %}
+  {% if job.logs %}
+    <details class="log-copy">
+      <summary>Copy raw log output</summary>
+      <textarea class="log-copy__textarea" readonly>{{- log_text -}}</textarea>
+    </details>
+  {% endif %}
+</section>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/abogen/web/templates/partials/logs.html b/abogen/web/templates/partials/logs.html
index 6e63984..e5221f1 100644
--- a/abogen/web/templates/partials/logs.html
+++ b/abogen/web/templates/partials/logs.html
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-<div class="card__title">Live log</div>
+{% set is_static = static_view if static_view is defined and static_view else False %}
+<div class="card__title-row">
+  <div class="card__title">Live log</div>
+  {% if not is_static %}
+    <a class="button button--ghost button--small" href="{{ url_for('web.job_logs_static', job_id=job.id) }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Open static view</a>
+  {% else %}
+    <a class="button button--ghost button--small" href="{{ url_for('web.job_detail', job_id=job.id) }}">Back to job</a>
+  {% endif %}
+</div>
 {% if job.logs %}
   <ul class="log-list">
   {% for entry in job.logs|reverse %}
diff --git a/tests/test_service.py b/tests/test_service.py
index 4c449b2..af535ff 100644
--- a/tests/test_service.py
+++ b/tests/test_service.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import io
 import time
-from abogen.web.service import JobStatus, build_service
+from abogen.web.service import Job, JobStatus, build_service, _JOB_LOGGER
 
 
 def test_service_processes_job(tmp_path):
@@ -58,4 +59,101 @@ def test_service_processes_job(tmp_path):
     assert job.chunk_level == "paragraph"
     assert job.speaker_mode == "single"
     assert job.chunks == []
-    assert not job.generate_epub3
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+    assert not job.generate_epub3
+
+
+def test_job_add_log_emits_to_stream(tmp_path):
+    sample = tmp_path / "sample.txt"
+    sample.write_text("payload", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    job = Job(
+        id="job-test",
+        original_filename="sample.txt",
+        stored_path=sample,
+        language="a",
+        voice="af_alloy",
+        speed=1.0,
+        use_gpu=False,
+        subtitle_mode="Sentence",
+        output_format="wav",
+        save_mode="Save next to input file",
+        output_folder=tmp_path,
+        replace_single_newlines=False,
+        subtitle_format="srt",
+        created_at=time.time(),
+    )
+
+    captured_buffers = []
+    for handler in list(_JOB_LOGGER.handlers):
+        if not hasattr(handler, "setStream"):
+            continue
+        buffer = io.StringIO()
+        original_stream = getattr(handler, "stream", None)
+        handler.setStream(buffer)  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+        captured_buffers.append((handler, original_stream, buffer))
+
+    assert captured_buffers, "Expected job logger to have stream handlers"
+
+    try:
+        job.add_log("Test log line", level="error")
+        outputs = [buffer.getvalue() for _, _, buffer in captured_buffers]
+    finally:
+        for handler, original_stream, _ in captured_buffers:
+            if hasattr(handler, "setStream"):
+                handler.setStream(original_stream)  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+
+    assert any("Test log line" in output for output in outputs)
+    assert job.logs[-1].message == "Test log line"
+
+
+def test_retry_removes_failed_job(tmp_path):
+    uploads = tmp_path / "uploads"
+    outputs = tmp_path / "outputs"
+    uploads.mkdir()
+    outputs.mkdir()
+
+    source = uploads / "sample.txt"
+    source.write_text("hello", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    def failing_runner(job):
+        job.add_log("runner failing", level="error")
+        raise RuntimeError("boom")
+
+    service = build_service(
+        runner=failing_runner,
+        output_root=outputs,
+        uploads_root=uploads,
+    )
+
+    try:
+        job = service.enqueue(
+            original_filename="sample.txt",
+            stored_path=source,
+            language="a",
+            voice="af_alloy",
+            speed=1.0,
+            use_gpu=False,
+            subtitle_mode="Sentence",
+            output_format="wav",
+            save_mode="Save next to input file",
+            output_folder=outputs,
+            replace_single_newlines=False,
+            subtitle_format="srt",
+            total_characters=len("hello"),
+        )
+
+        deadline = time.time() + 5
+        while time.time() < deadline and job.status is not JobStatus.FAILED:
+            time.sleep(0.05)
+
+        assert job.status is JobStatus.FAILED
+
+        new_job = service.retry(job.id)
+        assert new_job is not None
+        assert new_job.id != job.id
+
+        job_ids = {entry.id for entry in service.list_jobs()}
+        assert job.id not in job_ids
+        assert new_job.id in job_ids
+    finally:
+        service.shutdown()
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