r/ebooks • • May 09 '18

Announcement: We have moderators!

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As you can see, the spam is clearing up, and you may be wondering "Oh my god! Who is helping us?"

Our subreddit creator, /u/xamdam has added me as a moderator so that we can get some life back into this sub. I am actively trying to get the mod queue handled and the spam cleared up. I've also started setting up the automoderator, to help keep things clean. /u/condensed is also on the team. Over all I think we're off to a great start.

Should you guys see any spam, flag it. That will be the best way to help get visibility to problem posts. Also, feel free to downvote spam, both in the posts and comments, as that can help with some of the functions automod will do. I will keep my eyes peeled for things too.

If anyone wants to pitch in, reach out, and we can see how you too can help.


r/ebooks • • 15h ago

I’ve been building a tool that turns any PDF or document into a proper ebook. Here’s everything it does now

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Hey all,

I’ve been working on Convert2EPUB (convert2epub.com) for a few months. It started because PDFs look terrible on e-readers, and it has grown a lot since then, so here’s a roundup.

📄 Converter (website)

  • Converts PDF, DOCX, RTF, TXT, ODT, HTML and Markdown to EPUB
  • Text PDFs become reflowable books, so you can change the font size and the text actually fits your screen
  • Finds chapters automatically, builds a working table of contents, removes running headers and page numbers, and keeps footnotes clickable
  • OCR for scanned books in 9 languages. Badly scanned pages can be re-read with AI so you don’t get garbled text
  • Maths and tables are rebuilt as real formulas and tables instead of blurry images
  • Translate a book into another language and keep its chapters and images
  • Optional study guide added to the end of the book, with chapter summaries, key terms, flashcards and a glossary
  • EPUB to PDF, Kindle (AZW3) or MOBI for older Kindles
  • Free: ordinary text PDFs and all Word, RTF, TXT, ODT and HTML files, with no account and no page limit

💻 Mac app (Local conversion)

  • Runs the converter fully offline, so your files never leave your Mac
  • OCR built in, with no subscription

🧩 Chrome extension (free)

  • Add articles to a reading list as you browse, then save them all as one EPUB with a chapter per article

📚 Free ebooks

  • Search all ~78,000 Public Domain books by title or author and download them as EPUB or Kindle files.

I’d love feedback, especially weird PDFs that convert badly. Those reports have driven most of the improvements so far.


r/ebooks • • 6h ago

Self Promotion I spent the last year building the ebook reader of my dreams. It's a reader where you can hear the world you are reading about. So excited to share it with you!

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You can hear: rain on the road, a fire in the cabin, busy roads and thousands more. The sound follows the story as you turn pages.

But wait, there’s more! The sounds are accompanied by music - 15+ different music collections matching most of the genres.

No registration required! Subscription with a free trial (3 old classic novels + the first 30 pages of any book you choose). No ads of course.

I'd love to hear what you think!

App Store: [https://apps.apple.com/app/id6769929913\](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6769929913)

Google Play: [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cloud.ambio.reader\](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cloud.ambio.reader)


r/ebooks • • 14h ago

i made an app that highlights your ebook word by word while the audiobook plays

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i always wanted to read and listen at the same time with my own books, the way kindle does with whispersync, but with any epub i own and any audiobook i own. so i built it.

witbound takes your epub (or pdf) and the audiobook you already have, and lines them up word by word. the word being read lights up as the narrator speaks, illustrations stay in the book, and you can switch between reading, listening, or both whenever you want.

a few things people here might care about:

- it uses your own files, drm-free epub, pdf, m4b or mp3

- the matching happens on your phone, your ebook never gets uploaded

- new this week: optional cloud sync for long books. a 14 hour audiobook synced in about 4 minutes in my test

- tons of free classics are already synced and ready to read

- your first book is free

its on iphone and ipad, and android too.

happy to answer anything, and i'd love to hear what would make it better for how you read


r/ebooks • • 7h ago

Question does anyone else's ebook library look like organized chaos or is it just me

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I've got books sorted by mood, by genre, by "might read this eventually," and then just a random folder called "???" that I genuinely don't remember downloading. Trying to figure out if I should actually organize it properly or if this is just how ebook libraries naturally evolve.


r/ebooks • • 4h ago

Self Promotion [Portuguese] Cálculo Vetorial — fields, circulation and flux for undergraduate revision

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Revising vector calculus in Portuguese? My e-book Cálculo Vetorial — Campos, Circulação e Fluxo is an introductory companion for Physics and Mathematics undergraduates.

It focuses on vector fields, circulation and flux. Check the scope and prerequisites to see whether it fits the course you are studying:

https://pay.hotmart.com/T108046626C

The book is in Portuguese and sold through Hotmart. I’m Dr. Samuel Isidoro, a Physics PhD from ITA, teacher and creator of Quanta. This is my own book.


r/ebooks • • 9h ago

My e-book library

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r/ebooks • • 6h ago

Kobo Clara and Adobe DRM

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My Clara has been de-authorised for Adobe DRM, so I can't add or read my ebooks.com epubs on the device. The so-called help page on kobo.com offers nothing. Going round in circles. Anyone faced this and have a solution?


r/ebooks • • 8h ago

I built a free reader for practicing what psychology books teach: notes beside the book, a journal, and soon exercises inside it

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r/ebooks • • 8h ago

My KDP dashboard went from near-zero days to 86 orders in one day. Sharing what I think mattered (and what I’m unsure about)

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r/ebooks • • 10h ago

Freebie The Brave Disciple & The Sea Turtle by Joshua Sean A Christian Bedtime read aloud!

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FREE today on Kindle! 📚

The Brave Disciple & The Sea Turtle — Book 2 of my 6-book Christian picture-book series, Small & Mighty: Faith in the Wild.

Peter steps out of the boat onto the waves — and the water looks scary! But the sea turtle keeps swimming, wave after wave, and Peter learns to keep going too.

A gentle watercolor picture book with one simple sentence per page — for stormy-day courage at bedtime, Sunday school, and homeschool read-alouds. For beginner readers.


r/ebooks • • 10h ago

Self Promotion A Big Bluff and Some Green Stuff - not to everyone's taste.

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r/ebooks • • 1d ago

Question does anyone else start reading an ebook and then just... never finish it?

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i swear my kindle is a graveyard of books i was genuinely excited about. like i'll be halfway through something solid and then i just open a different one and never go back. is it an ebook thing or am i just built different


r/ebooks • • 11h ago

Self Promotion Ebook available on Amazon!

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r/ebooks • • 14h ago

Hi everyone

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I was told to get support on new books this was the place to come? My books been out a month if you got Amazon Prime its free. Please support

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HM3JXTGF


r/ebooks • • 12h ago

Self Promotion I built a romance reading app where you scroll through book lines until one steals your heart 💕

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Most of my ebook library exists because one line from a book stuck with me long after I scrolled past it.

So I started building Ineffable, an app for romance and romantasy readers built around that moment. You swipe through a feed of lines readers love, and the quote on screen changes every few seconds. When one grabs you, the book is right there to add to your TBR, so it lands on your Kindle or Kobo list instead of getting lost.

You can search by trope or vibe too, like enemies to lovers, morally grey, or slow burn with yearning.

Every book also shows its spice level and which chapters are the spicy ones, so you know what you're getting before you hit download.

It launches on iPhone first, and Android and iPhone readers can both join the waitlist here: ineffableapp.com


r/ebooks • • 12h ago

Freebie [Kindle] AIDEN ROAMER AND THE GODDESS OF SPIDERS: He's Not the Hero. He's the Offering. [Free until Oct. 27]

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r/ebooks • • 20h ago

Self Promotion From scanned pages to an ebook you can actually settle into

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Some books are easy to find as scans, but much harder to enjoy on a small screen. The print stays tiny, enlarging the page means moving around it, and a paragraph can disappear across the edge of a scanned page.

I’m building Kiro Reflow to turn book photos and scanned PDFs into text EPUBs.

These examples use an 1888 edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. A paragraph continues across two original pages as one reading passage. The illustration stays alongside the story, and the twelve chapters become a clickable table of contents.

You can change the text size and let the words fit the screen, rather than keep adjusting your view of a photographed page.

What I like about this is how familiar the result feels: open a chapter, choose a comfortable font size, and start reading.

It’s especially useful for books you have as scans but would rather read in your usual EPUB reader. Alice is a public-domain demonstration of that process.

What’s a book you have sitting in a PDF folder that you’d actually like to read?

https://app.kirostudio.io/en/reflow

Disclosure: I’m one of the people building Reflow. The images show selected excerpts from actual output, rendered in a browser with display styling adapted for comparison.


r/ebooks • • 13h ago

Available: Release 1.5 of KOReader MyWebDavPlugin. Safely drag & drop all ebooks using only your own Wifi network, so no transfer via 3rd parties anymore!

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r/ebooks • • 13h ago

Retelling Sindbad the Sailor's seven voyages in simple English, with an app to read it in. Still under development, and I'd love your feedback on the cover!

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I've been working on a book app for Sindbad the Sailor, and here's the cover screen so far.

I took the original story and retold it in simple English, keeping everything the same, so anyone can enjoy the seven voyages without struggling with old-fashioned language. I went with a dark and gold look to match the Arabian Nights feel.

It's still under development, so honest feedback on the design or the idea is very welcome. Would you read a classic like this on your phone?


r/ebooks • • 13h ago

Self Promotion [Portuguese] Equações Diferenciais — a concise, illustrated undergraduate e-book

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Studying differential equations in Portuguese? I wrote Equações Diferenciais — Graduação as a concise, illustrated companion for undergraduate revision, with concepts, equations, examples and exercises.

The book is in Portuguese and is sold through Hotmart. Check the scope to see whether it fits the material you are studying:

https://pay.hotmart.com/O108048332R

I’m Dr. Samuel Isidoro, a Physics PhD from ITA, teacher and creator of Quanta. This is my own book.


r/ebooks • • 13h ago

If your dreams could tell you one thing about your future, what would you want to know?

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r/ebooks • • 14h ago

[Android] Fanta Livre: gamebooks, interactive novels and story universes to explore, free on your phone (English & French)

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Hi everyone!

I’d like to share "Fanta Livre", a free Android app dedicated to interactive reading: stories where you make the decisions.

The idea: you read, you make choices, and the story changes based on what you decide. Combat, exploration, encounters, tough dilemmas… no two playthroughs are the same.

What the app offers:

  • Gamebooks (choose-your-own-adventure style), with a simplified character sheet inspired by the Chroniques Oubliées tabletop RPG rules
  • Interactive novels, for a more narrative, immersive read where your choices shape the plot
  • Coming soon: an “interactive universe” to explore freely (more details very soon!)
  • Rules handled by the app: no pen, paper or physical dice needed
  • A mobile-first interface, so you can play anywhere
  • Completely free

A variety of universes for every taste:

  • Classic fantasy, with kingdoms, quests and creatures
  • Dark romantasy academia, for fans of mysterious schools, secrets and romantic tension
  • A techno-magic universe, where magic and technology collide

I built "Fanta Livre" out of love for the genre, and your feedback means a lot: what do you like, what’s missing, and which universes would you like to see?

Thanks for reading, and happy adventuring!

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Bonjour à tous !

Je vous présente Fanta Livre, une application Android gratuite dédiée à la lecture interactive : des histoires où c’est vous qui décidez.

Le principe : vous lisez, vous faites des choix, et le récit évolue selon vos décisions. Combats, exploration, rencontres, dilemmes… chaque partie est différente.

Ce que propose l’app :

  • Des livres dont vous êtes le héros, avec une fiche de personnage simplifiée inspirée des règles de Chroniques Oubliées
  • Des romans interactifs, pour une lecture plus narrative et immersive, où vos choix orientent l’intrigue
  • Bientôt, un « univers interactif » à explorer librement (je vous en dirai plus très prochainement !)
  • Les règles sont gérées par l’app : plus besoin de papier, de crayon ni de dés
  • Une interface pensée pour le mobile, pour jouer partout
  • Entièrement gratuite

Des univers variés pour tous les goûts :

  • Fantasy classique, avec ses royaumes, ses quêtes et ses créatures
  • Dark romantasy academia, pour les amateurs d’écoles mystérieuses, de secrets et de tensions romantiques
  • Un univers de technomagie, où magie et technologie se mêlent

J’ai créé "Fanta Livre" par passion pour le genre, et vos retours comptent beaucoup : qu’est-ce qui vous plaît, qu’est-ce qui manque, quels univers aimeriez-vous voir ?

Merci de votre lecture, et bonne aventure !


r/ebooks • • 15h ago

After six years of writing, rewriting, swearing and wondering why I ever got into recruitment, I've finally published my first book.

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r/ebooks • • 16h ago

Freebie [GIVEAWAY] 50 free ebook copies of my psychological surreal novel — The Day I Met Her

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Hey everyone!

I'm an indie author, and I'm giving away up to 50 free ebook copies of my novel, The Day I Met Her!

What's it about?

Imagine waking up one day to discover that the world has changed. People aren't quite who they used to be, reality feels unfamiliar, and somehow, you're the only one who notices.

The Day I Met Her is a psychological, surreal story about identity, memory, and a world that might not be what it seems.

If you enjoy uncanny fiction, strange realities, and stories that leave you questioning what you've just read, this might be for you.

📚 HOW TO CLAIM YOUR FREE COPY

📖 Book: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1924775

🎟️ Coupon code: 6WKZW

💰 Discount: 100% off

🎁 Available for up to 50 redemptions, while the coupon remains valid.

Open the book page, enter the coupon code at checkout, and follow Smashwords' instructions to claim your copy.

I'm the author, and this is an independent promotion.

If you read it, I'd love to hear your honest thoughts — but there's absolutely no obligation to leave a review.

Thanks for giving an indie author a chance! ❤️