For readers · Guide
Tired of ebooks that look like a web page?
Gaps between words, text running edge to edge, one font for every book. Reading a novel in a browser usually feels like reading the terms of service. A book deserves better than that, and so do your eyes.
Pages set like a printed book
Paragraphs with first-line indents, justified text hyphenated in the book’s own language, and a drop cap and small capitals at the start of each chapter. The spacing stays even, so your eyes keep moving. See how we set the text.
Make it yours
Light, sepia, gray, dark or black pages, or Auto to follow your device. A serif or sans font, or Easy read for readers who want extra-clear letters. Text size, line spacing, margins, alignment, paragraph style and chapter openings.
Scroll, or turn pages. On a wide screen pages sit side by side like an open book. Your settings are remembered in your browser.
Highlights, notes and bookmarks
Select any text to highlight it in one of four colors or add a note. Bookmark a page. The contents panel keeps your notes and bookmarks in one place, and you can download your notes.
They’re private: authors never see them. See reading privacy.
Search, look up, copy
Search the whole book. Look up a word in the dictionary without leaving the page. Copy a passage with its citation.
Listen
Tap Listen and the reader reads aloud with your device’s voices, highlighting each sentence and keeping it on screen. Choose the speed and the voice. It carries on into the next chapter.
Always know where you are
The bar along the bottom is the whole book: drag it to jump. The status line shows time left in the chapter, time left in the book, or how far along you are. After a jump, a “Back to” button returns you to where you were.
How to set up the reader your way
Open any book
On a book’s page, click “Read a sample” or “Start reading”.
Open the reading settings
Pick a theme, a font and a text size. Changes show at once.
Choose scroll or pages
Pages turn with a tap, a swipe or the arrow keys.
Select text
Highlight, add a note, look up a word, copy, or leave an Echo for the author.
Open the contents
Chapters, your notes, your bookmarks and search, in one panel.
Tap Listen
To hear the book read aloud.
What it costs
Free. Every setting works on samples too; highlights, notes and bookmarks need a free account.
Questions
Does it work on my phone?
Yes, in any modern browser, on phones, tablets and computers.
Can the author see my highlights?
No. Highlights, notes and bookmarks are private to you.
Can I export my notes?
Yes. In the contents panel, under Notes, click “Download my notes”.
Why can’t read aloud read this book?
It uses your device’s voices. If your device has no voice for the book’s language, add one in your device’s settings.
Tired of ebooks that look like a web page?