For readers · Guide
Can the author see what you highlight?
Many ebook platforms record what you read, how fast and what you underline, then show “popular highlights” to everyone. You might think twice before marking the line that made you cry.
Highlights, notes and bookmarks are yours alone
No one else sees them: not other readers, and not the author, not even as a count.
Echoes are anonymous
When you leave an Echo for the author, they see totals per chapter and per passage, never who. Other readers never see your Echoes.
Authors see totals only
Authors see how many people visited their book, read it and saved it, and how far readers got, which appears only once 5 readers have started, so no one can be singled out. Never names, never who.
No one else watching
There are no ad trackers or third-party analytics. Fonts and the map are served by LocalBooks itself, and dictionary lookups go through LocalBooks, so your address never reaches the dictionary site. Sign-in is a link sent to your email, with no password to leak.
Your data, your call
Download everything we hold about your account, or delete your account, at any time. The privacy policy has the details.
How to download or delete your data
Sign in
Go to My books.
Open Account
Your account page.
Download your data
Click “Download my data” for a file with everything we hold about your account.
Or delete your account
Type your email address to confirm. It can’t be undone.
Questions
Does the author see my name if I save their book?
No. They see how many readers saved it, never who.
Can other readers see my highlights?
No. There are no public or “popular” highlights.
Does LocalBooks sell my data?
No. We don’t sell personal information or share it for advertising.
Are there cookies?
Only the ones the site needs, like staying signed in. No advertising or analytics cookies.
Can the author see what you highlight?