For readers
Read close to home.
Books by the authors next door. Find them by genre, by town, or on the map where the story happens, and read them in a reader set like a printed book.
How it works
Find books from near you
Browse by genre, by where authors live, or by where stories are set. The map shows what’s around you, and Random book picks one for you.
Start any book free
Every ebook here has a free sample, no account needed. Many you can read in full with a free account, with a short trailer every so often.
Tell the author what moved you
Love a line? Leave an Echo. Only you and the author see it, and the author sees the moment, never who.
Keep the next one
Save books to your Bookshelf from their pages, or from a trailer while you read, and pick up where you left off on any device.
Pages set like a printed book
Most e-readers break lines one at a time and leave gaps between the words. LocalBooks sets each paragraph as a whole, the way fine printed books are set, so the spacing stays even and your eyes keep moving.
Make it yours
Light, sepia or dark pages, your font and size, highlights, notes and bookmarks, a dictionary, search, read-aloud, and offline reading. Your highlights and notes are private: authors never see them.
Reading local is how you support local
Every book you open by an author near you, and every Echo you leave, helps a local writer find their readers.
Your next book might be set down the street.
Free to start. No account needed for samples.
Start reading free