Getting started

From Word file to finished web book in minutes.

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  Drop in your Word file

  Upload a .docx or a PDF and it becomes a polished web book automatically. Paragraph breaks, bold, italic, and your chapter headings all come through.

• 02

  Automatic copyright page

  Every book opens with a proper copyright notice. Your title, the upload year, your name, and the standard all-rights-reserved clause.

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  Your structure, preserved

  Front matter stays front matter, chapter labels stay chapter labels, and Chapter 1 always starts on a fresh page just like a printed book.

Sharing & privacy

You decide exactly who can read your work.

• 01

  Private vs Shared mode

  Switch any book between Private and Shared (invite-only) at any time. In Private, readers lose access. But their names, invitations, and feedback are all kept. Access resumes the moment you switch back.

• 02

  Invitations made simple

  Invite readers by email. New readers walk through signing up in about a minute, and the invitation link takes them straight to your book.

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  Address book for quick invites

  Everyone you've invited is kept in one address book. When a new book is ready, tick the names you want and send invites in a single click instead of retyping emails.

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  Up to 20 readers per work

  Each book supports up to 20 invited beta readers. It's enough for a serious feedback round without losing track of anyone.

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  Nothing is public

  There is no public catalogue and nothing is indexed by search engines. Your work is visible only to you and the people you invite.

The reading experience

A beautiful e-reader, in the browser, on any device.

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  A gorgeous cloud e-reader

  Readers open a link and start reading. Nothing to download, nothing to install. Typeset like a printed book, with first-line indents and comfortable measures.

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  Three reading themes

  Paper, sepia, and dark themes plus adjustable font size. Preferences are account-wide, so every book opens the way each reader likes it.

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  Auto-generated table of contents

  Chapters are detected from your headings and turned into a tappable contents list, so readers can jump straight to any chapter.

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  Your place is saved

  Reading progress follows each reader across devices. Leave off mid-chapter on the phone, open the laptop, and the book is waiting exactly where they left it.

Feedback

Reactions and notes, from the first line to the last.

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  Inline reactions

  Readers drag across any line and mark it Loved, Confusing, or Typo — right where it happens, on desktop or mobile.

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  Notes on any passage

  Beyond reactions, readers can attach a freeform note to any highlighted passage. Questions, suggestions, or encouragement.

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  Reviewing feedback

  Authors see every reaction and note in one place, with resolve and reopen to track what's been addressed.

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  Feedback in context

  Each note opens with about a hundred words either side and the highlighted quote, so you never have to hunt through the manuscript to understand it.

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  Breakdown by chapter and reader

  See how feedback is distributed across chapters and across readers. Spot the chapter everyone stumbled on, or the reader who hasn't started.

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  Daily feedback digest

  A once-a-day email rounds up new feedback on your books, grouped per work, with links straight to the review page.

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  Track reader progress

  See exactly how far each invited reader has read, as a percentage. No more awkward questions or accidental spoilers.

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  Gentle reader nudges

  Your dashboard flags readers who haven't turned a page in five days or more and haven't finished the book. Send a friendly reminder with one click. No reader gets nudged twice inside a week.

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  Feedback guide for readers

  The first time a beta reader opens a book, a quick three-step guide shows them how to highlight a passage and leave a reaction or note. Your readers know exactly how to help from page one.

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  Typos, caught

  The Typo reaction gives readers a one-tap way to flag spelling and grammar slips, so your final draft goes out clean.

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  Highlight anything

  The highlighter works with a drag on touch screens too — readers tint the text, pick a reaction, and move on without breaking their flow.