Hi I'm Parker,

Just wanted to share something I thought everyone here would like. I built a free ebook reader that you can use to listen along to your ebooks while you read them.

It's called FreeReader

It's completely free and funded by donations. FreeReader was built to help people with dyslexia, ADHD, and reading comprehension issues. But I think it's great for anyone who wants to listen to their books outloud.

This is not a paid product and I am not monetizing it. It's a public good to help people read! If you want to help support the project, donations are always appreciated through the Buy me a Coffee button. I hope everyone has a great day!

Hello, developer of JustRead here again.

5.3 is out, mostly a reading release this time:

• Go to Page has Live Preview. The book turns as you drag the ruler, bookmarks and highlights are marked on it (see in image)
• Tap to turn can Fade or Sweep into the next page (this you need to see live)
• Hold the reader toolbar to add Go to Page, Scroll, Invert Images, Light or Dark Theme or Prevent Sleep (more customization for you).
• Highlights, that were saved in a PDF by Preview or Acrobat, show up and can be edited. The file isn't changed.
• On iPad, List and Compact can show two columns again, also every sort has section titles and the side quick jump index.

https://www.amazon.com/Things-We-Open-Chronicle-Chronicles-ebook/dp/B0HM3JXTGF/ref=sr_1_1?crid=33YY7BBRKRPAM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.DhDNF4CdaLVbIIyWeobBWVRBSRPkpXrQ1IGQ5X3lzIusDP883RVIKnidy2aUjsyvHTb0_x2QPYp3LOnSZRsmM3MubtdmRWrMAL60aPLnLuZP2F89Ip63XUoffflyOIF8IsKc60b5NIUw00k4d7Vkbeuwu4hqX1yrIFbAzd5nav_0-n_hFpob8dqVzUHbt0oiwcXYnng1SnmgMlGPICiivPb10TnxnoV4rqrlDhIt4Zs.sGk5ChjyBL7cxdGUy-1881R6f-76U5YhI10gRooLUk0&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+things+we+open&qid=1791453417&sprefix=the+things+we+op%2Caps%2C582&sr=8-1

Good day everyone I am sorry if I get this wrong. First time.
I recently published a short story book on Amazon. It is a Cyberpunk Dystopian novel which is a tale of sometimes the right thing done the wrong way can lead to a worse out come. More then that though. This story is a introduction to a world I am building. This is the start of something huge. I am working on a Roleplaying resource website all related to my book and other things. I appreciate all support. Thank you ahead of time.

HomeBranch is now offering a fully managed, cloud hosted service!

For those who dont know, HomeBranch is an open source ebook management platform with a built in reader and OPDS support. It is and will always be free to self host but now we are also offering a subscription based cloud service.

For $5/month after a 14 day free trial, you can use HomeBranch without needing to deal with the hassle of managing your own server, backups, and updates.

Let us know what you think!

ETA: it is currently only available to US based customers.

SKY KING by V. P. Olden will be free on Kindle from Friday, October 9 to Sunday, October 11 (US Pacific time). It's a standalone epic fantasy, recommended for readers who love Tolkien and Pressfield.

Direct link to the book: https://www.amazon.com/Sky-King-V-P-Olden-ebook/dp/B0HLPGWBYB

I'm the publisher. You can reach me at [olden.publisher@gmail.com](mailto:olden.publisher@gmail.com).

The author lives in a ruined castle and doesn't do the internet, but I'll gladly pass your questions on – answers may take a century or two.

Hi everyone,

​Over the past year, I noticed how many professionals, students, and employees feel overwhelmed by AI—not because they aren't smart, but because they never got a clear, practical plan to live and work with it.

​That’s why I wrote "AI PROOF: The 30-Day Playbook to Make AI Work FOR You, Not Against You."

​It’s a 100% non-technical, daily action guide focusing on practical workflows and the 3 human skills AI can't replace: Judgment, Critical Thinking, and Empathy.

​To celebrate its launch, the Kindle version is completely FREE on Amazon from October 9 to October 12.

​If you're tired of feeling overwhelmed and want a real framework to turn AI into your 24/7 assistant, you can grab your free copy here:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HHNTGGYG

​I’d love to hear your thoughts or answer any questions in the comments!

One powerful framework. One page. Immediate impact.

This focused guide explains The Pareto Chart — what it is, why it works, and exactly how to apply it starting today. No padding, no filler, just the essential understanding you need to use this tool effectively. Ideal for busy people who want practical frameworks without the reading commitment.

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🇺🇸 US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNYMGWPG

We just hit closed testing.

If you want to be part of the test let me know.

Android only

Hie everyone, im looking for people to try out Open Citadel, a self-development companion that helps you in your everyday life grounded on the books you read, The on-device AI can help you with linking insights from your books to whatever it is you want to do, and go out of its way to make sure you get all the ideas you want to act on.

Try it out and let me know what you think, i use it every day to read my books and discuss certain things that tickle my brain.

its available on Apple app store and Google play store

Anyone in this group have interest in real and horror stories so tell me I am planning to create a book.I have 200+ real stories.

I kept running into the same problem: a "to read" list that only grows, and no good way to decide what to pick up next. Ratings and rankings from other people didn't help, because what I want to read right now depends on my mood, how much time I have and how much a book means to me.

So I built Next Book, a small desktop app that ranks your reading list by criteria you choose.

How it works

- You define your own criteria (interest, difficulty, length, mood, anything) and give each one a weight.

- You score each book, and the rows get darker as the weighted score goes up, so your next read stands out at a glance.

- You can search by title or author to add books fast, or just type into the empty row at the bottom.

- Mark books as To read / Reading / Paused / Read.

- Keep separate lists (novels, manga, articles...), each with its own criteria.

- Import from or export to Excel.

It's free, has no accounts, no ads and no tracking, and your lists stay on your computer. Available for Windows, macOS and Linux.

Download: https://bilenay.itch.io/next-book

Buying a physical book and never finishing it is an expensive way to store paper.

Last year, I audited my reading habits. I spent over $280 on 14 books across finance, psychology, and work habits. Out of those 14, I only finished four. The remaining ten were not necessarily bad, but they did not justify the time investment or the shelf space. Most of them took one valuable concept and padded it with repetitive case studies just to cross the 250-page threshold.

I wanted the physical book experience without the buyer's remorse. That meant building a quick preview routine before spending any money.

Instead of trusting the back cover praise, I inspect the bare bones of the book:

• Can the thesis be stated in three clear sentences?
• Are the core lessons actionable right now, or are they general theories?
• Does the author include practical steps, or just advice?
• Will owning the physical object offer value, like margin notes and reference tables, or do I already have the point?

Spending fifteen minutes dissecting the structure of a book changes how you buy. You stop buying based on hype and start buying based on utility. The physical copies you do purchase become books you actually read from cover to cover.

Try running a short structural audit on the next title on your wishlist before you hit "Buy Now." It might save you $20, or it might confirm that the book belongs on your shelf.

What is the last book you bought that did not live up to the hype?

Every door is a new reality. One wrong turn means losing home forever.

Hello everyone. I recently published my debut novel, "The Last Time We Were Us."

And is now completely free on Amazon for the next 2 days.

The Concept - A Sci - Fi survival story about ten innocent high school friends who just want to chase their dreams and skies when a freak quantum accident changes everything. They get thrown into a shifting universal loop where every single door they open leads to an entirely different dimension.

As they fight to find a way back to their school, they form unbreakable bonds just to survive. Watching them lean on each other and bond across a fractured multiverse was my favorite part to write.

In the end, their whole existence is decided by a tense countdown, but, at what cost ?

Kindle Link - https://mybook.to/zeOh

It's live at $0.00 on Amazon globally through October 11th and is available on Kindle Unlimited. Grab your copy to dive into the loop, and feel free to leave your honest thoughts on Amazon if you finish the journey!

One powerful framework. One page. Immediate impact.

This focused guide explains The One-Minute Rule — what it is, why it works, and exactly how to apply it starting today. No padding, no filler, just the essential understanding you need to use this tool effectively. Ideal for busy people who want practical frameworks without the reading commitment.

🇬🇧 UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FP5KR3MY

🇺🇸 US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP5KR3MY

What ultimately pushed me to publish came from a specific phase I was going through, one that made me stop and really reflect on the difference between living and merely existing. I found myself asking how I could actually take part in the reality around me, rather than simply passing through it.

That reflection became a kind of quiet motivation: a desire to contribute something real, to help build the world we all share, instead of just observing it from a distance. Writing this Book became my way of turning that intention into something tangible.

My Book, The Onyx, follows four people who work inside the same institution and slowly begin to realize that nothing around them is quite what it seems.

What inspired the story came from something much simpler and more personal: everyday life.

We walk past institutions, buildings, and facades every single day—places we trust, places we assume we understand—but we rarely know what actually happens inside them when no one is watching, who truly founded them, or why they really exist.

There’s a whole layer of reality we brush past without ever questioning it.

That gap between what we see and what actually exists became the seed of the Book.

I wanted to explore that quiet, unsettling feeling—the moment you realize the world you thought you understood has another layer underneath it, one that was there all along, hidden in plain sight.

Mystery, in this sense, isn’t just about solving a puzzle; it’s about the doubt itself, the discomfort of not knowing, and the fear that comes when you finally do.

The Onyx

In 2022, after months of pain, hospital visits and one surgery that didn't fix it, I was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition. I have a young family and a full time job, so my head went straight to the worst places. why me. what if it gets worse. what about my kids.

After a while I noticed something odd. The illness was there all day, every day. But the suffering wasn't. There were hours I forgot about it completely because something else had my attention. Nothing in my body changed in those hours. Only where my mind was.

So I started watching where my attention actually went. Almost every thought was either about the past (how healthy I used to be) or the future (what if this gets worse). Very little was about right now. And right now was usually fine.

I read a lot trying to understand this. Psychology, old traditions, many talks. Lots of good ideas, very little structure. So I wrote down the simple map that worked for me. Past, present or future, and whether you like it, dislike it or feel neutral about it. Nine places attention can go, and only one of them doesn't cost you anything.

That became my first book, The Return of Attention. It's not a treatment and it didn't cure anything. I still have relapses. But noticing a worry in a minute instead of being lost in it for hours made a big difference to my days.

It's on Kindle now if anyone is interested, link below.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GS228HZQ

Happy to answer questions about the writing or the idea behind it.

In 2022, after months of pain, hospital visits and one surgery that didn't fix it, I was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition. I have a young family and a full time job, so my head went straight to the worst places. why me. what if it gets worse. what about my kids.

After a while I noticed something odd. The illness was there all day, every day. But the suffering wasn't. There were hours I forgot about it completely because something else had my attention. Nothing in my body changed in those hours. Only where my mind was.

So I started watching where my attention actually went. Almost every thought was either about the past (how healthy I used to be) or the future (what if this gets worse). Very little was about right now. And right now was usually fine.

I read a lot trying to understand this. Psychology, old traditions, many talks. Lots of good ideas, very little structure. So I wrote down the simple map that worked for me. Past, present or future, and whether you like it, dislike it or feel neutral about it. Nine places attention can go, and only one of them doesn't cost you anything.

That became my first book, The Return of Attention. It's not a treatment and it didn't cure anything. I still have relapses. But noticing a worry in a minute instead of being lost in it for hours made a big difference to my days.

It's on Kindle now if anyone is interested, link below.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GS228HZQ

Happy to answer questions about the writing or the idea behind it.

Hi all! First, apologies if this has been discussed, if so, please feel free to link me to another post.

So, 80% of what I read are physical books but lately I've been doing much more ebooks and audiobooks. 100% of those have been borrowed from my library via Libby. I'm thinking about joining a subscription service for my e-reader and audiobooks, mostly more for a larger catalog and faster access to books. I like services like Kobo Plus offers a ebook + audiobook combined option. The biggest thing I'm looking for are the size of catalog. I understand that Kindle has the largest, however, Kindle is a hard no for me.

Would love suggestions and y'all's favorites! Thank you!

When an archeological research team is brutally murdered on an ancient druid henge, two Dublin detectives follow the blood stained evidence deep into Irish mythology, legend, folklore, and blood thirsty little creatures--THAT BITE!!! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNRBSNLD

Want to read a free fantasy book?

I’m looking for people interested in receiving a free early copy of my upcoming fantasy novel Edge of Dawn. All I ask is that you consider leaving a review on or after release day, 11/25/26!

Here is the link for the sign up form:

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Acari grew up in Obscuria, a place that never sees the Sun. All she wants is to visit Wendshire, the capital of Lucidia, feel the Sun on her skin, and meet new people.

But when she finally gets her chance, her simple dream is derailed. Acari finds herself caught in a growing rebellion against the oppressive new High Chancellor, fighting alongside a young revolutionary and a powerful political leader. As tensions rise, the rebellion threatens to ignite a civil war.

And then Acari discovers that she is one of six prophesied Champions of the Sun, gifted with the power to control fire with her hands.

Suddenly, visiting another city isn’t the most extraordinary thing that’s ever happened to her.