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Bring your own EPUB, PDF, and audiobooks

Need an app that imports EPUB, PDF, and audiobooks without abandoning your classics library? BetterReads puts imports on the same account as Discover, Study, and sync.

ForSideloaders and researchers who refuse a second bookshelf.

Import without fragmentation

Open files from your device or Finder (Mac). Progress and marks attach to that edition. Track a paper/Kindle title when the file lives elsewhere.

  • EPUB import
  • PDF import with research tools
  • Audiobooks — MP3, M4A, M4B, FLAC, WAV, AAC (listen in the apps; shelf syncs to web)
  • Same shelf states and sync
  • Work linking across editions

Part of the reading super-app

This feature ships in the same BetterReads account as classics with companions, the shelf log, your own EPUB/PDF/audiobook imports, PDF research, LibriVox listen-along, Study, and sync—on web, iOS, Android, and Mac. See the reading-system overview for the full stack. Start free; Scholar unlocks full companions and deeper study.

FAQ

Which formats can I import?
DRM-free EPUB and PDF, plus audiobooks in MP3, M4A, M4B, FLAC, WAV, and AAC. Folders of tracks import as one audiobook on iOS, Android, and Mac.
DRM Kindle files?
BetterReads reads DRM-free EPUB, PDF, and audiobook files you own or create. Amazon-store DRM stays in Kindle; Audible titles stay in Audible.

Updated 2026-09-27

Stay inside the book

Preview a free chapter in your browser—no account needed. Same calm reading experience on the iOS and Android apps.