# 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.

**For:** Sideloaders 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.

## Related

- [Reading system overview](https://www.betterreads.dev/guides/reading-system)
- [PDF research](https://www.betterreads.dev/guides/pdf-research-reader)
- [LibriVox listen-along](https://www.betterreads.dev/guides/librivox-audiobooks)
- [Book tracker](https://www.betterreads.dev/guides/book-tracker-app)

Updated: 2026-09-28

HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/guides/epub-pdf-import