In-Progress Book server/reader incorporation : suggestion

[JoshWhitehead 4]

Definitely needed. Would be 10/10. Appreciate the hard work!

[VoidEmperor 13]

 

Dear Emby Team,

First and foremost, thank you for building and continuously enhancing this platform. We are naturally drawn to the incredible features and stability it provides compared to other applications.

Back in 2019, there was mention of a potential book-reading feature being considered for Emby in the not-too-distant future. Many in the community have been eagerly anticipating this addition. We humbly request the team to revisit this feature, as it would greatly complement the platform's capabilities. We understand that development takes time and resources, but this is just a gentle reminder that we, as a community, are still waiting for this to happen.

Thank you!

[Daniel R. Mebs 6]

On 12/14/2019 at 1:27 PM, Luke said:

Hi, yes hopefully we'll be able to do this in the not too distant future. Thanks

It's a shame that this comment has been over 5 years ago and we still don't have anything that comes even close to that. 

[Paul_Hargreaves 0]

This is a crucial issue for me. I really need the Comics and Books features to function properly.

I've already got the Audiobooks working fine, but I need the other features as well.

Other providers like Jellyfin and Plex have these capabilities built-in, but they're not as good or stable as Emby. I really don't want to switch to another platform or use different software; I'd rather have everything in one place

[Luke 42077]

There is now an OpenLibrary plugin in the Emby Plugin catalog for books, and it supports ISBN lookup.

Please try it out and report your experience. Thanks !

[Luke 42077]

An update to the Emby Open Library plugin has gone out to support lookups using either ISBN or the Open Library Work Id. The Work Id should help make matching easier, although you can still lookup using ISBN. Here is clarification on the differences between Open Library works and editions:

https://openlibrary.org/help/faq/editing#work-edition

[Luke 42077]

Emby Server 4.9.1.8+ will now have a book reader in the web app for the following formats:

• EPUB
• MOBI
• FB2
• CBZ
• PDF

Please try it out once available and report your experience in the Testing Area of the community:

Thanks !

[Dibbes 514]

11 hours ago, Luke said:

Emby Server 4.9.1.8+ will now have a book reader in the web app for the following formats:

• EPUB
• MOBI
• FB2
• CBZ
• PDF

Please try it out once available and report your experience in the Testing Area of the community:

Thanks !

I like this, thank you!

Any idea when available in the mobile apps?

[MwxicanJoker 0]

Hi, 

Is it posible to add a "bookmark" function to the Book reader? Every time I open a book to read it starts from the beginning and cannot keep track of the last page I read. having this function would be great.

Thank you in advance.