A site where I can upload my books and read them on the web

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  1. Arsenca

    Arsenca New Member

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    Hello, I want to upload and read the books I have on a website (I have a lot of books and its easy to read if I upload them to the site because they are in a foreign language) I saw Calibre web and kavita on the internet for this, but I left it because I needed a server. (Flowoss is very good but only for epub) Can I also create a site with WordPress (some translate teams here use wordpress) Please do not hesitate to answer if you have any suggestions or information.
     
  2. InvincibleDespair

    InvincibleDespair Well-Known Member

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    If you want to read the books across different devices then cloud storage like OneDrive will help.
    Also, look up Github Pages.
     
  3. Foodiemonster007

    Foodiemonster007 Foodie is hungry. Feed Foodie.

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    Gitbook. Github (and Pages) is also good but can be a PITA to set up if you have more than 1 book.
     
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    aswger Well-Known Member

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    Not exactly website, Google books, can upload epub and read anywhere Google books can be accessed.
     
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    xiazixin Well-Known Member

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    Let me share my methods, may not be suitable for everyone.
    • First download the epub, or what ever files you got from Internet.
    • On windows file explorer key in ftp://***.***.***. *** and user Id and password.
    • Next open terminal and login to ssh, user@***.***.***.*** and Cp file to your /var/www/public html or other folder that you use.
    • Next chmod the file so that it's accessible by html. Maksure there is no permission denied.

    I'm sure that there are many people on NU have way better, and cooler solutions than myself. I'm just lazy... Setting everything ups.
    So it needs to have many unnecessary steps.

    But my methods is initial setup free, it's way easier for beginners.
     
  6. Arsenca

    Arsenca New Member

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    Hello, sorry for the late reply. Google books is only for epub files, so I can't use it. I wish it could upload txt files as well.

    Ah this seems a bit complicated (I'm new to PC stuff) but I'll try it, thank you.

    Ah, this seems a bit confusing (I'm new to PC stuff)
    Is there a limit for uploading books here (there are almost 3k webnovels) and is there any tutorial for these things you mentioned? I tried this a few times but gave up because it was too complicated for me.And thanks for the answer.