2ndBook is an app about books and about the people who read them. Your personal library, your book club, swapping books with other readers and a comfortable reader all live in one place.
YOUR LIBRARY
• Add books and documents; by ISBN or a cover photo the fields fill in automatically.
• Read offline: local books open with no network and no mandatory sync.
• Open books in 2ndBook straight from Files and Telegram via Share — they go right into your library.
• EPUB, FB2, MOBI, PRC, DOCX, ODT, RTF, TXT, MD, HTML, PDF and CBZ open in the app’s reader. DJVU, AZW, AZW3, KF8 and CHM are stored and synced, but open in an app on the device.
• Listen to audiobooks, book podcasts and video sound with the screen off, with controls in the notification shade and on the lock screen.
• Reading progress, bookmarks and favourite quotes sync across your devices.
• Select text to save notes and quotes in EPUB, TXT, FB2, DOCX, HTML and Markdown — they gather in one list and open the book right where you made them.
• Several accounts on one phone: each keeps its own library, bookmarks and progress.
BOOK CLUBS
• The club picks its book by vote, and everyone reads it together.
• An author or a partner starts a club.
• Discussion opens as you read: until you reach a chapter you see only the topic's title — spoilers stay closed.
• A club can be open (join in one tap, no request), link-only or invite-only.
• Schedule a meeting with an "I'm coming" reply. A coffee break is its own club activity: members split into small groups.
• Su-Li-Fa, the club's quick game: the winner names a book first in the next cycle — the vote still happens.
• Pass the paper copy to the next member: the club remembers who handed it to whom.
• Every club has a chat of its own.
BOOKS BETWEEN PEOPLE
• Post a book you are ready to sell, gift, swap or lend.
• Find other readers' books through search and filters — by genre, from classics to art, photography and design.
• Say which format and language you are waiting for — paper, e-book or audio, in Russian, English or Kazakh.
• An order takes name, phone and e-mail from your profile and the address from «My addresses».
• Give books away: the Gifts section shows what you handed on and what you received, with a clear status for every handover.
• Agree the details in the in-app chat. The seller sees the recipient's address and contacts only while handing the book over.
• Rate each other after a deal, so the community feels safer.
BOOKSHOP PARTNERS
• E-books and audiobooks are published by book partners from their storefront. «Become a book partner» is free.
• «Read» puts a partner’s book straight into E-BOOK, and it opens offline; if there are several formats, choose one.
WHAT ELSE IS HERE
• Notifications about what actually matters: a reply in chat, the status of your book, an answer from support.
• Support answers inside the app. When it needs more details, the question arrives right in your report, and you answer it in the «Feedback» section.
• Dark and light themes; Russian, English and Kazakh.
SAFETY AND RESPECT FOR THE READER
• Listings pass moderation before publication. Any post can be reported, including for copyright infringement, and any user blocked right from the app; we review every report.
• Age ratings on books: restricted editions are unavailable to readers who have not given a date of birth or are below the required age.
• We show no ads and do not sell your data.
• No paid subscriptions and no in-app purchases: nothing is locked behind a payment.
• Readers settle up directly — 2ndBook neither holds nor transfers money.
• You delete your account right in the app — immediately, with its files and contacts.
• «Delete» on your feedback really erases its text, contacts and screenshots.
Legal documents and the privacy policy are in the app and at secondbook.kz.
Build your library and give books a second life — with 2ndBook.
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