# 2ndBook — Book library and book swaps

> Book library and book swaps (iPhone/iPad app by Ilnur Stybayev.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/2ndbook/id6774921017 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ilnur Stybayev](https://appshunter.io/developer/6774919620)
- Category: Books
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 70 MB
- Languages: Russian, Kazakh, American English
- Released: 2026-09-09
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/2ndbook/id6774921017/reviews.md

## What is 2ndBook?

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.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.12.0 — 2026-10-04

• A book without a genre is no longer sent back to its author: the service picks a fitting genre from the catalogue itself.
• Audiobooks can be uploaded as M4A chapters; the app names an unsupported file right away and never drops one silently.
• When support needs more details, the question arrives right in your report, and you can answer it in the «Feedback» section.
• The book's year is picked from a list, no keyboard; for e-books and audiobooks the field is called «Release year».
• «Delete» on your feedback really erases its text, contacts and screenshots.
• The access switch on a partner's book now says it plainly: free access means reading or listening in the app.

### 1.11.0 — 2026-10-03

• MP3 и M4B — варианты одной аудиокниги: слышен только выбранный формат.
• Главы аудиокниги можно расставить и назвать отдельно для MP3 и M4B.
• Вход больше не спрашивает PIN, оставленный на телефоне другим аккаунтом.
• Аудиокнига продолжается с того же места, даже если главы изменились.
• «Читать» открывает уже загруженную вами книгу без ошибки.
• Книги с годами в названии, например «1941-1945», больше не отклоняются автоматически.
• Стёртый контакт витрины пропадает с её страницы.
• Понятное объяснение при повторной загрузке файла того же формата.
• Заметки и выделения без лимита; книгам автора — 500 МБ.

### 1.7.0 — 2026-09-25

• In your profile, country, city and district are picked from a list instead of typed by hand. You can hide your city from your public profile.
• Only you can see «My addresses». Pick a saved address when you order a delivery — the order keeps its own copy, so editing the address later does not change it.
• Your country, city and district in the profile are shown in the app language — Russian, Kazakh or English.

### 1.5.2 — 2026-09-22

• Reinstalling the app or signing in again does not reset where you stopped reading: library visibility sync is never treated as a reading event and cannot zero your saved progress.
• Bulk note deletion waits for sync to settle and says why.

### 1.5.1 — 2026-09-21

• Refresh on the storefront and the author page - new data appears at once, no blanking.

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