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Read books

You can read books in the Yandex app. Download a book, choose your convenient mode, and start reading.

Add a book to the library

To open the library, on the top panel of the home screen, tap → Reader (on an iOS device: on the bottom panel, tap → ) and select the Books tab.

The Books tab appears if you downloads include files of other formats.

Add a book:

Open

Select a book to read

Android

iOS

1. On the home screen, tap  → Reader.
2. Select the tab Books and click on the book.

1. On the bottom panel, click  → .
2. Select the tab Books and click on the book.

Continue reading

Android

iOS

1. On the home screen, tap  → Reader.
2. Select the Books tab and tap a book. This will open the page where you left off.

1. On the bottom panel, click  → .
2. Select the Books tab and tap a book. This will open the page where you left off.

Every book has a icon indicating the percentage that you've read.

Open the book in another reading app

Note

The Translate tool is only available on Android devices.

1. To the right of the book name, tap → Open in...
2. Select a reading app from the list.

Mark the book as "Read"

Note

The Translate tool is only available on iOS devices.

To the right of the book name, tap → Mark as "Read".

Read

Tap the right edge of the screen to turn the page, and the left edge to return to the previous page.

To open settings, tap the center of the screen. In settings mode, you can:

• : Open the table of contents. To go to a specific chapter, tap its title.
• : Change the font size and margins. To change the font size, tap or . Adjust the text width on the screen by tapping one of the icons.
• : Listen to the book.
• : Switch to the dark theme. To switch back to the light theme, tap .
• Downloads: Open the library.
• Navigation slider: Jump to the page you need. At the bottom of the screen, drag the slider left or right.

Listen

You can also listen to books in the app. You can choose between a female or male voice. To listen to a book:

1. Open a book.
2. Tap the center of the screen.
3. Select .

While listening, you can control the narration on the bottom panel:

• : Pause.
• : Continue reading.
• : Skip 10 seconds back.
• : Skip 10 seconds forward.
• : Select reading speed and voice. If the normal speed doesn't feel right, select fast or very fast reading. You can also select a female or male reader here.
• : Turn off reading. To make the icon appear, first tap .

Delete

Share

You will be able to share the book via other apps:

Settings

Sort books

Download settings

1. On the home screen, tap  → Reader.
2. In the upper-right corner, tap  → Settings.
3. Configure download settings:
   • File storage: Select a folder to save books.
   • Download files without asking: Enable the option for automatic downloads.

Search in downloaded books

1. On the home screen, tap  → Reader.
2. Tap .
3. Enter the book title in the search bar.

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