Adding & Synchronize contents

Reading time aye?

There are two main distinct ways to add content with oboku. You can either add a book manually or let oboku synchronize your content automatically, also known as sync.

We recommend setting up data sources as its the most convenient way to manage big libraries

Add content manually

You are free to drop in or upload any content directly from the app using various providers. The easiest way is to add something from your device directly but you can also import content from available providers.

Synchronize & Data Sources

Instead of adding your content one by one and creating your collections manually you can create a data source from the available providers. By doing so oboku will be able to synchronize everything it can find automatically for you.

Visit Data Sources for more information

Where is my content stored?

The oboku app does not actually store or import your actual books. It creates a new reference in your library and link it to the provider. If you add a book from Google Drive, the book is on your Google Drive but oboku register it as a book in your library. When you want to read it, oboku will download it directly from its original source. Nothing is stored on the server, you are the sole owner of your content.

Are my books available everywhere?

Your library will be sync across devices and available everywhere. The "logical" book entry is part of your own database but the physical copy of your book lives in whatever provider you linked to.

The only books that can only be read on their original devices are the one you add from your device. The actual files only exists on the device that added the books. You can still see it, track its progress and its metadata on any device but you cannot "read" it anywhere else.