EbookReader

EbookReader is, guess what, an ebook reader for iOS made with SwiftUI.

A while ago, I had a need to read Epub files for a personal project and iOS didn't have a native way to do it. Dependencies like FolioReaderKit were already obsolete and came with a lot of extra functionality that wasn't necessary for me, so EbookReader was born, a simple epub reader!

Features

• Supports reading ePub files
• Customizes the background color, text color, and text size
• Saves the offset where the reading stopped so that, when returned, the reading will begin from where it left off.
• Displays a progress indicator showing the currently read position with respect to the remaining portion of the chapter.

Requirements

• iOS 14.0+
• SwiftUI

Usage

1. Create an instance of EbookReaderView within your app.
2. Call the loadBook method from EbookReaderManager singleton using your chosen book.
3. Voila! Your book is loaded and ready for reading.

import EbookReader

struct ExampleView: View {
    private let myBookURL = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "alice", withExtension: "epub")
    // ...
    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            // ...
            EbookReaderView()
        }
        .onAppear {
          	EbookReaderManager.shared.loadBook(from: myBookURL)
        }
    }
}

To navigate programmatically after loading your book, you can perform the following actions:

EbookReaderManager.shared.goForward() // To navigate to the next page

EbookReaderManager.shared.goBack() // To return to the previous page

EbookReaderManager.shared.scrollUp() // To scroll up within the page

EbookReaderManager.shared.scrollDown() // To scroll down within the page

You can check the Demo folder for a comprehensive example

Installation

Swift Package Manager

Add the following dependency to your Package.swift file:

dependencies: [
    .package(url: "https://github.com/dancarvajc/EbookReader.git", from: "0.1.0")
]

Then, add YourPackage to your target dependencies:

.target(
    name: "YourTarget",
    dependencies: [
        "EbookReader"
    ]),

Credits

Thanks to @stonezhl for providing the Bookbinder package