Finding books
Where to get text and books to import into Hearken.
Hearken doesn't come with a store or a catalog — you bring your own text. If your library is empty, here's where to find something to read.
Free public-domain libraries
The easiest place to start. These are legal, free, and download as .epub or
.txt, both of which Hearken imports.
- Standard Ebooks — hand-polished, beautifully formatted public-domain books. Start here.
- Project Gutenberg — over 70,000 free classics in
.epuband.txt. - Open Library — the Internet Archive's vast catalog.
- Wikisource — community-transcribed texts and documents.
- epubBooks — a hand-picked collection of well-formatted public-domain epubs.
- ManyBooks — 50,000+ free titles across genres.
- Public Domain Library — clean downloads in several formats.
Books you already own
DRM-free books you've bought import without a hitch — including titles from Smashwords, Leanpub, Baen's Free Library, and many indie and tech publishers.
DRM-protected store books cannot be imported. That includes purchases locked to Kindle, Apple Books, and Audible.
Your own text
Anything you can read as text works: saved articles exported to .txt, your own
notes, fan-fiction (AO3 offers an epub download on every work), or personal
documents. If it's text, Hearken can read it to you.
A note on audio
Hearken generates narration from text on your device — it doesn't import existing
audio. There's no audiobook catalog to browse and no .mp3 or .m4b to upload;
you bring the words, Hearken provides the voice.
Got a file? Head to Importing books for the next step.