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THE WORLD’S CLASSICS · YOUR DIGITAL LIBRARY

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AN ARMCHAIR. A CLASSIC. THE WORLD CAN WAIT.

WHERE TO START

Three collections.
Your next great read.

Great stories, familiar favourites or new horizons: choose your starting point. Browse the 200 EPUB files before you choose.

A GREAT FIRST COLLECTION01

Stevenson, Dickens & Conan Doyle

Treasure Island, Frankenstein, Dracula, Moby-Dick: the stories everyone should read once.

200 EPUB files
US$1
THE SALON SELECTION02

Shakespeare, Dickens & Jack London

Pride and Prejudice, Sherlock Holmes, Jane Eyre: the great names share one shelf.

200 EPUB files
US$1
THE SALON SELECTION03

Mark Twain, Dumas & Kipling

War and Peace, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Kipling and Twain: two hundred doors into other worlds.

200 EPUB files
US$1
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LOVE STORIES

One encounter.
A whole new chapter.

Tender moments, crossed signals and second chances. Three love stories to discover in our classics collections.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

First impressions can be wonderfully wrong.

SECOND CHANCES

Persuasion

Jane Austen

An old love returns. Is there still time for a second chance?

CROSSED SIGNALS

Emma

Jane Austen

She can arrange everyone’s love life. Except her own.

These novels are part of mixed collections of 200 EPUB files. Each collection: US$1.

THE BLACK SALON · ORIGINAL MANGA

Ten encounters.
Ten stories to fall for.

Ten original short manga, each with a complete romance around a contemporary bookshop. Read two pages free, then choose your English or French edition.

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THE PLEASURE OF THE FIRST PAGE

Your next great read.
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FROM THE COLLECTION

Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

Chapter I

IT is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.

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ON THE SHELF

The classics you
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THE LIBRARY

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Each collection contains 200 distinct EPUB files, with no duplicates between collections. Some works are split into several volumes.

THE OFFERS

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Choose one collection for US$1, a trio for US$3, or bring together the collections on sale in your country. One payment. No subscription.

SINGLE

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THE TRIO

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3 collections · 600 EPUB files

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  • Three different collections, 600 EPUB files
  • One payment for all three

THE COMPLETE LIBRARY

The whole library

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  • Future collections are not included

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FROM YOUR SCREEN TO YOUR LIBRARY

Three steps.
Then years of reading.

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Choose

Open a collection and browse its 200 EPUB files. Nothing is charged until you confirm.

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Pay

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HOW TO READ

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  2. Open the Files app, tap the ZIP, then Extract.
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iPhone and iPad

  1. Tap “Download”. The ZIP is saved in the Files app.
  2. In Files, tap the ZIP: it unpacks into a folder.
  3. Tap a book, then Share → Books to read it in Apple Books.

Computer and e-reader

  1. Right-click the ZIP, then Extract all.
  2. Read the EPUBs with Calibre or Thorium Reader, both free.
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A LIBRARY TO KEEP. A HORIZON TO EXPLORE.

WHAT WE BELIEVE

Automate the work.
Never the curiosity.

When machines take over the work, what will we do with our time? We can learn. Understand what came before us. Imagine what lies ahead.

The Black Salon is an invitation to make reading a habit. One book after another. One idea at a time.

The future belongs to readers, too.

READ BEYOND THE FAMILIAR

Banned books.
Apocryphal texts.

Explore censored classics and apocryphal writings by request.

Available on request only

These titles are available on request only. Tell us your preferred language, translation or edition: we will confirm availability by email. Requests are free and do not trigger a purchase.

Classics touched by censorship

FRANCE · 1857

The Flowers of Evil

Charles Baudelaire

Six poems were condemned and removed from the collection in 1857. The censorship ruling was not lifted until 1949.

Available on request only

FRANCE · 1664

Tartuffe

Molière

The first version was banned after its performance in 1664. A revised version was finally staged in 1669.

Available on request only

Discover the apocrypha

APOCRYPHAL TEXT

Book of Enoch (1 Enoch)

An ancient collection of apocalyptic writings, preserved in full in an Ethiopic version.

Available on request only

APOCRYPHAL TEXT

Gospel of Thomas

A collection of 114 sayings attributed to Jesus, known notably from the Nag Hammadi manuscripts.

Available on request only

An apocryphal text is not necessarily a banned book. Looking for another title? Send us your request ↗

A PARTICULAR BOOK IN MIND?

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BEFORE THE FIRST PAGE

Your questions.

What is in a collection?

200 EPUB files, including separate volumes of some works, together in one ZIP file. The “Explore all 200 EPUB files” button shows the full list before any payment. Some works are split into several volumes.

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Can I read without the Internet?

Yes. The Internet is only needed to download your collection. Once the files are saved, your books stay on your device: you read offline and use no data.

Which devices can I read on?

Android phones, iPhone, tablets, computers and e-readers (Kobo, or Kindle through “Send to Kindle”). Our EPUB reading guide covers the steps for each device.

I can’t open the ZIP file.

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What if a file does not open?

For a missing, corrupt or incorrect file, we replace it or refund you. Contact us with your order and payment references.

How long do I have to download?

Your download stays available for 7 days after payment is confirmed. Keep your recovery code: it lets you find your order from another device on the My order page. Keep a copy of the ZIP too.

Can I buy several collections?

Yes. The trio includes 3 collections of your choice for US$3. The complete library includes every collection on sale in your country, at US$1 per collection. Its contents and total price are shown before payment.

Are these books in the public domain?

They are public-domain classics. You are not paying for the works, but for the service: the selection, 200 ready-to-read titles in a single download, and our help if you need it. You see every title before you pay.

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MYTHOS & ASTRA

Understand the new wave of AI, its capabilities and limits, then build a method for doing better work.

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