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🧭 How to Read Your eBook: Step-by-Step Instructions for iPhone & Android

Added 2025-07-19 15:00:12 +0000 UTC

Since I'm posting more and more short stories, I wanted to have a post explaining how to easily access those rewards. This guide is also available in Google Docs, with a table of contents and formatting that may make it easier to follow.

Want the best possible reading experience for your downloadable eBook? Whether you’re using an iPhone, iPad, or Android device, this guide walks you through how to open and enjoy your comic in either PDF or EPUB format. Scroll-friendly, app-friendly, and frustration-free.

Just find the section that matches your device and file type, and follow the easy steps. You’ll be scrolling spicy stories in no time!

📲 How to Read This PDF eBook on Your Phone or Tablet

This eBook is formatted as a long-scroll PDF — best enjoyed in a reading app that supports smooth, vertical scrolling.

🍎 For iPhone or iPad (Apple Books)

Recommended App: Apple Books (built-in on iOS)

Download the PDF to your device (from your email, Patreon post, Dropbox, etc.).
Tap the file once it’s downloaded.
In the pop-up menu, choose “Open in Books” or “Copy to Books.”
Apple Books will launch and display the comic.
Scroll horizontally to enjoy the full story panel by panel.

💡 Tip: Tap the screen once to hide the toolbar and go full screen.

Directly from the Dropbox app…

Tap the blue Share button. (The icon has a box with an arrow coming out of the top.)
It may prompt you to install Adobe Acrobat, you can click “No.”
Go to the bottom of the screen and select Export a Copy.
Click the Export button at the bottom.
Scroll down to Open in…
Scroll across the selection of apps to the Books app
Tap the Books icon

Scroll horizontally to enjoy the full story panel by panel.

🤖 For Android Devices

Recommended Apps:

ReadEra (free, lightweight, no ads)
Google Play Books (syncs across devices)
Moon+ Reader (customizable experience)

✅ Option A: Using ReadEra (Fast & Easy)

Install ReadEra from the Google Play Store.
Download the PDF eBook to your device.
Open ReadEra — it will automatically detect the new PDF.
Tap the file to begin reading.
Use vertical scrolling for the smoothest experience.

✅ Option B: Using Google Play Books (Cloud Sync)

On a computer (or in your phone’s browser), go to:
https://play.google.com/books
Click Upload Files and choose the PDF.
Once uploaded, open the Google Play Books app on your phone.
Tap the comic in your library to read.

⚠️ Make sure PDF uploads are enabled in your Play Books settings.

👍 Pro Tips

Use portrait orientation for the intended scroll experience.
Adjust screen brightness and background color (dark mode can be nice at night).
If you accidentally open the PDF in a web browser or files app, use the “Open with…” option to send it to your preferred reader.