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Access-first publishing supports public collections, restricted programs, course materials, and private institutional knowledge.
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Protect access, not just files.
Traditional ebook security focuses on DRM—the downloaded file is bound to the device.
Traditional publishing protects files. We protect access to the book.
ReaderPub does not deliver any files.
Instead, we protect the book’s text from copying.
File-based piracy scales, bypassing DRM
When complete files are distributed to readers, publishers lose much of their control over what happens next.
Once a file exists on a device, it becomes the starting point for extraction, conversion, and redistribution.
Here is the repeatable and automatable pattern widely used by book pirates across the industry:
File delivered
A complete ebook file reaches the reader’s device.
File extracted
The file becomes available for copying outside the original platform.
File converted
It can be turned into DRM-free ebook formats for reuse.
File redistributed
Once a reusable file circulates, redistribution can scale quickly.
ReaderPub reduces risk before the handoff
ReaderPub’s primary model keeps reading on the web through controlled access rather than routinely delivering a complete downloadable book file to every reader.
Traditional file-security problem
- Protection starts after the file is delivered
- Access and possession become hard to separate
- Redistribution risk remains part of the model
ReaderPub access-first solution
- Primary reading access stays on the web
- Access is managed through accounts and permissions
- EPUB output remains available when needed
Protected distribution without file delivery
ReaderPub offers protected web editions: readers access content in the browser through WeRead instead of receiving a downloadable book file.
- Browser-based access instead of file delivery
- User-level and group-level access control
- Protected reading sessions and reduced copy exposure
- Suitable for premium, private, course, and research editions
- Permission-aware answers: when Scribe works with institutional collections, it follows the same access permissions that protect the underlying publications.
All your books are fully protected by the patent-pending WeRead Theft Guard, which uses glyph images instead of regular characters, making the text inaccessible to crawling robots.
WeRead Theft Guard
Designed to reduce copying, downloading, and unauthorized redistribution.
- No standard file handoff
- Platform-managed access
- Glyph-based obfuscation
Protected books remain browser-readable web assets.
We protect your books against downloading or copying with the patent-pending WeRead Theft Guard.
Open a protected edition and try the reading experience directly.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete
Mark Twain
Protected by
WeRead Theft Guard
WeRead Theft Guard
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
Protected by
WeRead Theft Guard
WeRead Theft Guard
The Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri
Protected by
WeRead Theft Guard
WeRead Theft Guard
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Beatrix Potter
Protected by
WeRead Theft Guard
WeRead Theft Guard
The Nursery "Alice"
Lewis Carroll
Protected by
WeRead Theft Guard
WeRead Theft Guard
Pinocchio: The Tale of a Puppet
Carlo Collodi
Protected by
WeRead Theft Guard
WeRead Theft Guard
Control who reads and monitor activity
ReaderPub gives institutions, publishers, and organizations control over access to their publications. You decide who can read, under what conditions, and at what level of visibility.
- Define who can access each publication or collection
- Use account-based access for controlled distribution
- Manage teams, roles, and permissions centrally
- Maintain visibility across published content
A practical, honest security position
No digital system can prevent every form of copying.
Screenshots, manual capture, and other low-efficiency methods can still occur.
ReaderPub removes the most scalable starting point for large-scale piracy:
we don’t deliver a complete, reusable ebook file to the end user.
At the same time, our web-accessible book editions are fully protected against serial downloading or copying.
Publish securely with access control built in.
ReaderPub security is designed for web-native publications, direct publishing, and institutional collections.