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Africa's all in one reading platform

Discover books from Africa and around the world, read ebooks on your phone, or get physical copies delivered to your door

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Read the way you want

A reader designed for actual reading.

Tap to turn pages. Highlight what matters and add notes. Read offline and pick up where you left off, and on Premium, sync across your devices.

Three themes for every kind of session.

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Features

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Recall

Remember every chapter you read.

Chapter summaries and action points help you revisit what you've read and stay on top of long books. On Standard and Premium.

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Book Swap

Pass your books on. Pick up new ones.

Finished a book you loved? Swap it directly with another reader. Book Swap lets you exchange books one to one, so your shelf keeps moving and great stories find their next reader.

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Discover

Find the book you cannot name.

Forgot the title? Describe what you remember and we'll search by plot. The 'one with the magician' and the train station kind of search. On Standard and Premium.

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PRICING

Three plans. Read your way.

Prices are for Book Rion plans. Paystack processing charges apply at checkout.

Sell on Book Rion

Selling books? We have a portal for that.

Whether you stock physical books or publish your own catalog, sign up for Rion Studio in minutes.

For Authors

List and sell the digital and physical books you wrote. You set the price and earn it, minus Book Rion's commission.

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For Bookstores

List your physical book inventory and reach readers in most Nigerian states. Manage stock and orders, hand books to our courier, and withdraw to your bank account.

Physical book listings
Integrated logistics
Payouts on request
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FAQS

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Book Rion is Africa's all-in-one reading platform. Discover, buy and read books from local and global authors on your phone, or get physical copies delivered to your door in most Nigerian states.

Yes. On the free plan you can discover books, read reviews, organise your shelves, buy books and read offline, upload your own PDFs, swap books, add friends, and add one classic a month to your library. It's free forever, with no card required.

Standard gives you 5 classics a month, chapter summaries and action points, search by plot, and reading challenges and discussions. Premium adds unlimited classics, cross-device sync and 5% off delivery on physical books. A classic counts when you add it to your library, re-reading it is free, and the count resets on the 1st of each month. Subscriptions don't include ebooks sold by authors and bookstores; you buy those one at a time.

Thousands of titles, from public-domain classics to new books by Nigerian and African authors who sell on Rion Studio. Search by title, author, or a quote you remember. On Standard and Premium you can also search by describing the plot.

Yes. Authors and bookstores can list and sell digital and physical books through Rion Studio, our seller portal. We handle discovery, payments, and logistics — you keep the rights.

Physical books are delivered by courier to most Nigerian states. Premium subscribers get 5% off the delivery fee.

Book Rion is in the App Store and Google Play ahead of our public launch, so you can download it and start reading now.

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