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Read the story while it is being written
CodexFan brings an author's books, new chapters as they land, short notes, live readings and signing days into one place. Read, follow, and get closer to the writers you love.
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- Live with the author
- Chapters as they are written
- Notes from the author
- Live readings
- Signing days
- Author rooms
- Book clubs
- Reading challenges
- Audiobooks
- Quote cards
How it works
From a manuscript to a room full of fans
CodexFan is built around the author. Every chapter, note and event brings readers one step closer.
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Write and share chapter by chapter
Publish while you write. Readers leave notes on the very paragraph that moved them.
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Readers follow
New chapters and short notes reach followers by notification and email — only if they said yes.
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Fans gather
Rooms, book clubs and fan memberships turn a readership into a community.
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You meet
Signing days, live readings and meeting rewards take the book off the page.
Read
Chapter by chapter, at your own pace
Every author decides how each chapter opens. You always see it before you tap.
Listen when you can't read
When an edition comes with audio, play it chapter by chapter — on the road, in the kitchen, before sleep.
Read in your language
When the rights holder opens a translation, the same book reaches readers in other languages.
Your place on every device
Your reading position follows you from phone to tablet to the web.
Offline, protected
Books you own can be read offline; the package is encrypted for your device.
Find the printed copy
Each edition lists the bookstores that sell it in print, so you can hold the book too.
Events
Meet the book outside the page
Signing days, book fairs, live Q&As and readings — find the ones near you.
Signing days near you
See authors' signings and fairs on the map and save your place.
Live readings and Q&As
Join a live reading from home; the author speaks, you listen and ask.
Licensed giveaways
Giveaways are run by the platform with the required permits; the draw can be checked by anyone.
Verifiable drawReading challenges
Set a yearly goal, join a challenge and share quote cards from the books you read.
Reader leaderboards
Earn points for reading, reviews and challenges, and climb the board of the authors you love.
Quote of the day · film and series
The past is just a story we tell ourselves.
Samantha — Her (2013)
Every day a line from world cinema that makes you stop and think. Comment on it, or share it as a card.
For writers
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Publish serially, build a readership that stays and get paid with full transparency.
For authors
Chapters, editions, fan memberships, events and monthly statements in one studio.
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Verified publisher accounts, author links the author signs, catalogue and period reports.
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Built to protect authors and readers
Writing is work. Reading is personal. Both are protected.
Pen names stay private
An author's legal identity is sealed in a separate vault and never shown to readers.
Every right signed on its own
Contracts grant each right separately; an author can take back a right that is left unused.
Copyright notices answered
Anyone can report an infringement; every decision comes with its reasons.
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