BookKicker books bot
In short
A trick against never finding time to read: the book comes to you in small pieces, and a few dozen pages add up over the day without you noticing. We like that the bot has been around since 2021 and runs on donations, no subscriptions. Not for people who like to sit down with a book for an hour.
About the bot
You upload a book in EPUB, FB2 or TXT and BookKicker posts the next passage to the chat once an hour. Reading turns into a habit like checking messages: open Telegram, read a piece, move on. The pace is adjustable.
The free shelf
If you have no book at hand, the /discover command shows public-domain works in your language. As of autumn 2026 the Russian shelf holds 184 books, and there are Ukrainian and Polish shelves too. The book you pick lands on your shelf at once, no permissions needed.
Who's behind it
The project launched on Product Hunt in summer 2021 and has been run by a single developer since. The bot asks for no money; you can support it with a donation. In autumn 2026 the author fixed progress saving for newer Telegram accounts.
The bot's description is in English, but books and notifications come in whatever language your file is in.
You'll like it if
- books keep getting postponed for months
- you like short bits of text through the day
- you want free classics in Russian, Ukrainian or Polish
Skip it if
- you read in long sittings of an hour or more
- you want a polished reader with font settings
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