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Hear the book
while you read it.

Roman Reads reads the book out loud and highlights each word as it is spoken, so you can follow along and never lose your place. It is made for anyone who finds long books hard to finish, including readers with ADHD or dyslexia. We sell the printed books too.

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How it helps

Listen and read together to keep your place, follow every word, and stay with the story.

A natural voice reads, and each word lights up as you hear it.

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Translate. Listen. Ask.

Open any book in your own language, have it read out loud to you, and ask about any line you don’t follow.

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9 volumes · 7 writers

Every book, two ways:
on paper, and read out loud.

These are our best sellers: Russian novels, philosophy and modern classics. All of them are in stock and arrive in 1 to 2 days. Tap a book to see more.

Crime and Punishment

Dostoevsky · Volume 1 of 9 · 1866 About this book

Crime and Punishment, 1866

Their lives, books and ideas

Every writer,
in one place.

Every writer has a page about their life, their ideas and the books they wrote. From there you can read a book in its original words or a simpler version, listen to it, and ask the AI to explain any part you don't understand.

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Your favourite books,read out loud.

Pick a book, pick a voice, and press play. The words light up on screen as they are read, and next time it starts from exactly where you stopped. Three audiobooks are free. The rest come with the subscription, $19.99 a month.

Read along on screenYour own PDF, read out loudOne subscription, $19.99 a month

The app

Read and listen
on your phone.

Get the Roman Reads app on Google Play. The iPhone version is coming soon. All your books are in it: read them, listen to them, switch to a simpler version, or ask the AI about anything you don't understand.

Free appAndroid now, iPhone soonAudiobooks and PDFs
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