Alexandria Library Catalogue

Searching

Search for books using the search bar on the Books page. You can search by:

• Title or content: Enter any text to search book titles and descriptions
• Author: Search by author name, npub (npub1...), or NIP-05 identifier (e.g., user@domain.com)
• Nostr identifiers: Use naddr, nevent, note, or hex event IDs to find specific books
• Custom relays: Optionally specify relay URLs in the search bar to query specific relays for that search only

Browsing

Browse all available books on the Books page. The library displays top-level books with pagination support. You can also browse Articles and Highlights from the navigation menu.

Reading & Downloading

Once you find a book, you can:

• View online: Read directly in your browser as HTML
• Download: Get the book in multiple formats optimized for e-readers:
  • EPUB3, PDF, HTML5, MOBI/AZW3 (Kindle), DocBook5, AsciiDoc, or JSONL

How It Works

The catalogue automatically fetches and caches books from Nostr relays in the background. The cache is periodically refreshed to include new books while preserving existing entries. All searches use the cached data for fast results, and you can manually refresh the cache using the refresh buttons on each page.