Sharing a book privately
Wrote a bedtime story for someone special? Send it to exactly one person — by email, privately. No public links, no one else can open it.
Share a book
- Open the cover of a book you wrote. (You can only share your own books.)
- Tap the Share icon to open the share dialog.
- Enter the recipient's email address and confirm. That creates a private invite tied to their email.
- Share more than once to send it to several people — each gets their own private invite.
What the recipient sees
When they open Storybook and sign in with that same email, the book appears under Shared with you on their home screen, and the notification bell shows a count. They can read it just like any other book — but they can't re-share or edit it.
Read receipts. Opening a shared book marks it read across all of that person's devices, so the notification clears everywhere — and you can tell at a glance who's caught up.
Managing access
Re-open the same Share dialog any time to see everyone a book is shared with, and tap Remove to revoke access. Once removed, the book disappears from their library.
Is it really private?
Yes. Access is enforced on the server by the recipient's signed-in email — there's no secret link that could leak. Only the exact addresses you invite can open the book.