Listen to Standard Ebooks Classics on iPhone
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CocoReader is an iPhone app that reads EPUB books aloud, and it has 1,500+ free classics you can download in the app, from Standard Ebooks. Pick a title, download it once and press play: words highlight as they're read aloud, and it works fully offline once the book and your voice are downloaded. It needs iOS 26.2 or later and reads in English.
How to listen to a Standard Ebooks title in CocoReader
- Get CocoReader on your iPhone. It needs iOS 26.2 or later.
- Download a voice.
- Pick a Standard Ebooks title and download it in the app. CocoReader works fully offline once the book and your voice are downloaded.
- Press play. Words highlight as they're read aloud. Set the speed anywhere from 0.75x to 2x.
What you get when you listen
- Voices that run on your iPhone
- Works fully offline once the book and your voice are downloaded
- Words highlight as they're read aloud
- Speed from 0.75x to 2x
Standard Ebooks titles to start with
A few well-known classics from the Standard Ebooks titles you can download in CocoReader:
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
- Dracula by Bram Stoker
- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
What is Standard Ebooks?
Standard Ebooks is a volunteer-driven project that produces carefully formatted, accessible ebooks of public-domain works. Standard Ebooks says its texts are believed to be in the U.S. public domain.
Ebooks from Standard Ebooks (standardebooks.org). CocoReader isn't affiliated with Standard Ebooks.
Other books: import your own EPUB
You can import your EPUB of any other book, and your imported books stay on your iPhone. CocoReader works with DRM-free EPUBs only; copy-protected Kindle or Apple Books files won't import. See how to turn your own EPUB into an audiobook on iPhone, or browse more books you can listen to with CocoReader.
Good to know before you start
- iPhone only, with iOS 26.2 or later.
- English only. Other languages are not available.
- DRM-free EPUBs only. Copy-protected Kindle or Apple Books files won't import.
FAQ
Can I listen to Standard Ebooks on iPhone?
Yes. CocoReader has 1,500+ free classics you can download in the app, all from Standard Ebooks, and reads them aloud with voices that run on your iPhone.
Do I need to download Standard Ebooks files myself?
No. You pick a Standard Ebooks title and download it in CocoReader. For any other DRM-free EPUB, import your EPUB into CocoReader.
Can I listen to Standard Ebooks offline?
Yes. CocoReader works fully offline once the book and your voice are downloaded. The voices run on your iPhone, and your imported books stay on your iPhone.
Is CocoReader affiliated with Standard Ebooks?
No. CocoReader is an independent app that lets you download Standard Ebooks titles, which Standard Ebooks says are believed to be in the U.S. public domain; it isn't affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by Standard Ebooks.
Can I follow the text while it's read?
Yes. Words highlight as they're read aloud, and you can set the speed from 0.75x to 2x.
What do I need to use CocoReader?
An iPhone running iOS 26.2 or later. CocoReader is for iPhone only, and voices are English only.
Can CocoReader read Kindle or Apple Books purchases?
No. CocoReader works with DRM-free EPUBs only; copy-protected Kindle or Apple Books files won't import.