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kska32/ebooks — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-06-22

★ 7,093JavaScriptAudience · generalComplexity · 1/5Setup · easy

In one sentence

A personal digital library of roughly 100,000 books hosted on Google Drive, browsable through a web search interface, covering programming, philosophy, history, investing, and self-improvement topics, mostly in Chinese.

Mindmap

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  root((repo))
    What it does
      Book catalog
      Download links
      Web search UI
    Topics covered
      Programming books
      Philosophy history
      Self improvement
    Tech Stack
      JavaScript app
      Google Drive files
    Audience
      Chinese readers
      Students
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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Browse and download classic programming and computing books via the web catalog search interface

USE CASE 2

Find Chinese-language titles or Chinese translations of well-known English technical books

USE CASE 3

Search the collection for books on investing, psychology, or Linux administration in a single place

USE CASE 4

Study the JavaScript web catalog app as an example of building a browser-based directory index over Google Drive

What is it built with?

JavaScriptHTML

How does it compare?

kska32/ebooksreamd7/notion-zh_cnes-shims/es5-shim
Stars7,0937,0927,090
LanguageJavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScript
Setup difficultyeasymoderateeasy
Complexity1/52/52/5
Audiencegeneralgeneraldeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

No installation needed, browse via the provided web interface, all files are hosted externally on Google Drive.

So what is it?

This repository is a personal ebook collection assembled by one individual, containing roughly 100,000 books hosted on Google Drive. The collection focuses on classic and widely recommended titles across history, politics, economics, psychology, philosophy, mathematics, and computing. Most of the books are in PDF format, with some in CHM, MOBI, or ZIP format. The technical titles span a wide range: Android development, web hacking and network security, Linux system administration, JavaScript and jQuery, PHP and MySQL, HTML and CSS, data structures, game development with Unity, Node.js, MongoDB, and more. Many of the computing books are Chinese translations of well-known English titles, alongside Chinese-language originals. There are also books on self-improvement, investing, communication, business planning, data analysis, and personal psychology. Because the files are large and too numerous to upload directly to GitHub, the owner built a simple web application to browse and search the directory. A link in the README points to that search interface, and a separate link goes to the Google Drive folder where the files are stored. Users who cannot find what they need can contact the maintainer by email. The repository itself functions as a directory index rather than as a code project. The JavaScript in the repo is the web app used to browse the catalog. The README is essentially a long plain-text listing of filenames, most of them in Chinese, organized loosely by topic. The collection is periodically updated as new titles are added. This is a Chinese-language-first resource. While many of the books are English titles or translations of English titles, the catalog organization and the web interface are in Chinese. The full README is longer than what was shown.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
I am looking for Chinese-language books on JavaScript and web development in the kska32 ebook collection. How do I use the search interface to find and download them from Google Drive?
Prompt 2
I want to add a new book entry to the kska32 ebook catalog. How is the catalog structured and where do I add a new entry?
Prompt 3
The kska32 ebook web app browses Google Drive files. How does the directory index work and how could I adapt it for my own Google Drive collection?

Frequently asked questions

What is ebooks?

A personal digital library of roughly 100,000 books hosted on Google Drive, browsable through a web search interface, covering programming, philosophy, history, investing, and self-improvement topics, mostly in Chinese.

What language is ebooks written in?

Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes JavaScript, HTML.

How hard is ebooks to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is ebooks for?

Mainly general.

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