For The Love Of God Please Start Downloading Your Fanfics.  People Keep Complaining That There Isn’t

for the love of god please start downloading your fanfics.  People keep complaining that there isn’t an app for Ao3 YOU DON’T NEED AN APP.  Here’s what you do:

go to Ao3 and find the fic you want to read

click (or tap) entire work at the top of the screen

click download.  a list of options will come up.

I recommend epub if you’re on an iphone.  if you’re not, i recommend downloading the kindle app (for free!) and choosing the pdf option.  (you don’t need the kindle app, but you can convert the pdf to kindle format for easier reading! if you don’t want to download the app, you can still read it under the “files” app.

it now splits into phone or computer.

FOR IPHONE (i don’t have an android so idk how it works there i’m sorry)

FOR EPUB: click the “open in” button at the bottom of the screen.  it will show a list of options.  “books” is what you want to tap.  if it’s not there, scroll to the right and click “more,” then tap “books.”  

FOR PDF: same thing, click “open in,” then “kindle” or “files.”

WAIT. you HAVE to wait until the fic opens in your app (ie you see the the actual words of the story) to close the app, otherwise IT WILL NOT SAVE TO YOUR PHONE.

FOR COMPUTER:

click the download at the bottom of the window.  

WAIT until the book fully opens for you to close out of the app.  if you close too early, it will not save.  

that’s it! If you have any questions lmk, but otherwise happy fic reading!