Does Scholaris support DRM-protected EPUBs?

Scholaris processes the text content of EPUB files. DRM-protected files must be DRM-free before processing. Scholaris does not remove or bypass DRM.

Can I search across EPUBs and PDFs together?

Yes. Scholaris creates a unified search index across all your documents, regardless of format. You can search your entire library of EPUBs, PDFs, and other supported formats simultaneously.

How are chapter references handled in search results?

Scholaris preserves the EPUB chapter structure. Search results include the chapter name and section, allowing you to navigate directly to the relevant part of the book.

How to Search Inside EPUBs with AI

The Problem with Traditional EPUB Search

EPUB files -- the standard format for digital books -- have basic built-in search, but it is limited to exact keyword matching within a single file. There is no way to search across multiple EPUBs simultaneously, find content by concept rather than exact wording, or cross-reference passages between different books. Students and researchers who rely on digital textbooks and e-books are stuck with primitive search in a format that should offer so much more.

How AI Search Works

AI-powered EPUB search extracts the text content from the EPUB structure, preserving chapter boundaries and document hierarchy. The text is then chunked semantically and embedded using vector models. This allows meaning-based search across any number of EPUB files. Because the EPUB format already contains structured text (unlike scanned PDFs), processing is fast and highly accurate, requiring no OCR step.

Step-by-Step Workflow

1. **Upload your EPUBs** -- Drag and drop EPUB files into Scholaris. 2. **Automatic extraction** -- Text is extracted with chapter and section structure preserved. 3. **Metadata parsing** -- Title, author, publisher, and ISBN are extracted from the EPUB metadata. 4. **Semantic indexing** -- Content is chunked by section and embedded for AI search. 5. **Search across books** -- Search your entire EPUB library by meaning. 6. **Chapter-level results** -- Results include chapter names and section references for easy navigation.

Scholaris Capabilities

Scholaris treats EPUBs as first-class research documents: - **Structured extraction**: Preserves chapters, sections, and formatting from the EPUB hierarchy. - **Cross-book search**: Search across all your digital books simultaneously. - **Metadata extraction**: Automatically pull title, author, ISBN, and publisher from EPUB metadata. - **Fast processing**: EPUBs contain structured text, so processing is significantly faster than scanned PDFs. - **Citation generation**: Generate citations for specific chapters or sections with page-equivalent references.