🚀 Overview

eBook is a robust Laravel-based Content Management System designed for digital publishing platforms. With features tailored for managing books, chapters, authors, subscriptions, and downloads, it allows you to build an online library, e-book marketplace, or educational content hub with ease.

Drawing from real publishing workflows—author management, multi-chapter books, paid subscriptions, reader analytics, and download logs—this script is built for content creators, educators, online libraries and e-book platforms.

Ideal for: Publishers, authors, digital libraries, online course providers, e-book marketplaces and reading platforms needing a scalable CMS.

✨ Key Features

• Book & Chapter Management: Create books with multiple chapters, drag-order, version history and preview mode.
• Author Profiles: Manage authors’ bios, bibliographies, author dashboards, review activity.
• Subscriptions & Downloads: Offer free/paid books, subscription plans, download limits, and access control.
• Reader Interface: Responsive reader view – paginated chapters, full-text search, light/dark mode, bookmarking.
• Download Formats: Provide PDF, EPUB, MOBI downloads or in-browser reading; license tracking and expiry.
• User Management: Profiles, library, reading history, wishlist/favourites, activity logs.
• Payment Integration: Stripe/PayPal support, invoice/receipt emails, tax rules, coupon codes.
• Reports & Analytics: Books rented/sold, downloads, active subscribers, reader engagement metrics.
• Roles & Permissions: Admin, editor, author, subscriber roles; granular access to content and reports.
• SEO-Friendly: Custom URLs for books and authors, rich meta tags, Open Graph support for social sharing.

⚙️ Technical Stack

• Framework: Laravel 9/10 (PHP 8.x)
• Database: MySQL/MariaDB
• Frontend: Blade templates, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (vanilla or Vue optional)
• Server Requirements: Linux hosting (Apache or Nginx), PHP extensions: pdo, mbstring, openssl, json, curl
• Storage & Downloads: Local storage, Amazon S3 or similar cloud storage supported for large files.

🧩 Installation Guide

1. Upload script files to your server document root (e.g., /var/www/ebook).
2. Copy .env.example to .env; set DB credentials, storage disk, mail and payment gateway keys.
3. Run composer install and php artisan key:generate, then php artisan migrate --seed.
4. Link storage if necessary: php artisan storage:link.
5. Configure payment gateways, roles, author profiles, upload initial books & chapters, test downloads and reader interface.

📦 Deliverables

• Complete source-code package (GPL) for the eBook CMS script
• Database schema, migrations & seeded data
• Documentation for installation, configuration, and content onboarding
• Front-end assets, reader UI templates and download modules

📱 Supported Platforms

• Linux shared or VPS hosting (LAMP/LEMP)
• MySQL/MariaDB backend
• Desktop & mobile browsers for reader and admin portals

🧠 Notes

• License: Distributed under the GPL – you may study, modify and redistribute under these terms.
• Customization Tips: Add multi-tenant support for multiple publishers, integrate marketplace features (author payouts), implement DRM techniques, mobile apps (Flutter/React Native) for reader access.
• SEO Assurance: Keywords like “Laravel eBook platform”, “digital library CMS”, “online book subscription script” are embedded for better search visibility.

👨‍💻 Original Developer Credit

This software is developed by the original author and distributed commercially. For official support, updates, and licensing, please visit:
Original Author on CodeCanyon.

🔒 Disclaimer

This version is provided under the GPL for educational and development use. It is not affiliated with the original author unless explicitly stated. All trademarks remain the property of their respective owners. For full production deployment and updates, please purchase the licensed version from the original vendor.