BookLive is a leading e-book store in Japan, boasting the largest selection of titles available for digital distribution. Users can enjoy reading at discounted prices through daily coupon gachas and numerous sales on various books. With over one million titles available, including manga, novels, weekly magazines, and photo collections, there is something for everyone. Additionally, there are always 10,000 free books available to read, and new releases are added every week.

The BookLive app serves as a dedicated viewer for books purchased on the platform. Users can access BookLive through their browser to purchase books, and even without registering as a member, they can immediately read free books using the app. Users are encouraged to try reading a full book for free and then purchase the rest of the series from the BookLive store. The app features a user-friendly bookshelf that automatically organizes series works, making book management easy. Even with a large collection of purchased books, users can create and organize their own bookshelves.

BookLive offers a wide range of free books that can be read in their entirety. Popular free manga titles are also available, and there are limited-time free works to take advantage of. New users can sign up for a free membership without any monthly fees. For first-time readers, they can access BookLive through their browser to obtain books. Some works can be read directly from the app without making a purchase.

BookLive provides convenient features for reading, such as the ability to bookmark pages, adjust font sizes in novels and light novels, and highlight text. In manga, weekly magazines, and photo collections, users can zoom in and out of images and view them in double-page spreads. Users can download books to read offline, allowing them to enjoy reading even without an internet connection. For example, if a large-sized manga is downloaded at home, it can be comfortably read even in areas with poor signal reception.

Purchased books can be enjoyed on various smartphones and tablets. Users can sync their bookshelf and bookmark information across multiple devices, making it easy to continue reading on a different device. In the event of a device change, malfunction, or loss, users can transfer their purchased books and read them on a new device.

BookLive offers a wide range of popular titles across different genres. For shonen manga, titles like "Demon Slayer," "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime," and "Jujutsu Kaisen" are available. For seinen manga, there are titles like "Kingdom," "Aoashi," and "Kaguya-sama: Love is War." Shoujo manga includes titles like "My Happy Marriage," "Please Explain This Situation! - A Wedding Starting from a Contract," and "The Pharmacist's Monologue." For women's manga, there are titles like "Bug Kaburi Hime," "Don't Call Me a Mystery," and "The Villainess Will Be Loved by the Crown Prince of a Neighboring Country." The platform also offers novels, light novels, business books, and practical books, as well as over 8,000 free works from the Aozora Bunko collection.