commit 0617a374dd0a3d29ca4a6701a131361b9d133636
Author: Ashim Kumar <ak@Ashims-MacBook-Pro-2.local>
Date:   Fri May 22 18:28:47 2026 +0600

    Audiobook Maker Pro v4.2 — production ready

diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*.pyd
+
+# Local virtualenv
+.venv/
+venv/
+env/
+
+# Local DB (dev DB যেন container-এ না যায়)
+*.db
+*.db-journal
+audiobook_maker.db
+
+# Git / IDE
+.git/
+.gitignore
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+
+# OS junk
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Env files (Coolify UI থেকে set হবে)
+.env
+.env.local
+
+# Beam app আলাদাভাবে deploy হবে
+beam_app/
+
+# Docs
+*.md
diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
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+# .env.example - এই ভ্যালুগুলো Coolify-র Environment Variables UI-তে দিতে হবে
+
+# --- দরকারি ---
+DATABASE=/opt/apps/Audiobook-Maker-Pro-v4.2/audiobook_maker.db
+
+# Long random string বানান এই কমান্ড দিয়ে:
+# python -c "import secrets; print(secrets.token_hex(32))"
+SECRET_KEY=replace-with-a-long-random-string
+
+# --- Beam Cloud (TTS backend) ---
+BEAM_COMBINED_URL=https://your-beam-endpoint.beam.cloud
+BEAM_API_TOKEN=your-beam-token
+
+# --- ঐচ্ছিক ---
+OPENAI_API_KEY=
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+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+
+# Virtualenvs
+.venv/
+venv/
+env/
+
+# Local SQLite databases
+*.db
+*.db-journal
+
+# Environment files
+.env
+.env.local
+
+# IDE
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+
+# OS
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+# Dockerfile - Audiobook Maker Pro v4.2 (CPU-only)
+
+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+# Python যেন logs সাথে সাথে দেখায়
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \
+    PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
+    PIP_NO_CACHE_DIR=1 \
+    PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK=1
+
+# System packages:
+#   ffmpeg + libsndfile1 → pydub-এর জন্য দরকার (audio convert)
+#   curl                 → healthcheck-এর জন্য
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        ffmpeg \
+        libsndfile1 \
+        curl \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Python প্যাকেজ আগে install করি (Docker cache ভালো কাজ করবে)
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# অ্যাপ্লিকেশন কোড copy করি
+COPY . .
+
+# ডাটাবেস ফোল্ডার তৈরি করি (Coolify এখানে volume mount করবে)
+RUN mkdir -p /opt/apps/Audiobook-Maker-Pro-v4.2
+
+# Gunicorn যেই port-এ চলবে
+EXPOSE 5010
+
+# Healthcheck — Coolify জানবে container ready কিনা
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=5s --start-period=20s --retries=3 \
+    CMD curl -fsS http://localhost:5010/login || exit 1
+
+# Production server: gunicorn
+# - 2 workers → 8 GB VPS-এর জন্য ঠিক আছে। বেশি ট্রাফিক হলে 3-4 করতে পারেন।
+# - 120s timeout → Beam API call অনেক সময় ধীর হয়, তাই বেশি সময় দিচ্ছি।
+CMD ["gunicorn", \
+     "--bind", "0.0.0.0:5010", \
+     "--workers", "2", \
+     "--timeout", "120", \
+     "--access-logfile", "-", \
+     "--error-logfile", "-", \
+     "app:app"]
diff --git a/ai_processor.py b/ai_processor.py
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+# ai_processor.py - অ্যাডভান্সড রুল-বেসড ইঞ্জিন (v2.1)
+# আপনার দেয়া প্রোডাকশন-গ্রেড অ্যানালাইসিস এবং অপটিমাইজেশনের ওপর ভিত্তি করে আপডেট করা হয়েছে
+# ১০০% এআই-মুক্ত, অত্যন্ত দ্রুত এবং নির্ভুল
+
+import re
+
+# =====================================================================
+# হেল্পার ফাংশন
+# =====================================================================
+
+def _clean_markdown(text):
+    """মার্কডাউন সিম্বলগুলো রিমুভ করে পরিষ্কার টেক্সট দেয়।"""
+    if not text:
+        return ""
+    text = re.sub(r'[*_]+', '', text)
+    text = re.sub(r'^#+\s*|^>\s*|^\-\s*', '', text, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+    return text.strip()
+
+
+def _get_body_font_size(blocks):
+    """
+    ডকুমেন্টের মূল বডি টেক্সটের ফন্ট সাইজ বের করে (Frequency/Word Count ভিত্তিক)।
+    মিডিয়ানের বদলে সবচেয়ে বেশি ব্যবহৃত ফন্ট সাইজটিকে বডি হিসেবে ধরে।
+    """
+    size_char_counts = {}
+    for block in blocks:
+        if block.get('type') not in ['image', 'table'] and block.get('font_size'):
+            size = round(block['font_size'], 0)
+            word_count = len(_clean_markdown(block.get('content', '')).split())
+            # বড় ব্লকগুলোকে বেশি ওয়েট (Weight) দেওয়া হচ্ছে
+            size_char_counts[size] = size_char_counts.get(size, 0) + word_count
+    
+    if not size_char_counts:
+        return 12.0
+    
+    # যে ফন্ট সাইজে সবচেয়ে বেশি শব্দ আছে সেটিই বডি ফন্ট
+    return max(size_char_counts.keys(), key=lambda s: size_char_counts[s])
+
+
+# =====================================================================
+# স্টেপ ১: অ্যাডভান্সড মার্জিং (While Loop & Soft Signals)
+# =====================================================================
+
+def _should_merge(current, nxt):
+    """দুটি ব্লক মার্জ করা উচিত কিনা তা যাচাই করে।"""
+    
+    # রুল: হেডিং ব্লকগুলোকে নন-হেডিং ব্লকের সাথে জোড়া লাগতে দেওয়া হবে না
+    c_type = current.get('type', 'paragraph')
+    n_type = nxt.get('type', 'paragraph')
+    heading_types = {'heading1', 'heading2', 'heading3'}
+    
+    if (c_type in heading_types and n_type not in heading_types) or \
+       (n_type in heading_types and c_type not in heading_types):
+        return False
+        
+    if c_type in ['image', 'table'] or n_type in ['image', 'table']:
+        return False
+        
+    c_text = current.get('content', '').strip()
+    n_text = nxt.get('content', '').strip()
+    c_clean = _clean_markdown(c_text)
+    n_clean = _clean_markdown(n_text)
+    
+    if not c_clean or not n_clean:
+        return False
+        
+    # রুল: স্ট্যান্ডঅ্যালোন হেডারগুলো প্রটেক্ট করা
+    standalone = ["INTRODUCTION", "FOREWORD", "PREFACE", "CONCLUSION", 
+                 "CONTENTS", "TABLE OF CONTENTS", "GLOSSARY", "APPENDIX"]
+    if c_clean.upper() in standalone or n_clean.upper() in standalone:
+        return False
+        
+    # টাইপোগ্রাফি চেক
+    c_size = current.get('font_size', 12)
+    n_size = nxt.get('font_size', 12)
+    if abs(c_size - n_size) > 1.5:
+        return False
+        
+    same_formatting = current.get('is_bold') == nxt.get('is_bold')
+    if not same_formatting:
+        return False
+        
+    word_count_current = len(c_clean.split())
+    word_count_next = len(n_clean.split())
+    
+    # রিলাক্সড টাইপ চেক: ব্লক ছোট হলে টাইপ মিসম্যাচ ইগনোর করা হবে
+    same_type = c_type == n_type
+    if not same_type:
+        if word_count_current < 10 and word_count_next < 10:
+            same_type = True
+            
+    if not same_type:
+        return False
+        
+    # সফট সিগন্যালস (Soft Signals)
+    ends_with_punct = bool(re.search(r'[.!?;:]\s*["\u0027\u2018\u2019\u201C\u201D]?$', c_clean))
+    starts_with_lower = n_clean[0].islower()
+    # "it", "is", "was", "are", "were" বাদ দেওয়া হয়েছে কারণ এগুলো বাক্যের শেষে থাকতে পারে
+    prep_regex = r'\b(the|a|an|of|in|to|for|and|or|but|with|from|by|at|on)\s*$'
+    
+    # যেকোনো একটি স্ট্রং সিগন্যাল পেলেই মার্জ করবে
+    strong_merge = (
+        (not ends_with_punct and starts_with_lower) or
+        (c_clean.isupper() and n_clean.isupper() and len(c_clean) < 80 and len(n_clean) < 80) or
+        (c_clean and c_clean[-1] in ',;-') or
+        bool(re.search(prep_regex, c_clean, re.IGNORECASE))
+    )
+    
+    return strong_merge
+
+def _advanced_merge(blocks):
+    """While লুপ ব্যবহার করে একাধিক (৩ বা ততোধিক) ভাঙা ফ্র্যাগমেন্ট জোড়া লাগায়।"""
+    merged_blocks = []
+    i = 0
+    
+    while i < len(blocks):
+        current = dict(blocks[i])
+        
+        # যতক্ষণ পর্যন্ত পরের ব্লকটি মার্জ করার যোগ্য, লুপ চলতে থাকবে
+        while i < len(blocks) - 1:
+            nxt = blocks[i + 1]
+            if _should_merge(current, nxt):
+                c_text = current.get('content', '').strip()
+                n_text = nxt.get('content', '').strip()
+                c_clean = _clean_markdown(c_text)
+                n_clean = _clean_markdown(n_text)
+                
+                prefix = ""
+                if c_text.startswith('### '): prefix = "### "
+                elif c_text.startswith('## '): prefix = "## "
+                elif c_text.startswith('# '): prefix = "# "
+                
+                current['content'] = f"{prefix}{c_clean} {n_clean}".strip()
+                print(f"  🔗 ফ্র্যাগমেন্ট মার্জ করা হয়েছে: \"{c_clean[-20:]} {n_clean[:20]}\"")
+                i += 1
+            else:
+                break
+                
+        merged_blocks.append(current)
+        i += 1
+        
+    return merged_blocks
+
+
+# =====================================================================
+# স্টেপ ২: ক্লাস্টার ভিত্তিক TOC ডিটেকশন (অপটিমাইজড)
+# =====================================================================
+
+def _detect_toc_region(blocks):
+    """পরপর অনেকগুলো ছোট চ্যাপ্টার-লাইক এন্ট্রি দেখে TOC ক্লাস্টার বের করে। (While loop দিয়ে জাম্প করে)"""
+    toc_indices = set()
+    i = 0
+    
+    while i < len(blocks) - 2:
+        streak = 0
+        temp_indices = []
+        for j in range(i, min(i + 30, len(blocks))):
+            clean = _clean_markdown(blocks[j].get('content', '')).strip()
+            word_count = len(clean.split())
+            
+            if word_count > 20:
+                break  # বড় প্যারাগ্রাফ পেলে ক্লাস্টার ভেঙে যাবে
+                
+            is_chapter_like = bool(re.match(
+                r'^(chapter|part|section|appendix|introduction|conclusion|glossary|index|preface|foreword|contents)',
+                clean, re.IGNORECASE
+            ))
+            is_numbered = bool(re.match(r'^\d+[\.\)]\s', clean))
+            
+            if is_chapter_like or is_numbered or bool(re.search(r'(\.{3,}|…)\s*\d+$', clean)):
+                streak += 1
+                temp_indices.append(j)
+            elif word_count < 5:
+                temp_indices.append(j) # পেজ নাম্বার বা ছোট গ্যাপ হতে পারে, স্কিপ করে স্ট্রিক বজায় রাখবে
+                continue
+            else:
+                break
+                
+        # ৩ বা তার বেশি এন্ট্রি পেলে সেটি একটি TOC রিজিয়ন
+        if streak >= 3:
+            toc_indices.update(temp_indices)
+            i = temp_indices[-1] + 1  # বারবার একই ইনডেক্স চেক না করে জাম্প করবে (লুপ এফিশিয়েন্সি)
+        else:
+            i += 1
+            
+    return toc_indices
+
+
+# =====================================================================
+# স্টেপ ৩: সেকশন স্কোরিং এবং ফিল্টারিং
+# =====================================================================
+
+def _apply_section_scoring(blocks):
+    """টেক্সটের ঘনত্ব, ফন্ট সাইজ এবং ক্লাস্টার ব্যবহার করে সেকশন চিহ্নিত করে।"""
+    body_size = _get_body_font_size(blocks)
+    section_counter = 1
+    toc_indices = _detect_toc_region(blocks)
+    
+    for i, block in enumerate(blocks):
+        if block.get('type') in ['image', 'table']:
+            block['is_section_start'] = False
+            continue
+            
+        if i == 0:
+            block['is_section_start'] = True
+            text = block.get('content', '').strip()
+            clean_text = _clean_markdown(text)
+            title = clean_text[:40].strip() + ("..." if len(clean_text) > 40 else "")
+            if not title: 
+                title = "Section 1"
+            block['section_name'] = title
+            continue
+            
+        text = block.get('content', '').strip()
+        clean_text = _clean_markdown(text)
+        word_count = len(clean_text.split())
+        
+        if word_count == 0:
+            block['is_section_start'] = False
+            continue
+            
+        # --- উন্নত পেজ নাম্বার ফিল্টারিং ---
+        # "316", "- 316 -", "Page 316" ফরম্যাটগুলো ধরবে
+        is_page_number = bool(re.match(r'^[-—–\s]*\d{1,4}[-—–\s]*$', clean_text.strip())) or \
+                         bool(re.match(r'^page\s+\d{1,4}$', clean_text.strip(), re.IGNORECASE))
+                         
+        if is_page_number:
+            block['is_section_start'] = False
+            block['is_page_number'] = True
+            continue
+            
+        # TOC এর ভেতরের এলিমেন্টগুলো সেকশন হবে না
+        if i in toc_indices:
+            block['is_section_start'] = False
+            continue
+            
+        score = 0
+        
+        # ফ্যাক্টর A: হেডিং টাইপ (PDF-এর heading3 কেও বুস্ট দেওয়া হলো)
+        if block.get('type') in ['heading1', 'heading2']: score += 5
+        elif block.get('type') == 'heading3': score += 3
+            
+        # ফ্যাক্টর B: ফন্ট সাইজ (বডি টেক্সটের সাথে তুলনা)
+        f_size = block.get('font_size', body_size)
+        if f_size >= body_size + 4: score += 6
+        elif f_size >= body_size + 2: score += 3
+            
+        # ফ্যাক্টর C: ফন্ট ওয়েট
+        if block.get('is_bold'): score += 3
+            
+        # ফ্যাক্টর D: কেস (Case)
+        if clean_text.isupper() and 3 < len(clean_text) < 80: score += 3
+            
+        # ফ্যাক্টর E: কি-ওয়ার্ডস
+        lower_text = clean_text.lower()
+        if re.match(r'^(chapter|part|section|appendix|introduction|preface|prologue|epilogue|foreword|glossary|index)', lower_text):
+            score += 5
+            
+        # TABLE OF CONTENTS স্পেশাল রুল লজিক ফিক্স
+        if "table of contents" in lower_text or "contents" == lower_text:
+            if not toc_indices and i < 50: 
+                # যদি কোনো TOC ক্লাস্টার না পাওয়া যায়, কিন্তু প্রথম দিকে থাকে
+                score += 5
+            elif len(toc_indices) > 0 and i <= min(toc_indices):
+                # যদি ক্লাস্টার থাকে এবং এটি তার আগে থাকে
+                score += 5
+                
+        # --- পেনাল্টি (নেগেটিভ স্কোরিং - ফ্লেক্সিবল রুল) ---
+        if word_count > 20:
+            score -= 10
+        elif word_count > 12:
+            # ফন্ট বড় না হলে এবং বোল্ড না হলে তবেই পেনাল্টি
+            if not block.get('is_bold') and f_size <= body_size + 2:
+                score -= 5
+                
+        if re.search(r'[.!?]\s*["\u0027\u2018\u2019\u201C\u201D]?$', clean_text):
+            score -= 3
+            
+        # চূড়ান্ত সিদ্ধান্ত
+        if score >= 6:
+            block['is_section_start'] = True
+            title = clean_text[:60].strip()
+            if title.isupper() and len(title) > 10: 
+                title = title.title()
+            block['section_name'] = title
+            section_counter += 1
+            print(f"  📌 সেকশন চিহ্নিত করা হয়েছে: [{score} pts] {title}")
+        else:
+            block['is_section_start'] = False
+            block['section_name'] = ""
+            
+    # পেজ নাম্বার ব্লকগুলো মূল ডেটা থেকে পুরোপুরি বাদ দিয়ে দেওয়া হচ্ছে (TTS যেন না পড়ে)
+    filtered_blocks = [b for b in blocks if not b.get('is_page_number')]
+    return filtered_blocks
+
+
+# =====================================================================
+# মেইন এক্সপোর্ট ফাংশন
+# =====================================================================
+
+def process_document_smartly(blocks, metadata):
+    """
+    মেইন এন্ট্রি পয়েন্ট। রুল-বেসড ইঞ্জিনের মাধ্যমে পুরো ডকুমেন্ট প্রসেস করা হয়।
+    """
+    print("\n" + "=" * 60, flush=True)
+    print("🚀 অ্যাডভান্সড রুল-বেসড ইঞ্জিন (v2.1) শুরু হচ্ছে...", flush=True)
+    print(f"📄 মোট {len(blocks)} টি ব্লক বিশ্লেষণ করা হচ্ছে।", flush=True)
+    
+    if not blocks:
+        return blocks
+        
+    merged_blocks = _advanced_merge(blocks)
+    print(f"✂️  মার্জ করার পর মোট ব্লক সংখ্যা: {len(merged_blocks)}", flush=True)
+    
+    final_blocks = _apply_section_scoring(merged_blocks)
+    
+    section_count = sum(1 for b in final_blocks if b.get('is_section_start'))
+    print(f"📑 ডকুমেন্টে মোট {section_count} টি সেকশন পাওয়া গেছে।", flush=True)
+    print("=" * 60 + "\n", flush=True)
+    
+    return final_blocks
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fbed4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# app.py - Main Flask Application Entry Point
+
+import os
+from flask import Flask
+
+from config import SECRET_KEY, STATIC_FOLDER, STATIC_URL_PATH, BEAM_COMBINED_URL, BEAM_API_TOKEN, DATABASE
+from db import init_app as init_db
+from routes import register_blueprints
+
+
+def create_app():
+    app = Flask(__name__, static_folder=STATIC_FOLDER, static_url_path=STATIC_URL_PATH)
+
+    app.secret_key = SECRET_KEY
+    app.config['SESSION_COOKIE_HTTPONLY'] = True
+    app.config['SESSION_COOKIE_SAMESITE'] = 'Lax'
+    app.config['PERMANENT_SESSION_LIFETIME'] = 86400
+
+    init_db(app)
+    register_blueprints(app)
+
+    return app
+
+
+app = create_app()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    print("=" * 60)
+    print("🎧 Audiobook Maker Pro v4.2 Starting (dev mode)...")
+    print("=" * 60)
+    print(f"📍 Beam Combined URL: {BEAM_COMBINED_URL or '❌ NOT SET!'}")
+    print(f"📍 Beam Token: {'✅ Configured' if BEAM_API_TOKEN else '❌ NOT CONFIGURED!'}")
+    print(f"📍 Database: {DATABASE}")
+    print(f"📍 Default Admin: admin / admin123")
+    print("=" * 60)
+
+    app.run(debug=True, host='0.0.0.0', port=5010)
diff --git a/auth.py b/auth.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10cd999
--- /dev/null
+++ b/auth.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# auth.py - Authentication and User Management
+
+import functools
+from flask import session, redirect, url_for, request, jsonify
+from db import get_db_connection
+
+
+def init_users_table():
+    """Create users table and default admin user."""
+    with get_db_connection() as conn:
+        cursor = conn.cursor()
+        
+        cursor.execute('''
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
+                id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+                username TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+                password TEXT NOT NULL,
+                role TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'user',
+                is_active INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
+                created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+                last_login TIMESTAMP
+            )
+        ''')
+        
+        # Create default admin if no users exist
+        cursor.execute('SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM users')
+        if cursor.fetchone()['count'] == 0:
+            cursor.execute('''
+                INSERT INTO users (username, password, role, is_active)
+                VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)
+            ''', ('admin', 'admin123', 'admin', 1))
+            print("✅ Default admin user created (username: admin, password: admin123)")
+        
+        conn.commit()
+
+
+def login_required(f):
+    """Decorator to require login for routes."""
+    @functools.wraps(f)
+    def decorated_function(*args, **kwargs):
+        if 'user_id' not in session:
+            # Check if it's an API request
+            if request.path.startswith('/api/'):
+                return jsonify({'error': 'Authentication required'}), 401
+            return redirect(url_for('auth.login_page'))
+        return f(*args, **kwargs)
+    return decorated_function
+
+
+def admin_required(f):
+    """Decorator to require admin role for routes."""
+    @functools.wraps(f)
+    def decorated_function(*args, **kwargs):
+        if 'user_id' not in session:
+            if request.path.startswith('/api/'):
+                return jsonify({'error': 'Authentication required'}), 401
+            return redirect(url_for('auth.login_page'))
+        if session.get('user_role') != 'admin':
+            if request.path.startswith('/api/'):
+                return jsonify({'error': 'Admin access required'}), 403
+            return redirect(url_for('main.index'))
+        return f(*args, **kwargs)
+    return decorated_function
+
+
+def get_current_user():
+    """Get current logged-in user info from session."""
+    if 'user_id' not in session:
+        return None
+    return {
+        'id': session.get('user_id'),
+        'username': session.get('username'),
+        'role': session.get('user_role')
+    }
diff --git a/beam_app/.beamignore b/beam_app/.beamignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c97157c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beam_app/.beamignore
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Generated by Beam SDK
+.beamignore
+.git
+.idea
+.python-version
+.vscode
+.venv
+venv
+__pycache__
+.DS_Store
+.config
+drive/MyDrive
+.coverage
+.pytest_cache
+.ipynb
+.ruff_cache
+.dockerignore
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+.env.local
+.envrc
+**/__pycache__/
+**/.pytest_cache/
+**/node_modules/
+**/.venv/
+*.pyc
+.next/
+.circleci
diff --git a/beam_app/app.py b/beam_app/app.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cb3c56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beam_app/app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,331 @@
+# beam_app/app.py - Combined TTS + Timestamp Endpoint (Fixed)
+
+import os
+import re
+import base64
+from io import BytesIO
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+from beam import endpoint, Image
+
+# ====================================================
+# Container Image
+# ====================================================
+gpu_image = (
+    Image(python_version="python3.11")
+    .add_python_packages([
+        "torch>=2.4.0",
+        "torchaudio>=2.4.0",
+        "transformers",
+        "scipy",
+        "soundfile>=0.12.0",
+        "kokoro>=0.1.0",
+        "huggingface_hub",
+    ])
+    .add_commands([
+        "apt-get update && apt-get install -y libsndfile1 ffmpeg",
+    ])
+)
+
+# ====================================================
+# Voice IDs
+# ====================================================
+VOICE_IDS = [
+    "af_alloy", "af_aoede", "af_bella", "af_heart", "af_jessica",
+    "af_kore", "af_nicole", "af_nova", "af_river", "af_sarah", "af_sky",
+    "am_adam", "am_echo", "am_eric", "am_fenrir", "am_liam",
+    "am_michael", "am_onyx", "am_puck", "am_santa",
+    "bf_alice", "bf_emma", "bf_isabella", "bf_lily",
+    "bm_daniel", "bm_fable", "bm_george", "bm_lewis",
+    "ef_dora", "em_alex", "em_santa",
+    "ff_siwis",
+    "hf_alpha", "hf_beta", "hm_omega", "hm_psi",
+    "if_sara", "im_nicola",
+    "jf_alpha", "jf_gongitsune", "jf_nezumi", "jf_tebukuro", "jm_kumo",
+    "pf_dora", "pm_alex", "pm_santa",
+    "zf_xiaobei", "zf_xiaoni", "zf_xiaoxiao", "zf_xiaoyi",
+    "zm_yunjian", "zm_yunxi", "zm_yunxia", "zm_yunyang",
+]
+
+
+@dataclass
+class TokenSpan:
+    start: int
+    end: int
+    token: int
+
+
+# ====================================================
+# on_start — Model Loading
+# ====================================================
+def load_all_models():
+    """Container start হলে একবার চলবে।"""
+    import torch
+    import torchaudio
+    
+    device = 'cuda' if torch.cuda.is_available() else 'cpu'
+    torch_device = torch.device(device)
+
+    print(f"{'='*50}")
+    print(f"🚀 CONTAINER STARTING — Device: {device}")
+    print(f"{'='*50}")
+
+    # --- 1. Kokoro TTS ---
+    print(f"📂 [1/2] Loading Kokoro TTS...")
+    try:
+        from kokoro import KPipeline
+        pipeline = KPipeline(lang_code='a', device=device)
+        print(f"✅ [1/2] Kokoro TTS loaded")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"❌ [1/2] Kokoro TTS FAILED: {e}")
+        import traceback
+        traceback.print_exc()
+        # Return partial — TTS ছাড়া কাজ হবে না
+        raise e
+
+    # --- 2. wav2vec2 Aligner ---
+    print(f"📂 [2/2] Loading wav2vec2 Aligner...")
+    try:
+        bundle = torchaudio.pipelines.WAV2VEC2_ASR_BASE_960H
+        aligner_model = bundle.get_model().to(torch_device)
+        labels = bundle.get_labels()
+        dictionary = {c: i for i, c in enumerate(labels)}
+        print(f"✅ [2/2] wav2vec2 Aligner loaded")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"⚠️ [2/2] wav2vec2 FAILED: {e} — will skip alignment")
+        import traceback
+        traceback.print_exc()
+        bundle = None
+        aligner_model = None
+        labels = None
+        dictionary = None
+
+    print(f"{'='*50}")
+    print(f"🎉 CONTAINER READY")
+    print(f"{'='*50}")
+
+    return {
+        "pipeline": pipeline,
+        "device": device,
+        "torch_device": torch_device,
+        "aligner_model": aligner_model,
+        "bundle": bundle,
+        "labels": labels,
+        "dictionary": dictionary,
+    }
+
+
+# ====================================================
+# Combined Endpoint
+# ====================================================
+@endpoint(
+    name="tts-combined",
+    image=gpu_image,
+    on_start=load_all_models,
+    gpu="RTX4090",
+    cpu=2,
+    memory="16Gi",
+    keep_warm_seconds=180,
+)
+def generate_audio_with_timestamps(context, **inputs):
+    """TTS + Forced Alignment একই GPU তে।"""
+    import torch
+    import torchaudio
+    import soundfile as sf
+
+    print(f"")
+    print(f"📥 REQUEST RECEIVED")
+    print(f"   Keys: {list(inputs.keys())}")
+    print(f"   text length: {len(inputs.get('text', ''))}")
+
+    # ---- Get models from on_start ----
+    ctx = context.on_start_value
+    
+    if ctx is None:
+        print(f"❌ on_start_value is None!")
+        return {"error": "Models not loaded", "success": False}
+    
+    pipeline = ctx["pipeline"]
+    aligner_model = ctx.get("aligner_model")
+    bundle = ctx.get("bundle")
+    dictionary = ctx.get("dictionary")
+    torch_device = ctx["torch_device"]
+
+    # ---- Parse inputs ----
+    text = inputs.get("text", "")
+    voice = inputs.get("voice", "af_heart")
+    speed = inputs.get("speed", 1.0)
+    skip_alignment = inputs.get("skip_alignment", False)
+
+    if not text or len(str(text).strip()) < 2:
+        return {"error": "Text is required (min 2 chars)", "success": False}
+
+    if voice not in VOICE_IDS:
+        return {"error": f"Invalid voice '{voice}'", "success": False}
+
+    try:
+        speed = max(0.5, min(2.0, float(speed)))
+    except (TypeError, ValueError):
+        speed = 1.0
+
+    # =================================================
+    # STEP 1: TTS Generation
+    # =================================================
+    try:
+        print(f"🔊 TTS: voice={voice}, speed={speed}, text={len(text)} chars")
+        print(f"   Preview: {text[:80]}...")
+
+        generator = pipeline(text, voice=voice, speed=speed, split_pattern=r'\n+')
+        all_audio = []
+        for gs, ps, audio in generator:
+            all_audio.append(audio)
+
+        if not all_audio:
+            print(f"❌ No audio chunks generated")
+            return {"error": "No audio generated", "success": False}
+
+        full_audio = torch.cat(all_audio, dim=0)
+        sample_rate = 24000
+
+        # Encode to base64
+        audio_buffer = BytesIO()
+        sf.write(audio_buffer, full_audio.cpu().numpy(), sample_rate, format='WAV')
+        audio_buffer.seek(0)
+        audio_bytes = audio_buffer.read()
+        audio_base64 = base64.b64encode(audio_bytes).decode('utf-8')
+
+        print(f"✅ TTS done: {len(audio_base64)} bytes base64, {len(audio_bytes)} bytes raw")
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"❌ TTS FAILED: {e}")
+        import traceback
+        traceback.print_exc()
+        return {"error": f"TTS failed: {str(e)}", "success": False}
+
+    # =================================================
+    # STEP 2: Forced Alignment
+    # =================================================
+    timestamps = []
+
+    if not skip_alignment and aligner_model is not None and bundle is not None and dictionary is not None:
+        try:
+            print(f"⏳ Aligning {len(text)} chars...")
+
+            # Audio tensor — GPU memory তে আছে, re-decode দরকার নেই
+            waveform = full_audio.unsqueeze(0).float().to(torch_device)
+
+            # Resample 24000 → 16000
+            if sample_rate != bundle.sample_rate:
+                resampler = torchaudio.transforms.Resample(
+                    orig_freq=sample_rate, new_freq=bundle.sample_rate
+                ).to(torch_device)
+                waveform = resampler(waveform)
+
+            # Text → tokens
+            original_words = text.split()
+            clean_words = []
+            valid_indices = []
+            for idx, word in enumerate(original_words):
+                clean = re.sub(r'[^a-zA-Z0-9]', '', word).upper()
+                if clean:
+                    clean_words.append(clean)
+                    valid_indices.append(idx)
+            transcript = " ".join(clean_words)
+
+            if transcript:
+                token_indices = []
+                for char in transcript:
+                    if char == ' ':
+                        token_indices.append(dictionary.get('|', 0))
+                    else:
+                        token_indices.append(dictionary.get(char, dictionary.get('|', 0)))
+
+                targets = torch.tensor(
+                    token_indices, dtype=torch.int32, device=torch_device
+                ).unsqueeze(0)
+
+                with torch.inference_mode():
+                    emissions, _ = aligner_model(waveform)
+                    emissions = torch.log_softmax(emissions, dim=-1)
+
+                input_lengths = torch.tensor([emissions.size(1)], device=torch_device)
+                target_lengths = torch.tensor([targets.size(1)], device=torch_device)
+
+                path, _ = torchaudio.functional.forced_align(
+                    emissions, targets, input_lengths, target_lengths, blank=0
+                )
+                path = path[0].tolist()
+
+                # Parse segments
+                segments = []
+                if path:
+                    current_label = path[0]
+                    start_frame = 0
+                    for t, label in enumerate(path):
+                        if label != current_label:
+                            if current_label != 0:
+                                segments.append(
+                                    TokenSpan(start=start_frame, end=t, token=current_label)
+                                )
+                            current_label = label
+                            start_frame = t
+                    if current_label != 0:
+                        segments.append(
+                            TokenSpan(start=start_frame, end=len(path), token=current_label)
+                        )
+
+                if path and len(path) > 0:
+                    ratio = waveform.size(1) / len(path) / bundle.sample_rate
+
+                    def get_sec(frame):
+                        return round(frame * ratio, 2)
+
+                    segment_idx = 0
+                    for i, word_str in enumerate(transcript.split()):
+                        word_len = len(word_str)
+                        if segment_idx + word_len > len(segments):
+                            break
+                        t_start = segments[segment_idx].start
+                        t_end = segments[segment_idx + word_len - 1].end
+                        timestamps.append({
+                            "word": original_words[valid_indices[i]],
+                            "start": get_sec(t_start),
+                            "end": get_sec(t_end),
+                        })
+                        segment_idx += word_len
+                        if (segment_idx < len(segments)
+                                and segments[segment_idx].token == dictionary.get('|', 0)):
+                            segment_idx += 1
+
+            print(f"✅ Aligned {len(timestamps)} words")
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"⚠️ Alignment failed (audio still valid): {e}")
+            import traceback
+            traceback.print_exc()
+            timestamps = []
+    else:
+        if skip_alignment:
+            print(f"⏭️ Alignment skipped (skip_alignment=True)")
+        else:
+            print(f"⚠️ Alignment skipped (model not loaded)")
+
+    # =================================================
+    # Return Result
+    # =================================================
+    result = {
+        "success": True,
+        "audio_base64": audio_base64,
+        "audio_format": "wav",
+        "sample_rate": sample_rate,
+        "voice": voice,
+        "speed": speed,
+        "text_length": len(text),
+        "timestamps": timestamps,
+        "word_count": len(timestamps),
+    }
+
+    print(f"📤 RESPONSE: success=True, audio={len(audio_base64)} bytes, words={len(timestamps)}")
+    print(f"")
+
+    return result
diff --git a/beam_app/requirements.txt b/beam_app/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..670f07f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beam_app/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+flask==3.1.2
+torch==2.1.2
+torchaudio==2.1.2
+scipy==1.11.3
+soundfile>=0.12.0
+python-dotenv==1.0.0
+kokoro>=0.1.0
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62a3bf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# config.py - Application Configuration
+
+import os
+import uuid
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+load_dotenv()
+
+# --- PATHS ---
+BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+STATIC_FOLDER = 'static'
+STATIC_URL_PATH = '/static'
+
+# --- DATABASE ---
+# Production-এ env থেকে আসবে: /opt/apps/Audiobook-Maker-Pro-v4.2/audiobook_maker.db
+# Dev-এ env না থাকলে app.py-র পাশে রাখবে
+DATABASE = os.getenv('DATABASE', os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'audiobook_maker.db'))
+
+# --- FLASK SECRET KEY ---
+SECRET_KEY = os.getenv('SECRET_KEY', 'audiobook-maker-pro-' + str(uuid.uuid4()))
+
+# --- BEAM CLOUD API CONFIGURATION ---
+BEAM_COMBINED_URL = os.getenv('BEAM_COMBINED_URL', '')
+BEAM_API_TOKEN = os.getenv('BEAM_API_TOKEN', '')
+
+# --- OPENAI API (optional) ---
+OPENAI_API_KEY = os.getenv('OPENAI_API_KEY', '')
+
+# --- API HEADERS ---
+def get_beam_headers():
+    return {'Authorization': f'Bearer {BEAM_API_TOKEN}'}
+
+def get_beam_headers_json():
+    return {
+        'Authorization': f'Bearer {BEAM_API_TOKEN}',
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+    }
+
+# --- VOICE OPTIONS ---
+VOICES = [
+    {'id': 'af_alloy', 'name': 'Alloy (US Female)'},
+    {'id': 'af_aoede', 'name': 'Aoede (US Female)'},
+    {'id': 'af_bella', 'name': 'Bella (US Female)'},
+    {'id': 'af_heart', 'name': 'Heart (US Female)'},
+    {'id': 'af_jessica', 'name': 'Jessica (US Female)'},
+    {'id': 'af_nicole', 'name': 'Nicole (US Female)'},
+    {'id': 'af_nova', 'name': 'Nova (US Female)'},
+    {'id': 'af_river', 'name': 'River (US Female)'},
+    {'id': 'af_sarah', 'name': 'Sarah (US Female)'},
+    {'id': 'af_sky', 'name': 'Sky (US Female)'},
+    {'id': 'am_adam', 'name': 'Adam (US Male)'},
+    {'id': 'am_echo', 'name': 'Echo (US Male)'},
+    {'id': 'am_eric', 'name': 'Eric (US Male)'},
+    {'id': 'am_michael', 'name': 'Michael (US Male)'},
+    {'id': 'bf_emma', 'name': 'Emma (UK Female)'},
+    {'id': 'bf_isabella', 'name': 'Isabella (UK Female)'},
+    {'id': 'bm_daniel', 'name': 'Daniel (UK Male)'},
+    {'id': 'bm_george', 'name': 'George (UK Male)'},
+]
diff --git a/db.py b/db.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..232b24e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db.py
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+# db.py - Database Configuration and Operations (v4.2)
+
+import os
+import sqlite3
+from flask import g
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+
+from config import DATABASE
+
+
+def get_db():
+    if 'db' not in g:
+        g.db = sqlite3.connect(DATABASE)
+        g.db.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+    return g.db
+
+
+def close_db(error=None):
+    db = g.pop('db', None)
+    if db is not None:
+        db.close()
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def get_db_connection():
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(DATABASE)
+    conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+    try:
+        yield conn
+    finally:
+        conn.close()
+
+
+def init_db():
+    """Initialize database tables. Auto-creates parent directory."""
+    # ফোল্ডার না থাকলে নিজে থেকেই তৈরি করবে (Coolify volume mount-এর জন্য জরুরি)
+    db_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(DATABASE))
+    if db_dir and not os.path.exists(db_dir):
+        os.makedirs(db_dir, exist_ok=True)
+        print(f"📂 Created data directory: {db_dir}")
+
+    with get_db_connection() as conn:
+        cursor = conn.cursor()
+
+        # Projects table
+        cursor.execute('''
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS projects (
+                id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+                name TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+                created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+                updated_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+            )
+        ''')
+
+        # Chapters table
+        cursor.execute('''
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS chapters (
+                id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+                project_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+                chapter_number INTEGER NOT NULL,
+                title TEXT DEFAULT 'Section',
+                voice TEXT DEFAULT 'af_heart',
+                created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+                FOREIGN KEY (project_id) REFERENCES projects(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+                UNIQUE(project_id, chapter_number)
+            )
+        ''')
+
+        try:
+            cursor.execute('ALTER TABLE chapters ADD COLUMN title TEXT DEFAULT "Section"')
+        except sqlite3.OperationalError:
+            pass
+
+        # Markdown blocks table
+        cursor.execute('''
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS markdown_blocks (
+                id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+                chapter_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+                block_order INTEGER NOT NULL,
+                block_type TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'paragraph',
+                content TEXT NOT NULL,
+                tts_text TEXT,
+                audio_data TEXT,
+                audio_format TEXT DEFAULT 'mp3',
+                transcription TEXT,
+                created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+                FOREIGN KEY (chapter_id) REFERENCES chapters(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
+            )
+        ''')
+
+        # Images table
+        cursor.execute('''
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS block_images (
+                id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+                block_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+                image_data TEXT NOT NULL,
+                image_format TEXT DEFAULT 'png',
+                alt_text TEXT,
+                position TEXT DEFAULT 'before',
+                created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+                FOREIGN KEY (block_id) REFERENCES markdown_blocks(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
+            )
+        ''')
+
+        # PDF Documents table
+        cursor.execute('''
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS pdf_documents (
+                id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+                project_id INTEGER,
+                filename TEXT NOT NULL,
+                page_count INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+                metadata TEXT,
+                created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+                FOREIGN KEY (project_id) REFERENCES projects(id) ON DELETE SET NULL
+            )
+        ''')
+
+        # v4.2 publishing migrations
+        migrations = [
+            ('projects', 'is_published', 'INTEGER DEFAULT 0'),
+            ('projects', 'published_at', 'TIMESTAMP'),
+            ('projects', 'thumbnail_data', 'TEXT'),
+            ('projects', 'thumbnail_format', 'TEXT DEFAULT "png"'),
+            ('projects', 'description', 'TEXT DEFAULT ""'),
+            ('projects', 'author', 'TEXT DEFAULT ""'),
+            ('projects', 'category', 'TEXT DEFAULT ""'),
+            ('projects', 'view_count', 'INTEGER DEFAULT 0'),
+        ]
+
+        for table, column, definition in migrations:
+            try:
+                cursor.execute(f'ALTER TABLE {table} ADD COLUMN {column} {definition}')
+                print(f"  ✅ Added {table}.{column}")
+            except sqlite3.OperationalError:
+                pass
+
+        conn.commit()
+        print(f"✅ Database initialized at {DATABASE} (v4.2)")
+
+
+def vacuum_db():
+    with get_db_connection() as conn:
+        conn.execute('VACUUM')
+
+
+def init_app(app):
+    app.teardown_appcontext(close_db)
+    init_db()
+
+    from auth import init_users_table
+    init_users_table()
diff --git a/doc.py b/doc.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a280c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,256 @@
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+import mimetypes
+import markdown
+
+# INPUT: Set your Application folder path here
+APPLICATION_FOLDER = f'../Audiobook Maker v4.2'  # Replace with your actual folder path
+
+
+# Add these new variables
+EXCLUDE_FOLDERS = {
+    'node_modules',
+
+
+    # 'node_modules', 
+    # 'venv', 
+    # 'env', 
+    # '__pycache__', 
+    # 'dist', 
+    # 'build',
+    # '.pytest_cache'
+}
+
+EXCLUDE_FILES = {
+    'doc.py'
+    # '.DS_Store',
+    # 'Thumbs.db',
+    # 'package-lock.json'
+}
+
+# File extensions to exclude
+EXCLUDE_EXTENSIONS = {
+    # '.pyc',
+    # '.pyo', 
+    # '.log',
+    # '.tmp'
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+def is_text_file(file_path):
+    """Check if a file is likely a text/code file based on extension and mime type."""
+    # Common code file extensions
+    code_extensions = {
+        '.py', '.js', '.html', '.css', '.java', '.cpp', '.c', '.h', '.hpp',
+        '.cs', '.php', '.rb', '.go', '.rs', '.swift', '.kt', '.ts', '.jsx',
+        '.tsx', '.vue', '.scss', '.sass', '.less', '.sql', '.json', '.xml',
+        '.yaml', '.yml', '.toml', '.ini', '.cfg', '.conf', '.sh', '.bat',
+        '.ps1', '.r', '.R', '.m', '.scala', '.clj', '.hs', '.elm', '.dart',
+        '.lua', '.pl', '.pm', '.tcl', '.awk', '.sed', '.dockerfile', '.md',
+        '.txt', '.log', '.gitignore', '.env', '.properties'
+    }
+    
+    file_ext = Path(file_path).suffix.lower()
+    
+    # Check by extension first
+    if file_ext in code_extensions:
+        return True
+    
+    # Check by mime type for files without extension
+    if not file_ext:
+        mime_type, _ = mimetypes.guess_type(file_path)
+        if mime_type and mime_type.startswith('text/'):
+            return True
+    
+    return False
+
+def generate_tree_structure(root_path, prefix="", is_last=True, max_depth=None, current_depth=0):
+    """Generate a tree-like directory structure."""
+    if max_depth is not None and current_depth > max_depth:
+        return ""
+    
+    root = Path(root_path)
+    tree_str = ""
+    
+    if current_depth == 0:
+        tree_str += f"{root.name}/\n"
+    
+    try:
+        # Get all items and sort them (directories first, then files)
+        items = list(root.iterdir())
+        dirs = [item for item in items if item.is_dir() and not item.name.startswith('.') and item.name not in EXCLUDE_FOLDERS]
+        files = [item for item in items if item.is_file() and not item.name.startswith('.') and item.name not in EXCLUDE_FILES and item.suffix not in EXCLUDE_EXTENSIONS]
+        
+        all_items = sorted(dirs) + sorted(files)
+        
+        for i, item in enumerate(all_items):
+            is_last_item = i == len(all_items) - 1
+            
+            if item.is_dir():
+                tree_str += f"{prefix}{'└── ' if is_last_item else '├── '}{item.name}/\n"
+                extension = "    " if is_last_item else "│   "
+                tree_str += generate_tree_structure(
+                    item, 
+                    prefix + extension, 
+                    is_last_item, 
+                    max_depth, 
+                    current_depth + 1
+                )
+            else:
+                tree_str += f"{prefix}{'└── ' if is_last_item else '├── '}{item.name}\n"
+    
+    except PermissionError:
+        tree_str += f"{prefix}[Permission Denied]\n"
+    
+    return tree_str
+
+def generate_bash_command(root_folder):
+    """Generate a bash command to recreate the directory and file structure."""
+    root_path = Path(root_folder)
+    dirs_to_create = []
+    files_to_create = []
+
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(root_folder, topdown=True):
+        # Skip hidden directories
+        dirs[:] = [d for d in dirs if not d.startswith('.') and d not in EXCLUDE_FOLDERS]
+        
+        for name in dirs:
+            dir_path = Path(root) / name
+            relative_dir = dir_path.relative_to(root_path)
+            dirs_to_create.append(f'"{relative_dir}"')
+
+        # Skip hidden files
+        files[:] = [f for f in files if not f.startswith('.') and f not in EXCLUDE_FILES and Path(f).suffix not in EXCLUDE_EXTENSIONS]
+
+        for name in files:
+            file_path = Path(root) / name
+            relative_file = file_path.relative_to(root_path)
+            files_to_create.append(f'"{relative_file}"')
+
+    command_parts = []
+    if dirs_to_create:
+        command_parts.append(f"mkdir -p {' '.join(dirs_to_create)}")
+    
+    if files_to_create:
+        command_parts.append(f"touch {' '.join(files_to_create)}")
+
+    if not command_parts:
+        return "# No directories or files to create."
+        
+    return " && ".join(command_parts)
+
+def read_file_content(file_path):
+    """Safely read file content with encoding detection."""
+    encodings = ['utf-8', 'utf-16', 'latin-1', 'cp1252']
+    
+    for encoding in encodings:
+        try:
+            with open(file_path, 'r', encoding=encoding) as file:
+                return file.read()
+        except (UnicodeDecodeError, UnicodeError):
+            continue
+        except Exception as e:
+            return f"Error reading file: {str(e)}"
+    
+    return "Unable to decode file content"
+
+def get_language_from_extension(file_path):
+    """Get the appropriate language identifier for markdown code blocks."""
+    ext = Path(file_path).suffix.lower()
+    language_map = {
+        '.py': 'python', '.js': 'javascript', '.ts': 'typescript', '.jsx': 'jsx',
+        '.tsx': 'tsx', '.html': 'html', '.css': 'css', '.scss': 'scss',
+        '.sass': 'sass', '.java': 'java', '.cpp': 'cpp', '.c': 'c', '.h': 'c',
+        '.hpp': 'cpp', '.cs': 'csharp', '.php': 'php', '.rb': 'ruby', '.go': 'go',
+        '.rs': 'rust', '.swift': 'swift', '.kt': 'kotlin', '.sql': 'sql',
+        '.json': 'json', '.xml': 'xml', '.yaml': 'yaml', '.yml': 'yaml',
+        '.toml': 'toml', '.sh': 'bash', '.bat': 'batch', '.ps1': 'powershell',
+        '.dockerfile': 'dockerfile', '.md': 'markdown', '.r': 'r', '.R': 'r',
+        '.scala': 'scala', '.clj': 'clojure', '.hs': 'haskell', '.lua': 'lua',
+        '.pl': 'perl', '.tcl': 'tcl',
+    }
+    
+    return language_map.get(ext, 'text')
+
+def generate_documentation(root_folder):
+    """Generate complete markdown and HTML documentation for the project."""
+    root_path = Path(root_folder)
+    
+    if not root_path.exists() or not root_path.is_dir():
+        print(f"Error: The folder '{root_folder}' does not exist or is not a directory.")
+        return
+    
+    # Start building markdown content
+    markdown_content = [f"# {root_path.name} - Project Documentation\n"]
+    
+    # Add project structure
+    markdown_content.append("## 📂 Project Structure\n")
+    markdown_content.append("```")
+    markdown_content.append(generate_tree_structure(root_path))
+    markdown_content.append("```\n")
+
+    # # Add bash command to recreate structure
+    # markdown_content.append("## ⚙️ Bash Command to Recreate Structure\n")
+    # markdown_content.append("```bash")
+    # markdown_content.append(generate_bash_command(root_path))
+    # markdown_content.append("```\n")
+    
+    # Add files content
+    markdown_content.append("## 📄 Files Content\n")
+    
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(root_folder):
+        dirs[:] = [d for d in dirs if not d.startswith('.') and d not in EXCLUDE_FOLDERS]
+        for file in sorted(files):
+            if file.startswith('.') or file in EXCLUDE_FILES or Path(file).suffix in EXCLUDE_EXTENSIONS : continue
+            
+            file_path = Path(root) / file
+            if is_text_file(file_path):
+                relative_path = file_path.relative_to(root_path)
+                markdown_content.append(f"### 📜 `{relative_path}`\n")
+                content = read_file_content(file_path)
+                language = get_language_from_extension(file_path)
+                markdown_content.append(f"```{language}\n{content}\n```\n")
+    
+    final_markdown = '\n'.join(markdown_content)
+    
+    # Write to markdown file
+    output_md_file = f"../{root_path.name}_documentation.md"
+    try:
+        with open(output_md_file, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+            f.write(final_markdown)
+        print(f"✅ Markdown documentation generated: {Path(output_md_file).resolve()}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"❌ Error writing markdown file: {str(e)}")
+
+    # Generate and write HTML file
+    html_template = """
+    <!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><title>{title}</title>
+    <style>
+        body {{ font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; padding: 2em; max-width: 1024px; margin: 0 auto; color: #333; }}
+        h1, h2, h3 {{ border-bottom: 1px solid #eaecef; padding-bottom: 0.3em; }}
+        code {{ font-family: "SFMono-Regular", Consolas, "Liberation Mono", Menlo, Courier, monospace; background-color: #f6f8fa; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; margin: 0; font-size: 85%; border-radius: 6px; }}
+        pre {{ background-color: #f6f8fa; padding: 16px; overflow: auto; border-radius: 6px; }}
+        pre code {{ padding: 0; margin: 0; font-size: 100%; background-color: transparent; border: none; }}
+    </style></head><body>{content}</body></html>
+    """
+    html_content = markdown.markdown(final_markdown, extensions=['fenced_code', 'tables'])
+    final_html = html_template.format(title=f"{root_path.name} Documentation", content=html_content)
+    
+    output_html_file = f"../{root_path.name}_documentation.html"
+    try:
+        with open(output_html_file, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+            f.write(final_html)
+        print(f"✅ HTML documentation generated: {Path(output_html_file).resolve()}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"❌ Error writing HTML file: {str(e)}")
+
+# Main execution
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if not APPLICATION_FOLDER or APPLICATION_FOLDER == "/path/to/your/Application":
+        print("⚠️ Please set the APPLICATION_FOLDER variable to your actual folder path.")
+    else:
+        print(f"🚀 Generating documentation for: {APPLICATION_FOLDER}")
+        generate_documentation(APPLICATION_FOLDER)
diff --git a/docx_processor.py b/docx_processor.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68c72ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docx_processor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,993 @@
+# docx_processor.py - DOCX/DOC Processing and Content Extraction
+# UPDATED: _make_block() now includes is_bold and font_size metadata for AI analysis
+import io
+import re
+import base64
+import email
+import email.policy
+import quopri
+from html.parser import HTMLParser
+from urllib.parse import unquote, urlparse
+
+
+# ================================================================
+# FORMAT DETECTION
+# ================================================================
+
+def detect_doc_format(file_bytes):
+    if not file_bytes or len(file_bytes) < 4:
+        return 'unknown'
+    if file_bytes[:4] == b'PK\x03\x04':
+        return 'docx'
+    if file_bytes[:8] == b'\xd0\xcf\x11\xe0\xa1\xb1\x1a\xe1':
+        return 'ole2'
+    if file_bytes[:4] == b'\xd0\xcf\x11\xe0':
+        return 'ole2'
+    
+    header = file_bytes[:64]
+    for bom in [b'\xef\xbb\xbf', b'\xff\xfe', b'\xfe\xff']:
+        if header.startswith(bom):
+            header = header[len(bom):]
+            break
+    if header.lstrip().startswith(b'{\\rtf'):
+        return 'rtf'
+    
+    header_str = header.decode('ascii', errors='ignore').strip()
+    if header_str.upper().startswith('MIME-VERSION'):
+        return 'mhtml'
+    sample_512 = file_bytes[:512].decode('ascii', errors='ignore').lower()
+    if 'mime-version' in sample_512 and 'content-type' in sample_512 and 'boundary' in sample_512:
+        return 'mhtml'
+    
+    sample = file_bytes[:4096]
+    sample_str_lower = ''
+    for enc in ['utf-8', 'utf-16-le', 'utf-16-be', 'cp1252', 'latin-1']:
+        try:
+            sample_str_lower = sample.decode(enc, errors='ignore').lower().strip()
+            if sample_str_lower:
+                break
+        except Exception:
+            continue
+    if sample_str_lower:
+        html_markers = [
+            '<html', '<!doctype html', '<head', '<meta ',
+            'xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com',
+            'xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com',
+            '<o:documentproperties>', 'mso-',
+        ]
+        for marker in html_markers:
+            if marker in sample_str_lower:
+                return 'html'
+    return 'unknown'
+
+
+# ================================================================
+# IMAGE NORMALIZATION HELPERS
+# ================================================================
+
+def _normalize_image_key(raw_location):
+    if not raw_location:
+        return ''
+    loc = raw_location.strip()
+    if loc.lower().startswith('cid:'):
+        loc = loc[4:]
+    for _ in range(3):
+        decoded = unquote(loc)
+        if decoded == loc:
+            break
+        loc = decoded
+    try:
+        parsed = urlparse(loc)
+        path = parsed.path if parsed.path else loc
+    except Exception:
+        path = loc
+    filename = path.replace('\\', '/').rsplit('/', 1)[-1].strip()
+    return filename.lower()
+
+
+# ================================================================
+# MHTML PROCESSOR
+# ================================================================
+
+class MHTMLProcessor:
+    def __init__(self, file_bytes):
+        self._file_bytes = file_bytes
+        self._embedded_images = {}
+        self._ordered_images = []
+    
+    def process(self):
+        html_content = self._extract_html_from_mhtml()
+        if not html_content:
+            html_content = self._fallback_extract()
+        if not html_content:
+            return {
+                'metadata': {'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': ''},
+                'blocks': [{'type': 'paragraph', 'content': '⚠️ Could not extract content from MHTML file.'}],
+            }
+        
+        print(f"  📷 MHTML: {len(self._ordered_images)} image parts")
+        processor = HTMLDocProcessor(
+            html_content,
+            embedded_images=self._embedded_images,
+            ordered_images=self._ordered_images
+        )
+        result = processor.process()
+        img_blocks = sum(1 for b in result.get('blocks', []) if b.get('type') == 'image')
+        print(f"📄 MHTML processed: {len(result.get('blocks', []))} blocks ({img_blocks} images)")
+        return result
+    
+    def _store_image(self, payload_bytes, content_type, content_location, content_id):
+        fmt = content_type.split('/')[-1].lower()
+        if fmt in ('x-wmf', 'x-emf', 'wmf', 'emf'):
+            return
+        if fmt == 'jpg':
+            fmt = 'jpeg'
+        b64_data = base64.b64encode(payload_bytes).decode('ascii')
+        self._ordered_images.append((b64_data, fmt, content_location or content_id or ''))
+        if content_location:
+            self._embedded_images[content_location] = (b64_data, fmt)
+            norm = _normalize_image_key(content_location)
+            if norm:
+                self._embedded_images[norm] = (b64_data, fmt)
+        if content_id:
+            self._embedded_images[f'cid:{content_id}'] = (b64_data, fmt)
+            self._embedded_images[content_id] = (b64_data, fmt)
+    
+    def _extract_html_from_mhtml(self):
+        try:
+            msg = email.message_from_bytes(self._file_bytes, policy=email.policy.default)
+            html_body = None
+            if msg.is_multipart():
+                for part in msg.walk():
+                    ct = part.get_content_type()
+                    cl = part.get('Content-Location', '').strip()
+                    cid = part.get('Content-ID', '').strip('<> ')
+                    if ct == 'text/html':
+                        payload = part.get_payload(decode=True)
+                        if payload:
+                            cs = part.get_content_charset() or 'utf-8'
+                            try: html_body = payload.decode(cs, errors='ignore')
+                            except: html_body = payload.decode('utf-8', errors='ignore')
+                    elif ct and ct.startswith('image/'):
+                        payload = part.get_payload(decode=True)
+                        if payload and len(payload) > 100:
+                            self._store_image(payload, ct, cl, cid)
+            else:
+                ct = msg.get_content_type()
+                if ct in ('text/html', 'multipart/related'):
+                    payload = msg.get_payload(decode=True)
+                    if payload:
+                        cs = msg.get_content_charset() or 'utf-8'
+                        try: html_body = payload.decode(cs, errors='ignore')
+                        except: html_body = payload.decode('utf-8', errors='ignore')
+            return html_body
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"  ⚠️ MIME parsing failed: {e}")
+            return None
+    
+    def _fallback_extract(self):
+        try:
+            text = self._file_bytes.decode('ascii', errors='ignore')
+            bm = re.search(r'boundary="?([^\s";\r\n]+)"?', text, re.IGNORECASE)
+            if not bm: return None
+            boundary = bm.group(1)
+            parts = text.split(f'--{boundary}')
+            html_body = None
+            for part in parts:
+                he = part.find('\r\n\r\n')
+                if he == -1: he = part.find('\n\n')
+                if he == -1: continue
+                hs = part[:he]; body = part[he:].strip()
+                ctm = re.search(r'Content-Type:\s*([^\s;]+)', hs, re.IGNORECASE)
+                ct = ctm.group(1).lower() if ctm else ''
+                is_qp = bool(re.search(r'Content-Transfer-Encoding:\s*quoted-printable', hs, re.IGNORECASE))
+                is_b64 = bool(re.search(r'Content-Transfer-Encoding:\s*base64', hs, re.IGNORECASE))
+                clm = re.search(r'Content-Location:\s*(.+?)[\r\n]', hs, re.IGNORECASE)
+                cl = clm.group(1).strip() if clm else ''
+                cidm = re.search(r'Content-ID:\s*<?([^>\s\r\n]+)>?', hs, re.IGNORECASE)
+                cid = cidm.group(1).strip() if cidm else ''
+                if ct == 'text/html':
+                    if is_qp: body = quopri.decodestring(body.encode('ascii', errors='ignore')).decode('utf-8', errors='ignore')
+                    elif is_b64:
+                        try: body = base64.b64decode(body).decode('utf-8', errors='ignore')
+                        except: pass
+                    if '<html' in body.lower() or '<body' in body.lower(): html_body = body
+                elif ct.startswith('image/') and is_b64 and body:
+                    clean_b64 = re.sub(r'\s+', '', body)
+                    try:
+                        pb = base64.b64decode(clean_b64)
+                        if len(pb) > 100: self._store_image(pb, ct, cl, cid)
+                    except: pass
+            return html_body
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"  ⚠️ Fallback MHTML failed: {e}")
+            return None
+
+
+# ================================================================
+# HTML COMMENT CLEANUP
+# ================================================================
+
+def _clean_html_comments(html_text):
+    html_text = re.sub(r'<!--\[if\s+!vml\]-->(.*?)<!--\[endif\]-->', r'\1', html_text, flags=re.DOTALL|re.IGNORECASE)
+    html_text = re.sub(r'<!--\[if\s+!mso\]-->(.*?)<!--\[endif\]-->', r'\1', html_text, flags=re.DOTALL|re.IGNORECASE)
+    html_text = re.sub(r'<!--\[if\s[^\]]*\]>.*?<!\[endif\]-->', '', html_text, flags=re.DOTALL|re.IGNORECASE)
+    html_text = re.sub(r'<!--.*?-->', '', html_text, flags=re.DOTALL)
+    return html_text
+
+
+# ================================================================
+# HTML DOC PROCESSOR
+# ================================================================
+
+class HTMLDocProcessor:
+    def __init__(self, file_bytes, embedded_images=None, ordered_images=None):
+        if isinstance(file_bytes, str):
+            self._html_text = file_bytes
+            self._file_bytes = file_bytes.encode('utf-8', errors='ignore')
+        else:
+            self._file_bytes = file_bytes
+            self._html_text = self._decode_html()
+        self._embedded_images = embedded_images or {}
+        self._ordered_images = ordered_images or []
+        self._used_image_indices = set()
+    
+    def _decode_html(self):
+        if self._file_bytes[:3] == b'\xef\xbb\xbf': return self._file_bytes[3:].decode('utf-8', errors='ignore')
+        if self._file_bytes[:2] == b'\xff\xfe': return self._file_bytes[2:].decode('utf-16-le', errors='ignore')
+        if self._file_bytes[:2] == b'\xfe\xff': return self._file_bytes[2:].decode('utf-16-be', errors='ignore')
+        sample = self._file_bytes[:4096]
+        try:
+            st = sample.decode('ascii', errors='ignore')
+            cm = re.search(r'charset[="\s]+([a-zA-Z0-9\-]+)', st, re.IGNORECASE)
+            if cm:
+                try: return self._file_bytes.decode(cm.group(1).strip().strip('"\''), errors='ignore')
+                except: pass
+        except: pass
+        for enc in ['utf-8', 'cp1252', 'latin-1']:
+            try: return self._file_bytes.decode(enc, errors='ignore')
+            except: continue
+        return self._file_bytes.decode('latin-1', errors='replace')
+    
+    def process(self):
+        metadata = {'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': ''}
+        tm = re.search(r'<title[^>]*>(.*?)</title>', self._html_text, re.IGNORECASE|re.DOTALL)
+        if tm: metadata['title'] = self._strip_tags(tm.group(1)).strip()
+        blocks = self._extract_all_blocks()
+        blocks = [b for b in blocks if b.get('content', '').strip() or b.get('data')]
+        if not blocks: blocks = self._simple_extract()
+        img_count = sum(1 for b in blocks if b.get('type') == 'image')
+        print(f"📄 HTML-DOC processed: {len(blocks)} blocks ({img_count} images)")
+        return {'metadata': metadata, 'blocks': blocks}
+    
+    def _strip_tags(self, html_str):
+        import html as hm
+        return hm.unescape(re.sub(r'<[^>]+>', '', html_str))
+    
+    def _resolve_image_src(self, src):
+        import html as hm
+        if not src: return None, None
+        src = hm.unescape(src).strip()
+        if src.startswith('data:image'):
+            dm = re.match(r'data:image/([^;]+);base64,(.+)', src, re.DOTALL)
+            if dm: return dm.group(2).strip(), dm.group(1)
+        if src in self._embedded_images:
+            self._mark_used(self._embedded_images[src][0]); return self._embedded_images[src]
+        ns = _normalize_image_key(src)
+        if ns and ns in self._embedded_images:
+            self._mark_used(self._embedded_images[ns][0]); return self._embedded_images[ns]
+        if ns and '.' in ns:
+            nne = ns.rsplit('.', 1)[0]
+            if nne and nne in self._embedded_images:
+                self._mark_used(self._embedded_images[nne][0]); return self._embedded_images[nne]
+        if ns:
+            for loc, (data, fmt) in self._embedded_images.items():
+                ln = _normalize_image_key(loc)
+                if ln and ns and ln == ns: self._mark_used(data); return data, fmt
+        return self._get_next_unused()
+    
+    def _mark_used(self, data_prefix):
+        p = data_prefix[:60]
+        for i, (b, f, l) in enumerate(self._ordered_images):
+            if i not in self._used_image_indices and b[:60] == p:
+                self._used_image_indices.add(i); return
+    
+    def _get_next_unused(self):
+        for i, (b, f, l) in enumerate(self._ordered_images):
+            if i not in self._used_image_indices:
+                self._used_image_indices.add(i); return b, f
+        return None, None
+    
+    def _extract_all_blocks(self):
+        import html as hm
+        blocks = []
+        cleaned = re.sub(r'<script[^>]*>.*?</script>', '', self._html_text, flags=re.DOTALL|re.IGNORECASE)
+        cleaned = re.sub(r'<style[^>]*>.*?</style>', '', cleaned, flags=re.DOTALL|re.IGNORECASE)
+        vml_srcs = []
+        for vm in re.finditer(r'<!--\[if\s[^\]]*vml[^\]]*\]>(.*?)<!\[endif\]-->', cleaned, re.DOTALL|re.IGNORECASE):
+            for im in re.finditer(r'<v:imagedata\b[^>]*?\bsrc\s*=\s*["\']([^"\']+)["\']', vm.group(1), re.IGNORECASE|re.DOTALL):
+                vml_srcs.append((hm.unescape(im.group(1)), vm.start()))
+        cleaned = _clean_html_comments(cleaned)
+        cleaned = re.sub(r'</?[ovw]:[^>]+>', '', cleaned, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+        bm = re.search(r'<body[^>]*>(.*)</body>', cleaned, re.IGNORECASE|re.DOTALL)
+        if bm: cleaned = bm.group(1)
+        
+        img_entries = []
+        for m in re.finditer(r'<img\b([^>]*?)/?\s*>', cleaned, re.IGNORECASE|re.DOTALL):
+            sm = re.search(r'\bsrc\s*=\s*["\']([^"\']+)["\']', m.group(1), re.IGNORECASE)
+            if not sm: sm = re.search(r'\bsrc\s*=\s*(\S+)', m.group(1), re.IGNORECASE)
+            if sm: img_entries.append((hm.unescape(sm.group(1)), m.start()))
+        if not img_entries and vml_srcs: img_entries = vml_srcs
+        
+        self._used_image_indices = set()
+        for src, pos in img_entries:
+            d, f = self._resolve_image_src(src)
+            if d: blocks.append({'type':'image','content':f"![Image](embedded-image.{f})",'data':d,'format':f,'_pos':pos})
+        
+        for m in re.finditer(r'<(h[1-6])\b[^>]*>(.*?)</\1\s*>', cleaned, re.IGNORECASE|re.DOTALL):
+            t = re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', self._strip_tags(m.group(2))).strip()
+            if t:
+                tag = m.group(1).lower()
+                p = {'h1':'# ','h2':'## '}.get(tag,'### ')
+                bt = {'h1':'heading1','h2':'heading2'}.get(tag,'heading3')
+                blocks.append({'type':bt,'content':f"{p}{t}",'_pos':m.start()})
+        
+        for m in re.finditer(r'<table\b[^>]*>(.*?)</table\s*>', cleaned, re.IGNORECASE|re.DOTALL):
+            md = self._parse_table(m.group(1))
+            if md: blocks.append({'type':'table','content':md,'_pos':m.start()})
+        
+        for m in re.finditer(r'<p\b([^>]*)>(.*?)</p\s*>', cleaned, re.IGNORECASE|re.DOTALL):
+            inner = m.group(2); attrs = m.group(1)
+            it = self._strip_tags(inner).strip()
+            hw = not it or all(c in ' \t\n\r\xa0' for c in it)
+            if hw: continue
+            t = re.sub(r'[ \t]+', ' ', re.sub(r'\n\s*\n', '\n', it)).strip()
+            if not t: continue
+            bt = 'paragraph'
+            cm = re.search(r'class\s*=\s*["\']?([^"\'>\s]+)', attrs, re.IGNORECASE)
+            cn = cm.group(1) if cm else ''
+            if 'MsoListParagraph' in cn:
+                t = re.sub(r'^[·•●○◦‣⁃]\s*', '', re.sub(r'^\d+[.)]\s*', '', t)); bt = 'list_item'
+            elif 'MsoTitle' in cn: bt = 'heading1'
+            elif 'MsoSubtitle' in cn: bt = 'heading2'
+            elif 'MsoQuote' in cn or 'MsoIntenseQuote' in cn: bt = 'quote'
+            pm = {'heading1':'# ','heading2':'## ','list_item':'- ','quote':'> '}
+            blocks.append({'type':bt,'content':f"{pm.get(bt,'')}{t}",'_pos':m.start()})
+        
+        for m in re.finditer(r'<li\b[^>]*>(.*?)</li\s*>', cleaned, re.IGNORECASE|re.DOTALL):
+            t = re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', self._strip_tags(m.group(1))).strip()
+            if t: blocks.append({'type':'list_item','content':f"- {t}",'_pos':m.start()})
+        
+        for m in re.finditer(r'<blockquote\b[^>]*>(.*?)</blockquote\s*>', cleaned, re.IGNORECASE|re.DOTALL):
+            t = re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', self._strip_tags(m.group(1))).strip()
+            if t: blocks.append({'type':'quote','content':f"> {t}",'_pos':m.start()})
+        
+        for m in re.finditer(r'<div\b([^>]*)>(.*?)</div\s*>', cleaned, re.IGNORECASE|re.DOTALL):
+            if re.search(r'<(?:p|h[1-6]|table|div|ul|ol)\b', m.group(2), re.IGNORECASE): continue
+            t = re.sub(r'[ \t]+', ' ', self._strip_tags(m.group(2))).strip()
+            if t and len(t) > 1 and not all(c in ' \t\n\r\xa0' for c in t):
+                if not any(t in b.get('content','') for b in blocks):
+                    blocks.append({'type':'paragraph','content':t,'_pos':m.start()})
+        
+        blocks.sort(key=lambda b: b.get('_pos', 0))
+        seen = set(); deduped = []
+        for b in blocks:
+            b.pop('_pos', None)
+            if b.get('type') == 'image':
+                k = b.get('data','')[:60]
+                if k and k in seen: continue
+                if k: seen.add(k)
+                deduped.append(b)
+            else:
+                c = b.get('content','').strip()
+                if c and c not in seen: seen.add(c); deduped.append(b)
+        return deduped
+    
+    def _parse_table(self, html):
+        rows = []
+        for rm in re.finditer(r'<tr\b[^>]*>(.*?)</tr\s*>', html, re.IGNORECASE|re.DOTALL):
+            cells = []
+            for cm in re.finditer(r'<t[dh]\b[^>]*>(.*?)</t[dh]\s*>', rm.group(1), re.IGNORECASE|re.DOTALL):
+                cells.append(re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', self._strip_tags(cm.group(1))).strip().replace('|','\\|'))
+            if cells: rows.append(cells)
+        if not rows: return ''
+        if all(len(r)==1 for r in rows) and len(rows)<=2: return ''
+        lines = []
+        for i, r in enumerate(rows):
+            lines.append('| '+' | '.join(r)+' |')
+            if i == 0: lines.append('| '+' | '.join(['---']*len(r))+' |')
+        return '\n'.join(lines)
+    
+    def _simple_extract(self):
+        import html as hm
+        blocks = []; t = self._html_text
+        t = re.sub(r'<script[^>]*>.*?</script>', '', t, flags=re.DOTALL|re.IGNORECASE)
+        t = re.sub(r'<style[^>]*>.*?</style>', '', t, flags=re.DOTALL|re.IGNORECASE)
+        t = _clean_html_comments(t)
+        bm = re.search(r'<body[^>]*>(.*)</body>', t, re.IGNORECASE|re.DOTALL)
+        if bm: t = bm.group(1)
+        for tag, repl in [('br', '\n'), ('p', '\n\n'), ('div', '\n\n'), ('li', '\n'), ('tr', '\n'), ('table', '\n\n')]:
+            t = re.sub(rf'</?{tag}[^>]*>', repl, t, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+        t = hm.unescape(re.sub(r'<[^>]+>', '', t))
+        for p in re.split(r'\n{2,}', t):
+            p = re.sub(r'[ \t]+', ' ', p).strip()
+            if p and len(p) > 1: blocks.append({'type':'paragraph','content':p})
+        return blocks
+
+
+# ================================================================
+# RTF DOC PROCESSOR
+# ================================================================
+
+class RTFDocProcessor:
+    def __init__(self, file_bytes): self._file_bytes = file_bytes
+    def process(self):
+        blocks = []; metadata = {'title':'','author':'','subject':''}
+        rtf = self._decode_rtf(); metadata.update(self._extract_meta(rtf))
+        pt = self._rtf_to_text(rtf)
+        if pt:
+            for p in re.split(r'\n{2,}', pt):
+                p = p.strip()
+                if not p: continue
+                if len(p) < 80 and p.isupper(): blocks.append({'type':'heading2','content':f"## {p}"})
+                else: blocks.append({'type':'paragraph','content':p})
+        print(f"📄 RTF-DOC processed: {len(blocks)} blocks")
+        return {'metadata': metadata, 'blocks': blocks}
+    def _decode_rtf(self):
+        d = self._file_bytes
+        for b in [b'\xef\xbb\xbf',b'\xff\xfe',b'\xfe\xff']:
+            if d.startswith(b): d = d[len(b):]; break
+        try: return d.decode('ascii', errors='ignore')
+        except: return d.decode('latin-1', errors='replace')
+    def _extract_meta(self, rtf):
+        m = {}
+        for f in ['title','author','subject']:
+            r = re.search(r'\\'+f+r'\s+([^}]+)', rtf)
+            if r: m[f] = r.group(1).strip()
+        return m
+    def _rtf_to_text(self, rtf):
+        try:
+            from striprtf.striprtf import rtf_to_text
+            return rtf_to_text(rtf, errors='ignore')
+        except ImportError: pass
+        except Exception: pass
+        t = rtf
+        for g in ['fonttbl','colortbl','stylesheet','info','header','footer']:
+            t = re.sub(r'\{\\'+re.escape(g)+r'[^{}]*(?:\{[^{}]*\}[^{}]*)*\}', '', t, flags=re.DOTALL)
+        t = re.sub(r'\\par\b\s*','\n',t); t = re.sub(r'\\pard\b\s*','',t)
+        t = re.sub(r'\\line\b\s*','\n',t); t = re.sub(r'\\tab\b\s*','\t',t)
+        def hr(m):
+            try: return bytes([int(m.group(1),16)]).decode('cp1252',errors='ignore')
+            except: return ''
+        t = re.sub(r"\\\'([0-9a-fA-F]{2})", hr, t)
+        def ur(m):
+            try:
+                c = int(m.group(1))
+                if c < 0: c += 65536
+                return chr(c)
+            except: return ''
+        t = re.sub(r'\\u(-?\d+)\??', ur, t)
+        t = re.sub(r'\\[a-zA-Z]+\d*\s?','',t); t = re.sub(r'[{}]','',t)
+        return re.sub(r'\n{3,}','\n\n',re.sub(r' +',' ',t)).strip()
+
+
+# ================================================================
+# DOCX PROCESSOR (using python-docx)
+# ================================================================
+
+DOCX_NSMAP = {
+    'w': 'http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main',
+    'a': 'http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/main',
+    'r': 'http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships',
+}
+
+W_NS = '{http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main}'
+R_NS = '{http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships}'
+
+
+class DOCXProcessor:
+    """Process DOCX files with typography metadata for AI analysis."""
+    
+    HEADING_PATTERNS = {
+        'Title':'title','Subtitle':'subtitle',
+        'Heading 1':'heading1','Heading 2':'heading2',
+        'Heading 3':'heading3','Heading 4':'heading3',
+        'Heading 5':'heading3','Heading 6':'heading3',
+        'Heading 7':'heading3','Heading 8':'heading3','Heading 9':'heading3',
+    }
+    QUOTE_STYLES = {'Quote','Intense Quote','Block Text'}
+    LIST_BULLET_STYLES = {'List Bullet','List Bullet 2','List Bullet 3'}
+    LIST_NUMBER_STYLES = {'List Number','List Number 2','List Number 3','List Continue'}
+    
+    # Approximate font sizes for heading types (for AI metadata)
+    HEADING_FONT_SIZES = {
+        'title': 28.0, 'subtitle': 22.0,
+        'heading1': 24.0, 'heading2': 20.0, 'heading3': 16.0,
+        'paragraph': 12.0, 'list_item': 12.0, 'numbered_list': 12.0,
+        'quote': 12.0,
+    }
+    
+    def __init__(self, docx_bytes):
+        import docx as docx_module
+        self.doc = docx_module.Document(io.BytesIO(docx_bytes))
+        self._image_cache = {}
+        self._extract_all_images()
+    
+    def _extract_all_images(self):
+        try:
+            for rel_id, rel in self.doc.part.rels.items():
+                if "image" in rel.reltype:
+                    try:
+                        ip = rel.target_part
+                        ib = ip.blob; ct = ip.content_type or ''
+                        fmt = 'png'
+                        if 'jpeg' in ct or 'jpg' in ct: fmt = 'jpeg'
+                        elif 'gif' in ct: fmt = 'gif'
+                        elif 'bmp' in ct: fmt = 'bmp'
+                        elif 'tiff' in ct: fmt = 'tiff'
+                        elif 'webp' in ct: fmt = 'webp'
+                        else:
+                            pn = str(ip.partname) if hasattr(ip,'partname') else ''
+                            if '.jpg' in pn or '.jpeg' in pn: fmt = 'jpeg'
+                            elif '.gif' in pn: fmt = 'gif'
+                        self._image_cache[rel_id] = (base64.b64encode(ib).decode('utf-8'), fmt)
+                    except Exception as e: print(f"  ⚠️ Image {rel_id}: {e}")
+        except Exception as e: print(f"  ⚠️ Rels error: {e}")
+    
+    def _get_paragraph_images(self, paragraph):
+        images = []
+        try:
+            for drawing in paragraph._element.findall('.//w:drawing', DOCX_NSMAP):
+                for blip in drawing.findall('.//a:blip', DOCX_NSMAP):
+                    eid = blip.get(f'{R_NS}embed')
+                    if eid and eid in self._image_cache:
+                        d, f = self._image_cache[eid]
+                        images.append({'data': d, 'format': f})
+        except Exception as e: print(f"  ⚠️ Para images: {e}")
+        return images
+    
+    def _get_paragraph_segments(self, paragraph):
+        segments = [[]]
+        for child in paragraph._element:
+            tag = child.tag
+            if tag == f'{W_NS}r':
+                self._process_run_element(child, segments)
+            elif tag == f'{W_NS}hyperlink':
+                for run_elem in child.findall(f'{W_NS}r'):
+                    self._process_run_element(run_elem, segments)
+            elif tag == f'{W_NS}smartTag':
+                for run_elem in child.findall(f'{W_NS}r'):
+                    self._process_run_element(run_elem, segments)
+            elif tag == f'{W_NS}sdt':
+                for run_elem in child.iter(f'{W_NS}r'):
+                    self._process_run_element(run_elem, segments)
+        return segments
+    
+    def _process_run_element(self, run_elem, segments):
+        for elem in run_elem:
+            if elem.tag == f'{W_NS}br':
+                segments.append([])
+            elif elem.tag == f'{W_NS}t':
+                if elem.text:
+                    is_bold, is_italic = self._get_run_formatting(run_elem)
+                    segments[-1].append((elem.text, is_bold, is_italic))
+    
+    def _get_run_formatting(self, run_elem):
+        is_bold = False
+        is_italic = False
+        rpr = run_elem.find(f'{W_NS}rPr')
+        if rpr is not None:
+            b = rpr.find(f'{W_NS}b')
+            if b is not None:
+                v = b.get(f'{W_NS}val')
+                is_bold = v is None or v not in ('0', 'false')
+            i = rpr.find(f'{W_NS}i')
+            if i is not None:
+                v = i.get(f'{W_NS}val')
+                is_italic = v is None or v not in ('0', 'false')
+        return is_bold, is_italic
+    
+    def _segments_to_text(self, segment):
+        parts = []
+        for text, is_bold, is_italic in segment:
+            if is_bold and is_italic: parts.append(f"***{text}***")
+            elif is_bold: parts.append(f"**{text}**")
+            elif is_italic: parts.append(f"*{text}*")
+            else: parts.append(text)
+        return ''.join(parts)
+    
+    def _segment_plain_text(self, segment):
+        return ''.join(text for text, _, _ in segment)
+    
+    def _get_full_paragraph_plain_text(self, paragraph):
+        texts = []
+        for t_elem in paragraph._element.iter(f'{W_NS}t'):
+            if t_elem.text:
+                texts.append(t_elem.text)
+        return ''.join(texts).strip()
+
+    def _is_paragraph_bold(self, paragraph):
+        """Check if the majority of text in a paragraph is bold."""
+        bold_chars = 0
+        total_chars = 0
+        for run in paragraph.runs:
+            text = run.text or ''
+            char_count = len(text.strip())
+            if char_count == 0:
+                continue
+            total_chars += char_count
+            if run.bold:
+                bold_chars += char_count
+        if total_chars == 0:
+            return False
+        return bold_chars / total_chars > 0.5
+
+    def _get_list_type_from_numpr(self, paragraph):
+        """Deep inspection of Word XML to determine list type."""
+        try:
+            pPr = paragraph._element.pPr
+            if pPr is None: return None
+            numPr = pPr.numPr
+            if numPr is None: return None
+            
+            numId_elem = numPr.numId
+            if numId_elem is None: return None
+            numId = numId_elem.val
+            
+            ilvl_val = 0
+            ilvl_elem = numPr.ilvl
+            if ilvl_elem is not None:
+                ilvl_val = ilvl_elem.val
+                
+            num_part = self.doc.part.numbering_part
+            if not num_part: return 'list_item'
+            
+            num = num_part.element.num_having_numId(numId)
+            if num is None: return 'list_item'
+            
+            abstractNumId = num.abstractNumId.val
+            abstractNum = num_part.element.abstractNum_having_abstractNumId(abstractNumId)
+            if abstractNum is None: return 'list_item'
+            
+            for lvl in abstractNum.findall('.//w:lvl', DOCX_NSMAP):
+                if int(lvl.get(f'{W_NS}ilvl', 0)) == ilvl_val:
+                    numFmt = lvl.find('.//w:numFmt', DOCX_NSMAP)
+                    if numFmt is not None:
+                        val = numFmt.get(f'{W_NS}val')
+                        if val != 'bullet':
+                            return 'numbered_list'
+                        else:
+                            return 'list_item'
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        return None
+    
+    def _classify_paragraph(self, paragraph):
+        xml_list_type = self._get_list_type_from_numpr(paragraph)
+        if xml_list_type:
+            return xml_list_type
+
+        sn = paragraph.style.name if paragraph.style else ''
+        for p, bt in self.HEADING_PATTERNS.items():
+            if sn == p or sn.startswith(p): return bt
+        if sn in self.QUOTE_STYLES: return 'quote'
+        if sn in self.LIST_BULLET_STYLES: return 'list_item'
+        if sn in self.LIST_NUMBER_STYLES: return 'numbered_list'
+        if sn == 'List Paragraph': return 'list_item'
+        if 'toc' in sn.lower(): return 'list_item'
+        return 'paragraph'
+    
+    def _table_to_markdown(self, table):
+        rd = []
+        for r in table.rows:
+            rd.append([c.text.replace('|','\\|').replace('\n',' ').strip() for c in r.cells])
+        if not rd: return ""
+        lines = []
+        for i, r in enumerate(rd):
+            lines.append('| '+' | '.join(r)+' |')
+            if i == 0: lines.append('| '+' | '.join(['---']*len(r))+' |')
+        return '\n'.join(lines)
+    
+    def _make_block(self, block_type, text, is_bold=False):
+        """Create a block dict with typography metadata for AI analysis."""
+        tm = {
+            'title':('heading1','# '),'subtitle':('heading2','## '),
+            'heading1':('heading1','# '),'heading2':('heading2','## '),
+            'heading3':('heading3','### '),'quote':('quote','> '),
+            'list_item':('list_item','- '),'numbered_list':('numbered_list','1. '),
+        }
+        if block_type in tm:
+            bt, pf = tm[block_type]
+            block = {'type': bt, 'content': f"{pf}{text}"}
+        else:
+            bt = 'paragraph'
+            block = {'type': bt, 'content': text}
+        
+        # Add typography metadata for AI
+        block['is_bold'] = is_bold or block_type in ('title', 'subtitle', 'heading1', 'heading2', 'heading3')
+        block['font_size'] = self.HEADING_FONT_SIZES.get(block_type, 12.0)
+        
+        return block
+    
+    def _process_element(self, element, blocks):
+        from docx.table import Table as DocxTable
+        from docx.text.paragraph import Paragraph as DocxParagraph
+        
+        if isinstance(element, DocxParagraph):
+            plain_text = self._get_full_paragraph_plain_text(element)
+            
+            if not plain_text:
+                for img in self._get_paragraph_images(element):
+                    blocks.append({
+                        'type': 'image',
+                        'content': f"![Document Image](embedded-image.{img['format']})",
+                        'data': img['data'], 'format': img['format'],
+                    })
+                return
+            
+            for img in self._get_paragraph_images(element):
+                blocks.append({
+                    'type': 'image',
+                    'content': f"![Document Image](embedded-image.{img['format']})",
+                    'data': img['data'], 'format': img['format'],
+                })
+            
+            block_type = self._classify_paragraph(element)
+            is_bold = self._is_paragraph_bold(element)
+            segments = self._get_paragraph_segments(element)
+            non_empty_segments = [s for s in segments if self._segment_plain_text(s).strip()]
+            
+            if len(non_empty_segments) <= 1:
+                text = self._segments_to_text(non_empty_segments[0]) if non_empty_segments else ''
+                if text.strip():
+                    blocks.append(self._make_block(block_type, text, is_bold))
+            else:
+                for idx, seg in enumerate(non_empty_segments):
+                    seg_text = self._segments_to_text(seg)
+                    seg_plain = self._segment_plain_text(seg).strip()
+                    
+                    if not seg_plain:
+                        continue
+                    
+                    if idx == 0:
+                        blocks.append(self._make_block(block_type, seg_text, is_bold))
+                    else:
+                        seg_is_bold = all(b for _, b, _ in seg if _)
+                        is_short = len(seg_plain) < 100
+                        
+                        if seg_is_bold and is_short and not seg_plain.endswith(('.', ':', ',')):
+                            blocks.append(self._make_block('heading3', seg_text, True))
+                        else:
+                            blocks.append(self._make_block('paragraph', seg_text, seg_is_bold))
+        
+        elif isinstance(element, DocxTable):
+            md = self._table_to_markdown(element)
+            if md.strip():
+                blocks.append({'type': 'table', 'content': md})
+    
+    def process(self):
+        blocks = []; metadata = {'title':'','author':'','subject':''}
+        try:
+            cp = self.doc.core_properties
+            metadata['title'] = cp.title or ''
+            metadata['author'] = cp.author or ''
+            metadata['subject'] = cp.subject or ''
+        except: pass
+        
+        try:
+            for element in self.doc.iter_inner_content():
+                self._process_element(element, blocks)
+        except AttributeError:
+            print("  ⚠️ iter_inner_content() not available, using fallback")
+            for p in self.doc.paragraphs: self._process_element(p, blocks)
+            for t in self.doc.tables: self._process_element(t, blocks)
+        
+        img_count = sum(1 for b in blocks if b.get('type') == 'image')
+        print(f"📄 DOCX processed: {len(blocks)} blocks ({img_count} images)")
+        return {'metadata': metadata, 'blocks': blocks}
+
+
+# ================================================================
+# OLE2 DOC PROCESSOR
+# ================================================================
+
+class DOCProcessor:
+    def __init__(self, doc_bytes): self._doc_bytes = doc_bytes
+    def process(self):
+        blocks = []; metadata = {'title':'','author':'','subject':''}; imgs = []
+        try:
+            import olefile
+            ole = olefile.OleFileIO(io.BytesIO(self._doc_bytes))
+            try:
+                m = ole.get_metadata()
+                for f in ['title','author','subject']:
+                    v = getattr(m,f,None)
+                    if v: metadata[f] = v.decode('utf-8',errors='ignore') if isinstance(v,bytes) else str(v)
+            except: pass
+            imgs = self._extract_ole_images(ole)
+            if ole.exists('WordDocument'):
+                t = self._extract_text(ole)
+                if t:
+                    for p in re.split(r'\r\n|\r|\n', t):
+                        p = p.strip()
+                        if p: blocks.append({'type':'paragraph','content':p})
+            ole.close()
+        except ImportError:
+            blocks = self._basic_extract(); imgs = self._scan_images(self._doc_bytes)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"  ⚠️ OLE failed: {e}")
+            blocks = self._basic_extract(); imgs = self._scan_images(self._doc_bytes)
+        if not blocks: blocks = self._basic_extract()
+        if imgs and blocks:
+            iv = max(1, len(blocks)//(len(imgs)+1)); r = []; ii = 0
+            for i, b in enumerate(blocks):
+                if ii < len(imgs) and i > 0 and i % iv == 0: r.append(imgs[ii]); ii += 1
+                r.append(b)
+            while ii < len(imgs): r.append(imgs[ii]); ii += 1
+            blocks = r
+        elif imgs: blocks = imgs + blocks
+        print(f"📄 DOC (OLE2): {len(blocks)} blocks ({len(imgs)} images)")
+        return {'metadata': metadata, 'blocks': blocks}
+    
+    def _extract_ole_images(self, ole):
+        imgs = []
+        try:
+            for sp in ole.listdir():
+                try:
+                    d = ole.openstream(sp).read()
+                    if len(d) < 100: continue
+                    if d[:3] == b'\xff\xd8\xff':
+                        imgs.append({'type':'image','content':'![Image](embedded-image.jpeg)','data':base64.b64encode(d).decode(),'format':'jpeg'}); continue
+                    if d[:8] == b'\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n':
+                        imgs.append({'type':'image','content':'![Image](embedded-image.png)','data':base64.b64encode(d).decode(),'format':'png'}); continue
+                    if len(d) > 2048: imgs.extend(self._scan_images(d))
+                except: continue
+        except: pass
+        seen = set(); return [i for i in imgs if (k:=i.get('data','')[:80]) and k not in seen and not seen.add(k)]
+    
+    def _scan_images(self, data):
+        imgs = []; pos = 0
+        while pos < len(data)-3:
+            i = data.find(b'\xff\xd8\xff', pos)
+            if i == -1: break
+            e = data.find(b'\xff\xd9', i+3)
+            if e == -1: break
+            e += 2
+            if 2048 < e-i < 50*1024*1024:
+                imgs.append({'type':'image','content':'![Image](embedded-image.jpeg)','data':base64.b64encode(data[i:e]).decode(),'format':'jpeg'})
+            pos = e
+        pos = 0
+        while pos < len(data)-8:
+            i = data.find(b'\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n', pos)
+            if i == -1: break
+            e = data.find(b'IEND\xaeB`\x82', i+8)
+            if e == -1: break
+            e += 8
+            if 1024 < e-i < 50*1024*1024:
+                imgs.append({'type':'image','content':'![Image](embedded-image.png)','data':base64.b64encode(data[i:e]).decode(),'format':'png'})
+            pos = e
+        return imgs
+    
+    def _extract_text(self, ole):
+        t = ''
+        try:
+            if ole.exists('WordDocument'):
+                s = ole.openstream('WordDocument').read()
+                d = s.decode('utf-16-le',errors='ignore')
+                c = ''.join(ch for ch in d if ch in '\r\n\t' or ch.isprintable())
+                if len(c) > 20: return c.strip()
+        except: pass
+        for sp in ole.listdir():
+            try:
+                d = ole.openstream(sp).read().decode('utf-16-le',errors='ignore')
+                c = ''.join(ch for ch in d if ch.isprintable() or ch in '\r\n\t')
+                if len(c) > len(t): t = c
+            except: pass
+        return t
+    
+    def _basic_extract(self):
+        blocks = []
+        try:
+            d = self._doc_bytes.decode('utf-16-le',errors='ignore')
+            c = ''.join(ch for ch in d if ch.isprintable() or ch in '\r\n\t')
+            for p in c.split('\r'):
+                p = p.strip()
+                if len(p) > 3: blocks.append({'type':'paragraph','content':p})
+        except: pass
+        return blocks
+
+# ================================================================
+# LIST GROUPING POST-PROCESSOR
+# ================================================================
+
+def _group_lists(blocks):
+    """Groups consecutive list items into a single markdown block."""
+    final_blocks = []
+    list_buffer = []
+    list_type = None
+    
+    def flush():
+        if not list_buffer: return
+        lines = []
+        for i, text in enumerate(list_buffer):
+            clean_text = re.sub(r'^\s*[-*+]\s+', '', text)
+            clean_text = re.sub(r'^\s*\d+\.\s+', '', clean_text)
+            
+            if list_type == 'numbered_list':
+                lines.append(f"{i+1}. {clean_text}")
+            else:
+                lines.append(f"- {clean_text}")
+                
+        final_blocks.append({
+            'type': 'paragraph',
+            'content': '\n'.join(lines)
+        })
+        list_buffer.clear()
+
+    for b in blocks:
+        if b.get('type') in ['image', 'table']:
+            flush()
+            list_type = None
+            final_blocks.append(b)
+            continue
+
+        content = b.get('content', '')
+        bt = b.get('type', '')
+        
+        is_bullet = bt == 'list_item' or content.startswith('- ') or content.startswith('* ')
+        is_number = bt == 'numbered_list' or re.match(r'^\s*\d+\.\s+', content)
+        
+        if bt.startswith('heading'):
+            is_bullet = False
+            is_number = False
+        
+        if is_bullet or is_number:
+            current_type = 'numbered_list' if is_number else 'bullet_list'
+            if list_type and list_type != current_type:
+                flush()
+            list_type = current_type
+            list_buffer.append(content)
+        else:
+            flush()
+            list_type = None
+            final_blocks.append(b)
+            
+    flush()
+    return final_blocks
+
+# ================================================================
+# MAIN ENTRY POINT
+# ================================================================
+
+def process_docx_to_markdown(file_bytes, filename=''):
+    fmt = detect_doc_format(file_bytes)
+    print(f"  🔍 File: {filename} | Format: {fmt} | Size: {len(file_bytes)}")
+    
+    pmap = {'docx':DOCXProcessor,'mhtml':MHTMLProcessor,'html':HTMLDocProcessor,'rtf':RTFDocProcessor,'ole2':DOCProcessor}
+    
+    result = None
+    if fmt in pmap:
+        try:
+            r = pmap[fmt](file_bytes).process()
+            if r.get('blocks'):
+                result = r
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"  ⚠️ {fmt} failed: {e}")
+            
+    if not result:
+        for fn, PC in [('DOCX',DOCXProcessor),('MHTML',MHTMLProcessor),('HTML',HTMLDocProcessor),('RTF',RTFDocProcessor),('OLE2',DOCProcessor)]:
+            try:
+                r = PC(file_bytes).process()
+                if r.get('blocks'):
+                    result = r
+                    print(f"  ✅ Parsed as {fn}")
+                    break
+            except: continue
+            
+    if result and result.get('blocks'):
+        blocks = _group_lists(result['blocks'])
+        ic = sum(1 for b in blocks if b.get('type')=='image')
+        print(f"  ✅ {len(blocks)} blocks ({ic} images) after grouping")
+        return {'metadata': result['metadata'], 'markdown_blocks': blocks}
+    
+    return {'metadata':{'title':'','author':'','subject':''},'markdown_blocks':[{'type':'paragraph','content':'⚠️ Could not extract content. Try saving as .docx.'}]}
diff --git a/pdf_processor.py b/pdf_processor.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e70946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pdf_processor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,643 @@
+# pdf_processor.py - PDF Processing and Content Extraction
+# UPDATED: Blocks now include font_size and is_bold metadata for AI analysis
+
+import base64
+import re
+import fitz  # PyMuPDF
+
+
+# ================================================================
+# LIST GROUPING HELPER
+# ================================================================
+def _group_lists(blocks):
+    """Groups consecutive list items into a cohesive Markdown list block."""
+    final_blocks = []
+    list_buffer = []
+    list_type = None
+    
+    def flush():
+        if not list_buffer: return
+        lines = []
+        for i, text in enumerate(list_buffer):
+            clean_text = re.sub(r'^\s*[-*+]\s+', '', text)
+            clean_text = re.sub(r'^\s*\d+\.\s+', '', clean_text)
+            if list_type == 'numbered_list':
+                lines.append(f"{i+1}. {clean_text}")
+            else:
+                lines.append(f"- {clean_text}")
+        final_blocks.append({
+            'type': 'paragraph',
+            'content': '\n'.join(lines)
+        })
+        list_buffer.clear()
+
+    for b in blocks:
+        if b.get('type') in ['image', 'table']:
+            flush()
+            list_type = None
+            final_blocks.append(b)
+            continue
+
+        content = b.get('content', '')
+        bt = b.get('type', '')
+        
+        is_bullet = bt == 'list_item' or content.startswith('- ') or content.startswith('* ')
+        is_number = bt == 'numbered_list' or re.match(r'^\s*\d+\.\s+', content)
+        
+        if bt.startswith('heading'):
+            is_bullet = False
+            is_number = False
+        
+        if is_bullet or is_number:
+            current_type = 'numbered_list' if is_number else 'bullet_list'
+            if list_type and list_type != current_type:
+                flush()
+            list_type = current_type
+            list_buffer.append(content)
+        else:
+            flush()
+            list_type = None
+            final_blocks.append(b)
+            
+    flush()
+    return final_blocks
+
+
+class PDFProcessor:
+    """Process PDF files and extract structured content."""
+    
+    TITLE_SIZE_THRESHOLD = 24
+    SUBTITLE_SIZE_THRESHOLD = 18
+    HEADING_SIZE_THRESHOLD = 14
+    
+    TITLE_RATIO = 1.8
+    SUBTITLE_RATIO = 1.4
+    HEADING_RATIO = 1.2
+    
+    LIST_PATTERNS = [
+        r'^\s*[\u2022\u2023\u25E6\u2043\u2219•●○◦‣⁃·∙]\s*',
+        r'^\s*[-–—]\s+',
+        r'^\s*\d+[.)]\s+',
+        r'^\s*[a-zA-Z][.)]\s+',
+        r'^\s*[ivxIVX]+[.)]\s+',
+    ]
+    
+    BULLET_CHARS = set('•●○◦‣⁃·∙\u2022\u2023\u25E6\u2043\u2219-–—')
+    
+    INLINE_BULLET_SPLIT = re.compile(
+        r'\s*[\u2022\u2023\u25E6\u2043\u2219•●○◦‣⁃·∙]\s+'
+    )
+    
+    QUOTE_PATTERNS = [
+        r'^[\"\'\u201C\u201D\u2018\u2019].+[\"\'\u201C\u201D\u2018\u2019]$',
+    ]
+    
+    TOC_LEADER_PATTERN = re.compile(r'[.…·]{3,}\s*\.?\s*\d+\s*$')
+    
+    def __init__(self, pdf_bytes):
+        self.doc = fitz.open(stream=pdf_bytes, filetype="pdf")
+        self.elements = []
+        self.font_sizes = []
+        self.median_size = 12
+        self.body_size = 12
+        
+    def close(self):
+        if self.doc:
+            self.doc.close()
+    
+    def _analyze_font_distribution(self):
+        font_size_counts = {}
+        for page in self.doc:
+            blocks = page.get_text("dict", flags=11)["blocks"]
+            for block in blocks:
+                if block.get("type") == 0:
+                    for line in block.get("lines", []):
+                        for span in line.get("spans", []):
+                            size = round(span.get("size", 12), 1)
+                            text = span.get("text", "").strip()
+                            if text:
+                                self.font_sizes.append(size)
+                                font_size_counts[size] = font_size_counts.get(size, 0) + len(text)
+        
+        if self.font_sizes:
+            self.font_sizes.sort()
+            n = len(self.font_sizes)
+            self.median_size = self.font_sizes[n // 2]
+            if font_size_counts:
+                self.body_size = max(font_size_counts.keys(), key=lambda x: font_size_counts[x])
+            else:
+                self.body_size = self.median_size
+    
+    def _is_likely_heading(self, text, font_size, flags):
+        text_stripped = text.strip()
+        if not text_stripped:
+            return False, None
+        
+        is_bold = bool(flags & 2 ** 4)
+        is_all_caps = text_stripped.isupper() and len(text_stripped) > 3
+        size_ratio = font_size / self.body_size if self.body_size > 0 else 1
+        
+        if size_ratio >= self.TITLE_RATIO or font_size >= self.TITLE_SIZE_THRESHOLD:
+            if len(text_stripped) < 200:
+                return True, "title"
+        if size_ratio >= self.SUBTITLE_RATIO or font_size >= self.SUBTITLE_SIZE_THRESHOLD:
+            if len(text_stripped) < 150:
+                return True, "subtitle"
+        if size_ratio >= self.HEADING_RATIO and is_bold:
+            if len(text_stripped) < 100:
+                return True, "heading"
+        if is_all_caps and is_bold and len(text_stripped) < 80:
+            return True, "heading"
+        if is_bold and len(text_stripped) < 60:
+            return True, "heading"
+        
+        return False, None
+    
+    def _classify_element(self, text, font_size, flags, is_italic=False, bbox=None):
+        text_stripped = text.strip()
+        if not text_stripped:
+            return None
+        
+        is_bold = bool(flags & 2 ** 4)
+        is_heading, heading_type = self._is_likely_heading(text_stripped, font_size, flags)
+        if is_heading:
+            return heading_type
+            
+        for pattern in self.LIST_PATTERNS:
+            if re.match(pattern, text_stripped):
+                if re.match(r'^\s*\d+[.)]\s+', text_stripped) or \
+                   re.match(r'^\s*[a-zA-Z][.)]\s+', text_stripped) or \
+                   re.match(r'^\s*[ivxIVX]+[.)]\s+', text_stripped):
+                    return "numbered_list"
+                return "list_item"
+                
+        if is_italic and len(text_stripped) > 50:
+            return "quote"
+        for pattern in self.QUOTE_PATTERNS:
+            if re.match(pattern, text_stripped):
+                return "quote"
+        
+        return "paragraph"
+    
+    def _extract_images(self, page, page_num):
+        images = []
+        image_list = page.get_images(full=True)
+        for img_index, img in enumerate(image_list):
+            try:
+                xref = img[0]
+                base_image = self.doc.extract_image(xref)
+                if base_image:
+                    image_bytes = base_image["image"]
+                    image_ext = base_image["ext"]
+                    img_rects = page.get_image_rects(img)
+                    bbox = None
+                    if img_rects:
+                        rect = img_rects[0]
+                        bbox = [rect.x0, rect.y0, rect.x1, rect.y1]
+                    images.append({
+                        "type": "image",
+                        "data": base64.b64encode(image_bytes).decode('utf-8'),
+                        "format": image_ext,
+                        "bbox": bbox,
+                        "width": base_image.get("width", 0),
+                        "height": base_image.get("height", 0),
+                    })
+            except Exception: pass
+        return images
+    
+    def _extract_tables(self, page, page_num):
+        tables = []
+        try:
+            table_finder = page.find_tables()
+            for table_index, table in enumerate(table_finder):
+                try:
+                    table_data = table.extract()
+                    bbox = list(table.bbox)
+                    markdown_table = self._table_to_markdown(table_data)
+                    tables.append({
+                        "type": "table",
+                        "data": table_data,
+                        "markdown": markdown_table,
+                        "bbox": bbox,
+                    })
+                except Exception: pass
+        except Exception: pass
+        return tables
+    
+    def _table_to_markdown(self, table_data):
+        if not table_data: return ""
+        lines = []
+        for row_idx, row in enumerate(table_data):
+            cells = [str(cell).replace('|', '\\|').replace('\n', ' ') if cell else '' for cell in row]
+            lines.append('| ' + ' | '.join(cells) + ' |')
+            if row_idx == 0:
+                lines.append('| ' + ' | '.join(['---'] * len(cells)) + ' |')
+        return '\n'.join(lines)
+    
+    def _get_reading_order(self, elements, page_width):
+        if not elements: return elements
+        mid_x = page_width / 2
+        left_col, right_col, full_width = [], [], []
+        
+        for elem in elements:
+            bbox = elem.get("bbox")
+            if not bbox:
+                full_width.append(elem)
+                continue
+            x0, y0, x1, y1 = bbox
+            width = x1 - x0
+            if width > page_width * 0.6:
+                full_width.append(elem)
+            elif x1 < mid_x:
+                left_col.append(elem)
+            elif x0 > mid_x:
+                right_col.append(elem)
+            else:
+                full_width.append(elem)
+        
+        sort_by_y = lambda e: (e.get("bbox") or [0, 0, 0, 0])[1]
+        left_col.sort(key=sort_by_y)
+        right_col.sort(key=sort_by_y)
+        full_width.sort(key=sort_by_y)
+        
+        all_elements = [(e, "full") for e in full_width]
+        all_elements += [(e, "left") for e in left_col]
+        all_elements += [(e, "right") for e in right_col]
+        all_elements.sort(key=lambda x: (x[0].get("bbox") or [0, 0, 0, 0])[1])
+        
+        result = [e[0] for e in all_elements]
+        for idx, elem in enumerate(result):
+            elem["reading_order"] = idx
+        return result
+    
+    def _bboxes_overlap(self, bbox1, bbox2, threshold=0.5):
+        if not bbox1 or not bbox2: return False
+        x1_min, y1_min, x1_max, y1_max = bbox1
+        x2_min, y2_min, x2_max, y2_max = bbox2
+        x_overlap = max(0, min(x1_max, x2_max) - max(x1_min, x2_min))
+        y_overlap = max(0, min(y1_max, y2_max) - max(y1_min, y2_min))
+        intersection = x_overlap * y_overlap
+        area1 = (x1_max - x1_min) * (y1_max - y1_min)
+        if area1 == 0: return False
+        return intersection / area1 > threshold
+    
+    def _extract_line_info(self, line):
+        text = ""
+        total_chars = 0
+        weighted_size = 0.0
+        combined_flags = 0
+        
+        for span in line.get("spans", []):
+            span_text = span.get("text", "")
+            span_size = span.get("size", 12)
+            span_flags = span.get("flags", 0)
+            
+            if span_text.strip():
+                char_count = len(span_text)
+                text += span_text
+                weighted_size = ((weighted_size * total_chars + span_size * char_count) /
+                    (total_chars + char_count)) if (total_chars + char_count) > 0 else span_size
+                total_chars += char_count
+                combined_flags |= span_flags
+        
+        stripped = text.strip()
+        return {
+            "text": text,
+            "stripped": stripped,
+            "bbox": list(line.get("bbox", [0, 0, 0, 0])),
+            "font_size": round(weighted_size, 1),
+            "flags": combined_flags,
+            "is_bold": bool(combined_flags & (2 ** 4)),
+            "is_italic": bool(combined_flags & (2 ** 1)),
+            "char_count": total_chars,
+            "is_bullet": len(stripped) <= 2 and bool(stripped) and all(c in self.BULLET_CHARS for c in stripped),
+            "is_single_line_entry": False,
+        }
+
+    def _is_single_line_entry(self, info, page_width):
+        text = info["stripped"]
+        if not text: return False
+        if self.TOC_LEADER_PATTERN.search(text): return True
+        if re.search(r'\d+\s*$', text) and '…' in text: return True
+        return False
+    
+    def _should_break_between(self, prev_info, curr_info, median_gap, avg_line_height, page_width):
+        if prev_info["is_bullet"]: return False
+        
+        prev_bbox = prev_info["bbox"]
+        curr_bbox = curr_info["bbox"]
+        gap = curr_bbox[1] - prev_bbox[3]
+        
+        size_diff = abs(curr_info["font_size"] - prev_info["font_size"])
+        if size_diff > 1.5: return True
+        if prev_info["is_bold"] != curr_info["is_bold"]: return True
+        
+        if median_gap > 0:
+            gap_ratio = gap / median_gap if median_gap > 0 else 1
+            if gap_ratio >= 2.0: return True
+            if gap_ratio >= 1.5:
+                if prev_info["stripped"] and prev_info["stripped"][-1] in '.!?:"\u201D\u2019':
+                    return True
+        if gap > avg_line_height * 1.0: return True
+        
+        x_diff = abs(curr_bbox[0] - prev_bbox[0])
+        if x_diff > 25: return True
+        if prev_info.get("is_single_line_entry"): return True
+        if prev_info["is_bold"] and curr_info["is_bold"]:
+            prev_line_width = prev_bbox[2] - prev_bbox[0]
+            if page_width > 0 and prev_line_width < page_width * 0.75:
+                return True
+        return False
+    
+    def _merge_bullet_lines(self, line_infos):
+        if not line_infos: return line_infos
+        merged = []
+        i = 0
+        while i < len(line_infos):
+            info = line_infos[i]
+            if info["is_bullet"] and i + 1 < len(line_infos):
+                next_info = line_infos[i + 1]
+                bullet_char = info["stripped"]
+                merged.append({
+                    "text": bullet_char + " " + next_info["text"],
+                    "stripped": bullet_char + " " + next_info["stripped"],
+                    "bbox": [
+                        min(info["bbox"][0], next_info["bbox"][0]),
+                        min(info["bbox"][1], next_info["bbox"][1]),
+                        max(info["bbox"][2], next_info["bbox"][2]),
+                        max(info["bbox"][3], next_info["bbox"][3]),
+                    ],
+                    "font_size": next_info["font_size"],
+                    "flags": next_info["flags"],
+                    "is_bold": next_info["is_bold"],
+                    "is_italic": next_info["is_italic"],
+                    "char_count": info["char_count"] + next_info["char_count"],
+                    "is_bullet": False,
+                    "is_single_line_entry": False,
+                })
+                i += 2
+            else:
+                merged.append(info)
+                i += 1
+        return merged
+    
+    def _split_block_into_paragraphs(self, block, page_width):
+        lines = block.get("lines", [])
+        if not lines: return []
+        
+        line_infos = []
+        for line in lines:
+            info = self._extract_line_info(line)
+            if info["stripped"]: line_infos.append(info)
+        
+        if not line_infos: return []
+        line_infos = self._merge_bullet_lines(line_infos)
+        
+        for info in line_infos:
+            info["is_single_line_entry"] = self._is_single_line_entry(info, page_width)
+        
+        if len(line_infos) == 1: return [line_infos]
+        
+        gaps = []
+        line_heights = []
+        for i in range(len(line_infos)):
+            h = line_infos[i]["bbox"][3] - line_infos[i]["bbox"][1]
+            line_heights.append(h)
+            if i > 0:
+                gap = line_infos[i]["bbox"][1] - line_infos[i - 1]["bbox"][3]
+                gaps.append(gap)
+        
+        avg_line_height = sum(line_heights) / len(line_heights) if line_heights else 12
+        median_gap = sorted(gaps)[len(gaps) // 2] if gaps else avg_line_height * 0.3
+        
+        paragraphs = []
+        current_group = [line_infos[0]]
+        
+        for i in range(1, len(line_infos)):
+            if self._should_break_between(line_infos[i - 1], line_infos[i], median_gap, avg_line_height, page_width):
+                paragraphs.append(current_group)
+                current_group = [line_infos[i]]
+            else:
+                current_group.append(line_infos[i])
+        
+        if current_group: paragraphs.append(current_group)
+        return paragraphs
+    
+    def _group_to_element(self, line_group):
+        text = " ".join(info["stripped"] for info in line_group if info["stripped"])
+        if not text.strip(): return None
+        
+        total_chars = sum(info["char_count"] for info in line_group)
+        font_size = sum(info["font_size"] * info["char_count"] for info in line_group) / total_chars if total_chars > 0 else self.body_size
+        
+        flags = 0
+        for info in line_group: flags |= info["flags"]
+        
+        x0 = min(info["bbox"][0] for info in line_group)
+        y0 = min(info["bbox"][1] for info in line_group)
+        x1 = max(info["bbox"][2] for info in line_group)
+        y1 = max(info["bbox"][3] for info in line_group)
+        
+        elem_type = self._classify_element(text, font_size, flags, bool(flags & (2 ** 1)), [x0, y0, x1, y1])
+        
+        if elem_type:
+            return {
+                "type": elem_type,
+                "text": text.strip(),
+                "bbox": [x0, y0, x1, y1],
+                "font_size": round(font_size, 1),
+                "flags": flags,
+            }
+        return None
+
+    def _should_merge_elements(self, prev_elem, curr_elem):
+        if prev_elem["type"] != "paragraph" or curr_elem["type"] != "paragraph": return False
+        if abs(prev_elem["font_size"] - curr_elem["font_size"]) > 1.5: return False
+        
+        prev_bold = bool(prev_elem.get("flags", 0) & (2 ** 4))
+        curr_bold = bool(curr_elem.get("flags", 0) & (2 ** 4))
+        if prev_bold != curr_bold: return False
+        
+        prev_text = prev_elem["text"].strip()
+        curr_text = curr_elem["text"].strip()
+        if not prev_text or not curr_text: return False
+        if self.TOC_LEADER_PATTERN.search(prev_text): return False
+        
+        last_char = prev_text[-1]
+        if last_char in '.!?':
+            if curr_text and curr_text[0].islower(): return True
+            return False
+        if last_char in '"\u201D\u2019':
+            if len(prev_text) >= 2 and prev_text[-2] in '.!?':
+                if curr_text and curr_text[0].islower(): return True
+                return False
+        return True
+
+    def _merge_continuation_paragraphs(self, elements):
+        if len(elements) <= 1: return elements
+        merged = [elements[0]]
+        for i in range(1, len(elements)):
+            prev = merged[-1]
+            curr = elements[i]
+            if self._should_merge_elements(prev, curr):
+                prev_bbox = prev["bbox"]
+                curr_bbox = curr["bbox"]
+                merged[-1] = {
+                    "type": "paragraph",
+                    "text": prev["text"].rstrip() + " " + curr["text"].lstrip(),
+                    "bbox": [
+                        min(prev_bbox[0], curr_bbox[0]),
+                        min(prev_bbox[1], curr_bbox[1]),
+                        max(prev_bbox[2], curr_bbox[2]),
+                        max(prev_bbox[3], curr_bbox[3]),
+                    ],
+                    "font_size": prev["font_size"],
+                    "flags": prev.get("flags", 0),
+                }
+            else:
+                merged.append(curr)
+        return merged
+    
+    def _split_combined_list_items(self, elements):
+        result = []
+        for elem in elements:
+            if elem["type"] != "list_item":
+                result.append(elem)
+                continue
+            
+            text = elem["text"].strip()
+            cleaned = text
+            for pattern in self.LIST_PATTERNS:
+                cleaned = re.sub(pattern, '', cleaned, count=1).strip()
+            
+            parts = self.INLINE_BULLET_SPLIT.split(cleaned)
+            parts = [p.strip() for p in parts if p.strip()]
+            
+            if len(parts) <= 1:
+                result.append(elem)
+            else:
+                bbox = elem["bbox"]
+                item_height = (bbox[3] - bbox[1]) / len(parts) if len(parts) > 0 else 0
+                for idx, part in enumerate(parts):
+                    result.append({
+                        "type": "list_item",
+                        "text": part.strip(),
+                        "bbox": [bbox[0], bbox[1] + idx * item_height, bbox[2], bbox[1] + (idx + 1) * item_height],
+                        "font_size": elem["font_size"],
+                        "flags": elem.get("flags", 0),
+                    })
+        return result
+
+    def process(self):
+        self._analyze_font_distribution()
+        all_pages = []
+        
+        for page_num, page in enumerate(self.doc):
+            page_elements = []
+            page_rect = page.rect
+            dict_blocks = page.get_text("dict", flags=11)["blocks"]
+            
+            tables = self._extract_tables(page, page_num)
+            table_bboxes = [t["bbox"] for t in tables if t.get("bbox")]
+            images = self._extract_images(page, page_num)
+            
+            for block in dict_blocks:
+                if block.get("type") != 0: continue
+                block_bbox = block.get("bbox", [0, 0, 0, 0])
+                
+                skip = False
+                for t_bbox in table_bboxes:
+                    if self._bboxes_overlap(block_bbox, t_bbox): skip = True; break
+                if skip: continue
+                
+                for group in self._split_block_into_paragraphs(block, page_rect.width):
+                    element = self._group_to_element(group)
+                    if element: page_elements.append(element)
+            
+            page_elements = [e for e in page_elements if e["text"].strip()]
+            page_elements = self._merge_continuation_paragraphs(page_elements)
+            page_elements = self._split_combined_list_items(page_elements)
+            
+            page_elements.extend(tables)
+            page_elements.extend(images)
+            page_elements = self._get_reading_order(page_elements, page_rect.width)
+            
+            all_pages.append({
+                "page_number": page_num,
+                "width": page_rect.width,
+                "height": page_rect.height,
+                "elements": page_elements
+            })
+        
+        return {
+            "page_count": len(self.doc),
+            "metadata": {
+                "title": self.doc.metadata.get("title", ""),
+                "author": self.doc.metadata.get("author", ""),
+                "subject": self.doc.metadata.get("subject", ""),
+            },
+            "pages": all_pages
+        }
+    
+    def to_markdown(self, processed_data):
+        """Convert processed data to markdown blocks WITH typography metadata."""
+        blocks = []
+        for page in processed_data.get("pages", []):
+            for elem in page.get("elements", []):
+                elem_type = elem.get("type")
+                
+                # Base block data
+                block = None
+                
+                if elem_type == "title":
+                    block = {"type": "heading1", "content": f"# {elem.get('text', '')}"}
+                elif elem_type == "subtitle":
+                    block = {"type": "heading2", "content": f"## {elem.get('text', '')}"}
+                elif elem_type == "heading":
+                    block = {"type": "heading3", "content": f"### {elem.get('text', '')}"}
+                elif elem_type == "paragraph":
+                    block = {"type": "paragraph", "content": elem.get('text', '')}
+                elif elem_type == "list_item":
+                    text = elem.get('text', '')
+                    for pattern in self.LIST_PATTERNS: text = re.sub(pattern, '', text, count=1)
+                    block = {"type": "list_item", "content": f"- {text.strip()}"}
+                elif elem_type == "numbered_list":
+                    text = elem.get('text', '')
+                    for pattern in self.LIST_PATTERNS: text = re.sub(pattern, '', text, count=1)
+                    block = {"type": "numbered_list", "content": f"1. {text.strip()}"}
+                elif elem_type == "quote":
+                    block = {"type": "quote", "content": f"> {elem.get('text', '')}"}
+                elif elem_type == "table":
+                    block = {"type": "table", "content": elem.get('markdown', '')}
+                elif elem_type == "image":
+                    if elem.get("data"):
+                        block = {
+                            "type": "image",
+                            "content": f"![PDF Image](embedded-image.{elem.get('format', 'png')})",
+                            "data": elem.get("data"), "format": elem.get("format", "png")
+                        }
+                
+                if block:
+                    # ADD typography metadata for AI analysis
+                    if elem.get("font_size"):
+                        block["font_size"] = elem["font_size"]
+                    if elem.get("flags") is not None:
+                        block["is_bold"] = bool(elem["flags"] & (2 ** 4))
+                    
+                    blocks.append(block)
+        
+        # Apply the list grouping logic
+        return _group_lists(blocks)
+
+def process_pdf_to_markdown(pdf_bytes):
+    processor = PDFProcessor(pdf_bytes)
+    try:
+        processed_data = processor.process()
+        markdown_blocks = processor.to_markdown(processed_data)
+        return {
+            "page_count": processed_data["page_count"],
+            "metadata": processed_data["metadata"],
+            "markdown_blocks": markdown_blocks
+        }
+    finally:
+        processor.close()
diff --git a/reader_templates/Reader.html b/reader_templates/Reader.html
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
+    <title>Interactive Audiobook Reader</title>
+    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.2/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com" />
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin />
+    <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Lora:ital,wght@0,400..700;1,400..700&family=Poppins:wght@500;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet" />
+    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/marked/marked.min.js"></script>
+    
+    <script>
+      const INJECTED_MANIFEST = /*{{MANIFEST_DATA}}*/ null;
+    </script>
+
+    <style>
+      @keyframes fadeIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(10px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); } }
+
+      html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
+      body {
+        background-image: linear-gradient(to top, #f3e7e9 0%, #e3eeff 99%, #e3eeff 100%);
+        color: #1f2937; font-family: "Lora", serif;
+      }
+      .story-title { font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 2.5rem; color: #111827; }
+      .story-subtitle { font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif; color: #4b5563; font-weight: 500; font-size: 1.1rem; }
+      .main-content-card {
+        background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.9); backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
+        border-radius: 1rem; padding: 3rem 4rem; box-shadow: 0 10px 35px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
+        border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2); max-width: 1400px; margin: 0 auto;
+        animation: fadeIn 0.5s ease-in-out;
+      }
+      
+      #load-folder-btn {
+        background-image: linear-gradient(45deg, #3d4e81 0%, #5753c9 50%, #6e78da 100%);
+        background-size: 200% auto; border: none; transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out !important;
+        box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
+      }
+      #load-folder-btn:hover { background-position: right center; transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.25); }
+
+      /* Layout with Sidebar Outline */
+      .reader-layout {
+        display: flex;
+        gap: 32px;
+        align-items: flex-start;
+        text-align: left;
+      }
+      
+      .document-outline {
+        width: 280px;
+        flex-shrink: 0;
+        position: sticky;
+        top: 40px;
+        background: white;
+        border-radius: 12px;
+        padding: 20px;
+        box-shadow: 0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0,0,0,0.05), 0 2px 4px -1px rgba(0,0,0,0.03);
+        border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
+        max-height: calc(100vh - 80px);
+        overflow-y: auto;
+        opacity: 0;
+        transform: translateX(-20px);
+        transition: opacity 0.4s ease-out, transform 0.4s ease-out;
+      }
+
+      .document-outline.visible {
+        opacity: 1;
+        transform: translateX(0);
+      }
+
+      .outline-title {
+        font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif;
+        font-weight: 700;
+        font-size: 0.95rem;
+        color: #64748b;
+        text-transform: uppercase;
+        margin-bottom: 16px;
+        border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
+        padding-bottom: 12px;
+        display: flex;
+        align-items: center;
+        gap: 8px;
+        letter-spacing: 0.5px;
+      }
+
+      .outline-list {
+        list-style: none;
+        padding: 0;
+        margin: 0;
+      }
+
+      .outline-list li {
+        padding: 10px 14px;
+        font-size: 0.9rem;
+        color: #334155;
+        cursor: pointer;
+        border-radius: 8px;
+        transition: all 0.2s;
+        white-space: nowrap;
+        overflow: hidden;
+        text-overflow: ellipsis;
+        font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
+        margin-bottom: 4px;
+      }
+
+      .outline-list li:hover {
+        background: #f8fafc;
+        color: #4f46e5;
+      }
+
+      .outline-list li.active {
+        background: #e0e7ff;
+        color: #3730a3;
+        font-weight: 600;
+      }
+
+      .reader-content-area {
+        flex: 1;
+        min-width: 0;
+      }
+
+      .story-text-container { font-size: 36px; line-height: 2.1; color: #1f2937; cursor: pointer; }
+      .story-text-container h1, .story-text-container h2, .story-text-container h3 {
+        font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif; color: #111827; line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.8em;
+      }
+      .story-text-container h1 { font-size: 2.2em; }
+      .story-text-container h2 { font-size: 1.8em; }
+      .story-text-container h3 { font-size: 1.5em; }
+      .story-text-container p { margin-bottom: 1.2em; }
+      .story-text-container img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 8px; margin: 16px auto; display: block; }
+
+      .word { transition: all 0.15s ease; border-radius: 3px; }
+      .word:hover { background-color: #f1f5f9; }
+      .current-sentence-bg {
+        -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone; box-decoration-break: clone;
+        background-color: #e0e7ff; padding: 0.1em 0.25em; margin: 0 -0.2em; border-radius: 8px;
+      }
+      .current-word { color: #3d4e81; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-thickness: 3px; text-underline-offset: 3px; font-weight: 700; }
+
+      /* Image blocks in reader */
+      .story-image-block { text-align: center; margin: 24px 0; }
+      .story-image-block img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 12px; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); }
+
+      /* Floating Button - TOP RIGHT adjacent to content */
+      #floating-player-btn {
+        position: fixed; top: 2rem; height: 60px; min-width: 60px; padding: 0 24px;
+        border-radius: 30px; background-image: linear-gradient(45deg, #3d4e81 0%, #5753c9 50%, #6e78da 100%);
+        background-size: 200% auto; border: none; color: white; box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
+        display: none; align-items: center; justify-content: center; cursor: pointer; z-index: 1050;
+        transition: transform 0.2s ease-out, opacity 0.3s ease-out, width 0.3s ease, padding 0.3s ease, border-radius 0.3s ease;
+        opacity: 0; transform: scale(0.8);
+      }
+      #floating-player-btn.visible { display: flex; opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
+      #floating-player-btn:hover { transform: scale(1.05); }
+      #floating-player-btn:active { transform: scale(0.95); }
+      #floating-player-btn svg { width: 28px; height: 28px; }
+      #fp-start-text { font-weight: 600; margin-right: 10px; font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif; font-size: 1.1rem; }
+      #floating-player-btn.active-mode { width: 60px; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; }
+
+      @media (max-width: 992px) {
+        .reader-layout { flex-direction: column; }
+        .document-outline { width: 100%; position: relative; top: 0; max-height: 300px; margin-bottom: 24px; }
+      }
+      
+      @media (max-width: 768px) {
+        .main-content-card { padding: 1.5rem; }
+        .story-title { font-size: 2rem; }
+        .story-text-container { font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.9; }
+        #floating-player-btn { top: 1rem; right: 1rem !important; height: 50px; min-width: 50px; }
+        #floating-player-btn.active-mode { width: 50px; }
+      }
+
+      .highlight-section {
+          animation: highlightPulse 2s ease-out;
+      }
+      @keyframes highlightPulse {
+          0% { background-color: rgba(79, 70, 229, 0.15); border-left: 4px solid #4f46e5; border-radius: 8px; }
+          100% { background-color: transparent; border-left: 4px solid transparent; border-radius: 8px; }
+      }
+    </style>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <button id="floating-player-btn">
+      <span id="fp-start-text">Start</span>
+      <svg id="fp-pause-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor" style="display:none;"><path d="M6 19h4V5H6v14zm8-14v14h4V5h-4z"/></svg>
+      <svg id="fp-play-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor" style="display:none;"><path d="M8 5v14l11-7z"/></svg>
+    </button>
+
+    <div class="container-fluid my-5 px-md-5">
+      <main id="main-content" class="main-content-card">
+        <header class="text-center mb-5" id="main-header">
+          <h1 class="story-title">Interactive Reader</h1>
+          <p class="story-subtitle">Select your assets folder to begin.</p>
+        </header>
+
+        <div id="resume-alert" class="alert alert-info d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center" style="display:none;">
+          <span>Welcome back! Resume from where you left off?</span>
+          <button id="resume-btn" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Resume Playback</button>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="reader-layout">
+          <aside class="document-outline" id="story-nav" style="display: none;">
+            <h6 class="outline-title">
+                <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 16 16">
+                    <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4.5 11.5A.5.5 0 0 1 5 11h10a.5.5 0 0 1 0 1H5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5zm-2-4A.5.5 0 0 1 3 7h10a.5.5 0 0 1 0 1H3a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5zm-2-4A.5.5 0 0 1 1 3h10a.5.5 0 0 1 0 1H1a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5z"/>
+                </svg>
+                Table of Sections
+            </h6>
+            <ul class="outline-list" id="story-nav-list"></ul>
+          </aside>
+
+          <div class="reader-content-area">
+            <div class="text-center" id="loader-section">
+              <p>Please select the folder containing your files (e.g., the 'book' folder).</p>
+              <input type="file" id="folder-input" webkitdirectory directory multiple style="display:none;" />
+              <button id="load-folder-btn" class="btn btn-dark btn-lg">Select a Folder</button>
+              <div id="info-alert" class="alert mt-4" style="display:none;"></div>
+            </div>
+            
+            <div id="stories-main-container" class="d-none"></div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </main>
+    </div>
+
+    <script>
+      document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
+        const mainContainer = document.getElementById("stories-main-container");
+        const mainContentCard = document.getElementById("main-content");
+        const folderInput = document.getElementById("folder-input");
+        const loadFolderBtn = document.getElementById("load-folder-btn");
+        const floatingPlayerBtn = document.getElementById("floating-player-btn");
+        const fpStartText = document.getElementById("fp-start-text");
+        const fpPauseIcon = document.getElementById("fp-pause-icon");
+        const fpPlayIcon = document.getElementById("fp-play-icon");
+        const storyNav = document.getElementById("story-nav");
+        const storyNavList = document.getElementById("story-nav-list");
+        const resumeAlert = document.getElementById("resume-alert");
+        const resumeBtn = document.getElementById("resume-btn");
+
+        let storyInstances = [];
+        let currentlyPlayingInstance = null;
+        let currentlyPlayingIndex = -1;
+        let hasStarted = false;
+        let navObserver;
+        let currentBookId = null;
+        const PROGRESS_KEY = "interactiveReaderProgress";
+
+        // Apply metadata if dynamically injected
+        if (typeof INJECTED_MANIFEST !== 'undefined' && INJECTED_MANIFEST) {
+            document.getElementById("main-header").querySelector(".story-title").textContent = INJECTED_MANIFEST.title || "Interactive Reader";
+        }
+
+        loadFolderBtn.addEventListener("click", () => folderInput.click());
+        folderInput.addEventListener("change", handleFolderSelection);
+        mainContainer.addEventListener("click", handleTextClick);
+        floatingPlayerBtn.addEventListener("click", handleFloatingBtnClick);
+        window.addEventListener("beforeunload", saveCurrentProgress);
+        window.addEventListener("resize", positionUI);
+        window.addEventListener("scroll", positionUI);
+
+        function positionUI() {
+          const rect = mainContentCard.getBoundingClientRect();
+          const btnRight = window.innerWidth - rect.right - 8;
+          floatingPlayerBtn.style.right = Math.max(btnRight, 8) + "px";
+          floatingPlayerBtn.style.left = "auto";
+        }
+
+        function saveCurrentProgress() {
+          if (!currentlyPlayingInstance || !currentBookId) return;
+          const idx = storyInstances.indexOf(currentlyPlayingInstance);
+          saveProgress(currentBookId, idx, currentlyPlayingInstance.getAudioElement().currentTime);
+        }
+        function saveProgress(bookId, idx, timestamp) {
+          localStorage.setItem(PROGRESS_KEY, JSON.stringify({ bookId, instanceIndex: idx, timestamp, lastUpdate: Date.now() }));
+        }
+        function loadProgress(bookId) {
+          const saved = localStorage.getItem(PROGRESS_KEY);
+          if (!saved) return;
+          const p = JSON.parse(saved);
+          if (p.bookId !== bookId) return;
+          const target = storyInstances[p.instanceIndex];
+          if (!target) return;
+          resumeAlert.style.display = "flex";
+          resumeBtn.onclick = () => {
+            resumeAlert.style.display = "none";
+            hasStarted = true;
+            currentlyPlayingInstance = target;
+            currentlyPlayingIndex = p.instanceIndex;
+            target.playAt(p.timestamp);
+            updateFloatingButton("playing");
+          };
+        }
+
+        function updateFloatingButton(state) {
+          if (hasStarted) {
+            fpStartText.style.display = "none";
+            floatingPlayerBtn.classList.add("active-mode");
+          }
+          if (state === "playing") { fpPauseIcon.style.display = "block"; fpPlayIcon.style.display = "none"; }
+          else { fpPauseIcon.style.display = "none"; fpPlayIcon.style.display = "block"; }
+        }
+
+        function handleFloatingBtnClick() {
+          if (!hasStarted) {
+            hasStarted = true;
+            if (storyInstances.length > 0) {
+              currentlyPlayingInstance = storyInstances[0];
+              currentlyPlayingIndex = 0;
+              currentlyPlayingInstance.playAt(0);
+              updateFloatingButton("playing");
+            }
+            return;
+          }
+          if (currentlyPlayingInstance) {
+            const audio = currentlyPlayingInstance.getAudioElement();
+            if (audio.paused) {
+              currentlyPlayingInstance.play();
+              updateFloatingButton("playing");
+            } else {
+              currentlyPlayingInstance.pause();
+              updateFloatingButton("paused");
+            }
+          } else {
+            if (storyInstances.length > 0) {
+              currentlyPlayingInstance = storyInstances[0];
+              currentlyPlayingIndex = 0;
+              currentlyPlayingInstance.playAt(0);
+              updateFloatingButton("playing");
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
+        function playNextInstance() {
+          const next = currentlyPlayingIndex + 1;
+          if (next < storyInstances.length) {
+            if (currentlyPlayingInstance) currentlyPlayingInstance.stopAndReset();
+            currentlyPlayingInstance = storyInstances[next];
+            currentlyPlayingIndex = next;
+            currentlyPlayingInstance.playAt(0);
+          } else {
+            updateFloatingButton("paused");
+            currentlyPlayingInstance = null;
+            currentlyPlayingIndex = -1;
+          }
+        }
+
+        function handleTextClick(event) {
+          const wordSpan = event.target.closest(".word");
+          if (!wordSpan) return;
+          const storyBlock = event.target.closest(".story-block");
+          if (!storyBlock) return;
+          const idx = parseInt(storyBlock.dataset.instanceIndex, 10);
+          const target = storyInstances[idx];
+          if (!target) return;
+          const timestamp = target.getTimeForSpan(wordSpan);
+          if (timestamp !== null) {
+            hasStarted = true;
+            if (currentlyPlayingInstance && currentlyPlayingInstance !== target) {
+              currentlyPlayingInstance.stopAndReset();
+            }
+            currentlyPlayingInstance = target;
+            currentlyPlayingIndex = idx;
+            currentlyPlayingInstance.playAt(timestamp);
+            updateFloatingButton("playing");
+          }
+        }
+
+        async function handleFolderSelection(event) {
+          const files = event.target.files;
+          if (files.length === 0) return;
+
+          let loadedManifest = typeof INJECTED_MANIFEST !== 'undefined' && INJECTED_MANIFEST ? INJECTED_MANIFEST : null;
+          let manifestFile = null;
+          const allItemsMap = new Map(); 
+
+          for (const file of files) {
+            const name = file.name;
+            
+            if (name.toLowerCase() === 'manifest.json') {
+                manifestFile = file;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            const ext = name.split(".").pop().toLowerCase();
+            const prefixMatch = name.match(/^([\d]+\.[\d]+)_/);
+            if (!prefixMatch) continue;
+
+            const sortKey = prefixMatch[1]; 
+
+            if (!allItemsMap.has(sortKey)) {
+              allItemsMap.set(sortKey, { audioFile: null, textFile: null, jsonFile: null, imageFiles: [] });
+            }
+            const entry = allItemsMap.get(sortKey);
+
+            if (["wav", "mp3"].includes(ext)) entry.audioFile = file;
+            else if (ext === "txt") entry.textFile = file;
+            else if (ext === "json") entry.jsonFile = file;
+            else if (["jpg", "jpeg", "png", "gif", "webp"].includes(ext)) entry.imageFiles.push(file);
+          }
+
+          if (manifestFile && !loadedManifest) {
+              try {
+                  const manifestText = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+                      const r = new FileReader();
+                      r.onload = () => resolve(r.result);
+                      r.onerror = reject;
+                      r.readAsText(manifestFile);
+                  });
+                  loadedManifest = JSON.parse(manifestText);
+                  document.getElementById("main-header").querySelector(".story-title").textContent = loadedManifest.title || "Interactive Reader";
+              } catch(e) {
+                  console.warn("Could not parse local manifest.json", e);
+              }
+          }
+
+          const chapterTitles = {};
+          if (loadedManifest && loadedManifest.assets) {
+              loadedManifest.assets.forEach(asset => {
+                  if (asset.sortKey) {
+                      const ch = asset.sortKey.split('.')[0];
+                      if (!chapterTitles[ch] && asset.sectionName) {
+                          chapterTitles[ch] = asset.sectionName;
+                      }
+                  }
+              });
+          }
+
+          const sortedEntries = Array.from(allItemsMap.entries())
+            .sort(([a], [b]) => {
+              const [aMaj, aMin] = a.split(".").map(Number);
+              const [bMaj, bMin] = b.split(".").map(Number);
+              return aMaj !== bMaj ? aMaj - bMaj : aMin - bMin;
+            });
+
+          const orderedItems = [];
+          for (const [sortKey, entry] of sortedEntries) {
+            if (entry.audioFile && entry.textFile && entry.jsonFile) {
+              orderedItems.push({
+                type: "audio",
+                sortKey,
+                audioFile: entry.audioFile,
+                textFile: entry.textFile,
+                jsonFile: entry.jsonFile,
+                imageFiles: entry.imageFiles
+              });
+            } else if (entry.imageFiles.length > 0) {
+              orderedItems.push({
+                type: "image",
+                sortKey,
+                imageFiles: entry.imageFiles
+              });
+            }
+          }
+
+          const audioItems = orderedItems.filter(i => i.type === "audio");
+          if (audioItems.length === 0) {
+            document.getElementById("info-alert").textContent = "No valid story parts found. Ensure files have matching .txt, .json, and audio files.";
+            document.getElementById("info-alert").style.display = "block";
+            return;
+          }
+
+          currentBookId = audioItems.map(i => i.sortKey).join("|");
+          document.getElementById("loader-section").style.display = "none";
+          document.getElementById("main-header").querySelector(".story-subtitle").textContent = "An interactive reading experience.";
+          mainContainer.classList.remove("d-none");
+          mainContainer.innerHTML = "";
+          storyNavList.innerHTML = "";
+          resumeAlert.style.display = "none";
+
+          let audioInstanceIndex = 0;
+          let lastChapter = null;
+
+          orderedItems.forEach((item, globalIdx) => {
+            const chapter = item.sortKey.split(".")[0];
+
+            if (item.type === "audio") {
+              const currentBlockId = `story-block-${audioInstanceIndex}`;
+
+              if (chapter !== lastChapter) {
+                const title = chapterTitles[chapter] || `Section ${chapter}`;
+                const li = document.createElement("li");
+                li.textContent = title;
+                li.title = title;
+                li.dataset.chapter = chapter;
+                
+                li.onclick = () => {
+                    const target = document.getElementById(currentBlockId);
+                    if (target) {
+                        const offset = target.getBoundingClientRect().top + window.pageYOffset - 120;
+                        window.scrollTo({top: offset, behavior: 'smooth'});
+                        
+                        target.classList.add('highlight-section');
+                        setTimeout(() => target.classList.remove('highlight-section'), 2000);
+                    }
+                };
+                storyNavList.appendChild(li);
+
+                lastChapter = chapter;
+              }
+
+              const html = `<div id="${currentBlockId}" class="story-block mt-4" data-instance-index="${audioInstanceIndex}" data-sort-key="${item.sortKey}">
+                <div class="image-container text-center mb-4"></div>
+                <div class="loading-indicator text-center p-5"><div class="spinner-border"></div></div>
+                <audio class="audio-player" style="display:none;"></audio>
+                <article class="story-text-container" style="display:none;"></article>
+              </div>`;
+              mainContainer.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeend", html);
+              audioInstanceIndex++;
+
+            } else if (item.type === "image") {
+              const currentImageBlockId = `story-image-block-${item.sortKey.replace('.', '-')}`;
+
+              if (chapter !== lastChapter) {
+                const title = chapterTitles[chapter] || `Section ${chapter}`;
+                const li = document.createElement("li");
+                li.textContent = title;
+                li.title = title;
+                li.dataset.chapter = chapter;
+                
+                li.onclick = () => {
+                    const target = document.getElementById(currentImageBlockId);
+                    if (target) {
+                        const offset = target.getBoundingClientRect().top + window.pageYOffset - 120;
+                        window.scrollTo({top: offset, behavior: 'smooth'});
+                        
+                        target.classList.add('highlight-section');
+                        setTimeout(() => target.classList.remove('highlight-section'), 2000);
+                    }
+                };
+                storyNavList.appendChild(li);
+
+                lastChapter = chapter;
+              }
+
+              const imgDiv = document.createElement("div");
+              imgDiv.id = currentImageBlockId;
+              imgDiv.className = "story-image-block mt-4";
+              imgDiv.dataset.sortKey = item.sortKey;
+              for (const imgFile of item.imageFiles) {
+                const img = document.createElement("img");
+                img.src = URL.createObjectURL(imgFile);
+                img.className = "img-fluid rounded shadow-sm";
+                img.style.maxHeight = "70vh";
+                imgDiv.appendChild(img);
+              }
+              mainContainer.appendChild(imgDiv);
+            }
+          });
+
+          storyNav.style.display = 'block';
+          storyNav.classList.add("visible");
+          floatingPlayerBtn.classList.add("visible");
+
+          storyInstances = [];
+          let instIdx = 0;
+          for (const item of orderedItems) {
+            if (item.type !== "audio") continue;
+            const block = document.getElementById(`story-block-${instIdx}`);
+
+            if (item.imageFiles && item.imageFiles.length > 0) {
+              const imgContainer = block.querySelector(".image-container");
+              for (const imgFile of item.imageFiles) {
+                const img = document.createElement("img");
+                img.src = URL.createObjectURL(imgFile);
+                img.className = "img-fluid rounded shadow-sm";
+                img.style.maxHeight = "60vh";
+                imgContainer.appendChild(img);
+              }
+            }
+
+            storyInstances.push(createStoryPlayer(block, item, instIdx));
+            instIdx++;
+          }
+
+          Promise.all(storyInstances.map(i => i.isReady())).then(() => {
+            loadProgress(currentBookId);
+            positionUI();
+          });
+          setupNavObserver();
+          setTimeout(positionUI, 100);
+        }
+
+        function setupNavObserver() {
+          if (navObserver) navObserver.disconnect();
+          navObserver = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
+            entries.forEach(entry => {
+              if (entry.isIntersecting) {
+                const sk = entry.target.dataset.sortKey;
+                if (sk) {
+                  const ch = sk.split(".")[0];
+                  storyNavList.querySelectorAll("li").forEach(l => l.classList.remove("active"));
+                  const al = storyNavList.querySelector(`li[data-chapter='${ch}']`);
+                  if (al) al.classList.add("active");
+                }
+              }
+            });
+          }, { threshold: 0.4 });
+          document.querySelectorAll(".story-block, .story-image-block").forEach(b => navObserver.observe(b));
+        }
+
+        function createStoryPlayer(storyBlock, item, instanceIndex) {
+          const audioPlayer = storyBlock.querySelector(".audio-player");
+          const storyContainer = storyBlock.querySelector(".story-text-container");
+          let wordTimestamps = [];
+          let sentenceData = [];
+          let allWordSpans = [];
+          let wordMap = [];
+          let animationFrameId = null;
+          let lastHighlightedWordSpan = null;
+          let lastHighlightedSentenceSpans = [];
+
+          const readyPromise = new Promise(async (resolve) => {
+            const readFile = (f) => new Promise((res, rej) => {
+              const r = new FileReader();
+              r.onload = () => res(r.result);
+              r.onerror = rej;
+              r.readAsText(f);
+            });
+
+            const [text, json] = await Promise.all([readFile(item.textFile), readFile(item.jsonFile)]);
+            wordTimestamps = JSON.parse(json);
+            audioPlayer.src = URL.createObjectURL(item.audioFile);
+
+            renderMarkdown(text);
+            smartSync();
+
+            storyBlock.querySelector(".loading-indicator").style.display = "none";
+            storyContainer.style.display = "block";
+
+            audioPlayer.addEventListener("play", () => { startLoop(); updateFloatingButton("playing"); });
+            audioPlayer.addEventListener("pause", () => { stopLoop(); updateFloatingButton("paused"); saveCurrentProgress(); });
+            audioPlayer.addEventListener("ended", () => { stopLoop(); clearAllHighlights(); playNextInstance(); });
+
+            resolve();
+          });
+
+          function renderMarkdown(text) {
+            storyContainer.innerHTML = "";
+            allWordSpans = [];
+            const div = document.createElement("div");
+            div.innerHTML = marked.parse(text, { breaks: true, gfm: true });
+
+            function processNode(node) {
+              if (node.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE) {
+                const words = node.textContent.split(/(\s+)/);
+                const fragment = document.createDocumentFragment();
+                words.forEach(part => {
+                  if (part.trim().length > 0) {
+                    const span = document.createElement("span");
+                    span.className = "word";
+                    span.textContent = part;
+                    allWordSpans.push(span);
+                    fragment.appendChild(span);
+                  } else {
+                    fragment.appendChild(document.createTextNode(part));
+                  }
+                });
+                node.parentNode.replaceChild(fragment, node);
+              } else if (node.nodeType === Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
+                Array.from(node.childNodes).forEach(processNode);
+              }
+            }
+            processNode(div);
+            while (div.firstChild) storyContainer.appendChild(div.firstChild);
+          }
+
+          function smartSync() {
+            wordMap = new Array(allWordSpans.length).fill(undefined);
+            let aiIdx = 0;
+            allWordSpans.forEach((span, i) => {
+              const textWord = span.textContent.toLowerCase().replace(/[^\w]/g, "");
+              for (let off = 0; off < 5; off++) {
+                if (aiIdx + off >= wordTimestamps.length) break;
+                const aiWord = wordTimestamps[aiIdx + off].word.toLowerCase().replace(/[^\w]/g, "");
+                if (textWord === aiWord) { wordMap[i] = aiIdx + off; aiIdx += off + 1; return; }
+              }
+            });
+
+            sentenceData = [];
+            let buffer = [], startIdx = 0;
+            allWordSpans.forEach((span, i) => {
+              buffer.push(span);
+              if (/[.!?]["'\u201D\u2019]?$/.test(span.textContent.trim())) {
+                let startT = 0, endT = 0;
+                for (let k = startIdx; k <= i; k++) if (wordMap[k] !== undefined) { startT = wordTimestamps[wordMap[k]].start; break; }
+                for (let k = i; k >= startIdx; k--) if (wordMap[k] !== undefined) { endT = wordTimestamps[wordMap[k]].end; break; }
+                if (endT > startT) sentenceData.push({ spans: [...buffer], startTime: startT, endTime: endT });
+                buffer = []; startIdx = i + 1;
+              }
+            });
+            if (buffer.length > 0) {
+              let startT = 0, endT = 0;
+              for (let k = startIdx; k < allWordSpans.length; k++) if (wordMap[k] !== undefined) { startT = wordTimestamps[wordMap[k]].start; break; }
+              for (let k = allWordSpans.length - 1; k >= startIdx; k--) if (wordMap[k] !== undefined) { endT = wordTimestamps[wordMap[k]].end; break; }
+              if (endT > startT) sentenceData.push({ spans: [...buffer], startTime: startT, endTime: endT });
+            }
+          }
+
+          function highlightLoop() {
+            if (audioPlayer.paused) return;
+            const t = audioPlayer.currentTime;
+            const aiIdx = wordTimestamps.findIndex(w => t >= w.start && t < w.end);
+            if (aiIdx !== -1) {
+              const tIdx = wordMap.findIndex(i => i === aiIdx);
+              if (tIdx !== -1) {
+                const sp = allWordSpans[tIdx];
+                if (sp !== lastHighlightedWordSpan) {
+                  if (lastHighlightedWordSpan) lastHighlightedWordSpan.classList.remove("current-word");
+                  sp.classList.add("current-word");
+                  const rect = sp.getBoundingClientRect();
+                  if (rect.top < window.innerHeight * 0.3 || rect.bottom > window.innerHeight * 0.7) sp.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "smooth", block: "center" });
+                  lastHighlightedWordSpan = sp;
+                }
+              }
+            }
+            const sent = sentenceData.find(s => t >= s.startTime && t <= s.endTime);
+            if (sent && sent.spans !== lastHighlightedSentenceSpans) {
+              lastHighlightedSentenceSpans.forEach(s => s.classList.remove("current-sentence-bg"));
+              sent.spans.forEach(s => s.classList.add("current-sentence-bg"));
+              lastHighlightedSentenceSpans = sent.spans;
+            }
+            animationFrameId = requestAnimationFrame(highlightLoop);
+          }
+
+          function clearAllHighlights() {
+            if (lastHighlightedWordSpan) lastHighlightedWordSpan.classList.remove("current-word");
+            lastHighlightedSentenceSpans.forEach(s => s.classList.remove("current-sentence-bg"));
+            lastHighlightedWordSpan = null; lastHighlightedSentenceSpans = [];
+          }
+          function startLoop() { cancelAnimationFrame(animationFrameId); animationFrameId = requestAnimationFrame(highlightLoop); }
+          function stopLoop() { cancelAnimationFrame(animationFrameId); }
+
+          return {
+            play: () => audioPlayer.play(),
+            pause: () => audioPlayer.pause(),
+            playAt: (time) => { audioPlayer.currentTime = time; audioPlayer.play(); },
+            stopAndReset: () => { audioPlayer.pause(); audioPlayer.currentTime = 0; clearAllHighlights(); },
+            getAudioElement: () => audioPlayer,
+            getTimeForSpan: (span) => {
+              const idx = allWordSpans.indexOf(span);
+              const aiIdx = wordMap[idx];
+              return aiIdx !== undefined ? wordTimestamps[aiIdx].start : null;
+            },
+            isReady: () => readyPromise
+          };
+        }
+      });
+    </script>
+  </body>
+</html>
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
+    <title>Interactive Audiobook Reader</title>
+    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.2/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com" />
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin />
+    <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Lora:ital,wght@0,400..700;1,400..700&family=Poppins:wght@500;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet" />
+    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/marked/marked.min.js"></script>
+
+    <script>
+      const INJECTED_MANIFEST = /*{{MANIFEST_DATA}}*/ null;
+    </script>
+
+    <style>
+      @keyframes fadeIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(10px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); } }
+      @keyframes spin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
+      @keyframes pulse { 0%, 100% { opacity: 1; } 50% { opacity: 0.5; } }
+
+      html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
+      body {
+        background-image: linear-gradient(to top, #f3e7e9 0%, #e3eeff 99%, #e3eeff 100%);
+        color: #1f2937; font-family: "Lora", serif;
+      }
+      .story-title { font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 2.5rem; color: #111827; }
+      .story-subtitle { font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif; color: #4b5563; font-weight: 500; font-size: 1.1rem; }
+      .main-content-card {
+        background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.9); backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
+        border-radius: 1rem; padding: 3rem 4rem; box-shadow: 0 10px 35px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
+        border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2); max-width: 1400px; margin: 0 auto;
+        animation: fadeIn 0.5s ease-in-out;
+      }
+
+      .reader-layout { display: flex; gap: 32px; align-items: flex-start; text-align: left; }
+
+      .document-outline {
+        width: 280px; flex-shrink: 0; position: sticky; top: 40px;
+        background: white; border-radius: 12px; padding: 20px;
+        box-shadow: 0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
+        border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; max-height: calc(100vh - 80px); overflow-y: auto;
+        opacity: 0; transform: translateX(-20px);
+        transition: opacity 0.4s ease-out, transform 0.4s ease-out;
+      }
+      .document-outline.visible { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(0); }
+
+      .outline-title {
+        font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.95rem;
+        color: #64748b; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 16px;
+        border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; padding-bottom: 12px;
+        display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;
+      }
+      .outline-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
+      .outline-list li {
+        padding: 10px 14px; font-size: 0.9rem; color: #334155; cursor: pointer;
+        border-radius: 8px; transition: all 0.2s; white-space: nowrap;
+        overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
+        margin-bottom: 4px;
+      }
+      .outline-list li:hover { background: #f8fafc; color: #4f46e5; }
+      .outline-list li.active { background: #e0e7ff; color: #3730a3; font-weight: 600; }
+
+      .reader-content-area { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
+      .story-text-container { font-size: 36px; line-height: 2.1; color: #1f2937; cursor: pointer; }
+      .story-text-container h1, .story-text-container h2, .story-text-container h3 {
+        font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif; color: #111827; line-height: 1.8;
+        margin-top: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.8em;
+      }
+      .story-text-container h1 { font-size: 2.2em; }
+      .story-text-container h2 { font-size: 1.8em; }
+      .story-text-container h3 { font-size: 1.5em; }
+      .story-text-container p { margin-bottom: 1.2em; }
+      .story-text-container img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 8px; margin: 16px auto; display: block; }
+
+      .word { transition: all 0.15s ease; border-radius: 3px; }
+      .word:hover { background-color: #f1f5f9; }
+      .current-sentence-bg {
+        -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone; box-decoration-break: clone;
+        background-color: #e0e7ff; padding: 0.1em 0.25em; margin: 0 -0.2em; border-radius: 8px;
+      }
+      .current-word { color: #3d4e81; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-thickness: 3px; text-underline-offset: 3px; font-weight: 700; }
+
+      .story-image-block { text-align: center; margin: 24px 0; }
+      .story-image-block img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 12px; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); }
+
+      .block-loading-spinner {
+        display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
+        color: #6b7280; font-size: 0.9rem; font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
+        padding: 8px 0;
+      }
+      .block-loading-spinner::before {
+        content: ''; width: 16px; height: 16px;
+        border: 2px solid #e2e8f0; border-top-color: #5753c9;
+        border-radius: 50%; animation: spin 0.8s linear infinite;
+      }
+
+      #floating-player-btn {
+        position: fixed; top: 2rem; height: 60px; min-width: 60px; padding: 0 24px;
+        border-radius: 30px; background-image: linear-gradient(45deg, #3d4e81 0%, #5753c9 50%, #6e78da 100%);
+        background-size: 200% auto; border: none; color: white; box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
+        display: none; align-items: center; justify-content: center; cursor: pointer; z-index: 1050;
+        transition: transform 0.2s, opacity 0.3s, width 0.3s, padding 0.3s, border-radius 0.3s;
+        opacity: 0; transform: scale(0.8);
+      }
+      #floating-player-btn.visible { display: flex; opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
+      #floating-player-btn:hover { transform: scale(1.05); }
+      #floating-player-btn:active { transform: scale(0.95); }
+      #floating-player-btn svg { width: 28px; height: 28px; }
+      #fp-start-text { font-weight: 600; margin-right: 10px; font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif; font-size: 1.1rem; }
+      #floating-player-btn.active-mode { width: 60px; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; }
+      #floating-player-btn.loading { background: linear-gradient(45deg, #6b7280, #9ca3af); cursor: wait; }
+      #fp-loading-spinner {
+        width: 24px; height: 24px;
+        border: 3px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.3); border-top-color: white;
+        border-radius: 50%; animation: spin 0.8s linear infinite;
+        display: none;
+      }
+      #floating-player-btn.loading #fp-loading-spinner { display: block; }
+      #floating-player-btn.loading #fp-play-icon,
+      #floating-player-btn.loading #fp-pause-icon,
+      #floating-player-btn.loading #fp-start-text { display: none !important; }
+
+      .reader-toast {
+        position: fixed; bottom: 2rem; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%);
+        background: rgba(30, 41, 59, 0.95); color: white;
+        padding: 12px 24px; border-radius: 24px;
+        font-family: "Inter", sans-serif; font-size: 0.9rem;
+        box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
+        z-index: 1100; opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.3s;
+        pointer-events: none; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
+      }
+      .reader-toast.visible { opacity: 1; }
+      .reader-toast .spinner {
+        width: 14px; height: 14px;
+        border: 2px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.3); border-top-color: white;
+        border-radius: 50%; animation: spin 0.8s linear infinite;
+      }
+
+      @media (max-width: 992px) {
+        .reader-layout { flex-direction: column; }
+        .document-outline { width: 100%; position: relative; top: 0; max-height: 300px; margin-bottom: 24px; }
+      }
+      @media (max-width: 768px) {
+        .main-content-card { padding: 1.5rem; }
+        .story-text-container { font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.9; }
+        #floating-player-btn { top: 1rem; right: 1rem !important; height: 50px; min-width: 50px; }
+        #floating-player-btn.active-mode { width: 50px; }
+      }
+
+      .highlight-section { animation: highlightPulse 2s ease-out; }
+      @keyframes highlightPulse {
+        0% { background-color: rgba(79, 70, 229, 0.15); border-left: 4px solid #4f46e5; border-radius: 8px; }
+        100% { background-color: transparent; border-left: 4px solid transparent; border-radius: 8px; }
+      }
+    </style>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <button id="floating-player-btn">
+      <span id="fp-start-text">Start</span>
+      <svg id="fp-pause-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor" style="display:none;"><path d="M6 19h4V5H6v14zm8-14v14h4V5h-4z"/></svg>
+      <svg id="fp-play-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor" style="display:none;"><path d="M8 5v14l11-7z"/></svg>
+      <div id="fp-loading-spinner"></div>
+    </button>
+
+    <div id="reader-toast" class="reader-toast">
+      <div class="spinner"></div>
+      <span id="reader-toast-text">Loading…</span>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="container-fluid my-5 px-md-5">
+      <main id="main-content" class="main-content-card">
+        <header class="text-center mb-5" id="main-header">
+          <h1 class="story-title">Interactive Reader</h1>
+          <p class="story-subtitle">Loading book...</p>
+        </header>
+        <div id="resume-alert" class="alert alert-info d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center" style="display:none;">
+          <span>Welcome back! Resume from where you left off?</span>
+          <button id="resume-btn" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Resume Playback</button>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="reader-layout">
+          <aside class="document-outline" id="story-nav" style="display: none;">
+            <h6 class="outline-title">
+              <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 16 16">
+                  <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4.5 11.5A.5.5 0 0 1 5 11h10a.5.5 0 0 1 0 1H5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5zm-2-4A.5.5 0 0 1 3 7h10a.5.5 0 0 1 0 1H3a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5zm-2-4A.5.5 0 0 1 1 3h10a.5.5 0 0 1 0 1H1a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5z"/>
+              </svg>
+              Table of Sections
+            </h6>
+            <ul class="outline-list" id="story-nav-list"></ul>
+          </aside>
+
+          <div class="reader-content-area">
+            <div id="stories-main-container"></div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </main>
+    </div>
+
+    <script>
+    /**
+     * Interactive Reader — Smart Preload Architecture (v3)
+     *
+     * Loading Strategy:
+     *   1. TEXT + JSON: eager parallel batch (small files, fast).
+     *   2. AUDIO: preload="none" by default → no auto-download of 200+ MP3s.
+     *   3. Smart preload: when block N starts playing, preload N+1, N+2.
+     *      At 70% through N's audio, ensure N+1 is ready (safety net).
+     *   4. Memory management: keep at most MAX_AUDIO_LOADED audio sources in
+     *      memory. When user moves forward, release distant past audio.
+     *
+     * Scroll Strategy:
+     *   - Manual navigation (Start / outline / word click): scroll block to top.
+     *   - Auto-advance (audio ended → next block): NO block scroll, let the
+     *     word highlighter smoothly carry the user. Prevents jarring jumps.
+     */
+    document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async () => {
+      const mainContainer = document.getElementById("stories-main-container");
+      const mainContentCard = document.getElementById("main-content");
+      const floatingPlayerBtn = document.getElementById("floating-player-btn");
+      const fpStartText = document.getElementById("fp-start-text");
+      const fpPauseIcon = document.getElementById("fp-pause-icon");
+      const fpPlayIcon = document.getElementById("fp-play-icon");
+      const storyNav = document.getElementById("story-nav");
+      const storyNavList = document.getElementById("story-nav-list");
+      const resumeAlert = document.getElementById("resume-alert");
+      const resumeBtn = document.getElementById("resume-btn");
+      const toastEl = document.getElementById("reader-toast");
+      const toastText = document.getElementById("reader-toast-text");
+
+      // --- State ---
+      let storyInstances = [];
+      let currentlyPlayingInstance = null;
+      let currentlyPlayingIndex = -1;
+      let hasStarted = false;
+      let navObserver = null;
+      let currentBookId = null;
+
+      // --- Tunables ---
+      const PROGRESS_KEY = "interactiveReaderProgress";
+      const TEXT_BATCH_SIZE = 8;        // parallel text/json fetches
+      const PRELOAD_AHEAD = 2;           // preload N blocks ahead of current
+      const MID_PRELOAD_THRESHOLD = 0.7; // at 70% of current audio, ensure next is ready
+      const MAX_AUDIO_LOADED = 5;        // keep at most this many audio sources in memory
+      const KEEP_BEHIND = 1;             // keep this many past blocks loaded (for back-seek)
+
+      // --- Event bindings ---
+      floatingPlayerBtn.addEventListener("click", handleFloatingBtnClick);
+      mainContainer.addEventListener("click", handleTextClick);
+      window.addEventListener("beforeunload", saveCurrentProgress);
+      window.addEventListener("resize", positionUI);
+      window.addEventListener("scroll", positionUI);
+
+      // ===================================================
+      // UI helpers
+      // ===================================================
+      function positionUI() {
+        const rect = mainContentCard.getBoundingClientRect();
+        const btnRight = window.innerWidth - rect.right - 8;
+        floatingPlayerBtn.style.right = Math.max(btnRight, 8) + "px";
+        floatingPlayerBtn.style.left = "auto";
+      }
+      function showToast(msg) { toastText.textContent = msg; toastEl.classList.add("visible"); }
+      function hideToast() { toastEl.classList.remove("visible"); }
+      function setButtonLoading(b) { floatingPlayerBtn.classList.toggle("loading", b); }
+      function updateFloatingButton(state) {
+        if (hasStarted) { fpStartText.style.display = "none"; floatingPlayerBtn.classList.add("active-mode"); }
+        if (state === "playing") { fpPauseIcon.style.display = "block"; fpPlayIcon.style.display = "none"; }
+        else { fpPauseIcon.style.display = "none"; fpPlayIcon.style.display = "block"; }
+      }
+
+      // ===================================================
+      // Progress persistence
+      // ===================================================
+      function saveCurrentProgress() {
+        if (!currentlyPlayingInstance || !currentBookId || !currentlyPlayingInstance.audio) return;
+        try {
+          localStorage.setItem(PROGRESS_KEY, JSON.stringify({
+            bookId: currentBookId,
+            instanceIndex: currentlyPlayingIndex,
+            timestamp: currentlyPlayingInstance.audio.currentTime,
+            lastUpdate: Date.now()
+          }));
+        } catch (e) { /* quota errors ignored */ }
+      }
+      function loadProgress(bookId) {
+        const saved = localStorage.getItem(PROGRESS_KEY);
+        if (!saved) return;
+        let p; try { p = JSON.parse(saved); } catch (e) { return; }
+        if (p.bookId !== bookId) return;
+        if (p.instanceIndex < 0 || p.instanceIndex >= storyInstances.length) return;
+        resumeAlert.style.display = "flex";
+        resumeBtn.onclick = () => {
+          resumeAlert.style.display = "none";
+          hasStarted = true;
+          playInstanceAt(p.instanceIndex, p.timestamp);
+        };
+      }
+
+      // ===================================================
+      // INITIAL RENDER
+      // ===================================================
+      try {
+        let manifest = (typeof INJECTED_MANIFEST !== 'undefined' && INJECTED_MANIFEST) ? INJECTED_MANIFEST : null;
+        if (!manifest) {
+          const resp = await fetch("manifest.json");
+          manifest = await resp.json();
+        }
+
+        document.getElementById("main-header").querySelector(".story-title").textContent = manifest.title || "Interactive Reader";
+        document.getElementById("main-header").querySelector(".story-subtitle").textContent = "An interactive reading experience.";
+
+        const audioAssets = (manifest.assets || []).filter(a => a.textFile && a.audioFile && a.jsonFile);
+        if (audioAssets.length === 0) {
+          mainContainer.innerHTML = '<p class="text-center text-muted">No playable content found.</p>';
+          return;
+        }
+
+        const chapterTitles = {};
+        if (manifest.assets) {
+          manifest.assets.forEach(asset => {
+            if (asset.sortKey) {
+              const ch = asset.sortKey.split('.')[0];
+              if (!chapterTitles[ch] && asset.sectionName) chapterTitles[ch] = asset.sectionName;
+            }
+          });
+        }
+
+        const allSortKeys = new Set();
+        const audioPrefixSet = new Set();
+        for (const asset of audioAssets) {
+          const m = asset.prefix.match(/^([\d]+\.[\d]+)_/);
+          if (m) { allSortKeys.add(m[1]); audioPrefixSet.add(m[1]); }
+        }
+
+        const imageMap = new Map();
+        if (Array.isArray(manifest.images)) {
+          manifest.images.forEach(img => {
+            allSortKeys.add(img.sortKey);
+            if (!imageMap.has(img.sortKey)) imageMap.set(img.sortKey, []);
+            imageMap.get(img.sortKey).push(img.file);
+          });
+        }
+
+        const sortedKeys = Array.from(allSortKeys).sort((a, b) => {
+          const [aMa, aMi] = a.split(".").map(Number);
+          const [bMa, bMi] = b.split(".").map(Number);
+          return aMa !== bMa ? aMa - bMa : aMi - bMi;
+        });
+
+        currentBookId = audioAssets.map(a => a.prefix).join("|");
+
+        let audioInstanceIndex = 0;
+        let lastChapter = null;
+
+        for (const sortKey of sortedKeys) {
+          const chapter = sortKey.split(".")[0];
+          const isAudio = audioPrefixSet.has(sortKey);
+          const hasImages = imageMap.has(sortKey);
+
+          if (isAudio) {
+            const asset = audioAssets.find(a => a.prefix.startsWith(sortKey + "_"));
+            if (!asset) continue;
+            const blockId = `story-block-${audioInstanceIndex}`;
+
+            if (chapter !== lastChapter) {
+              addOutlineEntry(chapterTitles[chapter] || `Section ${chapter}`, chapter, blockId);
+              lastChapter = chapter;
+            }
+
+            mainContainer.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeend", `
+              <div id="${blockId}" class="story-block mt-4"
+                   data-instance-index="${audioInstanceIndex}"
+                   data-sort-key="${sortKey}">
+                <div class="image-container text-center mb-4"></div>
+                <article class="story-text-container">
+                  <div class="block-loading-spinner">Loading content…</div>
+                </article>
+                <audio class="audio-player" preload="none" style="display:none;"></audio>
+              </div>
+            `);
+
+            if (hasImages) {
+              const imgContainer = document.getElementById(blockId).querySelector(".image-container");
+              for (const imgUrl of imageMap.get(sortKey)) {
+                const img = document.createElement("img");
+                img.src = imgUrl; img.loading = "lazy";
+                img.className = "img-fluid rounded shadow-sm";
+                img.style.maxHeight = "60vh";
+                imgContainer.appendChild(img);
+              }
+            }
+
+            storyInstances.push({
+              index: audioInstanceIndex,
+              asset: asset,
+              blockEl: null,
+              audio: null,
+              wordTimestamps: [],
+              wordMap: [],
+              sentenceData: [],
+              allWordSpans: [],
+              animationFrameId: null,
+              lastHighlightedWordSpan: null,
+              lastHighlightedSentenceSpans: [],
+              textReady: false,
+              audioReady: false,
+              audioLoadingPromise: null,
+              midPreloadTriggered: false  // prevents repeated trigger of mid-play preload
+            });
+            audioInstanceIndex++;
+          } else if (hasImages) {
+            const imgBlockId = `story-image-block-${sortKey.replace('.', '-')}`;
+            if (chapter !== lastChapter) {
+              addOutlineEntry(chapterTitles[chapter] || `Section ${chapter}`, chapter, imgBlockId);
+              lastChapter = chapter;
+            }
+            const imgDiv = document.createElement("div");
+            imgDiv.id = imgBlockId;
+            imgDiv.className = "story-image-block mt-4";
+            imgDiv.dataset.sortKey = sortKey;
+            for (const imgUrl of imageMap.get(sortKey)) {
+              const img = document.createElement("img");
+              img.src = imgUrl; img.loading = "lazy";
+              img.className = "img-fluid rounded shadow-sm";
+              img.style.maxHeight = "70vh";
+              imgDiv.appendChild(img);
+            }
+            mainContainer.appendChild(imgDiv);
+          }
+        }
+
+        storyInstances.forEach(inst => { inst.blockEl = document.getElementById(`story-block-${inst.index}`); });
+
+        storyNav.style.display = 'block';
+        storyNav.classList.add("visible");
+        floatingPlayerBtn.classList.add("visible");
+        setupNavObserver();
+        setTimeout(positionUI, 100);
+
+        loadAllTextContent().then(() => loadProgress(currentBookId));
+
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.error(e);
+        mainContainer.innerHTML = `<p class="text-center text-danger">Error loading: ${e.message}</p>`;
+      }
+
+      async function loadAllTextContent() {
+        for (let i = 0; i < storyInstances.length; i += TEXT_BATCH_SIZE) {
+          const batch = storyInstances.slice(i, i + TEXT_BATCH_SIZE);
+          await Promise.all(batch.map(loadTextForInstance));
+        }
+      }
+
+      async function loadTextForInstance(inst) {
+        if (inst.textReady) return;
+        try {
+          const [textResp, jsonResp] = await Promise.all([
+            fetch(inst.asset.textFile),
+            fetch(inst.asset.jsonFile)
+          ]);
+          if (!textResp.ok || !jsonResp.ok) throw new Error('fetch failed');
+          const [text, timestamps] = await Promise.all([textResp.text(), jsonResp.json()]);
+          inst.wordTimestamps = timestamps;
+          renderMarkdownInto(inst, text);
+          smartSync(inst);
+          inst.textReady = true;
+        } catch (err) {
+          console.warn(`Text load failed for block ${inst.index}:`, err);
+          const container = inst.blockEl.querySelector(".story-text-container");
+          if (container) container.innerHTML = '<p class="text-muted small">Content failed to load.</p>';
+        }
+      }
+
+      // ===================================================
+      // AUDIO LAZY LOADING + MEMORY MANAGEMENT
+      // ===================================================
+      function ensureAudioLoaded(inst) {
+        if (inst.audioReady && inst.audio && inst.audio.src) return Promise.resolve(inst);
+        if (inst.audioLoadingPromise) return inst.audioLoadingPromise;
+
+        inst.audioLoadingPromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+          const audio = inst.blockEl.querySelector(".audio-player");
+          if (!audio) return reject(new Error('No audio element'));
+
+          const onCanPlay = () => {
+            audio.removeEventListener("error", onError);
+            inst.audio = audio;
+            inst.audioReady = true;
+            wireAudioEvents(inst);
+            resolve(inst);
+          };
+          const onError = () => {
+            audio.removeEventListener("canplay", onCanPlay);
+            inst.audioLoadingPromise = null;
+            reject(new Error('Audio failed to load'));
+          };
+          audio.addEventListener("canplay", onCanPlay, { once: true });
+          audio.addEventListener("error", onError, { once: true });
+
+          audio.preload = "auto";
+          audio.src = inst.asset.audioFile;
+          audio.load();
+        });
+        return inst.audioLoadingPromise;
+      }
+
+      function wireAudioEvents(inst) {
+        const audio = inst.audio;
+        audio.addEventListener("play", () => {
+          startHighlightLoop(inst);
+          updateFloatingButton("playing");
+        });
+        audio.addEventListener("pause", () => {
+          stopHighlightLoop(inst);
+          updateFloatingButton("paused");
+          saveCurrentProgress();
+        });
+        audio.addEventListener("ended", () => {
+          stopHighlightLoop(inst);
+          clearHighlights(inst);
+          playNextInstance();
+        });
+        // Safety-net mid-play preload: when current passes 70%, ensure next is ready.
+        audio.addEventListener("timeupdate", () => {
+          if (inst.midPreloadTriggered) return;
+          if (!audio.duration || isNaN(audio.duration)) return;
+          if ((audio.currentTime / audio.duration) >= MID_PRELOAD_THRESHOLD) {
+            inst.midPreloadTriggered = true;
+            const nextIdx = inst.index + 1;
+            if (nextIdx < storyInstances.length) {
+              ensureAudioLoaded(storyInstances[nextIdx]).catch(() => {});
+            }
+          }
+        });
+      }
+
+      /**
+       * Preload the next N audio blocks (fire-and-forget).
+       */
+      function preloadAhead(fromIndex) {
+        for (let i = 1; i <= PRELOAD_AHEAD; i++) {
+          const idx = fromIndex + i;
+          if (idx >= storyInstances.length) break;
+          ensureAudioLoaded(storyInstances[idx]).catch(() => {});
+        }
+      }
+
+      /**
+       * Memory management: keep only a sliding window of audio elements loaded.
+       * Releases audio resources for blocks too far from the current one.
+       *
+       * Window = [currentIndex - KEEP_BEHIND, currentIndex + PRELOAD_AHEAD]
+       * Bounded to MAX_AUDIO_LOADED total.
+       */
+      function pruneLoadedAudio(currentIndex) {
+        // Find all currently-loaded instances
+        const loaded = storyInstances.filter(i => i.audioReady && i.audio && i.audio.src);
+        if (loaded.length <= MAX_AUDIO_LOADED) return;
+
+        const keepLow = currentIndex - KEEP_BEHIND;
+        const keepHigh = currentIndex + PRELOAD_AHEAD;
+
+        // Sort candidates for eviction: outside window first, then by distance from current
+        const candidates = loaded
+          .filter(inst => inst !== currentlyPlayingInstance)
+          .map(inst => ({
+            inst,
+            inWindow: inst.index >= keepLow && inst.index <= keepHigh,
+            distance: Math.abs(inst.index - currentIndex)
+          }))
+          .sort((a, b) => {
+            // Out-of-window first
+            if (a.inWindow !== b.inWindow) return a.inWindow ? 1 : -1;
+            // Then by farthest distance
+            return b.distance - a.distance;
+          });
+
+        let toEvict = loaded.length - MAX_AUDIO_LOADED;
+        for (const c of candidates) {
+          if (toEvict <= 0) break;
+          releaseAudio(c.inst);
+          toEvict--;
+        }
+      }
+
+      function releaseAudio(inst) {
+        if (!inst.audio) return;
+        try {
+          inst.audio.pause();
+          inst.audio.removeAttribute('src');
+          inst.audio.load();    // reset to empty state, free decoder
+        } catch (e) { /* ignore */ }
+        inst.audioReady = false;
+        inst.audioLoadingPromise = null;
+        inst.midPreloadTriggered = false;
+        // NOTE: we intentionally keep inst.audio reference; events are still bound,
+        // but a fresh ensureAudioLoaded() call will re-set the src and work.
+        // To be fully clean, we'd null it out — but element is needed for re-load.
+      }
+
+      // ===================================================
+      // PLAYBACK
+      // ===================================================
+      async function playInstanceAt(index, timestamp = 0, opts = {}) {
+        if (index < 0 || index >= storyInstances.length) return;
+        const inst = storyInstances[index];
+        const isAutoAdvance = opts.autoAdvance === true;
+
+        if (currentlyPlayingInstance && currentlyPlayingInstance !== inst) {
+          stopAndResetInstance(currentlyPlayingInstance);
+        }
+        currentlyPlayingInstance = inst;
+        currentlyPlayingIndex = index;
+        hasStarted = true;
+        inst.midPreloadTriggered = false; // reset for this play session
+
+        // For auto-advance, audio is usually preloaded → no spinner flicker.
+        // Only show spinner if audio truly isn't ready yet.
+        const needsLoad = !inst.audioReady;
+        if (needsLoad) {
+          setButtonLoading(true);
+          showToast("Loading audio…");
+        }
+
+        try {
+          if (!inst.textReady) await loadTextForInstance(inst);
+          await ensureAudioLoaded(inst);
+
+          if (needsLoad) {
+            hideToast();
+            setButtonLoading(false);
+          }
+
+          inst.audio.currentTime = timestamp;
+          await inst.audio.play();
+          updateFloatingButton("playing");
+
+          // Block-level scroll ONLY for manual navigation, not auto-advance.
+          if (!isAutoAdvance) {
+            const rect = inst.blockEl.getBoundingClientRect();
+            if (rect.top < 0 || rect.top > window.innerHeight * 0.6) {
+              inst.blockEl.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'start' });
+            }
+          }
+
+          preloadAhead(index);
+          pruneLoadedAudio(index);
+        } catch (err) {
+          console.error(err);
+          setButtonLoading(false);
+          showToast("Failed to load audio. Tap again to retry.");
+          setTimeout(hideToast, 3000);
+          updateFloatingButton("paused");
+        }
+      }
+
+      function playNextInstance() {
+        const next = currentlyPlayingIndex + 1;
+        if (next < storyInstances.length) {
+          playInstanceAt(next, 0, { autoAdvance: true });
+        } else {
+          updateFloatingButton("paused");
+          currentlyPlayingInstance = null;
+          currentlyPlayingIndex = -1;
+        }
+      }
+
+      function stopAndResetInstance(inst) {
+        if (inst.audio) { inst.audio.pause(); inst.audio.currentTime = 0; }
+        stopHighlightLoop(inst);
+        clearHighlights(inst);
+      }
+
+      function handleFloatingBtnClick() {
+        if (!hasStarted) { playInstanceAt(0, 0); return; }
+        if (currentlyPlayingInstance && currentlyPlayingInstance.audio) {
+          const audio = currentlyPlayingInstance.audio;
+          if (audio.paused) { audio.play().catch(console.error); updateFloatingButton("playing"); }
+          else { audio.pause(); updateFloatingButton("paused"); }
+        } else {
+          playInstanceAt(0, 0);
+        }
+      }
+
+      async function handleTextClick(event) {
+        const wordSpan = event.target.closest(".word");
+        if (!wordSpan) return;
+        const storyBlock = event.target.closest(".story-block");
+        if (!storyBlock) return;
+        const idx = parseInt(storyBlock.dataset.instanceIndex, 10);
+        if (isNaN(idx)) return;
+        const inst = storyInstances[idx];
+
+        if (!inst.textReady) {
+          showToast("Loading…");
+          await loadTextForInstance(inst);
+          hideToast();
+        }
+        const timestamp = getTimeForSpan(inst, wordSpan);
+        if (timestamp === null) return;
+        playInstanceAt(idx, timestamp);
+      }
+
+      // ===================================================
+      // Outline / Nav
+      // ===================================================
+      function addOutlineEntry(title, chapter, targetBlockId) {
+        const li = document.createElement("li");
+        li.textContent = title; li.title = title;
+        li.dataset.chapter = chapter;
+        li.onclick = () => {
+          const target = document.getElementById(targetBlockId);
+          if (target) {
+            const offset = target.getBoundingClientRect().top + window.pageYOffset - 120;
+            window.scrollTo({ top: offset, behavior: 'smooth' });
+            target.classList.add('highlight-section');
+            setTimeout(() => target.classList.remove('highlight-section'), 2000);
+          }
+        };
+        storyNavList.appendChild(li);
+      }
+
+      function setupNavObserver() {
+        if (navObserver) navObserver.disconnect();
+        navObserver = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
+          entries.forEach(entry => {
+            if (entry.isIntersecting) {
+              const sk = entry.target.dataset.sortKey;
+              if (sk) {
+                const ch = sk.split(".")[0];
+                storyNavList.querySelectorAll("li").forEach(l => l.classList.remove("active"));
+                const al = storyNavList.querySelector(`li[data-chapter='${ch}']`);
+                if (al) al.classList.add("active");
+              }
+            }
+          });
+        }, { threshold: 0.4 });
+        document.querySelectorAll(".story-block, .story-image-block").forEach(b => navObserver.observe(b));
+      }
+
+      // ===================================================
+      // Render & Sync
+      // ===================================================
+      function renderMarkdownInto(inst, text) {
+        const container = inst.blockEl.querySelector(".story-text-container");
+        container.innerHTML = "";
+        inst.allWordSpans = [];
+        const div = document.createElement("div");
+        div.innerHTML = marked.parse(text, { breaks: true, gfm: true });
+
+        (function processNode(node) {
+          if (node.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE) {
+            const words = node.textContent.split(/(\s+)/);
+            const fragment = document.createDocumentFragment();
+            words.forEach(part => {
+              if (part.trim().length > 0) {
+                const span = document.createElement("span");
+                span.className = "word";
+                span.textContent = part;
+                inst.allWordSpans.push(span);
+                fragment.appendChild(span);
+              } else fragment.appendChild(document.createTextNode(part));
+            });
+            node.parentNode.replaceChild(fragment, node);
+          } else if (node.nodeType === Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
+            Array.from(node.childNodes).forEach(processNode);
+          }
+        })(div);
+
+        while (div.firstChild) container.appendChild(div.firstChild);
+      }
+
+      function smartSync(inst) {
+        inst.wordMap = new Array(inst.allWordSpans.length).fill(undefined);
+        let ai = 0;
+        inst.allWordSpans.forEach((span, i) => {
+          const tw = span.textContent.toLowerCase().replace(/[^\w]/g, "");
+          for (let o = 0; o < 5; o++) {
+            if (ai + o >= inst.wordTimestamps.length) break;
+            const aw = inst.wordTimestamps[ai + o].word.toLowerCase().replace(/[^\w]/g, "");
+            if (tw === aw) { inst.wordMap[i] = ai + o; ai += o + 1; return; }
+          }
+        });
+
+        inst.sentenceData = [];
+        let buf = [], si = 0;
+        inst.allWordSpans.forEach((s, i) => {
+          buf.push(s);
+          if (/[.!?]["'\u201D\u2019]?$/.test(s.textContent.trim())) {
+            let sT = 0, eT = 0;
+            for (let k = si; k <= i; k++) if (inst.wordMap[k] !== undefined) { sT = inst.wordTimestamps[inst.wordMap[k]].start; break; }
+            for (let k = i; k >= si; k--) if (inst.wordMap[k] !== undefined) { eT = inst.wordTimestamps[inst.wordMap[k]].end; break; }
+            if (eT > sT) inst.sentenceData.push({ spans: [...buf], startTime: sT, endTime: eT });
+            buf = []; si = i + 1;
+          }
+        });
+        if (buf.length > 0) {
+          let sT = 0, eT = 0;
+          for (let k = si; k < inst.allWordSpans.length; k++) if (inst.wordMap[k] !== undefined) { sT = inst.wordTimestamps[inst.wordMap[k]].start; break; }
+          for (let k = inst.allWordSpans.length - 1; k >= si; k--) if (inst.wordMap[k] !== undefined) { eT = inst.wordTimestamps[inst.wordMap[k]].end; break; }
+          if (eT > sT) inst.sentenceData.push({ spans: [...buf], startTime: sT, endTime: eT });
+        }
+      }
+
+      function getTimeForSpan(inst, wordSpan) {
+        const idx = inst.allWordSpans.indexOf(wordSpan);
+        if (idx < 0) return null;
+        const ai = inst.wordMap[idx];
+        return ai !== undefined ? inst.wordTimestamps[ai].start : null;
+      }
+
+      function startHighlightLoop(inst) {
+        cancelAnimationFrame(inst.animationFrameId);
+        inst.animationFrameId = requestAnimationFrame(() => hlLoop(inst));
+      }
+      function stopHighlightLoop(inst) { cancelAnimationFrame(inst.animationFrameId); }
+      function hlLoop(inst) {
+        if (!inst.audio || inst.audio.paused) return;
+        const t = inst.audio.currentTime;
+        const ai = inst.wordTimestamps.findIndex(w => t >= w.start && t < w.end);
+        if (ai !== -1) {
+          const ti = inst.wordMap.findIndex(i => i === ai);
+          if (ti !== -1) {
+            const sp = inst.allWordSpans[ti];
+            if (sp !== inst.lastHighlightedWordSpan) {
+              if (inst.lastHighlightedWordSpan) inst.lastHighlightedWordSpan.classList.remove("current-word");
+              sp.classList.add("current-word");
+              const r = sp.getBoundingClientRect();
+              // Slightly relaxed threshold (20% / 80%) for smoother scroll
+              if (r.top < window.innerHeight * 0.2 || r.bottom > window.innerHeight * 0.8) {
+                sp.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "smooth", block: "center" });
+              }
+              inst.lastHighlightedWordSpan = sp;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        const sent = inst.sentenceData.find(s => t >= s.startTime && t <= s.endTime);
+        if (sent && sent.spans !== inst.lastHighlightedSentenceSpans) {
+          inst.lastHighlightedSentenceSpans.forEach(s => s.classList.remove("current-sentence-bg"));
+          sent.spans.forEach(s => s.classList.add("current-sentence-bg"));
+          inst.lastHighlightedSentenceSpans = sent.spans;
+        }
+        inst.animationFrameId = requestAnimationFrame(() => hlLoop(inst));
+      }
+      function clearHighlights(inst) {
+        if (inst.lastHighlightedWordSpan) inst.lastHighlightedWordSpan.classList.remove("current-word");
+        inst.lastHighlightedSentenceSpans.forEach(s => s.classList.remove("current-sentence-bg"));
+        inst.lastHighlightedWordSpan = null;
+        inst.lastHighlightedSentenceSpans = [];
+      }
+    });
+    </script>
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a021a60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# requirements.txt - Audiobook Maker Pro v4.2 (CPU-only, production)
+
+# --- Web framework ---
+Flask==3.1.2
+gunicorn==23.0.0
+
+# --- Environment / config ---
+python-dotenv==1.0.1
+
+# --- HTTP client (Beam API calls) ---
+requests==2.32.3
+
+# --- Audio processing ---
+pydub==0.25.1
+
+# --- Document processing ---
+PyMuPDF==1.24.10
+python-docx==1.1.2
+olefile==0.47
+striprtf==0.0.29
diff --git a/routes/__init__.py b/routes/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..798b280
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# routes/__init__.py - Blueprint Registration (v4.2)
+
+from flask import Flask
+
+
+def register_blueprints(app: Flask):
+    from routes.auth_routes import auth_bp
+    from routes.admin_routes import admin_bp
+    from routes.main_routes import main_bp
+    from routes.pdf_routes import pdf_bp
+    from routes.docx_routes import docx_bp
+    from routes.project_routes import project_bp
+    from routes.generation_routes import generation_bp
+    from routes.export_routes import export_bp
+    from routes.public_routes import public_bp  # NEW
+    
+    app.register_blueprint(auth_bp)
+    app.register_blueprint(admin_bp)
+    app.register_blueprint(main_bp)
+    app.register_blueprint(pdf_bp)
+    app.register_blueprint(docx_bp)
+    app.register_blueprint(project_bp)
+    app.register_blueprint(generation_bp)
+    app.register_blueprint(export_bp)
+    app.register_blueprint(public_bp)  # NEW
+    
+    print("✅ All blueprints registered (v4.2)")
diff --git a/routes/admin_routes.py b/routes/admin_routes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5021dcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/admin_routes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+# routes/admin_routes.py - Admin Dashboard Routes
+
+from flask import Blueprint, request, jsonify, session, send_from_directory
+from db import get_db
+from auth import admin_required
+
+admin_bp = Blueprint('admin', __name__)
+
+
+@admin_bp.route('/admin')
+@admin_required
+def admin_page():
+    """Serve admin dashboard page."""
+    return send_from_directory('templates', 'admin.html')
+
+
+@admin_bp.route('/api/admin/users', methods=['GET'])
+@admin_required
+def list_users():
+    """List all users."""
+    db = get_db()
+    cursor = db.cursor()
+    
+    cursor.execute('''
+        SELECT id, username, role, is_active, created_at, last_login
+        FROM users ORDER BY created_at DESC
+    ''')
+    
+    users = []
+    for row in cursor.fetchall():
+        users.append({
+            'id': row['id'],
+            'username': row['username'],
+            'role': row['role'],
+            'is_active': bool(row['is_active']),
+            'created_at': row['created_at'],
+            'last_login': row['last_login']
+        })
+    
+    return jsonify({'users': users})
+
+
+@admin_bp.route('/api/admin/users', methods=['POST'])
+@admin_required
+def create_user():
+    """Create a new user."""
+    data = request.json
+    username = data.get('username', '').strip()
+    password = data.get('password', '')
+    role = data.get('role', 'user')
+    
+    if not username or not password:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Username and password are required'}), 400
+    
+    if len(username) < 3:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Username must be at least 3 characters'}), 400
+    
+    if len(password) < 4:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Password must be at least 4 characters'}), 400
+    
+    if role not in ('user', 'admin'):
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Role must be "user" or "admin"'}), 400
+    
+    db = get_db()
+    cursor = db.cursor()
+    
+    try:
+        cursor.execute('''
+            INSERT INTO users (username, password, role, is_active)
+            VALUES (?, ?, ?, 1)
+        ''', (username, password, role))
+        db.commit()
+        
+        print(f"✅ New user created: {username} (role: {role})")
+        
+        return jsonify({
+            'success': True,
+            'user_id': cursor.lastrowid,
+            'message': f'User "{username}" created successfully'
+        })
+    except Exception as e:
+        if 'UNIQUE constraint' in str(e):
+            return jsonify({'error': f'Username "{username}" already exists'}), 400
+        return jsonify({'error': str(e)}), 500
+
+
+@admin_bp.route('/api/admin/users/<int:user_id>', methods=['PUT'])
+@admin_required
+def update_user(user_id):
+    """Update a user."""
+    data = request.json
+    
+    db = get_db()
+    cursor = db.cursor()
+    
+    cursor.execute('SELECT id, username FROM users WHERE id = ?', (user_id,))
+    user = cursor.fetchone()
+    
+    if not user:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'User not found'}), 404
+    
+    # Build update query dynamically
+    updates = []
+    params = []
+    
+    if 'username' in data:
+        username = data['username'].strip()
+        if len(username) < 3:
+            return jsonify({'error': 'Username must be at least 3 characters'}), 400
+        updates.append('username = ?')
+        params.append(username)
+    
+    if 'password' in data and data['password']:
+        password = data['password']
+        if len(password) < 4:
+            return jsonify({'error': 'Password must be at least 4 characters'}), 400
+        updates.append('password = ?')
+        params.append(password)
+    
+    if 'role' in data:
+        role = data['role']
+        if role not in ('user', 'admin'):
+            return jsonify({'error': 'Role must be "user" or "admin"'}), 400
+        # Prevent demoting self
+        if user_id == session.get('user_id') and role != 'admin':
+            return jsonify({'error': 'Cannot change your own role'}), 400
+        updates.append('role = ?')
+        params.append(role)
+    
+    if 'is_active' in data:
+        # Prevent deactivating self
+        if user_id == session.get('user_id') and not data['is_active']:
+            return jsonify({'error': 'Cannot deactivate your own account'}), 400
+        updates.append('is_active = ?')
+        params.append(1 if data['is_active'] else 0)
+    
+    if not updates:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'No fields to update'}), 400
+    
+    params.append(user_id)
+    
+    try:
+        cursor.execute(f"UPDATE users SET {', '.join(updates)} WHERE id = ?", params)
+        db.commit()
+        
+        return jsonify({'success': True, 'message': 'User updated successfully'})
+    except Exception as e:
+        if 'UNIQUE constraint' in str(e):
+            return jsonify({'error': 'Username already exists'}), 400
+        return jsonify({'error': str(e)}), 500
+
+
+@admin_bp.route('/api/admin/users/<int:user_id>', methods=['DELETE'])
+@admin_required
+def delete_user(user_id):
+    """Delete a user."""
+    # Prevent deleting self
+    if user_id == session.get('user_id'):
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Cannot delete your own account'}), 400
+    
+    db = get_db()
+    cursor = db.cursor()
+    
+    cursor.execute('SELECT id, username FROM users WHERE id = ?', (user_id,))
+    user = cursor.fetchone()
+    
+    if not user:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'User not found'}), 404
+    
+    cursor.execute('DELETE FROM users WHERE id = ?', (user_id,))
+    db.commit()
+    
+    print(f"🗑️ User deleted: {user['username']}")
+    
+    return jsonify({'success': True, 'message': f'User "{user["username"]}" deleted'})
diff --git a/routes/auth_routes.py b/routes/auth_routes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f65f6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/auth_routes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+# routes/auth_routes.py - Authentication Routes
+
+from flask import Blueprint, request, jsonify, session, redirect, url_for, send_from_directory
+from db import get_db
+from auth import login_required, admin_required, get_current_user
+
+auth_bp = Blueprint('auth', __name__)
+
+
+@auth_bp.route('/login')
+def login_page():
+    """Serve login page."""
+    if 'user_id' in session:
+        return redirect(url_for('main.index'))
+    return send_from_directory('templates', 'login.html')
+
+
+@auth_bp.route('/api/auth/login', methods=['POST'])
+def login():
+    """Handle user login."""
+    data = request.json
+    username = data.get('username', '').strip()
+    password = data.get('password', '')
+    
+    if not username or not password:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Username and password are required'}), 400
+    
+    db = get_db()
+    cursor = db.cursor()
+    
+    cursor.execute('''
+        SELECT id, username, password, role, is_active 
+        FROM users WHERE username = ?
+    ''', (username,))
+    
+    user = cursor.fetchone()
+    
+    if not user:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Invalid username or password'}), 401
+    
+    if not user['is_active']:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Account is disabled. Contact your administrator.'}), 403
+    
+    if user['password'] != password:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Invalid username or password'}), 401
+    
+    # Set session
+    session['user_id'] = user['id']
+    session['username'] = user['username']
+    session['user_role'] = user['role']
+    
+    # Update last login
+    cursor.execute('''
+        UPDATE users SET last_login = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP WHERE id = ?
+    ''', (user['id'],))
+    db.commit()
+    
+    print(f"✅ User logged in: {username} (role: {user['role']})")
+    
+    return jsonify({
+        'success': True,
+        'user': {
+            'id': user['id'],
+            'username': user['username'],
+            'role': user['role']
+        }
+    })
+
+
+@auth_bp.route('/api/auth/logout', methods=['POST'])
+def logout():
+    """Handle user logout."""
+    username = session.get('username', 'Unknown')
+    session.clear()
+    print(f"👋 User logged out: {username}")
+    return jsonify({'success': True})
+
+
+@auth_bp.route('/api/auth/me', methods=['GET'])
+@login_required
+def get_me():
+    """Get current user info."""
+    user = get_current_user()
+    return jsonify({'user': user})
+
+
+@auth_bp.route('/api/auth/change-password', methods=['POST'])
+@login_required
+def change_password():
+    """Change current user's password."""
+    data = request.json
+    current_password = data.get('current_password', '')
+    new_password = data.get('new_password', '')
+    
+    if not current_password or not new_password:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Current password and new password are required'}), 400
+    
+    if len(new_password) < 4:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'New password must be at least 4 characters'}), 400
+    
+    db = get_db()
+    cursor = db.cursor()
+    
+    cursor.execute('SELECT password FROM users WHERE id = ?', (session['user_id'],))
+    user = cursor.fetchone()
+    
+    if not user or user['password'] != current_password:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Current password is incorrect'}), 401
+    
+    cursor.execute('UPDATE users SET password = ? WHERE id = ?', (new_password, session['user_id']))
+    db.commit()
+    
+    return jsonify({'success': True, 'message': 'Password changed successfully'})
diff --git a/routes/docx_routes.py b/routes/docx_routes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6158012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/docx_routes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# routes/docx_routes.py - DOCX/DOC Upload and Processing Routes
+
+import json
+from flask import Blueprint, request, jsonify
+
+from db import get_db
+from docx_processor import process_docx_to_markdown
+from ai_processor import process_document_smartly
+from auth import login_required
+
+docx_bp = Blueprint('docx', __name__)
+
+
+@docx_bp.route('/api/upload-docx', methods=['POST'])
+@login_required
+def upload_docx():
+    """Upload and process a DOCX or DOC file."""
+    if 'file' not in request.files:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'No file provided'}), 400
+    
+    doc_file = request.files['file']
+    
+    if not doc_file or not doc_file.filename:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Invalid file'}), 400
+    
+    filename = doc_file.filename.lower()
+    if not (filename.endswith('.docx') or filename.endswith('.doc')):
+        return jsonify({'error': 'File must be a .docx or .doc file'}), 400
+    
+    try:
+        print(f"📄 Processing Word document: {doc_file.filename}")
+        
+        file_bytes = doc_file.read()
+        print(f"  📏 File size: {len(file_bytes)} bytes")
+        
+        result = process_docx_to_markdown(file_bytes, doc_file.filename)
+        
+        # --- AI Powered Smart Reconstruction & Section Tagging ---
+        smart_blocks = process_document_smartly(result.get('markdown_blocks', []), result.get('metadata', {}))
+        
+        block_count = len(smart_blocks)
+        image_count = sum(1 for b in smart_blocks if b.get('type') == 'image')
+        text_count = block_count - image_count
+        
+        print(f"✅ Word document processed & reconstructed: {block_count} blocks ({text_count} text, {image_count} images)")
+        
+        return jsonify({
+            'success': True,
+            'filename': doc_file.filename,
+            'metadata': result.get('metadata', {}),
+            'blocks': smart_blocks
+        })
+        
+    except Exception as e:
+        import traceback
+        traceback.print_exc()
+        return jsonify({'error': str(e)}), 500
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/routes/export_routes.py b/routes/export_routes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..171e8d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/export_routes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+# routes/export_routes.py - Export Routes
+
+import io
+import os
+import json
+import base64
+import zipfile
+import re
+from flask import Blueprint, request, jsonify, send_file
+
+from db import get_db
+from utils import sanitize_filename, strip_markdown
+from auth import login_required
+
+export_bp = Blueprint('export', __name__)
+
+@export_bp.route('/api/export/<int:project_id>', methods=['GET'])
+@login_required
+def export_project(project_id):
+    """Export project as ZIP file. Only includes chapters with audio."""
+    db = get_db()
+    cursor = db.cursor()
+    
+    cursor.execute('SELECT * FROM projects WHERE id = ?', (project_id,))
+    project = cursor.fetchone()
+    
+    if not project:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Project not found'}), 404
+    
+    project_name = sanitize_filename(project['name'])
+    
+    cursor.execute('''
+        SELECT * FROM chapters WHERE project_id = ? ORDER BY chapter_number
+    ''', (project_id,))
+    chapters = cursor.fetchall()
+    
+    zip_buffer = io.BytesIO()
+    
+    with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_buffer, 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED) as zf:
+        manifest = {
+            'title': project['name'],
+            'assets': [],
+            'images': []
+        }
+        
+        for chapter in chapters:
+            section_id = chapter['chapter_number']
+            section_title = chapter['title']
+            
+            cursor.execute('''
+                SELECT * FROM markdown_blocks WHERE chapter_id = ? ORDER BY block_order
+            ''', (chapter['id'],))
+            blocks = cursor.fetchall()
+            
+            chapter_has_audio = False
+            for block in blocks:
+                is_image_block = (
+                    (block['content'] and block['content'].strip().startswith('![')) or
+                    block['block_type'] == 'image'
+                )
+                if not is_image_block and block['audio_data']:
+                    chapter_has_audio = True
+                    break
+            
+            if not chapter_has_audio:
+                continue
+            
+            for block in blocks:
+                block_order = block['block_order']
+                prefix = f"{section_id}.{block_order}"
+                content = block['content']
+                
+                is_image_block = (
+                    (content and content.strip().startswith('![')) or
+                    block['block_type'] == 'image'
+                )
+                
+                cursor.execute('''
+                    SELECT * FROM block_images WHERE block_id = ? ORDER BY id
+                ''', (block['id'],))
+                images = cursor.fetchall()
+                
+                image_idx = 0
+                for img in images:
+                    if img['position'] == 'before':
+                        image_filename = f"book/{prefix}_img{image_idx}.{img['image_format']}"
+                        image_bytes = base64.b64decode(img['image_data'])
+                        zf.writestr(image_filename, image_bytes)
+                        manifest['images'].append({
+                            'sortKey': prefix,
+                            'file': image_filename
+                        })
+                        image_idx += 1
+                
+                if is_image_block:
+                    for img in images:
+                        if img['position'] == 'after':
+                            next_prefix = f"{section_id}.{block_order + 1}"
+                            image_filename = f"book/{next_prefix}_img{image_idx}.{img['image_format']}"
+                            image_bytes = base64.b64decode(img['image_data'])
+                            zf.writestr(image_filename, image_bytes)
+                            manifest['images'].append({
+                                'sortKey': next_prefix,
+                                'file': image_filename
+                            })
+                            image_idx += 1
+                    continue
+                
+                plain_text = strip_markdown(content)
+                if not plain_text.strip():
+                    continue
+                
+                if not block['audio_data']:
+                    continue
+                
+                text_filename = f"book/{prefix}_{project_name}.txt"
+                zf.writestr(text_filename, plain_text)
+                
+                asset_entry = {
+                    'prefix': f"{prefix}_",
+                    'sortKey': prefix,
+                    'sectionName': section_title,
+                    'textFile': text_filename,
+                    'audioFile': None,
+                    'jsonFile': None
+                }
+                
+                audio_filename = f"book/{prefix}_{project_name}.{block['audio_format'] or 'mp3'}"
+                audio_bytes = base64.b64decode(block['audio_data'])
+                zf.writestr(audio_filename, audio_bytes)
+                asset_entry['audioFile'] = audio_filename
+                
+                if block['transcription']:
+                    json_filename = f"book/{prefix}_{project_name}.json"
+                    zf.writestr(json_filename, block['transcription'])
+                    asset_entry['jsonFile'] = json_filename
+                
+                manifest['assets'].append(asset_entry)
+                
+                for img in images:
+                    if img['position'] == 'after':
+                        next_prefix = f"{section_id}.{block_order + 1}"
+                        image_filename = f"book/{next_prefix}_img{image_idx}.{img['image_format']}"
+                        image_bytes = base64.b64decode(img['image_data'])
+                        zf.writestr(image_filename, image_bytes)
+                        manifest['images'].append({
+                            'sortKey': next_prefix,
+                            'file': image_filename
+                        })
+                        image_idx += 1
+        
+        # Write manifest.json to zip root
+        manifest_json_str = json.dumps(manifest, indent=2)
+        zf.writestr('manifest.json', manifest_json_str)
+        
+        # --- DYNAMIC INJECTION FOR Reader.html & index.html ---
+        reader_templates_dir = os.path.join(
+            os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))),
+            'reader_templates'
+        )
+        
+        index_path = os.path.join(reader_templates_dir, 'index.html')
+        if os.path.exists(index_path):
+            with open(index_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+                html_content = f.read()
+                # Inject manifest into index.html safely
+                html_content = html_content.replace('/*{{MANIFEST_DATA}}*/ null', manifest_json_str)
+                zf.writestr('index.html', html_content)
+        
+        reader_path = os.path.join(reader_templates_dir, 'Reader.html')
+        if os.path.exists(reader_path):
+            with open(reader_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+                html_content = f.read()
+                # Inject manifest into Reader.html safely
+                html_content = html_content.replace('/*{{MANIFEST_DATA}}*/ null', manifest_json_str)
+                zf.writestr('Reader.html', html_content)
+    
+    zip_buffer.seek(0)
+    
+    return send_file(
+        zip_buffer,
+        mimetype='application/zip',
+        as_attachment=True,
+        download_name=f"{project_name}.zip"
+    )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/routes/generation_routes.py b/routes/generation_routes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60b936e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/generation_routes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,475 @@
+# routes/generation_routes.py - Combined Endpoint with Correct Task Polling
+
+import json
+import time
+import base64
+import requests
+from flask import Blueprint, request, jsonify
+
+from db import get_db
+from config import BEAM_COMBINED_URL, BEAM_API_TOKEN, get_beam_headers_json
+from utils import convert_to_mp3, strip_markdown
+from auth import login_required
+
+generation_bp = Blueprint('generation', __name__)
+
+
+# ============================================
+# Beam Task Polling Config
+# ============================================
+
+BEAM_TASK_API = "https://api.beam.cloud/v2/task/{task_id}/"
+
+POLL_INTERVAL = 3
+POLL_MAX_WAIT = 300
+
+
+def get_beam_auth_headers():
+    """Beam API headers — Bearer AND Basic উভয়ই try করবে।"""
+    return {
+        'Authorization': f'Bearer {BEAM_API_TOKEN}',
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+    }
+
+
+def poll_beam_task(task_id):
+    """Beam task poll করে result আনে।"""
+    print(f"⏳ Polling task: {task_id}")
+
+    task_url = BEAM_TASK_API.format(task_id=task_id)
+    print(f"   URL: {task_url}")
+
+    start_time = time.time()
+
+    # প্রথম কয়েকটা attempt এ 404 আসতে পারে — task register হতে delay
+    initial_delay = True
+
+    while True:
+        elapsed = time.time() - start_time
+
+        if elapsed > POLL_MAX_WAIT:
+            print(f"❌ Polling timeout after {POLL_MAX_WAIT}s")
+            return None, f'Task timed out after {int(POLL_MAX_WAIT)} seconds'
+
+        # প্রথম ২ সেকেন্ড wait করি task register হতে
+        if initial_delay and elapsed < 2:
+            time.sleep(2)
+            initial_delay = False
+            continue
+
+        try:
+            # ★ Bearer token দিয়ে try
+            resp = requests.get(task_url, headers=get_beam_auth_headers(), timeout=30)
+
+            # Bearer fail হলে Basic try করি
+            if resp.status_code in (401, 403):
+                print(f"   Bearer auth failed, trying Basic...")
+                basic_headers = {
+                    'Authorization': f'Basic {BEAM_API_TOKEN}',
+                    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+                }
+                resp = requests.get(task_url, headers=basic_headers, timeout=30)
+
+            print(f"   [{int(elapsed)}s] HTTP {resp.status_code} | Body: {len(resp.text)} chars")
+
+            if resp.status_code == 404:
+                # Task এখনও register হয়নি — wait
+                if elapsed < 30:
+                    print(f"   Task not found yet, waiting...")
+                    time.sleep(POLL_INTERVAL)
+                    continue
+                else:
+                    # ৩০ সেকেন্ড পরেও 404 — সমস্যা
+                    print(f"❌ Task not found after {int(elapsed)}s")
+
+                    # ★ Debug: response body দেখি
+                    print(f"   404 body: {resp.text[:300]}")
+
+                    # ★ Alternative: Beam API base URL ভিন্ন হতে পারে
+                    # কিছু Beam setup এ URL format ভিন্ন
+                    alt_urls = [
+                        f"https://api.beam.cloud/v2/task/{task_id}/status/",
+                        f"https://api.beam.cloud/v2/task/{task_id}",
+                        f"https://api.beam.cloud/v1/task/{task_id}/",
+                    ]
+                    for alt_url in alt_urls:
+                        try:
+                            alt_resp = requests.get(alt_url, headers=get_beam_auth_headers(), timeout=10)
+                            print(f"   Alt URL {alt_url}: HTTP {alt_resp.status_code}")
+                            if alt_resp.status_code == 200:
+                                print(f"   ✅ Found working URL!")
+                                resp = alt_resp
+                                break
+                        except Exception:
+                            pass
+
+                    if resp.status_code == 404:
+                        return None, f'Task {task_id} not found on Beam API after {int(elapsed)}s'
+
+            if resp.status_code == 200 and resp.text:
+                try:
+                    data = resp.json()
+                except Exception as e:
+                    print(f"   JSON parse error: {e}")
+                    print(f"   Body: {resp.text[:300]}")
+                    time.sleep(POLL_INTERVAL)
+                    continue
+
+                status = data.get('status', '').upper()
+                print(f"   [{int(elapsed)}s] Task status: {status}")
+
+                if status in ('COMPLETE', 'COMPLETED', 'SUCCESS'):
+                    print(f"✅ Task complete!")
+
+                    # ★ Result বের করা — Beam বিভিন্ন জায়গায় result রাখে
+                    # 1. 'output' key
+                    # 2. 'result' key
+                    # 3. 'outputs' list (file-based)
+                    # 4. response body তেই (endpoint mode)
+
+                    actual_result = None
+
+                    # Check 'output' (endpoint mode — function return value)
+                    if data.get('output') and isinstance(data['output'], dict):
+                        actual_result = data['output']
+                        print(f"   Result found in 'output' key")
+
+                    # Check 'result'
+                    elif data.get('result') and isinstance(data['result'], dict):
+                        actual_result = data['result']
+                        print(f"   Result found in 'result' key")
+
+                    # Check if top-level has audio_base64 (unlikely but possible)
+                    elif data.get('audio_base64'):
+                        actual_result = data
+                        print(f"   Result found in top-level data")
+
+                    if actual_result and actual_result.get('audio_base64'):
+                        return actual_result, None
+                    elif actual_result and actual_result.get('success'):
+                        return actual_result, None
+
+                    # ★ Outputs (file-based) — need to download
+                    outputs = data.get('outputs', [])
+                    if outputs:
+                        print(f"   Task has {len(outputs)} output files")
+                        # For our use case, result should be in 'output' not files
+                        # But log it for debug
+                        for out in outputs:
+                            print(f"   Output: {out.get('name', '?')} → {out.get('url', '?')}")
+
+                    # No usable result found
+                    print(f"   ⚠️ Task complete but no audio in response")
+                    print(f"   Response keys: {list(data.keys())}")
+                    print(f"   Full response (first 500): {json.dumps(data, default=str)[:500]}")
+
+                    return None, 'Task completed but no audio data in result. Check Beam logs.'
+
+                elif status in ('FAILED', 'ERROR'):
+                    error_msg = data.get('error', 'Task failed')
+                    print(f"❌ Task failed: {error_msg}")
+                    return None, f'Task failed: {error_msg}'
+
+                elif status in ('CANCELLED', 'CANCELED'):
+                    return None, 'Task was cancelled'
+
+                elif status in ('TIMEOUT', 'EXPIRED'):
+                    return None, f'Task {status.lower()} on Beam. Container may not have started in time.'
+
+                elif status in ('PENDING', 'RUNNING', 'RETRY'):
+                    pass  # Keep polling
+
+                else:
+                    print(f"   Unknown status: {status}")
+
+            elif resp.status_code != 404:
+                print(f"   Unexpected HTTP {resp.status_code}: {resp.text[:200]}")
+
+        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+            print(f"   Poll error: {e}")
+
+        time.sleep(POLL_INTERVAL)
+
+
+# ============================================
+# Beam Call + Smart Response Handler
+# ============================================
+
+def call_beam_and_get_result(text, voice='af_heart', speed=1.0):
+    """Beam combined endpoint call + async polling।"""
+
+    if not BEAM_COMBINED_URL:
+        return None, 'BEAM_COMBINED_URL is not configured in .env'
+
+    print(f"📞 Calling: {BEAM_COMBINED_URL}")
+    print(f"   text={len(text)} chars, voice={voice}")
+
+    response = requests.post(
+        BEAM_COMBINED_URL,
+        headers=get_beam_headers_json(),
+        json={
+            'text': text,
+            'voice': voice,
+            'speed': speed,
+            'skip_alignment': False,
+        },
+        timeout=300
+    )
+
+    print(f"📡 Status: {response.status_code}")
+    print(f"📡 Content-Length: {response.headers.get('Content-Length', 'N/A')}")
+
+    task_id = response.headers.get('X-Task-Id', '')
+
+    # ========================================
+    # CASE 1: Task ID + empty/no body → Async → Poll
+    # ========================================
+    if task_id and (not response.text or not response.text.strip() or response.headers.get('Content-Length') == '0'):
+        print(f"📋 Async mode — Task ID: {task_id}")
+        return poll_beam_task(task_id)
+
+    # ========================================
+    # CASE 2: Task ID + body
+    # ========================================
+    if task_id and response.text and response.text.strip():
+        print(f"📋 Task ID: {task_id} + body ({len(response.text)} chars)")
+        try:
+            result = response.json()
+            if result.get('success') and result.get('audio_base64'):
+                print(f"✅ Direct sync result")
+                return _extract(result), None
+            # Body isn't the final result — poll
+            return poll_beam_task(task_id)
+        except Exception:
+            return poll_beam_task(task_id)
+
+    # ========================================
+    # CASE 3: No task_id + empty body → Error
+    # ========================================
+    if not response.text or not response.text.strip():
+        return None, 'Empty response from Beam with no task ID'
+
+    # ========================================
+    # CASE 4: Synchronous response
+    # ========================================
+    if response.status_code != 200:
+        try:
+            err = response.json().get('error', response.text[:200])
+        except Exception:
+            err = response.text[:200]
+        return None, f'Beam Error ({response.status_code}): {err}'
+
+    try:
+        result = response.json()
+    except Exception as e:
+        return None, f'Invalid JSON: {response.text[:100]}'
+
+    if not result.get('success'):
+        return None, result.get('error', 'Unknown error')
+
+    return _extract(result), None
+
+
+def _extract(result):
+    return {
+        'audio_base64': result.get('audio_base64', ''),
+        'audio_format': result.get('audio_format', 'wav'),
+        'sample_rate': result.get('sample_rate', 24000),
+        'transcription': result.get('timestamps', []),
+    }
+
+
+# ============================================
+# API Route: Single Block
+# ============================================
+
+@generation_bp.route('/api/generate', methods=['POST'])
+@login_required
+def generate_audio():
+    data = request.json
+    text = data.get('text', '')
+    voice = data.get('voice', 'af_heart')
+    block_id = data.get('block_id')
+
+    if not text:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'No text provided'}), 400
+
+    stripped = text.strip()
+    if stripped.startswith('![') and '](' in stripped and stripped.endswith(')'):
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Cannot generate audio for image content'}), 400
+
+    clean_text = strip_markdown(text)
+    if not clean_text.strip():
+        return jsonify({'error': 'No speakable text content'}), 400
+
+    try:
+        print(f"")
+        print(f"{'='*60}")
+        print(f"🔊 GENERATE REQUEST")
+        print(f"   Voice: {voice}, Text: {len(clean_text)} chars")
+        print(f"   Preview: {clean_text[:100]}...")
+        print(f"{'='*60}")
+
+        result, error = call_beam_and_get_result(clean_text, voice)
+
+        if error:
+            print(f"❌ Failed: {error}")
+            return jsonify({'error': error}), 500
+
+        audio_base64 = result.get('audio_base64', '')
+        source_format = result.get('audio_format', 'wav')
+        transcription = result.get('transcription', [])
+
+        if not audio_base64:
+            return jsonify({'error': 'No audio data received'}), 500
+
+        if source_format != 'mp3':
+            audio_base64 = convert_to_mp3(audio_base64, source_format)
+
+        if block_id:
+            db = get_db()
+            cursor = db.cursor()
+            cursor.execute('''
+                UPDATE markdown_blocks 
+                SET audio_data = ?, audio_format = 'mp3', transcription = ?
+                WHERE id = ?
+            ''', (audio_base64, json.dumps(transcription), block_id))
+            db.commit()
+
+        print(f"✅ DONE: audio={len(audio_base64)} bytes, words={len(transcription)}")
+        print(f"{'='*60}")
+
+        return jsonify({
+            'success': True,
+            'audio_data': audio_base64,
+            'audio_format': 'mp3',
+            'transcription': transcription
+        })
+
+    except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError as e:
+        print(f"❌ CONNECTION: {e}")
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Cannot connect to Beam Cloud.'}), 500
+    except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Request timed out. Try again in 1-2 minutes.'}), 500
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+        return jsonify({'error': f'API error: {str(e)}'}), 500
+    except Exception as e:
+        import traceback
+        traceback.print_exc()
+        return jsonify({'error': str(e)}), 500
+
+
+# ============================================
+# API Route: Chapter
+# ============================================
+
+@generation_bp.route('/api/generate-chapter', methods=['POST'])
+@login_required
+def generate_chapter_audio():
+    data = request.json
+    chapter_id = data.get('chapter_id')
+    voice = data.get('voice', 'af_heart')
+
+    if not chapter_id:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Chapter ID required'}), 400
+
+    db = get_db()
+    cursor = db.cursor()
+
+    cursor.execute('''
+        SELECT id, content, tts_text, block_type FROM markdown_blocks 
+        WHERE chapter_id = ? ORDER BY block_order
+    ''', (chapter_id,))
+    blocks = cursor.fetchall()
+
+    if not blocks:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'No blocks found'}), 404
+
+    results = []
+    success_count = 0
+    error_count = 0
+    total = len(blocks)
+
+    print(f"\n{'='*60}")
+    print(f"📖 CHAPTER: {total} blocks, voice={voice}")
+    print(f"{'='*60}")
+
+    for idx, block in enumerate(blocks):
+        block_id = block['id']
+        block_type = block['block_type'] if 'block_type' in block.keys() else 'paragraph'
+        content = block['content'] or ''
+        text = block['tts_text'] if block['tts_text'] else content
+
+        if block_type == 'image':
+            results.append({'block_id': block_id, 'success': True, 'skipped': True})
+            continue
+
+        stripped = text.strip()
+        if stripped.startswith('![') and '](' in stripped and stripped.endswith(')'):
+            results.append({'block_id': block_id, 'success': True, 'skipped': True})
+            continue
+
+        clean_text = strip_markdown(text)
+        if not clean_text.strip():
+            results.append({'block_id': block_id, 'success': True, 'skipped': True})
+            continue
+
+        print(f"\n📖 Block {idx+1}/{total}: {len(clean_text)} chars")
+
+        try:
+            result, error = call_beam_and_get_result(clean_text, voice)
+
+            if error:
+                print(f"❌ Block {block_id}: {error}")
+                results.append({'block_id': block_id, 'success': False, 'error': error})
+                error_count += 1
+                continue
+
+            audio_base64 = result.get('audio_base64', '')
+            source_format = result.get('audio_format', 'wav')
+            transcription = result.get('transcription', [])
+
+            if not audio_base64:
+                results.append({'block_id': block_id, 'success': False, 'error': 'No audio'})
+                error_count += 1
+                continue
+
+            if source_format != 'mp3':
+                audio_base64 = convert_to_mp3(audio_base64, source_format)
+
+            cursor.execute('''
+                UPDATE markdown_blocks 
+                SET audio_data = ?, audio_format = 'mp3', transcription = ?
+                WHERE id = ?
+            ''', (audio_base64, json.dumps(transcription), block_id))
+
+            results.append({
+                'block_id': block_id,
+                'success': True,
+                'audio_data': audio_base64,
+                'transcription': transcription
+            })
+            success_count += 1
+            print(f"✅ Block {idx+1} done")
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"❌ Block {block_id}: {e}")
+            results.append({'block_id': block_id, 'success': False, 'error': str(e)})
+            error_count += 1
+
+    db.commit()
+
+    skipped = total - success_count - error_count
+    print(f"\n📖 COMPLETE: {success_count} ok, {error_count} fail, {skipped} skip")
+    print(f"{'='*60}\n")
+
+    return jsonify({
+        'success': True,
+        'results': results,
+        'summary': {
+            'total': total,
+            'generated': success_count,
+            'failed': error_count,
+            'skipped': skipped
+        }
+    })
diff --git a/routes/main_routes.py b/routes/main_routes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8724263
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/main_routes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# routes/main_routes.py - Main Application Routes
+
+import os
+from flask import Blueprint, jsonify, send_from_directory, session
+
+from config import DATABASE, VOICES
+from auth import login_required, get_current_user
+
+main_bp = Blueprint('main', __name__)
+
+
+@main_bp.route('/')
+@login_required
+def index():
+    """Serve main application page."""
+    return send_from_directory('templates', 'index.html')
+
+
+@main_bp.route('/static/<path:filename>')
+def serve_static(filename):
+    """Serve static files."""
+    return send_from_directory('static', filename)
+
+
+@main_bp.route('/api/voices', methods=['GET'])
+@login_required
+def get_voices():
+    """Get available TTS voices."""
+    return jsonify({'voices': VOICES})
+
+
+@main_bp.route('/api/stats', methods=['GET'])
+@login_required
+def get_stats():
+    """Get database statistics."""
+    from db import get_db
+    
+    db = get_db()
+    cursor = db.cursor()
+    
+    cursor.execute('SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM projects')
+    project_count = cursor.fetchone()['count']
+    
+    cursor.execute('SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM chapters')
+    chapter_count = cursor.fetchone()['count']
+    
+    cursor.execute('SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM markdown_blocks')
+    block_count = cursor.fetchone()['count']
+    
+    cursor.execute('SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM pdf_documents')
+    pdf_count = cursor.fetchone()['count']
+    
+    db_size = os.path.getsize(DATABASE) if os.path.exists(DATABASE) else 0
+    
+    return jsonify({
+        'projects': project_count,
+        'chapters': chapter_count,
+        'blocks': block_count,
+        'pdf_documents': pdf_count,
+        'database_size_mb': round(db_size / (1024 * 1024), 2)
+    })
diff --git a/routes/pdf_routes.py b/routes/pdf_routes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..463c787
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/pdf_routes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# routes/pdf_routes.py - PDF Upload and Processing Routes
+
+import json
+from flask import Blueprint, request, jsonify
+
+from db import get_db
+from pdf_processor import process_pdf_to_markdown
+from ai_processor import process_document_smartly
+from auth import login_required
+
+pdf_bp = Blueprint('pdf', __name__)
+
+
+@pdf_bp.route('/api/upload-pdf', methods=['POST'])
+@login_required
+def upload_pdf():
+    """Upload and process a PDF file."""
+    if 'file' not in request.files:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'No file provided'}), 400
+    
+    pdf_file = request.files['file']
+    
+    if not pdf_file or not pdf_file.filename:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Invalid file'}), 400
+    
+    if not pdf_file.filename.lower().endswith('.pdf'):
+        return jsonify({'error': 'File must be a PDF'}), 400
+    
+    try:
+        print(f"📄 Processing PDF: {pdf_file.filename}")
+        
+        pdf_bytes = pdf_file.read()
+        result = process_pdf_to_markdown(pdf_bytes)
+        
+        # --- AI Powered Smart Reconstruction & Section Tagging ---
+        smart_blocks = process_document_smartly(result['markdown_blocks'], result['metadata'])
+        
+        # Save PDF document record
+        db = get_db()
+        cursor = db.cursor()
+        
+        cursor.execute('''
+            INSERT INTO pdf_documents (filename, page_count, metadata)
+            VALUES (?, ?, ?)
+        ''', (
+            pdf_file.filename,
+            result["page_count"],
+            json.dumps(result["metadata"])
+        ))
+        db.commit()
+        
+        doc_id = cursor.lastrowid
+        
+        print(f"✅ PDF processed & reconstructed: {result['page_count']} pages, {len(smart_blocks)} blocks")
+        
+        return jsonify({
+            'success': True,
+            'document_id': doc_id,
+            'filename': pdf_file.filename,
+            'page_count': result['page_count'],
+            'metadata': result['metadata'],
+            'blocks': smart_blocks
+        })
+        
+    except Exception as e:
+        import traceback
+        traceback.print_exc()
+        return jsonify({'error': str(e)}), 500
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/routes/project_routes.py b/routes/project_routes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f0212b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/project_routes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,417 @@
+# routes/project_routes.py - Project Management Routes (v4.2)
+
+import json
+import base64
+from flask import Blueprint, request, jsonify
+
+from db import get_db, vacuum_db
+from auth import login_required
+
+project_bp = Blueprint('project', __name__)
+
+
+@project_bp.route('/api/projects', methods=['GET'])
+@login_required
+def list_projects():
+    """List all projects with publishing info."""
+    db = get_db()
+    cursor = db.cursor()
+    
+    cursor.execute('''
+        SELECT p.id, p.name, p.created_at, p.updated_at,
+               p.is_published, p.published_at, p.thumbnail_data, p.thumbnail_format,
+               p.description, p.author, p.category, p.view_count,
+               (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM chapters WHERE project_id = p.id) as chapter_count,
+               (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM markdown_blocks mb 
+                JOIN chapters c ON mb.chapter_id = c.id 
+                WHERE c.project_id = p.id) as block_count,
+               (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM markdown_blocks mb 
+                JOIN chapters c ON mb.chapter_id = c.id 
+                WHERE c.project_id = p.id AND mb.audio_data IS NOT NULL AND mb.audio_data != '') as audio_count
+        FROM projects p
+        ORDER BY p.updated_at DESC
+    ''')
+    
+    projects = []
+    for row in cursor.fetchall():
+        projects.append({
+            'id': row['id'],
+            'name': row['name'],
+            'created_at': row['created_at'],
+            'updated_at': row['updated_at'],
+            'chapter_count': row['chapter_count'],
+            'block_count': row['block_count'],
+            'audio_count': row['audio_count'],
+            'is_published': bool(row['is_published']),
+            'published_at': row['published_at'],
+            'thumbnail_data': row['thumbnail_data'],
+            'thumbnail_format': row['thumbnail_format'] or 'png',
+            'description': row['description'] or '',
+            'author': row['author'] or '',
+            'category': row['category'] or '',
+            'view_count': row['view_count'] or 0
+        })
+    
+    return jsonify({'projects': projects})
+
+
+@project_bp.route('/api/projects', methods=['POST'])
+@login_required
+def create_project():
+    """Create a new project."""
+    data = request.json
+    name = data.get('name', '').strip()
+    
+    if not name:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Project name is required'}), 400
+    
+    db = get_db()
+    cursor = db.cursor()
+    
+    try:
+        cursor.execute('INSERT INTO projects (name) VALUES (?)', (name,))
+        db.commit()
+        
+        return jsonify({
+            'success': True,
+            'project_id': cursor.lastrowid,
+            'name': name
+        })
+    except Exception as e:
+        if 'UNIQUE constraint' in str(e):
+            return jsonify({'error': 'Project with this name already exists'}), 400
+        return jsonify({'error': str(e)}), 500
+
+
+@project_bp.route('/api/projects/<int:project_id>', methods=['GET'])
+@login_required
+def get_project(project_id):
+    """Get a project with all its chapters and blocks."""
+    db = get_db()
+    cursor = db.cursor()
+    
+    cursor.execute('SELECT * FROM projects WHERE id = ?', (project_id,))
+    project = cursor.fetchone()
+    
+    if not project:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Project not found'}), 404
+    
+    cursor.execute('''
+        SELECT * FROM chapters WHERE project_id = ? ORDER BY chapter_number
+    ''', (project_id,))
+    chapters = cursor.fetchall()
+    
+    chapters_data = []
+    for chapter in chapters:
+        cursor.execute('''
+            SELECT * FROM markdown_blocks WHERE chapter_id = ? ORDER BY block_order
+        ''', (chapter['id'],))
+        blocks = cursor.fetchall()
+        
+        blocks_data = []
+        for block in blocks:
+            cursor.execute('''
+                SELECT * FROM block_images WHERE block_id = ? ORDER BY id
+            ''', (block['id'],))
+            images = cursor.fetchall()
+            
+            blocks_data.append({
+                'id': block['id'],
+                'block_order': block['block_order'],
+                'block_type': block['block_type'],
+                'content': block['content'],
+                'tts_text': block['tts_text'],
+                'audio_data': block['audio_data'],
+                'audio_format': block['audio_format'],
+                'transcription': json.loads(block['transcription']) if block['transcription'] else [],
+                'images': [{
+                    'id': img['id'],
+                    'data': img['image_data'],
+                    'format': img['image_format'],
+                    'alt_text': img['alt_text'],
+                    'position': img['position']
+                } for img in images]
+            })
+        
+        chapters_data.append({
+            'id': chapter['id'],
+            'chapter_number': chapter['chapter_number'],
+            'title': chapter['title'],
+            'voice': chapter['voice'],
+            'blocks': blocks_data
+        })
+    
+    return jsonify({
+        'id': project['id'],
+        'name': project['name'],
+        'created_at': project['created_at'],
+        'updated_at': project['updated_at'],
+        'chapters': chapters_data
+    })
+
+
+@project_bp.route('/api/projects/<int:project_id>', methods=['PUT'])
+@login_required
+def update_project(project_id):
+    """Update project name."""
+    data = request.json
+    name = data.get('name', '').strip()
+    
+    if not name:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Project name is required'}), 400
+    
+    db = get_db()
+    cursor = db.cursor()
+    
+    try:
+        cursor.execute('''
+            UPDATE projects SET name = ?, updated_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP WHERE id = ?
+        ''', (name, project_id))
+        db.commit()
+        
+        if cursor.rowcount == 0:
+            return jsonify({'error': 'Project not found'}), 404
+        
+        return jsonify({'success': True})
+    except Exception as e:
+        if 'UNIQUE constraint' in str(e):
+            return jsonify({'error': 'A project with this name already exists'}), 400
+        return jsonify({'error': str(e)}), 500
+
+
+@project_bp.route('/api/projects/<int:project_id>', methods=['DELETE'])
+@login_required
+def delete_project(project_id):
+    """Delete a project and all its data."""
+    db = get_db()
+    cursor = db.cursor()
+    
+    cursor.execute('SELECT id FROM projects WHERE id = ?', (project_id,))
+    if not cursor.fetchone():
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Project not found'}), 404
+    
+    cursor.execute('''
+        DELETE FROM block_images WHERE block_id IN (
+            SELECT mb.id FROM markdown_blocks mb
+            JOIN chapters c ON mb.chapter_id = c.id
+            WHERE c.project_id = ?
+        )
+    ''', (project_id,))
+    
+    cursor.execute('''
+        DELETE FROM markdown_blocks WHERE chapter_id IN (
+            SELECT id FROM chapters WHERE project_id = ?
+        )
+    ''', (project_id,))
+    
+    cursor.execute('DELETE FROM chapters WHERE project_id = ?', (project_id,))
+    cursor.execute('DELETE FROM projects WHERE id = ?', (project_id,))
+    
+    db.commit()
+    vacuum_db()
+    
+    return jsonify({'success': True})
+
+
+@project_bp.route('/api/projects/<int:project_id>/save', methods=['POST'])
+@login_required
+def save_project_content(project_id):
+    """Save all chapters and blocks for a project."""
+    data = request.json
+    chapters = data.get('chapters', [])
+    
+    db = get_db()
+    cursor = db.cursor()
+    
+    cursor.execute('SELECT id FROM projects WHERE id = ?', (project_id,))
+    if not cursor.fetchone():
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Project not found'}), 404
+    
+    cursor.execute('''
+        DELETE FROM block_images WHERE block_id IN (
+            SELECT mb.id FROM markdown_blocks mb
+            JOIN chapters c ON mb.chapter_id = c.id
+            WHERE c.project_id = ?
+        )
+    ''', (project_id,))
+    
+    cursor.execute('''
+        DELETE FROM markdown_blocks WHERE chapter_id IN (
+            SELECT id FROM chapters WHERE project_id = ?
+        )
+    ''', (project_id,))
+    
+    cursor.execute('DELETE FROM chapters WHERE project_id = ?', (project_id,))
+    
+    for chapter in chapters:
+        cursor.execute('''
+            INSERT INTO chapters (project_id, chapter_number, title, voice)
+            VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)
+        ''', (
+            project_id, 
+            chapter['chapter_number'], 
+            chapter.get('title', 'Section'),
+            chapter.get('voice', 'af_heart')
+        ))
+        
+        chapter_id = cursor.lastrowid
+        
+        for block in chapter.get('blocks', []):
+            cursor.execute('''
+                INSERT INTO markdown_blocks 
+                (chapter_id, block_order, block_type, content, tts_text, audio_data, audio_format, transcription)
+                VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+            ''', (
+                chapter_id,
+                block['block_order'],
+                block.get('block_type', 'paragraph'),
+                block['content'],
+                block.get('tts_text'),
+                block.get('audio_data'),
+                block.get('audio_format', 'mp3'),
+                json.dumps(block.get('transcription', []))
+            ))
+            
+            block_id = cursor.lastrowid
+            
+            for img in block.get('images', []):
+                cursor.execute('''
+                    INSERT INTO block_images (block_id, image_data, image_format, alt_text, position)
+                    VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+                ''', (
+                    block_id,
+                    img['data'],
+                    img.get('format', 'png'),
+                    img.get('alt_text', ''),
+                    img.get('position', 'before')
+                ))
+    
+    cursor.execute('''
+        UPDATE projects SET updated_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP WHERE id = ?
+    ''', (project_id,))
+    
+    db.commit()
+    
+    return jsonify({'success': True, 'message': 'Project saved successfully'})
+
+
+# ============================================
+# v4.2: Publishing Endpoints
+# ============================================
+
+@project_bp.route('/api/projects/<int:project_id>/publish', methods=['POST'])
+@login_required
+def publish_project(project_id):
+    """Publish a project to make it visible on public homepage."""
+    data = request.json or {}
+    
+    db = get_db()
+    cursor = db.cursor()
+    
+    cursor.execute('SELECT id, name FROM projects WHERE id = ?', (project_id,))
+    project = cursor.fetchone()
+    if not project:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Project not found'}), 404
+    
+    # Verify project has at least one chapter with audio
+    cursor.execute('''
+        SELECT COUNT(*) as cnt FROM markdown_blocks mb
+        JOIN chapters c ON mb.chapter_id = c.id
+        WHERE c.project_id = ? AND mb.audio_data IS NOT NULL AND mb.audio_data != ''
+    ''', (project_id,))
+    audio_count = cursor.fetchone()['cnt']
+    
+    if audio_count == 0:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Cannot publish: no audio generated yet'}), 400
+    
+    description = (data.get('description') or '').strip()
+    author = (data.get('author') or '').strip()
+    category = (data.get('category') or '').strip()
+    
+    cursor.execute('''
+        UPDATE projects 
+        SET is_published = 1, 
+            published_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+            description = ?,
+            author = ?,
+            category = ?
+        WHERE id = ?
+    ''', (description, author, category, project_id))
+    db.commit()
+    
+    return jsonify({
+        'success': True,
+        'message': f'"{project["name"]}" published successfully!'
+    })
+
+
+@project_bp.route('/api/projects/<int:project_id>/unpublish', methods=['POST'])
+@login_required
+def unpublish_project(project_id):
+    """Unpublish a project (but keep author/description/category for easy republish)."""
+    db = get_db()
+    cursor = db.cursor()
+    
+    cursor.execute('SELECT id FROM projects WHERE id = ?', (project_id,))
+    if not cursor.fetchone():
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Project not found'}), 404
+    
+    # Only flip is_published flag — keep author/description/category for republish
+    cursor.execute('UPDATE projects SET is_published = 0 WHERE id = ?', (project_id,))
+    db.commit()
+    
+    return jsonify({'success': True, 'message': 'Project unpublished'})
+
+
+@project_bp.route('/api/projects/<int:project_id>/thumbnail', methods=['POST'])
+@login_required
+def upload_thumbnail(project_id):
+    """Upload a thumbnail image for the project."""
+    if 'file' not in request.files:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'No file provided'}), 400
+    
+    img_file = request.files['file']
+    if not img_file or not img_file.filename:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Invalid file'}), 400
+    
+    filename = img_file.filename.lower()
+    if not any(filename.endswith(ext) for ext in ('.png', '.jpg', '.jpeg', '.webp', '.gif')):
+        return jsonify({'error': 'File must be an image (PNG/JPG/WEBP/GIF)'}), 400
+    
+    img_bytes = img_file.read()
+    if len(img_bytes) > 5 * 1024 * 1024:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Image too large (max 5MB)'}), 400
+    
+    fmt = filename.rsplit('.', 1)[-1]
+    if fmt == 'jpg':
+        fmt = 'jpeg'
+    
+    b64 = base64.b64encode(img_bytes).decode('utf-8')
+    
+    db = get_db()
+    cursor = db.cursor()
+    cursor.execute('SELECT id FROM projects WHERE id = ?', (project_id,))
+    if not cursor.fetchone():
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Project not found'}), 404
+    
+    cursor.execute('''
+        UPDATE projects SET thumbnail_data = ?, thumbnail_format = ? WHERE id = ?
+    ''', (b64, fmt, project_id))
+    db.commit()
+    
+    return jsonify({
+        'success': True,
+        'thumbnail_data': b64,
+        'thumbnail_format': fmt
+    })
+
+
+@project_bp.route('/api/projects/<int:project_id>/thumbnail', methods=['DELETE'])
+@login_required
+def delete_thumbnail(project_id):
+    """Remove project thumbnail."""
+    db = get_db()
+    cursor = db.cursor()
+    cursor.execute('UPDATE projects SET thumbnail_data = NULL WHERE id = ?', (project_id,))
+    db.commit()
+    return jsonify({'success': True})
diff --git a/routes/public_routes.py b/routes/public_routes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b625991
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/public_routes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+# routes/public_routes.py - Public (No Auth) Routes for Published Audiobooks
+
+import json
+from flask import Blueprint, jsonify, send_from_directory, abort
+
+from db import get_db
+
+public_bp = Blueprint('public', __name__)
+
+
+@public_bp.route('/home')
+def public_home():
+    """Public homepage - Bookcase view of published audiobooks."""
+    return send_from_directory('templates', 'public_home.html')
+
+
+@public_bp.route('/read/<int:project_id>')
+def public_reader(project_id):
+    """Public reader page for a published audiobook."""
+    db = get_db()
+    cursor = db.cursor()
+    cursor.execute('SELECT id, is_published FROM projects WHERE id = ?', (project_id,))
+    project = cursor.fetchone()
+    
+    if not project or not project['is_published']:
+        abort(404)
+    
+    # Increment view count
+    cursor.execute('UPDATE projects SET view_count = view_count + 1 WHERE id = ?', (project_id,))
+    db.commit()
+    
+    return send_from_directory('templates', 'public_reader.html')
+
+
+@public_bp.route('/api/public/books', methods=['GET'])
+def list_published_books():
+    """List all published audiobooks (no auth required)."""
+    db = get_db()
+    cursor = db.cursor()
+    
+    cursor.execute('''
+        SELECT p.id, p.name, p.description, p.author, p.category,
+               p.thumbnail_data, p.thumbnail_format, p.published_at,
+               p.view_count, p.created_at,
+               (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM chapters WHERE project_id = p.id) as chapter_count
+        FROM projects p
+        WHERE p.is_published = 1
+        ORDER BY p.published_at DESC
+    ''')
+    
+    books = []
+    for row in cursor.fetchall():
+        books.append({
+            'id': row['id'],
+            'name': row['name'],
+            'description': row['description'] or '',
+            'author': row['author'] or '',
+            'category': row['category'] or '',
+            'thumbnail_data': row['thumbnail_data'],
+            'thumbnail_format': row['thumbnail_format'] or 'png',
+            'published_at': row['published_at'],
+            'view_count': row['view_count'] or 0,
+            'chapter_count': row['chapter_count']
+        })
+    
+    return jsonify({'books': books})
+
+
+@public_bp.route('/api/public/books/<int:project_id>', methods=['GET'])
+def get_published_book(project_id):
+    """Get full published book content for the reader."""
+    db = get_db()
+    cursor = db.cursor()
+    
+    cursor.execute('''
+        SELECT * FROM projects WHERE id = ? AND is_published = 1
+    ''', (project_id,))
+    project = cursor.fetchone()
+    
+    if not project:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Book not found or not published'}), 404
+    
+    cursor.execute('''
+        SELECT * FROM chapters WHERE project_id = ? ORDER BY chapter_number
+    ''', (project_id,))
+    chapters = cursor.fetchall()
+    
+    chapters_data = []
+    for chapter in chapters:
+        cursor.execute('''
+            SELECT * FROM markdown_blocks WHERE chapter_id = ? ORDER BY block_order
+        ''', (chapter['id'],))
+        blocks = cursor.fetchall()
+        
+        blocks_data = []
+        for block in blocks:
+            cursor.execute('''
+                SELECT * FROM block_images WHERE block_id = ? ORDER BY id
+            ''', (block['id'],))
+            images = cursor.fetchall()
+            
+            blocks_data.append({
+                'id': block['id'],
+                'block_order': block['block_order'],
+                'block_type': block['block_type'],
+                'content': block['content'],
+                'audio_data': block['audio_data'],
+                'audio_format': block['audio_format'],
+                'transcription': json.loads(block['transcription']) if block['transcription'] else [],
+                'images': [{
+                    'data': img['image_data'],
+                    'format': img['image_format'],
+                    'alt_text': img['alt_text'],
+                    'position': img['position']
+                } for img in images]
+            })
+        
+        chapters_data.append({
+            'id': chapter['id'],
+            'chapter_number': chapter['chapter_number'],
+            'title': chapter['title'],
+            'blocks': blocks_data
+        })
+    
+    return jsonify({
+        'id': project['id'],
+        'name': project['name'],
+        'description': project['description'] or '',
+        'author': project['author'] or '',
+        'thumbnail_data': project['thumbnail_data'],
+        'thumbnail_format': project['thumbnail_format'] or 'png',
+        'chapters': chapters_data
+    })
diff --git a/static/css/markdown-editor.css b/static/css/markdown-editor.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2ed35c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/css/markdown-editor.css
@@ -0,0 +1,827 @@
+/* ============================================
+   Markdown Editor Styles
+   UPDATED: Added Audiobook Maker Panel (fixed)
+   UPDATED: Added starting-block highlight
+   UPDATED: Added Sidebar Outline & Section Dividers
+============================================= */
+
+/* ============================================
+   Audiobook Maker Panel (Fixed at top of editor)
+============================================= */
+
+.audiobook-maker-panel {
+    position: sticky;
+    top: 0;
+    z-index: 200;
+    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1e1b4b 0%, #312e81 50%, #3730a3 100%);
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius);
+    padding: 16px 24px;
+    margin-bottom: 20px;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    gap: 12px;
+    box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(30, 27, 75, 0.35);
+    color: white;
+}
+
+.amp-left {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 16px;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+.amp-right {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 10px;
+}
+
+.amp-label {
+    font-weight: 700;
+    font-size: 0.82rem;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: 0.8px;
+    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7);
+    white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.amp-voice-select {
+    min-width: 200px;
+    padding: 8px 12px;
+    border: 2px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.25);
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
+    color: white;
+    font-size: 0.88rem;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: border-color 0.2s;
+}
+
+.amp-voice-select:focus {
+    outline: none;
+    border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6);
+    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
+}
+
+.amp-voice-select option {
+    background: #1e1b4b;
+    color: white;
+}
+
+/* Block count input group */
+.amp-block-count-group {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 8px;
+}
+
+.amp-block-count-label {
+    font-size: 0.78rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7);
+    white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.amp-block-count-input {
+    width: 72px;
+    padding: 8px 10px;
+    border: 2px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.25);
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
+    color: white;
+    font-size: 0.95rem;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    text-align: center;
+    transition: border-color 0.2s;
+    -moz-appearance: textfield;
+}
+
+.amp-block-count-input::-webkit-outer-spin-button,
+.amp-block-count-input::-webkit-inner-spin-button {
+    -webkit-appearance: none;
+    margin: 0;
+}
+
+.amp-block-count-input:focus {
+    outline: none;
+    border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6);
+    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
+}
+
+.amp-count-arrows {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 2px;
+}
+
+.amp-count-arrow {
+    width: 24px;
+    height: 18px;
+    border: none;
+    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.12);
+    color: white;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    font-size: 0.6rem;
+    transition: background 0.2s;
+    padding: 0;
+}
+
+.amp-count-arrow:hover {
+    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.25);
+}
+
+/* Starting block indicator */
+.amp-start-indicator {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 6px;
+    padding: 6px 14px;
+    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
+    border: 1.5px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
+    border-radius: 20px;
+    font-size: 0.78rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85);
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: all 0.2s;
+}
+
+.amp-start-indicator:hover {
+    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.18);
+    border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.4);
+}
+
+.amp-start-indicator .start-block-num {
+    background: #fbbf24;
+    color: #1e1b4b;
+    font-weight: 800;
+    font-size: 0.72rem;
+    padding: 2px 8px;
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    min-width: 24px;
+    text-align: center;
+}
+
+.amp-start-indicator.pick-mode {
+    background: rgba(251, 191, 36, 0.2);
+    border-color: #fbbf24;
+    color: #fbbf24;
+    animation: pickPulse 1.5s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes pickPulse {
+    0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(251, 191, 36, 0.3); }
+    50% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px rgba(251, 191, 36, 0); }
+}
+
+/* Generate button on panel */
+.amp-generate-btn {
+    padding: 10px 24px;
+    border: none;
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #10b981 0%, #059669 100%);
+    color: white;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    font-size: 0.88rem;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: all 0.2s;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 8px;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.3);
+}
+
+.amp-generate-btn:hover {
+    transform: translateY(-1px);
+    box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.4);
+}
+
+.amp-generate-btn:active {
+    transform: translateY(0);
+}
+
+.amp-generate-btn:disabled {
+    opacity: 0.5;
+    cursor: not-allowed;
+    transform: none;
+    box-shadow: none;
+}
+
+/* Stats/info line */
+.amp-info {
+    width: 100%;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 16px;
+    padding-top: 8px;
+    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
+    margin-top: 4px;
+}
+
+.amp-stat {
+    font-size: 0.72rem;
+    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 4px;
+}
+
+.amp-stat strong {
+    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.8);
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Layout for Sidebar and Editor
+============================================= */
+
+.editor-layout {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 24px;
+    align-items: flex-start;
+}
+
+.document-outline {
+    width: 250px;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+    position: sticky;
+    top: 120px;
+    background: white;
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius);
+    padding: 16px;
+    box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+    max-height: calc(100vh - 140px);
+    overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
+.outline-title {
+    font-weight: 700;
+    font-size: 0.9rem;
+    color: var(--text-secondary);
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    margin-bottom: 12px;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+    padding-bottom: 8px;
+}
+
+.outline-list {
+    list-style: none;
+    padding: 0;
+    margin: 0;
+}
+
+.outline-list li {
+    padding: 8px 12px;
+    font-size: 0.85rem;
+    color: var(--text-primary);
+    cursor: pointer;
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    transition: background 0.2s;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
+.outline-list li:hover {
+    background: var(--bg-tertiary);
+    color: var(--primary-color);
+}
+
+.editor-container {
+    flex: 1;
+    background: var(--bg-secondary);
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius);
+    min-height: 500px;
+    padding: 24px 48px;
+    position: relative;
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Section Dividers (Automated Chapter Markers)
+============================================= */
+
+.section-divider {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    margin: 32px 0;
+    position: relative;
+}
+
+.divider-line {
+    flex: 1;
+    height: 1px;
+    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #cbd5e1, transparent);
+}
+
+.divider-content {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 12px;
+    padding: 0 16px;
+    position: relative;
+}
+
+.section-title {
+    font-size: 0.9rem;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    color: #475569;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: 1px;
+    padding: 4px 12px;
+    background: #f8fafc;
+    border-radius: 20px;
+    border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
+    outline: none;
+    transition: all 0.2s;
+}
+
+.section-title:focus {
+    border-color: var(--primary-color);
+    background: white;
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(79,70,229,0.1);
+}
+
+.btn-merge-section {
+    opacity: 0;
+    background: #fee2e2;
+    color: #dc2626;
+    border: none;
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    font-size: 0.7rem;
+    padding: 4px 8px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: opacity 0.2s;
+    position: absolute;
+    left: 100%;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.section-divider:hover .btn-merge-section {
+    opacity: 1;
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Starting Block Highlight
+============================================= */
+
+.md-block.starting-block {
+    border-left: 4px solid #fbbf24 !important;
+    background: rgba(251, 191, 36, 0.06);
+}
+
+.md-block.starting-block::before {
+    content: 'START';
+    position: absolute;
+    top: -1px;
+    left: -4px;
+    background: #fbbf24;
+    color: #1e1b4b;
+    font-size: 0.58rem;
+    font-weight: 800;
+    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
+    padding: 1px 8px;
+    border-radius: 0 0 6px 0;
+    z-index: 5;
+}
+
+/* Blocks in generation range */
+.md-block.in-gen-range {
+    border-left: 4px solid #a78bfa !important;
+    background: rgba(167, 139, 250, 0.04);
+}
+
+/* Pick mode: blocks glow on hover */
+.editor-pick-mode .md-block:not(.editing):hover {
+    border-color: #fbbf24 !important;
+    background: rgba(251, 191, 36, 0.08);
+    cursor: crosshair;
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Markdown Block
+============================================= */
+
+.md-block {
+    position: relative;
+    margin: 8px 0;
+    padding: 12px 16px;
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);
+    border: 2px solid transparent;
+    transition: all 0.2s;
+    min-height: 48px;
+}
+
+.md-block:hover {
+    background: var(--bg-tertiary);
+    border-color: var(--border-color);
+}
+
+.md-block.editing {
+    background: #eff6ff;
+    border-color: var(--primary-color);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(79, 70, 229, 0.1);
+}
+
+/* Block Content */
+.md-block-content {
+    font-family: var(--font-serif);
+    font-size: 1.125rem;
+    line-height: 1.8;
+    color: var(--text-primary);
+}
+
+.md-block-content h1 {
+    font-size: 2rem;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    margin: 0;
+    padding-bottom: 8px;
+}
+
+.md-block-content h2 {
+    font-size: 1.5rem;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    margin: 0;
+}
+
+.md-block-content h3 {
+    font-size: 1.25rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    margin: 0;
+}
+
+.md-block-content p {
+    margin: 0;
+}
+
+.md-block-content blockquote {
+    border-left: 4px solid var(--primary-color);
+    padding-left: 16px;
+    margin: 0;
+    font-style: italic;
+    color: var(--text-secondary);
+}
+
+.md-block-content ul,
+.md-block-content ol {
+    margin: 0;
+    padding-left: 24px;
+}
+
+.md-block-content img {
+    max-width: 100%;
+    height: auto;
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);
+    margin: 8px auto;
+    display: block;
+}
+
+.md-block-content table {
+    width: 100%;
+    border-collapse: collapse;
+    margin: 8px 0;
+}
+
+.md-block-content th,
+.md-block-content td {
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+    padding: 8px 12px;
+    text-align: left;
+}
+
+.md-block-content th {
+    background: var(--bg-tertiary);
+    font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+/* Block Edit Mode */
+.md-block-edit {
+    display: none;
+}
+
+.md-block.editing .md-block-content {
+    display: none;
+}
+
+.md-block.editing .md-block-edit {
+    display: block;
+}
+
+.md-block-textarea {
+    width: 100%;
+    min-height: 100px;
+    padding: 12px;
+    border: none;
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
+    font-size: 0.9375rem;
+    line-height: 1.6;
+    resize: vertical;
+    background: white;
+}
+
+.md-block-textarea:focus {
+    outline: none;
+}
+
+/* Block Toolbar */
+.md-block-toolbar {
+    display: none;
+    position: absolute;
+    top: -45px; /* Adjust top for new buttons */
+    left: 0;
+    background: white;
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);
+    padding: 4px;
+    box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
+    z-index: 100;
+    gap: 4px;
+}
+
+.md-block.editing .md-block-toolbar {
+    display: flex;
+}
+
+.toolbar-btn {
+    width: 32px;
+    height: 32px;
+    border: none;
+    background: transparent;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    color: var(--text-secondary);
+    transition: all 0.2s;
+}
+
+.toolbar-btn:hover {
+    background: var(--bg-tertiary);
+    color: var(--primary-color);
+}
+
+.toolbar-btn.active {
+    background: var(--primary-color);
+    color: white;
+}
+
+.toolbar-divider {
+    width: 1px;
+    background: var(--border-color);
+    margin: 4px;
+}
+
+.action-btn-text {
+    font-size: 0.75rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    padding: 0 6px;
+    width: auto;
+}
+
+/* Empty Block Placeholder */
+.md-block-placeholder {
+    color: var(--text-muted);
+    font-style: italic;
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   New Block Line
+============================================= */
+
+.new-block-line {
+    height: 24px;
+    position: relative;
+    cursor: text;
+}
+
+.new-block-line:hover::before {
+    content: '';
+    position: absolute;
+    left: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    top: 50%;
+    height: 2px;
+    background: var(--primary-color);
+    opacity: 0.3;
+}
+
+.new-block-line:hover .add-line-buttons {
+    display: flex;
+}
+
+.add-line-buttons {
+    display: none;
+    position: absolute;
+    left: 50%;
+    top: 50%;
+    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+    gap: 8px;
+    z-index: 50;
+}
+
+.add-line-btn {
+    width: 28px;
+    height: 28px;
+    border: none;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    background: var(--primary-color);
+    color: white;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    font-size: 0.75rem;
+    transition: all 0.2s;
+}
+
+.add-line-btn:hover {
+    transform: scale(1.1);
+}
+
+/* Image add button - teal */
+.add-line-btn.image-btn {
+    background: #06b6d4;
+}
+
+.add-line-btn.image-btn:hover {
+    background: #0891b2;
+}
+
+.add-line-btn.image-btn:hover {
+    background: #0891b2;
+}
+
+/* Section add button - purple */
+.add-line-btn.section-btn {
+    background: #8b5cf6;
+}
+
+.add-line-btn.section-btn:hover {
+    background: #7c3aed;
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Image Block - Centered
+============================================= */
+
+.image-block {
+    text-align: center;
+    padding: 24px;
+    border: 2px dashed var(--border-color);
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius);
+    background: var(--bg-tertiary);
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: all 0.2s;
+}
+
+.image-block:hover {
+    border-color: var(--primary-color);
+    background: rgba(79, 70, 229, 0.05);
+}
+
+.image-block img {
+    max-width: 100%;
+    height: auto;
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);
+    margin: 0 auto;
+    display: block;
+}
+
+.image-upload-placeholder {
+    color: var(--text-muted);
+}
+
+.image-upload-placeholder i {
+    font-size: 2rem;
+    margin-bottom: 8px;
+    display: block;
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Audio Indicator
+============================================= */
+
+.audio-indicator {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 8px;
+    right: 8px;
+    width: 24px;
+    height: 24px;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    font-size: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.audio-indicator.has-audio {
+    background: var(--success-color);
+    color: white;
+}
+
+.audio-indicator.no-audio {
+    background: var(--bg-tertiary);
+    color: var(--text-muted);
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Block Actions Indicator (Edit + Delete)
+============================================= */
+
+.block-actions-indicator {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 8px;
+    right: 40px;
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 4px;
+    opacity: 0;
+    transition: opacity 0.2s;
+    z-index: 10;
+}
+
+.md-block:hover .block-actions-indicator {
+    opacity: 1;
+}
+
+.action-indicator-btn {
+    width: 28px;
+    height: 28px;
+    border: none;
+    background: var(--bg-tertiary);
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    color: var(--text-secondary);
+    transition: all 0.2s;
+    padding: 0;
+}
+
+.action-indicator-btn.edit-block-btn:hover {
+    background: var(--primary-color);
+    color: white;
+}
+
+.action-indicator-btn.delete-block-btn:hover {
+    background: var(--danger-color);
+    color: white;
+}
+
+/* Hide the old block-edit-indicator since we replaced it */
+.block-edit-indicator {
+    display: none !important;
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Responsive
+============================================= */
+
+@media (max-width: 768px) {
+    .audiobook-maker-panel {
+        flex-direction: column;
+        align-items: stretch;
+        padding: 14px 16px;
+    }
+    
+    .amp-left {
+        flex-direction: column;
+        gap: 10px;
+    }
+    
+    .amp-right {
+        justify-content: center;
+    }
+    
+    .amp-voice-select {
+        min-width: 100%;
+    }
+    
+    .amp-info {
+        flex-wrap: wrap;
+        gap: 8px;
+    }
+    
+    .editor-layout {
+        flex-direction: column;
+    }
+    
+    .document-outline {
+        width: 100%;
+        position: relative;
+        top: 0;
+        max-height: 200px;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/static/css/style.css b/static/css/style.css
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+/* ============================================
+   Audiobook Maker Pro v3.1 - Main Styles
+   UPDATED: Archive button visibility, dynamic help button, no hint bar
+============================================= */
+
+:root {
+    --primary-color: #4f46e5;
+    --primary-hover: #4338ca;
+    --secondary-color: #64748b;
+    --success-color: #10b981;
+    --danger-color: #ef4444;
+    --warning-color: #f59e0b;
+    
+    --bg-primary: #f8fafc;
+    --bg-secondary: #ffffff;
+    --bg-tertiary: #f1f5f9;
+    
+    --text-primary: #1e293b;
+    --text-secondary: #64748b;
+    --text-muted: #94a3b8;
+    
+    --border-color: #e2e8f0;
+    --border-radius: 12px;
+    --border-radius-sm: 8px;
+    --border-radius-lg: 16px;
+    
+    --shadow-sm: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
+    --shadow-md: 0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+    --shadow-lg: 0 10px 15px -3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+    
+    --font-sans: 'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
+    --font-serif: 'Merriweather', Georgia, serif;
+    --font-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
+}
+
+* {
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+
+body {
+    font-family: var(--font-sans);
+    background-color: var(--bg-primary);
+    color: var(--text-primary);
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 0;
+    min-height: 100vh;
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Welcome Overlay
+============================================= */
+
+.welcome-overlay {
+    position: fixed;
+    top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
+    background: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.7);
+    backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: center;
+    align-items: center;
+    z-index: 10000;
+    animation: fadeIn 0.3s ease;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+    padding: 24px;
+}
+
+@keyframes fadeIn {
+    from { opacity: 0; }
+    to { opacity: 1; }
+}
+
+.welcome-card {
+    background: white;
+    border-radius: 20px;
+    padding: 40px 48px;
+    max-width: 900px;
+    width: 95%;
+    box-shadow: 0 25px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
+    text-align: center;
+    animation: scaleIn 0.3s ease;
+}
+
+@keyframes scaleIn {
+    from { transform: scale(0.9); opacity: 0; }
+    to { transform: scale(1); opacity: 1; }
+}
+
+.welcome-header i {
+    font-size: 3rem;
+    color: var(--primary-color);
+    margin-bottom: 12px;
+    display: block;
+}
+
+.welcome-header h2 {
+    font-size: 1.75rem;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    margin-bottom: 8px;
+}
+
+.welcome-header p {
+    color: var(--text-secondary);
+    font-size: 1.05rem;
+    margin-bottom: 32px;
+}
+
+.welcome-steps {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: flex-start;
+    justify-content: center;
+    gap: 16px;
+    margin-bottom: 36px;
+}
+
+.welcome-step {
+    flex: 1;
+    max-width: 260px;
+    text-align: center;
+}
+
+.welcome-step-number {
+    display: inline-block;
+    padding: 4px 14px;
+    border-radius: 20px;
+    background: var(--primary-color);
+    color: white;
+    font-size: 0.72rem;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    margin-bottom: 10px;
+}
+
+.welcome-step-icon {
+    width: 56px;
+    height: 56px;
+    border-radius: 16px;
+    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ede9fe, #e0e7ff);
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    margin: 0 auto 12px;
+    font-size: 1.5rem;
+    color: var(--primary-color);
+}
+
+.welcome-step h4 {
+    font-size: 1rem;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    margin-bottom: 8px;
+    color: var(--text-primary);
+}
+
+.welcome-step-details {
+    text-align: left;
+}
+
+.welcome-step-details p {
+    font-size: 0.78rem;
+    color: var(--text-secondary);
+    line-height: 1.5;
+    margin: 0 0 8px 0;
+}
+
+.welcome-step-details p:last-child {
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.welcome-step-alt {
+    margin-top: 6px;
+    padding-top: 6px;
+    border-top: 1px dashed var(--border-color);
+}
+
+.welcome-alt-label {
+    display: block;
+    font-size: 0.68rem;
+    color: var(--text-muted);
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: 1px;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    margin-bottom: 4px;
+    text-align: center;
+}
+
+.welcome-ui-btn {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 3px;
+    padding: 2px 8px;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    background: var(--bg-tertiary);
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+    font-size: 0.72rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    color: var(--text-primary);
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+}
+
+.welcome-ui-btn i {
+    font-size: 0.7rem;
+}
+
+.welcome-ui-btn.success-btn {
+    background: #d1fae5;
+    border-color: #6ee7b7;
+    color: #065f46;
+}
+
+.welcome-ui-btn.primary-btn {
+    background: #e0e7ff;
+    border-color: #a5b4fc;
+    color: #3730a3;
+}
+
+.welcome-ui-dot {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    width: 20px;
+    height: 20px;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    font-size: 0.6rem;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+    color: white;
+}
+
+.welcome-ui-dot.chapter-dot {
+    background: #f59e0b;
+}
+
+.welcome-step-arrow {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    padding-top: 70px;
+    color: var(--text-muted);
+    font-size: 1.2rem;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.welcome-actions {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 12px;
+}
+
+.welcome-dismiss-label {
+    font-size: 0.82rem;
+    color: var(--text-muted);
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 6px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 768px) {
+    .welcome-steps {
+        flex-direction: column;
+        align-items: center;
+    }
+    .welcome-step {
+        max-width: 100%;
+    }
+    .welcome-step-details {
+        text-align: center;
+    }
+    .welcome-step-arrow {
+        transform: rotate(90deg);
+        padding: 8px 0;
+    }
+    .welcome-card {
+        padding: 28px 20px;
+    }
+}
+
+
+/* ============================================
+   Floating Guide Panel (Draggable)
+============================================= */
+
+.floating-guide-panel {
+    position: fixed;
+    top: 100px;
+    right: 24px;
+    width: 340px;
+    max-height: calc(100vh - 120px);
+    background: white;
+    border-radius: 16px;
+    box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15), 0 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.04);
+    z-index: 9000;
+    display: none;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    animation: guideSlideIn 0.3s ease;
+    user-select: none;
+}
+
+.floating-guide-panel.visible {
+    display: flex;
+}
+
+@keyframes guideSlideIn {
+    from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(-12px) scale(0.96); }
+    to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0) scale(1); }
+}
+
+.guide-panel-header {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    padding: 12px 16px;
+    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--primary-color) 0%, #7c3aed 100%);
+    color: white;
+    cursor: grab;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.guide-panel-header:active {
+    cursor: grabbing;
+}
+
+.guide-panel-title {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 8px;
+    font-size: 0.88rem;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    letter-spacing: 0.3px;
+}
+
+.guide-panel-title i {
+    font-size: 1rem;
+}
+
+.guide-panel-controls {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 4px;
+}
+
+.guide-panel-btn {
+    width: 28px;
+    height: 28px;
+    border: none;
+    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
+    color: white;
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: background 0.2s;
+    font-size: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.guide-panel-btn:hover {
+    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.3);
+}
+
+.guide-panel-body {
+    padding: 16px;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+    flex: 1;
+}
+
+.floating-guide-panel.collapsed .guide-panel-body {
+    display: none;
+}
+
+.guide-section {
+    margin-bottom: 16px;
+}
+
+.guide-section:last-of-type {
+    margin-bottom: 12px;
+}
+
+.guide-section-badge {
+    display: inline-block;
+    padding: 3px 10px;
+    border-radius: 12px;
+    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ede9fe, #e0e7ff);
+    color: var(--primary-color);
+    font-size: 0.7rem;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
+    margin-bottom: 10px;
+}
+
+.guide-section-badge.step3-badge {
+    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d1fae5, #a7f3d0);
+    color: #065f46;
+}
+
+.guide-instruction {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: flex-start;
+    gap: 10px;
+    padding: 8px 0;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #f1f5f9;
+}
+
+.guide-instruction:last-child {
+    border-bottom: none;
+}
+
+.guide-step-num {
+    width: 22px;
+    height: 22px;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    background: var(--bg-tertiary);
+    color: var(--text-secondary);
+    font-size: 0.68rem;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+    margin-top: 1px;
+}
+
+.guide-instruction-text {
+    font-size: 0.8rem;
+    line-height: 1.55;
+    color: var(--text-secondary);
+}
+
+.guide-instruction-text strong {
+    color: var(--text-primary);
+}
+
+.guide-ui {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 3px;
+    padding: 2px 7px;
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    font-size: 0.68rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+    line-height: 1;
+}
+
+.guide-ui i {
+    font-size: 0.62rem;
+}
+
+.chapter-marker-ui {
+    background: #fef3c7;
+    border: 1.5px solid #f59e0b;
+    color: #92400e;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    width: 22px;
+    height: 22px;
+    padding: 0;
+    justify-content: center;
+}
+
+.chapter-marker-ui i {
+    font-size: 0.7rem;
+}
+
+.voice-dropdown-ui {
+    background: #f8fafc;
+    border: 1.5px solid var(--border-color);
+    color: var(--text-primary);
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    gap: 2px;
+}
+
+.generate-btn-ui {
+    background: #d1fae5;
+    border: 1.5px solid #6ee7b7;
+    color: #065f46;
+    border-radius: 5px;
+}
+
+.image-btn-ui {
+    background: #cffafe;
+    border: 1.5px solid #06b6d4;
+    color: #0e7490;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    width: 22px;
+    height: 22px;
+    padding: 0;
+    justify-content: center;
+}
+
+.image-btn-ui i {
+    font-size: 0.7rem;
+}
+
+.add-block-btn-ui {
+    background: #e0e7ff;
+    border: 1.5px solid var(--primary-color);
+    color: var(--primary-color);
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    width: 22px;
+    height: 22px;
+    padding: 0;
+    justify-content: center;
+}
+
+.add-block-btn-ui i {
+    font-size: 0.7rem;
+}
+
+.reader-tab-ui {
+    background: #f8fafc;
+    border: 1.5px solid var(--border-color);
+    color: var(--text-primary);
+    border-radius: 5px;
+}
+
+.export-btn-ui {
+    background: #e0e7ff;
+    border: 1.5px solid #a5b4fc;
+    color: #3730a3;
+    border-radius: 5px;
+}
+
+.guide-panel-footer {
+    padding-top: 10px;
+    border-top: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+    text-align: center;
+}
+
+.guide-dont-show {
+    font-size: 0.75rem;
+    color: var(--text-muted);
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 5px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.guide-dont-show input {
+    margin: 0;
+}
+
+.floating-guide-toggle {
+    position: fixed;
+    bottom: 24px;
+    right: 24px;
+    width: 48px;
+    height: 48px;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--primary-color) 0%, #7c3aed 100%);
+    color: white;
+    border: none;
+    box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(79, 70, 229, 0.4);
+    display: none;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    z-index: 8999;
+    transition: transform 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s;
+    font-size: 1.2rem;
+}
+
+.floating-guide-toggle:hover {
+    transform: scale(1.1);
+    box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(79, 70, 229, 0.5);
+}
+
+.floating-guide-toggle.visible {
+    display: flex;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 768px) {
+    .floating-guide-panel {
+        width: calc(100vw - 32px);
+        right: 16px;
+        left: 16px;
+        top: auto;
+        bottom: 72px;
+        max-height: 60vh;
+    }
+    .floating-guide-toggle {
+        bottom: 16px;
+        right: 16px;
+    }
+}
+
+
+/* ============================================
+   Workflow Progress Bar
+============================================= */
+
+.workflow-progress {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    gap: 0;
+    padding: 12px 24px;
+    background: white;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+}
+
+.workflow-step {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 8px;
+    padding: 6px 16px;
+    border-radius: 20px;
+    font-size: 0.82rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    color: var(--text-muted);
+    transition: all 0.3s;
+}
+
+.workflow-step-dot {
+    width: 24px;
+    height: 24px;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    background: var(--bg-tertiary);
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    font-size: 0.7rem;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    color: var(--text-muted);
+    transition: all 0.3s;
+}
+
+.workflow-step.active {
+    color: var(--primary-color);
+    background: #ede9fe;
+}
+
+.workflow-step.active .workflow-step-dot {
+    background: var(--primary-color);
+    color: white;
+}
+
+.workflow-step.completed {
+    color: var(--success-color);
+}
+
+.workflow-step.completed .workflow-step-dot {
+    background: var(--success-color);
+    color: white;
+    font-size: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.workflow-connector {
+    width: 40px;
+    height: 2px;
+    background: var(--border-color);
+    transition: background 0.3s;
+}
+
+.workflow-connector.active {
+    background: var(--success-color);
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Reader Tab Badge
+============================================= */
+
+.reader-tab-badge {
+    background: var(--success-color);
+    color: white;
+    font-size: 0.65rem;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    padding: 2px 8px;
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    margin-left: 6px;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
+    animation: badgePulse 2s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes badgePulse {
+    0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
+    50% { opacity: 0.6; }
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Loading Overlay
+============================================= */
+
+.loading-overlay {
+    position: fixed;
+    top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95);
+    display: none;
+    justify-content: center;
+    align-items: center;
+    z-index: 9999;
+    flex-direction: column;
+}
+
+.loading-overlay.active {
+    display: flex;
+}
+
+.loading-content {
+    text-align: center;
+}
+
+.loading-content .spinner-border {
+    width: 3rem;
+    height: 3rem;
+    margin-bottom: 1rem;
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   App Container & Header
+============================================= */
+
+.app-container {
+    min-height: 100vh;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+}
+
+.app-header {
+    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--primary-color) 0%, #7c3aed 100%);
+    color: white;
+    padding: 16px 24px;
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    align-items: center;
+    box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
+}
+
+.app-title {
+    font-size: 1.5rem;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    margin: 0;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 10px;
+}
+
+.app-title i {
+    font-size: 1.75rem;
+}
+
+.version-badge {
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
+    padding: 4px 10px;
+    border-radius: 20px;
+    font-size: 0.75rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.project-controls {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 12px;
+}
+
+.project-name-input {
+    width: 200px;
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
+    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
+    color: white;
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);
+}
+
+.project-name-input::placeholder {
+    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
+}
+
+.project-name-input:focus {
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
+    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
+    color: white;
+    box-shadow: none;
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Header Button Overrides
+============================================= */
+
+/* Archive button — visible on purple header */
+.btn-header-archive {
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
+    border: 1.5px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
+    color: white;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    padding: 8px 16px;
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);
+    transition: all 0.2s;
+}
+
+.btn-header-archive:hover {
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
+    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
+    color: white;
+}
+
+.btn-header-archive:active {
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
+    color: white;
+}
+
+/* Help button — pill style, visible on purple header */
+.btn-header-help {
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
+    border: 1.5px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
+    color: white;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    font-size: 0.78rem;
+    padding: 6px 14px;
+    border-radius: 20px;
+    transition: all 0.2s;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 2px;
+}
+
+.btn-header-help:hover {
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
+    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
+    color: white;
+}
+
+.btn-header-help:active {
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
+    color: white;
+}
+
+.btn-header-help i {
+    font-size: 0.9rem;
+}
+
+/* User menu button */
+.btn-header-user {
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
+    border: 1.5px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
+    color: white;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    font-size: 0.82rem;
+    padding: 6px 14px;
+    border-radius: 20px;
+    transition: all 0.2s;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 4px;
+}
+
+.btn-header-user:hover,
+.btn-header-user:focus,
+.btn-header-user.show {
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
+    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
+    color: white;
+}
+
+.btn-header-user::after {
+    margin-left: 4px;
+}
+
+
+/* ============================================
+   Main Content Area
+============================================= */
+
+.main-content {
+    flex: 1;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    padding: 24px;
+}
+
+.main-tabs {
+    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--border-color);
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.main-tabs .nav-link {
+    color: var(--text-secondary);
+    font-weight: 600;
+    padding: 12px 24px;
+    border: none;
+    border-bottom: 3px solid transparent;
+    margin-bottom: -2px;
+    transition: all 0.2s;
+}
+
+.main-tabs .nav-link:hover {
+    color: var(--primary-color);
+    border-color: transparent;
+}
+
+.main-tabs .nav-link.active {
+    color: var(--primary-color);
+    background: transparent;
+    border-color: var(--primary-color);
+}
+
+.tab-content {
+    flex: 1;
+    background: var(--bg-secondary);
+    border-radius: 0 0 var(--border-radius) var(--border-radius);
+    box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
+}
+
+.tab-pane {
+    padding: 24px;
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Two-Pathway Upload Layout
+============================================= */
+
+.upload-section {
+    margin-bottom: 24px;
+}
+
+.upload-zone-wrapper {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 0;
+    align-items: stretch;
+    min-height: 380px;
+    border: 2px dashed var(--border-color);
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius-lg);
+    overflow: hidden;
+    background: var(--bg-tertiary);
+    transition: border-color 0.3s;
+}
+
+.upload-zone,
+.scratch-zone {
+    flex: 1;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    padding: 48px 32px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: all 0.3s;
+    border: none;
+    border-radius: 0;
+    background: transparent;
+    text-align: center;
+}
+
+.upload-zone:hover,
+.upload-zone.drag-over {
+    background: rgba(79, 70, 229, 0.04);
+}
+
+.scratch-zone:hover {
+    background: rgba(79, 70, 229, 0.04);
+}
+
+.upload-content,
+.scratch-content {
+    max-width: 340px;
+}
+
+.upload-icon,
+.scratch-icon {
+    font-size: 3.5rem;
+    color: var(--text-muted);
+    margin-bottom: 16px;
+    display: block;
+    transition: color 0.3s, transform 0.3s;
+}
+
+.upload-zone:hover .upload-icon,
+.scratch-zone:hover .scratch-icon {
+    color: var(--primary-color);
+    transform: translateY(-4px);
+}
+
+.upload-zone h4,
+.scratch-zone h4 {
+    font-size: 1.25rem;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    margin-bottom: 8px;
+    color: var(--text-primary);
+}
+
+.upload-hint-text {
+    margin-top: 16px;
+    font-size: 0.8rem;
+    color: var(--text-muted);
+}
+
+.upload-hint-text i {
+    color: var(--primary-color);
+}
+
+.pathway-divider {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    width: 56px;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+    position: relative;
+    background: transparent;
+}
+
+.pathway-divider::before {
+    content: '';
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 15%;
+    bottom: 15%;
+    left: 50%;
+    width: 1px;
+    background: var(--border-color);
+    transform: translateX(-50%);
+}
+
+.pathway-divider span {
+    position: relative;
+    z-index: 1;
+    background: var(--bg-tertiary);
+    padding: 10px 6px;
+    color: var(--text-muted);
+    font-size: 0.85rem;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Editor Section
+============================================= */
+
+.editor-section {
+    flex: 1;
+    min-height: 500px;
+}
+
+.editor-container {
+    background: var(--bg-secondary);
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius);
+    min-height: 500px;
+    padding: 24px 48px;
+    position: relative;
+    max-width: 900px;
+    margin: 0 auto;
+}
+
+.empty-editor-message {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 50%;
+    left: 50%;
+    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+    text-align: center;
+    color: var(--text-muted);
+}
+
+.empty-editor-message i {
+    font-size: 4rem;
+    margin-bottom: 16px;
+    display: block;
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Reader Section
+============================================= */
+
+.reader-container {
+    min-height: 500px;
+    font-family: var(--font-serif);
+    font-size: 1.125rem;
+    line-height: 1.8;
+    max-width: 800px;
+    margin: 0 auto;
+    padding: 0 24px;
+}
+
+.reader-empty-state {
+    text-align: center;
+    padding: 80px;
+    color: var(--text-muted);
+}
+
+.reader-empty-state i {
+    font-size: 4rem;
+    margin-bottom: 16px;
+    display: block;
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Buttons
+============================================= */
+
+.btn {
+    font-weight: 500;
+    padding: 8px 16px;
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);
+    transition: all 0.2s;
+}
+
+.btn-primary {
+    background: var(--primary-color);
+    border-color: var(--primary-color);
+}
+
+.btn-primary:hover {
+    background: var(--primary-hover);
+    border-color: var(--primary-hover);
+}
+
+.btn-success {
+    background: var(--success-color);
+    border-color: var(--success-color);
+}
+
+.btn-danger {
+    background: var(--danger-color);
+    border-color: var(--danger-color);
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Modals
+============================================= */
+
+.modal-content {
+    border: none;
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius);
+    box-shadow: var(--shadow-lg);
+}
+
+.modal-header {
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+    padding: 20px 24px;
+}
+
+.modal-body {
+    padding: 24px;
+}
+
+.modal-footer {
+    border-top: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+    padding: 16px 24px;
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Project List in Archive
+============================================= */
+
+.project-item {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    align-items: center;
+    padding: 16px;
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);
+    margin-bottom: 12px;
+    transition: all 0.2s;
+}
+
+.project-item:hover {
+    border-color: var(--primary-color);
+    background: var(--bg-tertiary);
+}
+
+.project-info h6 {
+    margin: 0 0 4px 0;
+    font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.project-meta {
+    font-size: 0.875rem;
+    color: var(--text-muted);
+}
+
+.project-actions {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 8px;
+}
+
+.project-edit-form {
+    flex: 1;
+    margin-right: 16px;
+}
+
+.project-name-edit-input {
+    width: 100%;
+    font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Responsive
+============================================= */
+
+@media (max-width: 768px) {
+    .app-header {
+        flex-direction: column;
+        gap: 16px;
+    }
+    
+    .project-controls {
+        width: 100%;
+        flex-wrap: wrap;
+    }
+    
+    .project-name-input {
+        width: 100%;
+    }
+    
+    .main-content {
+        padding: 16px;
+    }
+    
+    .tab-pane {
+        padding: 16px;
+    }
+    
+    .editor-container {
+        padding: 16px 24px;
+    }
+    
+    .welcome-steps {
+        flex-direction: column;
+        align-items: center;
+    }
+    
+    .welcome-step-arrow {
+        transform: rotate(90deg);
+        padding: 8px 0;
+    }
+    
+    .welcome-card {
+        padding: 32px 24px;
+    }
+    
+    .workflow-progress {
+        padding: 8px 12px;
+        gap: 0;
+    }
+    
+    .workflow-step span {
+        display: none;
+    }
+    
+    .workflow-connector {
+        width: 24px;
+    }
+    
+    /* Two-pathway stacks vertically on mobile */
+    .upload-zone-wrapper {
+        flex-direction: column;
+        min-height: auto;
+    }
+    
+    .upload-zone,
+    .scratch-zone {
+        padding: 32px 24px;
+    }
+    
+    .pathway-divider {
+        width: 100%;
+        height: 56px;
+        flex-direction: row;
+    }
+    
+    .pathway-divider::before {
+        top: 50%;
+        bottom: auto;
+        left: 15%;
+        right: 15%;
+        width: auto;
+        height: 1px;
+        transform: translateY(-50%);
+    }
+    
+    /* Header help button - compact on mobile */
+    .btn-header-help #headerHelpLabel {
+        display: none;
+    }
+    
+    .btn-header-help {
+        padding: 6px 10px;
+    }
+}
+
+
+/* ============================================
+   v4.2: Project Archive with Thumbnails & Publishing
+============================================= */
+
+.project-item-v2 {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 16px;
+    padding: 16px;
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);
+    margin-bottom: 12px;
+    transition: all 0.2s;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+.project-item-v2:hover {
+    border-color: var(--primary-color);
+    background: var(--bg-tertiary);
+}
+
+.project-thumb {
+    width: 80px;
+    height: 110px;
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    position: relative;
+    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4f46e5, #7c3aed);
+    box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
+}
+
+.project-thumb-img {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    object-fit: cover;
+}
+
+.project-thumb-placeholder {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    color: white;
+    font-size: 2rem;
+    opacity: 0.7;
+}
+
+.project-thumb-overlay {
+    position: absolute;
+    inset: 0;
+    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
+    color: white;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    opacity: 0;
+    transition: opacity 0.2s;
+    font-size: 0.7rem;
+    gap: 4px;
+}
+
+.project-thumb:hover .project-thumb-overlay {
+    opacity: 1;
+}
+
+.project-thumb-overlay i {
+    font-size: 1.2rem;
+}
+
+.project-info-v2 {
+    flex: 1;
+    min-width: 200px;
+}
+
+.project-info-v2 h6 {
+    font-weight: 700;
+    margin: 0;
+    font-size: 1rem;
+}
+
+.project-meta {
+    font-size: 0.82rem;
+    color: var(--text-muted);
+    margin-top: 4px;
+}
+
+.project-meta-author {
+    font-size: 0.78rem;
+    color: var(--text-secondary);
+    margin-top: 2px;
+    font-style: italic;
+}
+
+.project-actions-v2 {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 6px;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 768px) {
+    .project-item-v2 {
+        flex-direction: column;
+        align-items: stretch;
+        text-align: center;
+    }
+    
+    .project-thumb {
+        margin: 0 auto;
+    }
+    
+    .project-actions-v2 {
+        justify-content: center;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/static/js/app.js b/static/js/app.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e31288
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/js/app.js
@@ -0,0 +1,1174 @@
+/**
+ * Audiobook Maker Pro v4.2 - Main Application
+ * UPDATED: Publishing support, thumbnails, sections terminology
+ * FIXED: Edit/rename in new archive UI, republish populates existing data
+ */
+
+// ============================================
+// Global State
+// ============================================
+
+let currentProject = {
+    id: null,
+    name: 'My Audiobook',
+    chapters: []
+};
+
+let voices = [];
+let archiveModal = null;
+let ttsEditModal = null;
+let publishModal = null;
+let publishingProjectId = null;
+let currentWorkflowStage = 'upload';
+let allArchiveProjects = []; // Cache for republish dialog
+
+// ============================================
+// Initialization
+// ============================================
+
+document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
+    console.log('🎧 Audiobook Maker Pro v4.2 initializing...');
+    
+    archiveModal = new bootstrap.Modal(document.getElementById('archiveModal'));
+    ttsEditModal = new bootstrap.Modal(document.getElementById('ttsEditModal'));
+    
+    loadVoices();
+    initPdfHandler();
+    initMarkdownEditor();
+    setupEventListeners();
+    
+    initWelcomeOverlay();
+    updateWorkflowProgress('upload');
+    initFloatingGuidePanel();
+    loadCurrentUser();
+    
+    if (typeof hideReaderUI === 'function') {
+        hideReaderUI();
+    }
+    
+    console.log('✅ Application initialized');
+});
+
+function setupEventListeners() {
+    document.getElementById('projectName').addEventListener('change', function() {
+        currentProject.name = this.value;
+    });
+    
+    document.getElementById('reader-tab').addEventListener('shown.bs.tab', function() {
+        renderInteractiveReader();
+        if (typeof showReaderUI === 'function') {
+            showReaderUI();
+        }
+        hideGuidePanelForReader();
+    });
+    
+    document.getElementById('editor-tab').addEventListener('shown.bs.tab', function() {
+        if (typeof hideReaderUI === 'function') {
+            hideReaderUI();
+        }
+        restoreGuidePanelForEditor();
+    });
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Welcome Overlay
+// ============================================
+
+function initWelcomeOverlay() {
+    const dontShow = localStorage.getItem('audiobookMakerHideWelcome');
+    if (dontShow === 'true') {
+        document.getElementById('welcomeOverlay').style.display = 'none';
+    } else {
+        document.getElementById('welcomeOverlay').style.display = 'flex';
+    }
+}
+
+function dismissWelcome() {
+    const dontShowCheckbox = document.getElementById('welcomeDontShow');
+    if (dontShowCheckbox && dontShowCheckbox.checked) {
+        localStorage.setItem('audiobookMakerHideWelcome', 'true');
+    }
+    document.getElementById('welcomeOverlay').style.display = 'none';
+}
+
+function showWelcome() {
+    document.getElementById('welcomeOverlay').style.display = 'flex';
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Dynamic Header Help Button
+// ============================================
+
+function handleHeaderHelp() {
+    if (currentWorkflowStage === 'upload') {
+        showWelcome();
+    } else {
+        showGuidePanel();
+    }
+}
+
+function updateHeaderHelpButton(stage) {
+    const label = document.getElementById('headerHelpLabel');
+    const btn = document.getElementById('headerHelpBtn');
+    
+    if (!label || !btn) return;
+    
+    if (stage === 'upload') {
+        label.textContent = 'Quick Start';
+        btn.title = 'Show quick start guide';
+    } else {
+        label.textContent = 'Quick Guide';
+        btn.title = 'Show editor quick guide';
+    }
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Floating Guide Panel
+// ============================================
+
+let guidePanelDragState = {
+    isDragging: false,
+    startX: 0,
+    startY: 0,
+    offsetX: 0,
+    offsetY: 0
+};
+
+function initFloatingGuidePanel() {
+    const panel = document.getElementById('floatingGuidePanel');
+    const header = document.getElementById('guidePanelHeader');
+    const toggle = document.getElementById('floatingGuideToggle');
+    
+    if (!panel || !header) return;
+    
+    const hideGuide = localStorage.getItem('audiobookMakerHideGuide');
+    if (hideGuide === 'true') {
+        panel.classList.remove('visible');
+        if (toggle) toggle.classList.add('visible');
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    const collapsed = localStorage.getItem('audiobookMakerGuideCollapsed');
+    if (collapsed === 'true') {
+        panel.classList.add('collapsed');
+        const icon = document.getElementById('guideCollapseIcon');
+        if (icon) {
+            icon.classList.remove('bi-chevron-up');
+            icon.classList.add('bi-chevron-down');
+        }
+    }
+    
+    const savedPos = localStorage.getItem('audiobookMakerGuidePos');
+    if (savedPos) {
+        try {
+            const pos = JSON.parse(savedPos);
+            const maxX = window.innerWidth - 100;
+            const maxY = window.innerHeight - 50;
+            if (pos.x >= 0 && pos.x <= maxX && pos.y >= 0 && pos.y <= maxY) {
+                panel.style.right = 'auto';
+                panel.style.left = pos.x + 'px';
+                panel.style.top = pos.y + 'px';
+            }
+        } catch(e) { /* ignore */ }
+    }
+    
+    header.addEventListener('mousedown', onGuideDragStart);
+    document.addEventListener('mousemove', onGuideDragMove);
+    document.addEventListener('mouseup', onGuideDragEnd);
+    
+    header.addEventListener('touchstart', onGuideTouchStart, { passive: false });
+    document.addEventListener('touchmove', onGuideTouchMove, { passive: false });
+    document.addEventListener('touchend', onGuideTouchEnd);
+}
+
+function showGuidePanelOnEditor() {
+    const panel = document.getElementById('floatingGuidePanel');
+    const toggle = document.getElementById('floatingGuideToggle');
+    const hideGuide = localStorage.getItem('audiobookMakerHideGuide');
+    
+    if (hideGuide === 'true') {
+        if (toggle) toggle.classList.add('visible');
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    if (panel) panel.classList.add('visible');
+    if (toggle) toggle.classList.remove('visible');
+}
+
+function showGuidePanel() {
+    const panel = document.getElementById('floatingGuidePanel');
+    const toggle = document.getElementById('floatingGuideToggle');
+    
+    if (panel) panel.classList.add('visible');
+    if (toggle) toggle.classList.remove('visible');
+    
+    localStorage.removeItem('audiobookMakerHideGuide');
+}
+
+function hideGuidePanel() {
+    const panel = document.getElementById('floatingGuidePanel');
+    const toggle = document.getElementById('floatingGuideToggle');
+    
+    if (panel) panel.classList.remove('visible');
+    if (toggle) toggle.classList.add('visible');
+}
+
+function toggleGuideCollapse() {
+    const panel = document.getElementById('floatingGuidePanel');
+    const icon = document.getElementById('guideCollapseIcon');
+    
+    if (!panel) return;
+    
+    const isCollapsed = panel.classList.toggle('collapsed');
+    
+    if (icon) {
+        if (isCollapsed) {
+            icon.classList.remove('bi-chevron-up');
+            icon.classList.add('bi-chevron-down');
+        } else {
+            icon.classList.remove('bi-chevron-down');
+            icon.classList.add('bi-chevron-up');
+        }
+    }
+    
+    localStorage.setItem('audiobookMakerGuideCollapsed', isCollapsed ? 'true' : 'false');
+}
+
+function handleGuideDontShow() {
+    const checkbox = document.getElementById('guidePanelDontShow');
+    if (checkbox && checkbox.checked) {
+        localStorage.setItem('audiobookMakerHideGuide', 'true');
+        hideGuidePanel();
+    } else {
+        localStorage.removeItem('audiobookMakerHideGuide');
+    }
+}
+
+let guidePanelHiddenByReader = false;
+
+function hideGuidePanelForReader() {
+    const panel = document.getElementById('floatingGuidePanel');
+    const toggle = document.getElementById('floatingGuideToggle');
+    
+    if (panel && panel.classList.contains('visible')) {
+        panel.classList.remove('visible');
+        guidePanelHiddenByReader = true;
+    } else {
+        guidePanelHiddenByReader = false;
+    }
+    
+    if (toggle) toggle.classList.add('visible');
+}
+
+function restoreGuidePanelForEditor() {
+    if (guidePanelHiddenByReader) {
+        const panel = document.getElementById('floatingGuidePanel');
+        const toggle = document.getElementById('floatingGuideToggle');
+        const hideGuide = localStorage.getItem('audiobookMakerHideGuide');
+        
+        if (hideGuide !== 'true' && panel) {
+            panel.classList.add('visible');
+            if (toggle) toggle.classList.remove('visible');
+        }
+        guidePanelHiddenByReader = false;
+    }
+}
+
+function onGuideDragStart(e) {
+    if (e.target.closest('.guide-panel-btn') || e.target.closest('button')) return;
+    const panel = document.getElementById('floatingGuidePanel');
+    if (!panel) return;
+    guidePanelDragState.isDragging = true;
+    const rect = panel.getBoundingClientRect();
+    guidePanelDragState.offsetX = e.clientX - rect.left;
+    guidePanelDragState.offsetY = e.clientY - rect.top;
+    panel.style.transition = 'none';
+    e.preventDefault();
+}
+
+function onGuideDragMove(e) {
+    if (!guidePanelDragState.isDragging) return;
+    const panel = document.getElementById('floatingGuidePanel');
+    if (!panel) return;
+    let newX = e.clientX - guidePanelDragState.offsetX;
+    let newY = e.clientY - guidePanelDragState.offsetY;
+    const pw = panel.offsetWidth, ph = panel.offsetHeight;
+    newX = Math.max(0, Math.min(newX, window.innerWidth - pw));
+    newY = Math.max(0, Math.min(newY, window.innerHeight - ph));
+    panel.style.right = 'auto';
+    panel.style.left = newX + 'px';
+    panel.style.top = newY + 'px';
+    e.preventDefault();
+}
+
+function onGuideDragEnd(e) {
+    if (!guidePanelDragState.isDragging) return;
+    guidePanelDragState.isDragging = false;
+    const panel = document.getElementById('floatingGuidePanel');
+    if (panel) {
+        panel.style.transition = '';
+        localStorage.setItem('audiobookMakerGuidePos', JSON.stringify({
+            x: parseInt(panel.style.left) || 0,
+            y: parseInt(panel.style.top) || 0
+        }));
+    }
+}
+
+function onGuideTouchStart(e) {
+    if (e.target.closest('.guide-panel-btn') || e.target.closest('button')) return;
+    const panel = document.getElementById('floatingGuidePanel');
+    if (!panel) return;
+    const touch = e.touches[0];
+    guidePanelDragState.isDragging = true;
+    const rect = panel.getBoundingClientRect();
+    guidePanelDragState.offsetX = touch.clientX - rect.left;
+    guidePanelDragState.offsetY = touch.clientY - rect.top;
+    panel.style.transition = 'none';
+    e.preventDefault();
+}
+
+function onGuideTouchMove(e) {
+    if (!guidePanelDragState.isDragging) return;
+    const panel = document.getElementById('floatingGuidePanel');
+    if (!panel) return;
+    const touch = e.touches[0];
+    let newX = touch.clientX - guidePanelDragState.offsetX;
+    let newY = touch.clientY - guidePanelDragState.offsetY;
+    const pw = panel.offsetWidth, ph = panel.offsetHeight;
+    newX = Math.max(0, Math.min(newX, window.innerWidth - pw));
+    newY = Math.max(0, Math.min(newY, window.innerHeight - ph));
+    panel.style.right = 'auto';
+    panel.style.left = newX + 'px';
+    panel.style.top = newY + 'px';
+    e.preventDefault();
+}
+
+function onGuideTouchEnd(e) {
+    if (!guidePanelDragState.isDragging) return;
+    guidePanelDragState.isDragging = false;
+    const panel = document.getElementById('floatingGuidePanel');
+    if (panel) {
+        panel.style.transition = '';
+        localStorage.setItem('audiobookMakerGuidePos', JSON.stringify({
+            x: parseInt(panel.style.left) || 0,
+            y: parseInt(panel.style.top) || 0
+        }));
+    }
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Workflow Progress Bar
+// ============================================
+
+function updateWorkflowProgress(stage) {
+    const step1 = document.getElementById('wpStep1');
+    const step2 = document.getElementById('wpStep2');
+    const step3 = document.getElementById('wpStep3');
+    const conn1 = document.getElementById('wpConn1');
+    const conn2 = document.getElementById('wpConn2');
+    
+    if (!step1) return;
+    
+    currentWorkflowStage = stage;
+    updateHeaderHelpButton(stage);
+    
+    [step1, step2, step3].forEach(s => s.classList.remove('completed', 'active'));
+    [conn1, conn2].forEach(c => c.classList.remove('active'));
+    
+    switch (stage) {
+        case 'upload':
+            step1.classList.add('active');
+            break;
+        case 'edit':
+            step1.classList.add('completed');
+            conn1.classList.add('active');
+            step2.classList.add('active');
+            showGuidePanelOnEditor();
+            break;
+        case 'audio-ready':
+            step1.classList.add('completed');
+            conn1.classList.add('active');
+            step2.classList.add('completed');
+            conn2.classList.add('active');
+            step3.classList.add('active');
+            const badge = document.getElementById('readerTabBadge');
+            if (badge) badge.style.display = 'inline';
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Helper: Switch to Editor Tab
+// ============================================
+
+function switchToEditorTab() {
+    const editorTab = document.getElementById('editor-tab');
+    if (editorTab) {
+        const tab = new bootstrap.Tab(editorTab);
+        tab.show();
+    }
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Helper: Start from scratch
+// ============================================
+
+function startFromScratch() {
+    document.getElementById('uploadSection').style.display = 'none';
+    document.getElementById('editorSection').style.display = 'block';
+    updateWorkflowProgress('edit');
+    
+    const panel = document.getElementById('audiobookMakerPanel');
+    if (panel) panel.style.display = 'flex';
+    
+    const sidebar = document.getElementById('documentOutlineSidebar');
+    if (sidebar) sidebar.style.display = 'block';
+    
+    const editor = document.getElementById('markdownEditor');
+    if (editor && (typeof editorBlocks === 'undefined' || editorBlocks.length === 0)) {
+        addBlock('paragraph', '');
+        repairAllNewBlockLines();
+        updatePanelUI();
+    }
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Loading Overlay
+// ============================================
+
+function showLoader(text = 'Processing...', subtext = 'Please wait') {
+    const overlay = document.getElementById('loadingOverlay');
+    if(overlay) {
+        document.getElementById('loadingText').textContent = text;
+        document.getElementById('loadingSubtext').textContent = subtext;
+        overlay.classList.add('active');
+    }
+}
+
+function hideLoader() {
+    const overlay = document.getElementById('loadingOverlay');
+    if(overlay) overlay.classList.remove('active');
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Voice Management
+// ============================================
+
+async function loadVoices() {
+    try {
+        const response = await fetch('/api/voices');
+        const data = await response.json();
+        voices = data.voices || [];
+        console.log(`📢 Loaded ${voices.length} voices`);
+        
+        populatePanelVoiceSelect();
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Failed to load voices:', error);
+        voices = [
+            { id: 'af_heart', name: 'Heart (US Female)' },
+            { id: 'am_adam', name: 'Adam (US Male)' }
+        ];
+        populatePanelVoiceSelect();
+    }
+}
+
+function populatePanelVoiceSelect() {
+    const select = document.getElementById('ampVoiceSelect');
+    if (!select) return;
+    
+    let currentVoice = 'af_heart';
+    if (typeof panelState !== 'undefined' && panelState.voice) {
+        currentVoice = panelState.voice;
+    }
+    
+    select.innerHTML = voices.map(v => 
+        `<option value="${v.id}" ${v.id === currentVoice ? 'selected' : ''}>${v.name}</option>`
+    ).join('');
+}
+
+function getVoiceOptions(selectedVoice = 'af_heart') {
+    return voices.map(v => 
+        `<option value="${v.id}" ${v.id === selectedVoice ? 'selected' : ''}>${v.name}</option>`
+    ).join('');
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Project Management
+// ============================================
+
+async function saveProject() {
+    const projectNameInput = document.getElementById('projectName');
+    if(!projectNameInput) return;
+    const projectName = projectNameInput.value.trim();
+    
+    if (!projectName) {
+        alert('Please enter a project name');
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    currentProject.name = projectName;
+    const chapters = typeof collectEditorContent === 'function' ? collectEditorContent() : [];
+    
+    if (chapters.length === 0) {
+        alert('No content to save. Add some blocks first.');
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    showLoader('Saving Project...', 'Please wait');
+    
+    try {
+        let projectId = currentProject.id;
+        
+        if (!projectId) {
+            const createResponse = await fetch('/api/projects', {
+                method: 'POST',
+                headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+                body: JSON.stringify({ name: projectName })
+            });
+            
+            const createData = await createResponse.json();
+            
+            if (createData.error) {
+                const listResponse = await fetch('/api/projects');
+                const listData = await listResponse.json();
+                const existing = listData.projects.find(p => p.name === projectName);
+                
+                if (existing) {
+                    projectId = existing.id;
+                } else {
+                    throw new Error(createData.error);
+                }
+            } else {
+                projectId = createData.project_id;
+            }
+            
+            currentProject.id = projectId;
+        }
+        
+        const saveResponse = await fetch(`/api/projects/${projectId}/save`, {
+            method: 'POST',
+            headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+            body: JSON.stringify({ chapters })
+        });
+        
+        const saveData = await saveResponse.json();
+        
+        if (saveData.error) {
+            throw new Error(saveData.error);
+        }
+        
+        hideLoader();
+        showNotification('Project saved successfully!', 'success');
+        
+    } catch (error) {
+        hideLoader();
+        console.error('Save error:', error);
+        alert('Failed to save project: ' + error.message);
+    }
+}
+
+async function exportProject() {
+    if (!currentProject.id) {
+        await saveProject();
+        if (!currentProject.id) return;
+    }
+    
+    showLoader('Exporting...', 'Creating ZIP file');
+    
+    try {
+        window.location.href = `/api/export/${currentProject.id}`;
+        setTimeout(() => { hideLoader(); }, 2000);
+    } catch (error) {
+        hideLoader();
+        alert('Export failed: ' + error.message);
+    }
+}
+
+async function openProjectArchive() {
+    showLoader('Loading projects...');
+    
+    try {
+        const response = await fetch('/api/projects');
+        const data = await response.json();
+        
+        // Cache for republish dialog
+        allArchiveProjects = data.projects || [];
+        
+        const container = document.getElementById('projectList');
+        if(!container) return;
+        
+        if (allArchiveProjects.length === 0) {
+            container.innerHTML = `
+                <div class="text-center text-muted py-5">
+                    <i class="bi bi-folder2-open" style="font-size: 3rem;"></i>
+                    <p class="mt-3">No saved projects yet</p>
+                </div>
+            `;
+        } else {
+            container.innerHTML = allArchiveProjects.map(project => {
+                const thumbHtml = project.thumbnail_data
+                    ? `<img src="data:image/${project.thumbnail_format};base64,${project.thumbnail_data}" 
+                            class="project-thumb-img" alt="thumbnail">`
+                    : `<div class="project-thumb-placeholder"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></div>`;
+                
+                const publishBadge = project.is_published
+                    ? `<span class="badge bg-success ms-2"><i class="bi bi-globe me-1"></i>Published</span>`
+                    : '';
+                
+                const canPublish = project.audio_count > 0;
+                const safeNameAttr = escapeHtml(project.name).replace(/'/g, "&#39;");
+                
+                return `
+                <div class="project-item-v2" id="project-item-${project.id}">
+                    <div class="project-thumb" onclick="document.getElementById('thumb-input-${project.id}').click()" 
+                         title="Click to upload thumbnail">
+                        ${thumbHtml}
+                        <div class="project-thumb-overlay">
+                            <i class="bi bi-camera"></i>
+                            <span>Edit</span>
+                        </div>
+                        <input type="file" id="thumb-input-${project.id}" accept="image/*" hidden
+                               onchange="uploadThumbnail(${project.id}, this)">
+                    </div>
+                    
+                    <div class="project-info-v2" id="project-info-${project.id}">
+                        <div class="d-flex align-items-center mb-1 flex-wrap">
+                            <h6 class="mb-0" id="project-name-text-${project.id}">${escapeHtml(project.name)}</h6>
+                            ${publishBadge}
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="project-meta">
+                            <i class="bi bi-collection me-1"></i> ${project.chapter_count} sections •
+                            <i class="bi bi-soundwave mx-1"></i> ${project.audio_count} audio blocks •
+                            <i class="bi bi-eye mx-1"></i> ${project.view_count} views
+                        </div>
+                        ${project.author ? `<div class="project-meta-author"><i class="bi bi-person me-1"></i>${escapeHtml(project.author)}</div>` : ''}
+                    </div>
+                    
+                    <div class="project-edit-form" id="project-edit-${project.id}" style="display:none; flex:1; min-width:200px;">
+                        <input type="text" class="form-control form-control-sm project-name-edit-input" 
+                               id="edit-input-${project.id}" value="${escapeHtml(project.name)}">
+                    </div>
+                    
+                    <div class="project-actions-v2" id="project-actions-${project.id}">
+                        ${project.is_published 
+                            ? `<button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-warning" onclick="unpublishProject(${project.id})" title="Unpublish from public library">
+                                <i class="bi bi-eye-slash"></i> Unpublish
+                            </button>`
+                            : `<button class="btn btn-sm btn-success" onclick="openPublishDialog(${project.id})" 
+                                  title="${canPublish ? 'Publish to public library' : 'Generate audio first to publish'}"
+                                  ${!canPublish ? 'disabled' : ''}>
+                                <i class="bi bi-globe"></i> Publish
+                            </button>`
+                        }
+                        <button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary" onclick="startEditProjectName(${project.id})" title="Rename">
+                            <i class="bi bi-pencil"></i>
+                        </button>
+                        <button class="btn btn-sm btn-primary" onclick="loadProject(${project.id})">
+                            <i class="bi bi-folder2-open"></i> Load
+                        </button>
+                        <button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-danger" onclick="deleteProject(${project.id})" title="Delete">
+                            <i class="bi bi-trash"></i>
+                        </button>
+                    </div>
+                    
+                    <div class="project-actions-v2" id="project-edit-actions-${project.id}" style="display:none;">
+                        <button class="btn btn-sm btn-success" onclick="saveProjectName(${project.id})" title="Save">
+                            <i class="bi bi-check-lg"></i>
+                        </button>
+                        <button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary" onclick="cancelEditProjectName(${project.id})" title="Cancel">
+                            <i class="bi bi-x-lg"></i>
+                        </button>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                `;
+            }).join('');
+        }
+        
+        hideLoader();
+        if(archiveModal) archiveModal.show();
+        
+    } catch (error) {
+        hideLoader();
+        alert('Failed to load projects: ' + error.message);
+    }
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Rename Functionality (FIXED for new UI)
+// ============================================
+
+function startEditProjectName(projectId) {
+    document.getElementById(`project-info-${projectId}`).style.display = 'none';
+    document.getElementById(`project-actions-${projectId}`).style.display = 'none';
+    
+    document.getElementById(`project-edit-${projectId}`).style.display = 'block';
+    document.getElementById(`project-edit-actions-${projectId}`).style.display = 'flex';
+    
+    const input = document.getElementById(`edit-input-${projectId}`);
+    input.focus();
+    input.select();
+    
+    input.onkeydown = function(e) {
+        if (e.key === 'Enter') {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            saveProjectName(projectId);
+        } else if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+            cancelEditProjectName(projectId);
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+function cancelEditProjectName(projectId) {
+    document.getElementById(`project-info-${projectId}`).style.display = 'block';
+    document.getElementById(`project-actions-${projectId}`).style.display = 'flex';
+    
+    document.getElementById(`project-edit-${projectId}`).style.display = 'none';
+    document.getElementById(`project-edit-actions-${projectId}`).style.display = 'none';
+    
+    const textElement = document.getElementById(`project-name-text-${projectId}`);
+    const input = document.getElementById(`edit-input-${projectId}`);
+    if (textElement && input) {
+        input.value = textElement.textContent;
+    }
+}
+
+async function saveProjectName(projectId) {
+    const input = document.getElementById(`edit-input-${projectId}`);
+    const newName = input.value.trim();
+    
+    if (!newName) {
+        showNotification('Project name cannot be empty', 'warning');
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    try {
+        const response = await fetch(`/api/projects/${projectId}`, {
+            method: 'PUT',
+            headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+            body: JSON.stringify({ name: newName })
+        });
+        
+        const data = await response.json();
+        
+        if (data.error) {
+            showNotification(data.error, 'error');
+            return;
+        }
+        
+        // Update the text in the cached element
+        const textEl = document.getElementById(`project-name-text-${projectId}`);
+        if (textEl) textEl.textContent = newName;
+        
+        // Update cached project list
+        const cached = allArchiveProjects.find(p => p.id === projectId);
+        if (cached) cached.name = newName;
+        
+        cancelEditProjectName(projectId);
+        showNotification('Project renamed successfully', 'success');
+        
+        // Update header if currently loaded project was renamed
+        if (currentProject.id === projectId) {
+            currentProject.name = newName;
+            const nameInput = document.getElementById('projectName');
+            if (nameInput) nameInput.value = newName;
+        }
+        
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error(error);
+        showNotification('Failed to rename project', 'error');
+    }
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Thumbnail Upload
+// ============================================
+
+async function uploadThumbnail(projectId, inputEl) {
+    const file = inputEl.files[0];
+    if (!file) return;
+    
+    if (file.size > 5 * 1024 * 1024) {
+        showNotification('Image too large (max 5MB)', 'error');
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    const formData = new FormData();
+    formData.append('file', file);
+    
+    showLoader('Uploading thumbnail...');
+    
+    try {
+        const resp = await fetch(`/api/projects/${projectId}/thumbnail`, {
+            method: 'POST',
+            body: formData
+        });
+        const data = await resp.json();
+        
+        hideLoader();
+        
+        if (data.error) {
+            showNotification(data.error, 'error');
+            return;
+        }
+        
+        showNotification('Thumbnail updated', 'success');
+        openProjectArchive();
+    } catch (e) {
+        hideLoader();
+        showNotification('Failed to upload thumbnail', 'error');
+    }
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Publishing Functions (FIXED to populate existing data)
+// ============================================
+
+function openPublishDialog(projectId) {
+    publishingProjectId = projectId;
+    
+    // Find project in cache to populate existing data
+    const project = allArchiveProjects.find(p => p.id === projectId);
+    
+    if (!publishModal) {
+        const modalHtml = `
+        <div class="modal fade" id="publishModal" tabindex="-1">
+            <div class="modal-dialog">
+                <div class="modal-content">
+                    <div class="modal-header">
+                        <h5 class="modal-title"><i class="bi bi-globe me-2"></i>Publish to Public Library</h5>
+                        <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal"></button>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="modal-body">
+                        <p class="text-muted small">Publishing makes your audiobook available to anyone visiting the public library at <code>/home</code>.</p>
+                        
+                        <div class="mb-3">
+                            <label class="form-label">Project</label>
+                            <input type="text" class="form-control" id="pub-name" readonly>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="mb-3">
+                            <label class="form-label">Author <span class="text-muted small">(optional)</span></label>
+                            <input type="text" class="form-control" id="pub-author" placeholder="Author name">
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="mb-3">
+                            <label class="form-label">Description <span class="text-muted small">(optional)</span></label>
+                            <textarea class="form-control" id="pub-description" rows="3" placeholder="Short description of the audiobook"></textarea>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="mb-3">
+                            <label class="form-label">Category <span class="text-muted small">(optional)</span></label>
+                            <input type="text" class="form-control" id="pub-category" placeholder="e.g., Fiction, Non-fiction, Self-help">
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="modal-footer">
+                        <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Cancel</button>
+                        <button type="button" class="btn btn-success" onclick="confirmPublish()">
+                            <i class="bi bi-globe me-1"></i>Publish Now
+                        </button>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>`;
+        document.body.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', modalHtml);
+        publishModal = new bootstrap.Modal(document.getElementById('publishModal'));
+    }
+    
+    // Populate with existing data (FIX: was always empty before)
+    document.getElementById('pub-name').value = project ? project.name : '';
+    document.getElementById('pub-author').value = project ? (project.author || '') : '';
+    document.getElementById('pub-description').value = project ? (project.description || '') : '';
+    document.getElementById('pub-category').value = project ? (project.category || '') : '';
+    
+    publishModal.show();
+}
+
+async function confirmPublish() {
+    const author = document.getElementById('pub-author').value.trim();
+    const description = document.getElementById('pub-description').value.trim();
+    const category = document.getElementById('pub-category').value.trim();
+    
+    try {
+        const resp = await fetch(`/api/projects/${publishingProjectId}/publish`, {
+            method: 'POST',
+            headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+            body: JSON.stringify({ author, description, category })
+        });
+        const data = await resp.json();
+        
+        if (data.error) {
+            showNotification(data.error, 'error');
+            return;
+        }
+        
+        publishModal.hide();
+        showNotification(data.message || 'Published!', 'success');
+        openProjectArchive();
+    } catch (e) {
+        showNotification('Failed to publish', 'error');
+    }
+}
+
+async function unpublishProject(projectId) {
+    if (!confirm('Unpublish this audiobook? It will no longer appear on the public library.')) return;
+    
+    try {
+        const resp = await fetch(`/api/projects/${projectId}/unpublish`, { method: 'POST' });
+        const data = await resp.json();
+        
+        if (data.error) {
+            showNotification(data.error, 'error');
+            return;
+        }
+        
+        showNotification('Unpublished', 'success');
+        openProjectArchive();
+    } catch (e) {
+        showNotification('Failed to unpublish', 'error');
+    }
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Project Load / Delete
+// ============================================
+
+async function loadProject(projectId) {
+    showLoader('Loading project...');
+    if(archiveModal) archiveModal.hide();
+    
+    try {
+        const response = await fetch(`/api/projects/${projectId}`);
+        const data = await response.json();
+        
+        if (data.error) throw new Error(data.error);
+        
+        currentProject = { id: data.id, name: data.name, chapters: data.chapters };
+        document.getElementById('projectName').value = data.name;
+        
+        document.getElementById('uploadSection').style.display = 'none';
+        document.getElementById('editorSection').style.display = 'block';
+        
+        const panel = document.getElementById('audiobookMakerPanel');
+        if (panel) panel.style.display = 'flex';
+        
+        const sidebar = document.getElementById('documentOutlineSidebar');
+        if (sidebar) sidebar.style.display = 'block';
+        
+        if (typeof renderProjectInEditor === 'function') {
+            renderProjectInEditor(data);
+        }
+        
+        let hasAudio = false;
+        for (const ch of data.chapters) {
+            for (const bl of ch.blocks) {
+                if (bl.audio_data && bl.block_type !== 'image') {
+                    hasAudio = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if (hasAudio) break;
+        }
+        updateWorkflowProgress(hasAudio ? 'audio-ready' : 'edit');
+        
+        hideLoader();
+        showNotification('Project loaded successfully!', 'success');
+        
+    } catch (error) {
+        hideLoader();
+        alert('Failed to load project: ' + error.message);
+    }
+}
+
+async function deleteProject(projectId) {
+    if (!confirm('Are you sure you want to delete this project? This action cannot be undone.')) return;
+    
+    showLoader('Deleting...');
+    
+    try {
+        const response = await fetch(`/api/projects/${projectId}`, { method: 'DELETE' });
+        const data = await response.json();
+        if (data.error) throw new Error(data.error);
+        
+        await openProjectArchive();
+        showNotification('Project deleted', 'success');
+        
+    } catch (error) {
+        hideLoader();
+        alert('Failed to delete project: ' + error.message);
+    }
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// TTS Text Editing
+// ============================================
+
+function openTtsEditor(blockId, currentContent) {
+    const plainText = stripMarkdown(currentContent);
+    document.getElementById('ttsTextInput').value = plainText;
+    document.getElementById('ttsBlockId').value = blockId;
+    if(ttsEditModal) ttsEditModal.show();
+}
+
+function saveTtsText() {
+    const blockId = document.getElementById('ttsBlockId').value;
+    const ttsText = document.getElementById('ttsTextInput').value;
+    
+    const block = document.querySelector(`[data-block-id="${blockId}"]`);
+    if (block) {
+        block.dataset.ttsText = ttsText;
+    }
+    
+    if(ttsEditModal) ttsEditModal.hide();
+    showNotification('TTS text saved', 'success');
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Utility Functions
+// ============================================
+
+function escapeHtml(text) {
+    if(!text) return '';
+    const div = document.createElement('div');
+    div.textContent = text;
+    return div.innerHTML;
+}
+
+function formatDate(dateStr) {
+    if (!dateStr) return '';
+    const date = new Date(dateStr);
+    return date.toLocaleDateString() + ' ' + date.toLocaleTimeString([], { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' });
+}
+
+function stripMarkdown(text) {
+    if (!text) return '';
+    let result = text;
+    result = result.replace(/^#{1,6}\s*/gm, '');
+    result = result.replace(/\*\*(.+?)\*\*/g, '$1');
+    result = result.replace(/\*(.+?)\*/g, '$1');
+    result = result.replace(/__(.+?)__/g, '$1');
+    result = result.replace(/_(.+?)_/g, '$1');
+    result = result.replace(/\[([^\]]+)\]\([^)]+\)/g, '$1');
+    result = result.replace(/!\[([^\]]*)\]\([^)]+\)/g, '');
+    result = result.replace(/^>\s*/gm, '');
+    result = result.replace(/^\s*[-*+]\s+/gm, '');
+    result = result.replace(/^\s*\d+\.\s+/gm, '');
+    return result.trim();
+}
+
+function showNotification(message, type = 'info') {
+    const notification = document.createElement('div');
+    notification.className = `alert alert-${type === 'success' ? 'success' : type === 'error' ? 'danger' : type === 'warning' ? 'warning' : 'info'} notification-toast`;
+    notification.innerHTML = `
+        <i class="bi bi-${type === 'success' ? 'check-circle' : type === 'error' ? 'exclamation-circle' : type === 'warning' ? 'exclamation-triangle' : 'info-circle'} me-2"></i>
+        ${message}
+    `;
+    notification.style.cssText = `
+        position: fixed; top: 20px; right: 20px; z-index: 9999;
+        min-width: 250px; animation: slideIn 0.3s ease;
+    `;
+    
+    document.body.appendChild(notification);
+    
+    setTimeout(() => {
+        notification.style.animation = 'slideOut 0.3s ease';
+        setTimeout(() => notification.remove(), 300);
+    }, 3000);
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Authentication
+// ============================================
+
+let changePasswordModal = null;
+
+async function loadCurrentUser() {
+    try {
+        const response = await fetch('/api/auth/me');
+        const data = await response.json();
+        
+        if (data.user) {
+            const usernameEl = document.getElementById('headerUsername');
+            if (usernameEl) usernameEl.textContent = data.user.username;
+            
+            if (data.user.role === 'admin') {
+                const adminItem = document.getElementById('adminMenuItem');
+                const adminDivider = document.getElementById('adminDivider');
+                if (adminItem) adminItem.style.display = 'block';
+                if (adminDivider) adminDivider.style.display = 'block';
+            }
+        }
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Failed to load user info:', error);
+    }
+}
+
+async function handleLogout() {
+    try {
+        await fetch('/api/auth/logout', { method: 'POST' });
+    } catch(e) { /* ignore */ }
+    window.location.href = '/login';
+}
+
+function openChangePassword() {
+    if (!changePasswordModal) {
+        changePasswordModal = new bootstrap.Modal(document.getElementById('changePasswordModal'));
+    }
+    document.getElementById('currentPassword').value = '';
+    document.getElementById('newPassword').value = '';
+    document.getElementById('confirmPassword').value = '';
+    document.getElementById('changePasswordError').style.display = 'none';
+    changePasswordModal.show();
+}
+
+async function submitChangePassword() {
+    const currentPassword = document.getElementById('currentPassword').value;
+    const newPassword = document.getElementById('newPassword').value;
+    const confirmPassword = document.getElementById('confirmPassword').value;
+    const errorDiv = document.getElementById('changePasswordError');
+    
+    errorDiv.style.display = 'none';
+    
+    if (!currentPassword || !newPassword) {
+        errorDiv.textContent = 'All fields are required';
+        errorDiv.style.display = 'block';
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    if (newPassword !== confirmPassword) {
+        errorDiv.textContent = 'New passwords do not match';
+        errorDiv.style.display = 'block';
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    if (newPassword.length < 4) {
+        errorDiv.textContent = 'New password must be at least 4 characters';
+        errorDiv.style.display = 'block';
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    try {
+        const response = await fetch('/api/auth/change-password', {
+            method: 'POST',
+            headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+            body: JSON.stringify({ current_password: currentPassword, new_password: newPassword })
+        });
+        
+        const data = await response.json();
+        
+        if (data.error) {
+            errorDiv.textContent = data.error;
+            errorDiv.style.display = 'block';
+            return;
+        }
+        
+        changePasswordModal.hide();
+        showNotification('Password changed successfully!', 'success');
+    } catch(e) {
+        errorDiv.textContent = 'Network error. Please try again.';
+        errorDiv.style.display = 'block';
+    }
+}
+
+const notifStyle = document.createElement('style');
+notifStyle.textContent = `
+    @keyframes slideIn { from { transform: translateX(100%); opacity: 0; } to { transform: translateX(0); opacity: 1; } }
+    @keyframes slideOut { from { transform: translateX(0); opacity: 1; } to { transform: translateX(100%); opacity: 0; } }
+`;
+document.head.appendChild(notifStyle);
diff --git a/static/js/generation.js b/static/js/generation.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..571a6f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/js/generation.js
@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+/**
+ * Audio Generation Module
+ * UPDATED: Panel-based generation (no chapter markers)
+ * Generates audio for N blocks starting from the selected starting block
+ */
+
+// ============================================
+// Panel-Based Generation
+// ============================================
+
+async function generateFromPanel() {
+    const textBlocks = getTextBlocks();
+    
+    if (textBlocks.length === 0) {
+        alert('No text blocks found to generate audio for.');
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    if (!panelState.startingBlockId) {
+        alert('No starting block selected.');
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    const startIdx = getTextBlockIndex(panelState.startingBlockId);
+    if (startIdx < 0) {
+        alert('Starting block not found. Please select a valid block.');
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    const count = panelState.blockCount || 10;
+    const voice = panelState.voice || 'af_heart';
+    const endIdx = Math.min(startIdx + count, textBlocks.length);
+    
+    const blocksToGenerate = [];
+    
+    for (let i = startIdx; i < endIdx; i++) {
+        const blockEl = textBlocks[i];
+        const textarea = blockEl.querySelector('.md-block-textarea');
+        const content = textarea ? textarea.value : '';
+        
+        if (!content.trim()) continue;
+        
+        // Skip image content
+        if (content.trim().startsWith('![') && content.trim().indexOf('](') !== -1) continue;
+        
+        const ttsText = (blockEl.dataset.ttsText && blockEl.dataset.ttsText.trim()) 
+            ? blockEl.dataset.ttsText 
+            : content;
+        
+        blocksToGenerate.push({
+            id: blockEl.id,
+            text: ttsText,
+            element: blockEl
+        });
+    }
+    
+    if (blocksToGenerate.length === 0) {
+        alert('No speakable text blocks found in the selected range.');
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    // Disable generate button
+    const genBtn = document.getElementById('ampGenerateBtn');
+    if (genBtn) genBtn.disabled = true;
+    
+    showLoader(`Generating Audio...`, `Processing ${blocksToGenerate.length} blocks`);
+    
+    let successCount = 0;
+    let errorCount = 0;
+    
+    for (let i = 0; i < blocksToGenerate.length; i++) {
+        const blockInfo = blocksToGenerate[i];
+        
+        document.getElementById('loadingSubtext').textContent = 
+            `Block ${i + 1} of ${blocksToGenerate.length}`;
+        
+        try {
+            const response = await fetch('/api/generate', {
+                method: 'POST',
+                headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+                body: JSON.stringify({
+                    text: blockInfo.text,
+                    voice: voice,
+                    block_id: null
+                })
+            });
+            
+            const data = await response.json();
+            
+            if (data.error) {
+                console.error(`Block ${blockInfo.id} error:`, data.error);
+                errorCount++;
+                continue;
+            }
+            
+            // Store audio data in editorBlocks
+            const blockData = editorBlocks.find(b => b.id === blockInfo.id);
+            if (blockData) {
+                blockData.audio_data = data.audio_data;
+                blockData.audio_format = data.audio_format;
+                blockData.transcription = data.transcription;
+            }
+            
+            // Update visual indicator
+            const indicator = blockInfo.element.querySelector('.audio-indicator');
+            if (indicator) {
+                indicator.classList.remove('no-audio');
+                indicator.classList.add('has-audio');
+                indicator.title = 'Audio generated';
+            }
+            
+            successCount++;
+            
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error(`Block ${blockInfo.id} error:`, error);
+            errorCount++;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    hideLoader();
+    
+    // Re-enable generate button
+    if (genBtn) genBtn.disabled = false;
+    
+    if (errorCount > 0) {
+        showNotification(`Generated ${successCount} blocks, ${errorCount} failed`, 'warning');
+    } else {
+        showNotification(`Generated audio for ${successCount} blocks!`, 'success');
+    }
+    
+    // Update workflow to show audio is ready
+    if (successCount > 0) {
+        updateWorkflowProgress('audio-ready');
+        
+        // Advance starting block
+        advanceStartingBlockAfterGeneration(endIdx - startIdx);
+    }
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Single Block Generation (from toolbar button)
+// ============================================
+
+async function generateSingleBlockAudio(blockId) {
+    const block = document.getElementById(blockId);
+    if (!block) {
+        console.error('Block not found:', blockId);
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    const blockType = block.dataset.blockType || 'paragraph';
+    
+    if (blockType === 'image') {
+        alert('Cannot generate audio for image blocks.');
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    const textarea = block.querySelector('.md-block-textarea');
+    const content = textarea ? textarea.value : '';
+    
+    if (!content.trim()) {
+        alert('No text content to generate audio for.');
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    if (content.trim().startsWith('![') && content.trim().indexOf('](') !== -1) {
+        alert('Cannot generate audio for image blocks.');
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    const ttsText = (block.dataset.ttsText && block.dataset.ttsText.trim()) ? block.dataset.ttsText : content;
+    const voice = panelState.voice || 'af_heart';
+    
+    showLoader('Generating Audio...', 'Creating speech and timestamps');
+    
+    try {
+        const response = await fetch('/api/generate', {
+            method: 'POST',
+            headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+            body: JSON.stringify({
+                text: ttsText,
+                voice: voice,
+                block_id: null
+            })
+        });
+        
+        const data = await response.json();
+        
+        if (data.error) {
+            throw new Error(data.error);
+        }
+        
+        const blockData = editorBlocks.find(b => b.id === blockId);
+        if (blockData) {
+            blockData.audio_data = data.audio_data;
+            blockData.audio_format = data.audio_format;
+            blockData.transcription = data.transcription;
+        }
+        
+        const indicator = block.querySelector('.audio-indicator');
+        if (indicator) {
+            indicator.classList.remove('no-audio');
+            indicator.classList.add('has-audio');
+            indicator.title = 'Audio generated';
+        }
+        
+        hideLoader();
+        showNotification('Audio generated successfully!', 'success');
+        
+        updateWorkflowProgress('audio-ready');
+        updatePanelUI();
+        
+    } catch (error) {
+        hideLoader();
+        console.error('Generation error:', error);
+        alert('Failed to generate audio: ' + error.message);
+    }
+}
+
+// Keep old function name for backward compatibility
+function generateBlockAudio(blockId) {
+    generateSingleBlockAudio(blockId);
+}
diff --git a/static/js/interactive-reader.js b/static/js/interactive-reader.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ef7f48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/js/interactive-reader.js
@@ -0,0 +1,917 @@
+/**
+ * Interactive Reader Module — Smart Preload Architecture (v3)
+ *
+ * Loading Strategy:
+ *   - Text and timestamps come from in-memory `editorBlocks` (already loaded).
+ *   - Audio base64 → Blob URL conversion is DEFERRED until needed.
+ *   - When block N plays, preload blob URLs for N+1, N+2 (background).
+ *   - At 70% mark of N's audio, ensure N+1 is ready (safety net).
+ *   - Memory cap: keep at most MAX_AUDIO_LOADED blob URLs alive;
+ *     revoke distant past audio to free browser memory.
+ *
+ * Scroll Strategy:
+ *   - Manual navigation (button / outline / word click): scroll block to top.
+ *   - Auto-advance (audio ended → next block): NO block scroll — let the
+ *     word highlighter smoothly carry the user. Prevents jarring jumps.
+ */
+
+// ============================================
+// Reader State
+// ============================================
+
+let readerInstances = [];
+let currentReaderInstance = null;
+let currentReaderIndex = -1;
+let readerStarted = false;
+let readerUICreated = false;
+
+// Tunables
+const READER_PRELOAD_AHEAD = 2;
+const READER_MID_PRELOAD_THRESHOLD = 0.7;
+const READER_MAX_AUDIO_LOADED = 5;
+const READER_KEEP_BEHIND = 1;
+
+// ============================================
+// Render Reader
+// ============================================
+
+function renderInteractiveReader() {
+    const container = document.getElementById('readerContainer');
+
+    if (container.style.maxWidth) container.style.maxWidth = '';
+
+    const chapters = collectEditorContent();
+
+    let hasAudio = false;
+    const allBlocks = [];
+    let outlineHtml = '';
+    let currentIndex = 0;
+
+    for (const chapter of chapters) {
+        if (chapter.blocks.length === 0) continue;
+
+        outlineHtml += `
+            <li onclick="scrollToReaderBlock(${currentIndex})" title="${escapeHtml(chapter.title)}">
+                ${escapeHtml(chapter.title)}
+            </li>
+        `;
+
+        let isFirstBlockOfChapter = true;
+
+        for (const block of chapter.blocks) {
+            const blockData = findEditorBlockForContent(block);
+            const isImageBlock = block.block_type === 'image' ||
+                (block.content && block.content.trim().startsWith('![') && block.content.trim().includes(']('));
+
+            allBlocks.push({
+                ...block,
+                _editorData: blockData || null,
+                _isImage: isImageBlock,
+                _chapterTitle: isFirstBlockOfChapter ? chapter.title : null
+            });
+
+            isFirstBlockOfChapter = false;
+
+            if (!isImageBlock && blockData && blockData.audio_data) {
+                hasAudio = true;
+            }
+            currentIndex++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    const readerOutlineSidebar = document.getElementById('readerOutlineSidebar');
+    const readerOutlineList = document.getElementById('readerOutlineList');
+
+    if (!hasAudio) {
+        container.innerHTML = `
+            <div class="reader-empty-state">
+                <i class="bi bi-book"></i>
+                <p>Generate audio to view the interactive reader</p>
+                <p class="text-muted">Go to the Editor tab and click "Generate" on the panel</p>
+            </div>
+        `;
+        removeReaderUI();
+        if (readerOutlineSidebar) readerOutlineSidebar.style.display = 'none';
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (readerOutlineSidebar && readerOutlineList) {
+        readerOutlineSidebar.style.display = 'block';
+        readerOutlineList.innerHTML = outlineHtml || '<li class="text-muted small">No sections found.</li>';
+    }
+
+    let html = '<div class="reader-flow">';
+
+    // Cleanup any previous instances (revoke blob URLs)
+    cleanupAllReaderInstances();
+    readerInstances = [];
+
+    let globalBlockIndex = 0;
+
+    for (const block of allBlocks) {
+        const blockData = block._editorData;
+        const isImageBlock = block._isImage;
+
+        const hasBlockAudio = !isImageBlock && blockData && blockData.audio_data;
+        const blockId = blockData ? blockData.id : `reader_${Date.now()}_${Math.random().toString(36).substr(2, 5)}`;
+
+        html += `<div class="reader-block" data-block-id="${blockId}" data-reader-index="${globalBlockIndex}" data-has-audio="${!!hasBlockAudio}">`;
+
+        if (isImageBlock) {
+            const imageHtml = buildImageHtml(block, blockData);
+            html += `<div class="reader-content reader-image-block">${imageHtml}</div>`;
+        } else {
+            const blockImages = getBlockImages(block, blockData);
+            for (const img of blockImages) {
+                if (img.position === 'before' && img.data) {
+                    html += `<div class="reader-image-block"><img src="data:image/${img.format || 'png'};base64,${img.data}" alt="${img.alt_text || 'Image'}"></div>`;
+                }
+            }
+
+            html += `<div class="reader-content" id="reader-content-${globalBlockIndex}"></div>`;
+
+            for (const img of blockImages) {
+                if (img.position === 'after' && img.data) {
+                    html += `<div class="reader-image-block"><img src="data:image/${img.format || 'png'};base64,${img.data}" alt="${img.alt_text || 'Image'}"></div>`;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        html += `</div>`;
+
+        readerInstances.push({
+            index: globalBlockIndex,
+            blockId: blockId,
+            blockData: blockData,
+            content: block.content,
+            hasAudio: !!hasBlockAudio,
+            isImage: isImageBlock,
+            wordSpans: [],
+            wordMap: [],
+            sentenceData: [],
+            audio: null,
+            audioUrl: null,           // blob URL ref for cleanup
+            audioReady: false,
+            audioLoadingPromise: null,
+            midPreloadTriggered: false,
+            transcription: (!isImageBlock && blockData) ? (blockData.transcription || []) : [],
+            animFrameId: null,
+            lastWordSpan: null,
+            lastSentenceSpans: []
+        });
+
+        globalBlockIndex++;
+    }
+
+    html += '</div>';
+    container.innerHTML = html;
+
+    // Render words and run sync for every instance (text is cheap and already in memory)
+    for (const inst of readerInstances) {
+        if (inst.isImage || !inst.content) continue;
+        const contentEl = document.getElementById(`reader-content-${inst.index}`);
+        if (!contentEl) continue;
+        renderWordsIntoContainer(contentEl, inst);
+        if (inst.hasAudio && inst.transcription.length > 0) {
+            runReaderSmartSync(inst);
+        }
+    }
+
+    addReaderStyles();
+    setupReaderUI();
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Image Resolution Helpers
+// ============================================
+
+function findEditorBlockForContent(block) {
+    for (const eb of editorBlocks) {
+        const el = document.getElementById(eb.id);
+        if (el) {
+            const textarea = el.querySelector('.md-block-textarea');
+            if (textarea && textarea.value === block.content) {
+                return eb;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    for (const eb of editorBlocks) {
+        if (eb.content === block.content) return eb;
+    }
+    return null;
+}
+
+function getBlockImages(block, blockData) {
+    if (block.images && block.images.length > 0) {
+        const valid = block.images.filter(img => img.data && img.data.length > 0);
+        if (valid.length > 0) return valid;
+    }
+    if (blockData && blockData.images && blockData.images.length > 0) {
+        const valid = blockData.images.filter(img => img.data && img.data.length > 0);
+        if (valid.length > 0) return valid;
+    }
+    return [];
+}
+
+function buildImageHtml(block, blockData) {
+    if (block.images && block.images.length > 0) {
+        let html = '';
+        for (const img of block.images) {
+            if (img.data && img.data.length > 0) {
+                html += `<img src="data:image/${img.format || 'png'};base64,${img.data}" alt="${img.alt_text || 'Image'}">`;
+            }
+        }
+        if (html) return html;
+    }
+
+    if (blockData && blockData.images && blockData.images.length > 0) {
+        let html = '';
+        for (const img of blockData.images) {
+            if (img.data && img.data.length > 0) {
+                html += `<img src="data:image/${img.format || 'png'};base64,${img.data}" alt="${img.alt_text || 'Image'}">`;
+            }
+        }
+        if (html) return html;
+    }
+
+    if (block.content) {
+        const dataUriMatch = block.content.match(/!\[([^\]]*)\]\((data:image\/[^)]+)\)/);
+        if (dataUriMatch) {
+            return `<img src="${dataUriMatch[2]}" alt="${dataUriMatch[1] || 'Image'}">`;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (blockData && blockData.id) {
+        const editorBlock = document.getElementById(blockData.id);
+        if (editorBlock) {
+            const editorImg = editorBlock.querySelector('.image-block img, .md-block-content img');
+            if (editorImg && editorImg.src && editorImg.src.startsWith('data:image')) {
+                return `<img src="${editorImg.src}" alt="Image">`;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (block.content) {
+        for (const eb of editorBlocks) {
+            if (eb.content === block.content && eb.images && eb.images.length > 0) {
+                let html = '';
+                for (const img of eb.images) {
+                    if (img.data && img.data.length > 0) {
+                        html += `<img src="data:image/${img.format || 'png'};base64,${img.data}" alt="${img.alt_text || 'Image'}">`;
+                    }
+                }
+                if (html) return html;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return `<div class="reader-image-placeholder">
+        <i class="bi bi-image" style="font-size:2rem;color:#94a3b8;"></i>
+        <p style="color:#94a3b8;margin-top:8px;">Image not available</p>
+    </div>`;
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Word Rendering & Sync
+// ============================================
+
+function renderWordsIntoContainer(container, inst) {
+    const div = document.createElement('div');
+    div.innerHTML = marked.parse(inst.content, { breaks: true, gfm: true });
+
+    inst.wordSpans = [];
+
+    function processNode(node) {
+        if (node.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE) {
+            const words = node.textContent.split(/(\s+)/);
+            const fragment = document.createDocumentFragment();
+            words.forEach(part => {
+                if (part.trim().length > 0) {
+                    const span = document.createElement('span');
+                    span.className = 'reader-word';
+                    span.textContent = part;
+                    span.dataset.readerIndex = inst.index;
+                    span.dataset.wordIdx = inst.wordSpans.length;
+                    inst.wordSpans.push(span);
+                    fragment.appendChild(span);
+                } else {
+                    fragment.appendChild(document.createTextNode(part));
+                }
+            });
+            node.parentNode.replaceChild(fragment, node);
+        } else if (node.nodeType === Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
+            Array.from(node.childNodes).forEach(processNode);
+        }
+    }
+
+    processNode(div);
+    while (div.firstChild) container.appendChild(div.firstChild);
+}
+
+function runReaderSmartSync(inst) {
+    const { wordSpans, transcription } = inst;
+    inst.wordMap = new Array(wordSpans.length).fill(undefined);
+    let aiIdx = 0;
+
+    wordSpans.forEach((span, i) => {
+        const textWord = span.textContent.toLowerCase().replace(/[^\w]/g, '');
+        for (let off = 0; off < 5; off++) {
+            if (aiIdx + off >= transcription.length) break;
+            const aiWord = transcription[aiIdx + off].word.toLowerCase().replace(/[^\w]/g, '');
+            if (textWord === aiWord) {
+                inst.wordMap[i] = aiIdx + off;
+                aiIdx += off + 1;
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    inst.sentenceData = [];
+    let buffer = [];
+    let startIdx = 0;
+
+    wordSpans.forEach((span, i) => {
+        buffer.push(span);
+        if (/[.!?]["'\u201D\u2019]?$/.test(span.textContent.trim())) {
+            let startT = 0, endT = 0;
+            for (let k = startIdx; k <= i; k++) {
+                if (inst.wordMap[k] !== undefined) { startT = transcription[inst.wordMap[k]].start; break; }
+            }
+            for (let k = i; k >= startIdx; k--) {
+                if (inst.wordMap[k] !== undefined) { endT = transcription[inst.wordMap[k]].end; break; }
+            }
+            if (endT > startT) inst.sentenceData.push({ spans: [...buffer], startTime: startT, endTime: endT });
+            buffer = [];
+            startIdx = i + 1;
+        }
+    });
+
+    if (buffer.length > 0) {
+        let startT = 0, endT = 0;
+        for (let k = startIdx; k < wordSpans.length; k++) {
+            if (inst.wordMap[k] !== undefined) { startT = transcription[inst.wordMap[k]].start; break; }
+        }
+        for (let k = wordSpans.length - 1; k >= startIdx; k--) {
+            if (inst.wordMap[k] !== undefined) { endT = transcription[inst.wordMap[k]].end; break; }
+        }
+        if (endT > startT) inst.sentenceData.push({ spans: [...buffer], startTime: startT, endTime: endT });
+    }
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Reader UI
+// ============================================
+
+function setupReaderUI() {
+    removeReaderUI();
+
+    const btn = document.createElement('button');
+    btn.id = 'reader-floating-btn';
+    btn.innerHTML = `
+        <span id="reader-btn-text">Start</span>
+        <svg id="reader-btn-play" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor" style="display:none;width:24px;height:24px;"><path d="M8 5v14l11-7z"/></svg>
+        <svg id="reader-btn-pause" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor" style="display:none;width:24px;height:24px;"><path d="M6 19h4V5H6v14zm8-14v14h4V5h-4z"/></svg>
+        <div id="reader-btn-spinner" class="reader-btn-spinner" style="display:none;"></div>
+    `;
+    document.body.appendChild(btn);
+    btn.addEventListener('click', handleReaderFloatingClick);
+
+    const container = document.getElementById('readerContainer');
+    container.addEventListener('click', handleReaderWordClick);
+
+    readerStarted = false;
+    currentReaderInstance = null;
+    currentReaderIndex = -1;
+    readerUICreated = true;
+
+    positionReaderUI();
+    window.addEventListener('resize', positionReaderUI);
+    window.addEventListener('scroll', positionReaderUI);
+}
+
+function positionReaderUI() {
+    const readerContainer = document.getElementById('readerContainer');
+    const btn = document.getElementById('reader-floating-btn');
+    if (!readerContainer || !btn) return;
+
+    const containerRect = readerContainer.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+    btn.style.position = 'fixed';
+    btn.style.top = '80px';
+    const rightPos = window.innerWidth - (containerRect.right + 8);
+    btn.style.right = Math.max(rightPos, 8) + 'px';
+    btn.style.left = 'auto';
+}
+
+function removeReaderUI() {
+    const oldBtn = document.getElementById('reader-floating-btn');
+    if (oldBtn) oldBtn.remove();
+    readerStarted = false;
+    currentReaderInstance = null;
+    currentReaderIndex = -1;
+    readerUICreated = false;
+
+    window.removeEventListener('resize', positionReaderUI);
+    window.removeEventListener('scroll', positionReaderUI);
+
+    cleanupAllReaderInstances();
+}
+
+function cleanupAllReaderInstances() {
+    for (const inst of readerInstances) {
+        if (inst.audio) {
+            try { inst.audio.pause(); } catch (e) {}
+            inst.audio = null;
+        }
+        if (inst.audioUrl) {
+            try { URL.revokeObjectURL(inst.audioUrl); } catch (e) {}
+            inst.audioUrl = null;
+        }
+        inst.audioReady = false;
+        inst.audioLoadingPromise = null;
+        if (inst.animFrameId) cancelAnimationFrame(inst.animFrameId);
+    }
+}
+
+function showReaderUI() {
+    const btn = document.getElementById('reader-floating-btn');
+    if (btn) btn.style.display = 'flex';
+    positionReaderUI();
+}
+
+function hideReaderUI() {
+    const btn = document.getElementById('reader-floating-btn');
+    if (btn) btn.style.display = 'none';
+}
+
+function setReaderButtonLoading(isLoading) {
+    const btn = document.getElementById('reader-floating-btn');
+    if (!btn) return;
+    btn.classList.toggle('loading', isLoading);
+    const spinner = document.getElementById('reader-btn-spinner');
+    if (spinner) spinner.style.display = isLoading ? 'block' : 'none';
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Audio Lazy Loading + Memory Management
+// ============================================
+
+function ensureReaderAudioLoaded(inst) {
+    if (inst.audioReady && inst.audio) return Promise.resolve(inst);
+    if (inst.audioLoadingPromise) return inst.audioLoadingPromise;
+
+    inst.audioLoadingPromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        const blockData = inst.blockData;
+        if (!blockData || !blockData.audio_data) {
+            inst.audioLoadingPromise = null;
+            return reject(new Error('No audio data'));
+        }
+
+        try {
+            const audioBlob = base64ToBlob(blockData.audio_data, `audio/${blockData.audio_format || 'mp3'}`);
+            const audioUrl = URL.createObjectURL(audioBlob);
+            const audio = new Audio(audioUrl);
+
+            const onCanPlay = () => {
+                audio.removeEventListener('error', onError);
+                inst.audio = audio;
+                inst.audioUrl = audioUrl;
+                inst.audioReady = true;
+                wireReaderAudioEvents(inst);
+                resolve(inst);
+            };
+            const onError = () => {
+                audio.removeEventListener('canplay', onCanPlay);
+                try { URL.revokeObjectURL(audioUrl); } catch (e) {}
+                inst.audioLoadingPromise = null;
+                reject(new Error('Audio failed to load'));
+            };
+            audio.addEventListener('canplay', onCanPlay, { once: true });
+            audio.addEventListener('error', onError, { once: true });
+
+            // Audio.load is implicit; setting src starts loading metadata
+            audio.preload = 'auto';
+            audio.load();
+        } catch (err) {
+            inst.audioLoadingPromise = null;
+            reject(err);
+        }
+    });
+
+    return inst.audioLoadingPromise;
+}
+
+function wireReaderAudioEvents(inst) {
+    const audio = inst.audio;
+
+    audio.addEventListener('play', () => {
+        startReaderHighlightLoop(inst);
+        updateReaderButton('playing');
+    });
+    audio.addEventListener('pause', () => {
+        stopReaderHighlightLoop(inst);
+        updateReaderButton('paused');
+    });
+    audio.addEventListener('ended', () => {
+        stopReaderHighlightLoop(inst);
+        clearReaderHighlights(inst);
+        const nextIdx = findNextAudioIndex(inst.index);
+        if (nextIdx >= 0) {
+            playReaderInstanceByIndex(nextIdx, { autoAdvance: true });
+        } else {
+            updateReaderButton('paused');
+            currentReaderInstance = null;
+            currentReaderIndex = -1;
+        }
+    });
+    // Mid-play safety net: ensure next is ready by 70% of current
+    audio.addEventListener('timeupdate', () => {
+        if (inst.midPreloadTriggered) return;
+        if (!audio.duration || isNaN(audio.duration)) return;
+        if ((audio.currentTime / audio.duration) >= READER_MID_PRELOAD_THRESHOLD) {
+            inst.midPreloadTriggered = true;
+            const nextIdx = findNextAudioIndex(inst.index);
+            if (nextIdx >= 0) {
+                ensureReaderAudioLoaded(readerInstances[nextIdx]).catch(() => {});
+            }
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+function preloadReaderAhead(fromIndex) {
+    let preloadedCount = 0;
+    let idx = fromIndex + 1;
+    while (idx < readerInstances.length && preloadedCount < READER_PRELOAD_AHEAD) {
+        const inst = readerInstances[idx];
+        if (inst.hasAudio) {
+            ensureReaderAudioLoaded(inst).catch(() => {});
+            preloadedCount++;
+        }
+        idx++;
+    }
+}
+
+function pruneReaderLoadedAudio(currentIndex) {
+    const loaded = readerInstances.filter(i => i.audioReady && i.audio);
+    if (loaded.length <= READER_MAX_AUDIO_LOADED) return;
+
+    const keepLow = currentIndex - READER_KEEP_BEHIND;
+    const keepHigh = currentIndex + READER_PRELOAD_AHEAD;
+
+    const candidates = loaded
+        .filter(inst => inst !== currentReaderInstance)
+        .map(inst => ({
+            inst,
+            inWindow: inst.index >= keepLow && inst.index <= keepHigh,
+            distance: Math.abs(inst.index - currentIndex)
+        }))
+        .sort((a, b) => {
+            if (a.inWindow !== b.inWindow) return a.inWindow ? 1 : -1;
+            return b.distance - a.distance;
+        });
+
+    let toEvict = loaded.length - READER_MAX_AUDIO_LOADED;
+    for (const c of candidates) {
+        if (toEvict <= 0) break;
+        releaseReaderAudio(c.inst);
+        toEvict--;
+    }
+}
+
+function releaseReaderAudio(inst) {
+    if (!inst.audio) return;
+    try { inst.audio.pause(); } catch (e) {}
+    if (inst.audioUrl) {
+        try { URL.revokeObjectURL(inst.audioUrl); } catch (e) {}
+        inst.audioUrl = null;
+    }
+    inst.audio = null;
+    inst.audioReady = false;
+    inst.audioLoadingPromise = null;
+    inst.midPreloadTriggered = false;
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Playback & Navigation
+// ============================================
+
+function handleReaderFloatingClick() {
+    if (!readerStarted) {
+        readerStarted = true;
+        const firstIdx = findNextAudioIndex(-1);
+        if (firstIdx >= 0) playReaderInstanceByIndex(firstIdx);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (currentReaderInstance && currentReaderInstance.audio) {
+        if (currentReaderInstance.audio.paused) {
+            currentReaderInstance.audio.play().catch(console.error);
+            updateReaderButton('playing');
+        } else {
+            currentReaderInstance.audio.pause();
+            updateReaderButton('paused');
+        }
+    } else {
+        const firstIdx = findNextAudioIndex(-1);
+        if (firstIdx >= 0) playReaderInstanceByIndex(firstIdx);
+    }
+}
+
+async function handleReaderWordClick(event) {
+    const wordSpan = event.target.closest('.reader-word');
+    if (!wordSpan) return;
+
+    const readerIdx = parseInt(wordSpan.dataset.readerIndex, 10);
+    const wordIdx = parseInt(wordSpan.dataset.wordIdx, 10);
+    const inst = readerInstances[readerIdx];
+
+    if (!inst || !inst.hasAudio) return;
+
+    const aiIdx = inst.wordMap[wordIdx];
+    if (aiIdx === undefined) return;
+
+    const timestamp = inst.transcription[aiIdx].start;
+    playReaderInstanceByIndex(readerIdx, { timestamp });
+}
+
+function findNextAudioIndex(afterIndex) {
+    for (let i = afterIndex + 1; i < readerInstances.length; i++) {
+        if (readerInstances[i].hasAudio) return i;
+    }
+    return -1;
+}
+
+async function playReaderInstanceByIndex(index, opts = {}) {
+    if (index < 0 || index >= readerInstances.length) {
+        updateReaderButton('paused');
+        currentReaderInstance = null;
+        currentReaderIndex = -1;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const inst = readerInstances[index];
+    if (!inst.hasAudio) {
+        // Skip non-audio blocks
+        playReaderInstanceByIndex(findNextAudioIndex(index), opts);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const isAutoAdvance = opts.autoAdvance === true;
+    const timestamp = opts.timestamp != null ? opts.timestamp : 0;
+
+    if (currentReaderInstance && currentReaderInstance !== inst) {
+        stopReaderInstance(currentReaderInstance);
+    }
+
+    readerStarted = true;
+    currentReaderIndex = index;
+    currentReaderInstance = inst;
+    inst.midPreloadTriggered = false;
+
+    const needsLoad = !inst.audioReady;
+    if (needsLoad) setReaderButtonLoading(true);
+
+    try {
+        await ensureReaderAudioLoaded(inst);
+
+        if (needsLoad) setReaderButtonLoading(false);
+
+        inst.audio.currentTime = timestamp;
+        await inst.audio.play();
+        updateReaderButton('playing');
+
+        // Block-level scroll ONLY for manual navigation
+        if (!isAutoAdvance) {
+            const blockEl = document.querySelector(`.reader-block[data-reader-index="${index}"]`);
+            if (blockEl) {
+                const rect = blockEl.getBoundingClientRect();
+                if (rect.top < 0 || rect.top > window.innerHeight * 0.6) {
+                    blockEl.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'center' });
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        preloadReaderAhead(index);
+        pruneReaderLoadedAudio(index);
+
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error('Reader playback failed:', err);
+        setReaderButtonLoading(false);
+        updateReaderButton('paused');
+        if (typeof showNotification === 'function') {
+            showNotification('Failed to load audio. Tap again to retry.', 'warning');
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+function stopReaderInstance(inst) {
+    if (inst.audio) {
+        try {
+            inst.audio.pause();
+            inst.audio.currentTime = 0;
+        } catch (e) {}
+    }
+    stopReaderHighlightLoop(inst);
+    clearReaderHighlights(inst);
+}
+
+function scrollToReaderBlock(index) {
+    const blockEl = document.querySelector(`.reader-block[data-reader-index="${index}"]`);
+    if (blockEl) {
+        const headerOffset = 100;
+        const elementPosition = blockEl.getBoundingClientRect().top;
+        const offsetPosition = elementPosition + window.pageYOffset - headerOffset;
+        window.scrollTo({ top: offsetPosition, behavior: 'smooth' });
+
+        blockEl.classList.add('highlight-section');
+        setTimeout(() => blockEl.classList.remove('highlight-section'), 2000);
+    }
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Highlighting
+// ============================================
+
+function startReaderHighlightLoop(inst) {
+    cancelAnimationFrame(inst.animFrameId);
+
+    function loop() {
+        if (!inst.audio || inst.audio.paused) return;
+        const currentTime = inst.audio.currentTime;
+
+        const activeAiIndex = inst.transcription.findIndex(w => currentTime >= w.start && currentTime < w.end);
+        if (activeAiIndex !== -1) {
+            const activeTextIndex = inst.wordMap.findIndex(i => i === activeAiIndex);
+            if (activeTextIndex !== -1) {
+                const activeSpan = inst.wordSpans[activeTextIndex];
+                if (activeSpan !== inst.lastWordSpan) {
+                    if (inst.lastWordSpan) inst.lastWordSpan.classList.remove('current-word');
+                    activeSpan.classList.add('current-word');
+
+                    const rect = activeSpan.getBoundingClientRect();
+                    // Relaxed threshold for smoother scroll
+                    if (rect.top < window.innerHeight * 0.2 || rect.bottom > window.innerHeight * 0.8) {
+                        activeSpan.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'center' });
+                    }
+
+                    inst.lastWordSpan = activeSpan;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        const activeSentence = inst.sentenceData.find(s => currentTime >= s.startTime && currentTime <= s.endTime);
+        if (activeSentence && activeSentence.spans !== inst.lastSentenceSpans) {
+            if (inst.lastSentenceSpans && inst.lastSentenceSpans.length) {
+                inst.lastSentenceSpans.forEach(s => s.classList.remove('current-sentence-bg'));
+            }
+            activeSentence.spans.forEach(s => s.classList.add('current-sentence-bg'));
+            inst.lastSentenceSpans = activeSentence.spans;
+        }
+
+        inst.animFrameId = requestAnimationFrame(loop);
+    }
+
+    inst.animFrameId = requestAnimationFrame(loop);
+}
+
+function stopReaderHighlightLoop(inst) {
+    cancelAnimationFrame(inst.animFrameId);
+}
+
+function clearReaderHighlights(inst) {
+    if (inst.lastWordSpan) {
+        inst.lastWordSpan.classList.remove('current-word');
+        inst.lastWordSpan = null;
+    }
+    if (inst.lastSentenceSpans && inst.lastSentenceSpans.length) {
+        inst.lastSentenceSpans.forEach(s => s.classList.remove('current-sentence-bg'));
+        inst.lastSentenceSpans = [];
+    }
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Button State
+// ============================================
+
+function updateReaderButton(state) {
+    const btn = document.getElementById('reader-floating-btn');
+    if (!btn) return;
+
+    const textEl = document.getElementById('reader-btn-text');
+    const playIcon = document.getElementById('reader-btn-play');
+    const pauseIcon = document.getElementById('reader-btn-pause');
+
+    // If loading, the spinner overrides icons
+    if (btn.classList.contains('loading')) return;
+
+    if (readerStarted) {
+        if (textEl) textEl.style.display = 'none';
+        btn.classList.add('active-mode');
+
+        if (state === 'playing') {
+            playIcon.style.display = 'none';
+            pauseIcon.style.display = 'block';
+        } else {
+            playIcon.style.display = 'block';
+            pauseIcon.style.display = 'none';
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Utility
+// ============================================
+
+function base64ToBlob(base64, mimeType) {
+    const byteCharacters = atob(base64);
+    const byteNumbers = new Array(byteCharacters.length);
+    for (let i = 0; i < byteCharacters.length; i++) {
+        byteNumbers[i] = byteCharacters.charCodeAt(i);
+    }
+    const byteArray = new Uint8Array(byteNumbers);
+    return new Blob([byteArray], { type: mimeType });
+}
+
+function addReaderStyles() {
+    if (document.getElementById('readerStyles')) return;
+
+    const style = document.createElement('style');
+    style.id = 'readerStyles';
+    style.textContent = `
+        @keyframes readerSpin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
+
+        #readerContainer {
+            flex: 1;
+            background: var(--bg-secondary);
+            border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+            border-radius: var(--border-radius);
+            min-height: 500px;
+            padding: 24px 48px !important;
+            position: relative;
+            max-width: 900px !important;
+            margin: 0 auto;
+        }
+        @media (max-width: 768px) {
+            #readerContainer { padding: 16px 24px !important; }
+        }
+
+        .reader-flow { margin-bottom: 48px; }
+        .reader-block { position: relative; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 8px 16px; border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm); transition: background 0.2s; }
+        .reader-content { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.8; }
+        .reader-content p { margin-bottom: 1em; }
+        .reader-content h1, .reader-content h2, .reader-content h3 { font-family: var(--font-serif); margin-top: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; }
+        .reader-image-block { text-align: center; margin: 24px 0; }
+        .reader-image-block img {
+            max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 12px;
+            box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); display: block; margin: 0 auto;
+        }
+        .reader-image-placeholder { text-align: center; padding: 40px; background: #f8fafc; border: 2px dashed #e2e8f0; border-radius: 12px; }
+        .reader-word { cursor: pointer; padding: 1px 0; border-radius: 3px; transition: background 0.15s, color 0.15s; }
+        .reader-word:hover { background: #e3f2fd; }
+        .reader-word.current-word { color: #3d4e81; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-thickness: 3px; text-underline-offset: 3px; font-weight: 700; }
+        .current-sentence-bg { -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone; box-decoration-break: clone; background-color: #e0e7ff; padding: 0.1em 0.2em; margin: 0 -0.15em; border-radius: 6px; }
+
+        #reader-floating-btn {
+            position: fixed; top: 80px; right: 24px; height: 56px; min-width: 56px; padding: 0 20px;
+            border-radius: 28px; background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--primary-color) 0%, #7c3aed 100%);
+            border: none; color: white; box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
+            display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 8px; cursor: pointer;
+            z-index: 1050; transition: transform 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s, background 0.2s;
+            font-family: var(--font-sans); font-weight: 600; font-size: 1rem;
+        }
+        #reader-floating-btn:hover { transform: scale(1.05); box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.3); }
+        #reader-floating-btn:active { transform: scale(0.95); }
+        #reader-floating-btn.active-mode { width: 56px; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; }
+        #reader-floating-btn.active-mode #reader-btn-text { display: none; }
+
+        #reader-floating-btn.loading {
+            background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6b7280, #9ca3af);
+            cursor: wait;
+        }
+        #reader-floating-btn.loading #reader-btn-text,
+        #reader-floating-btn.loading #reader-btn-play,
+        #reader-floating-btn.loading #reader-btn-pause {
+            display: none !important;
+        }
+        .reader-btn-spinner {
+            width: 24px; height: 24px;
+            border: 3px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.3);
+            border-top-color: white;
+            border-radius: 50%;
+            animation: readerSpin 0.8s linear infinite;
+        }
+
+        @media (max-width: 768px) {
+            #reader-floating-btn { top: auto; bottom: 20px; right: 20px !important; left: auto !important; }
+        }
+
+        .highlight-section {
+            animation: highlightPulse 2s ease-out;
+        }
+        @keyframes highlightPulse {
+            0% { background-color: rgba(79, 70, 229, 0.15); border-left: 4px solid #4f46e5; border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm); }
+            100% { background-color: transparent; border-left: 4px solid transparent; border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm); }
+        }
+    `;
+    document.head.appendChild(style);
+}
diff --git a/static/js/markdown-editor.js b/static/js/markdown-editor.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c50a26b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/js/markdown-editor.js
@@ -0,0 +1,1164 @@
+/**
+ * Markdown Editor Module
+ * UPDATED: Data-driven section markers (stored in editorBlocks array)
+ * REMOVED: duplicate renderDocumentBlocks (now only in pdf-handler.js)
+ * FIXED: repairAllNewBlockLines no longer removes lines after section-dividers
+ * FIXED: removeSection is data-driven, no orphan dividers
+ * ADDED: addSectionAtLine function for Custom Section Marker button
+ */
+
+// ============================================
+// Editor State
+// ============================================
+
+let editorBlocks = [];
+let activeBlockId = null;
+let isToolbarClick = false;
+
+// Panel state
+let panelState = {
+    startingBlockId: null,
+    blockCount: 10,
+    voice: 'af_heart',
+    pickMode: false
+};
+
+// ============================================
+// Initialization
+// ============================================
+
+function initMarkdownEditor() {
+    const editor = document.getElementById('markdownEditor');
+    
+    editor.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
+        // Pick mode: clicking a block sets it as starting block
+        if (panelState.pickMode) {
+            const blockEl = e.target.closest('.md-block');
+            if (blockEl && !blockEl.classList.contains('editing')) {
+                setStartingBlock(blockEl.id);
+                exitPickMode();
+                e.preventDefault();
+                e.stopPropagation();
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        if (e.target === editor || e.target.id === 'emptyEditorMessage') {
+            if (editorBlocks.length === 0) {
+                addBlock('paragraph', '');
+                repairAllNewBlockLines();
+                updatePanelUI();
+            }
+        }
+    });
+    
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', handleGlobalKeydown);
+    
+    document.addEventListener('mousedown', function(e) {
+        if (e.target.closest('.md-block-toolbar') || 
+            e.target.closest('.dropdown-menu') ||
+            e.target.closest('.toolbar-btn') ||
+            e.target.closest('.btn-merge-section')) {
+            isToolbarClick = true;
+        } else {
+            isToolbarClick = false;
+        }
+    });
+    
+    restorePanelSettings();
+    console.log('📝 Markdown editor initialized (data-driven sections)');
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Audiobook Maker Panel
+// ============================================
+
+function initAudiobookMakerPanel() {
+    updatePanelUI();
+}
+
+function updatePanelUI() {
+    const textBlocks = getTextBlocks();
+    const totalBlocks = textBlocks.length;
+    
+    // Update total blocks stat with NULL checks
+    const totalEl = document.getElementById('ampTotalBlocks');
+    if (totalEl) totalEl.textContent = totalBlocks;
+    
+    const genCount = textBlocks.filter(b => {
+        const data = editorBlocks.find(eb => eb.id === b.id);
+        return data && data.audio_data;
+    }).length;
+    
+    const genEl = document.getElementById('ampGeneratedBlocks');
+    if (genEl) genEl.textContent = genCount;
+    
+    const remainEl = document.getElementById('ampRemainingBlocks');
+    if (remainEl) remainEl.textContent = (totalBlocks - genCount);
+    
+    // Validate starting block
+    if (!panelState.startingBlockId || !document.getElementById(panelState.startingBlockId)) {
+        if (textBlocks.length > 0) {
+            panelState.startingBlockId = textBlocks[0].id;
+        } else {
+            panelState.startingBlockId = null;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    updateStartingBlockDisplay();
+    updateBlockCountLimits();
+    updateBlockHighlights();
+}
+
+function getTextBlocks() {
+    const editor = document.getElementById('markdownEditor');
+    if (!editor) return [];
+    
+    const allBlocks = editor.querySelectorAll('.md-block');
+    const textBlocks = [];
+    
+    allBlocks.forEach(block => {
+        const blockType = block.dataset.blockType || 'paragraph';
+        if (blockType !== 'image') {
+            const textarea = block.querySelector('.md-block-textarea');
+            const content = textarea ? textarea.value.trim() : '';
+            const isImageContent = content.startsWith('![') && content.includes('](');
+            if (!isImageContent) {
+                textBlocks.push(block);
+            }
+        }
+    });
+    
+    return textBlocks;
+}
+
+function getAllContentBlocks() {
+    const editor = document.getElementById('markdownEditor');
+    if (!editor) return [];
+    return Array.from(editor.querySelectorAll('.md-block'));
+}
+
+function getTextBlockIndex(blockId) {
+    const textBlocks = getTextBlocks();
+    return textBlocks.findIndex(b => b.id === blockId);
+}
+
+function updateStartingBlockDisplay() {
+    const numEl = document.getElementById('ampStartBlockNum');
+    if (!numEl) return;
+    
+    if (panelState.startingBlockId) {
+        const idx = getTextBlockIndex(panelState.startingBlockId);
+        numEl.textContent = idx >= 0 ? (idx + 1) : '-';
+    } else {
+        numEl.textContent = '-';
+    }
+}
+
+function updateBlockCountLimits() {
+    const input = document.getElementById('ampBlockCount');
+    if (!input) return;
+    
+    const textBlocks = getTextBlocks();
+    const startIdx = panelState.startingBlockId ? getTextBlockIndex(panelState.startingBlockId) : 0;
+    
+    let remaining = 0;
+    if (startIdx >= 0) {
+        remaining = textBlocks.length - startIdx;
+    }
+    
+    const maxVal = Math.max(1, remaining);
+    input.max = maxVal;
+    
+    if (panelState.blockCount > maxVal) panelState.blockCount = maxVal;
+    if (panelState.blockCount < 1 && maxVal >= 1) panelState.blockCount = Math.min(10, maxVal);
+    
+    input.value = panelState.blockCount;
+}
+
+function updateBlockHighlights() {
+    document.querySelectorAll('.md-block.starting-block').forEach(b => b.classList.remove('starting-block'));
+    document.querySelectorAll('.md-block.in-gen-range').forEach(b => b.classList.remove('in-gen-range'));
+    
+    if (!panelState.startingBlockId) return;
+    
+    const startEl = document.getElementById(panelState.startingBlockId);
+    if (!startEl) return;
+    
+    startEl.classList.add('starting-block');
+    
+    const textBlocks = getTextBlocks();
+    const startIdx = getTextBlockIndex(panelState.startingBlockId);
+    
+    if (startIdx >= 0) {
+        const endIdx = Math.min(startIdx + panelState.blockCount, textBlocks.length);
+        for (let i = startIdx; i < endIdx; i++) {
+            if (i !== startIdx) {
+                textBlocks[i].classList.add('in-gen-range');
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+function setStartingBlock(blockId) {
+    panelState.startingBlockId = blockId;
+    updatePanelUI();
+    savePanelSettings();
+}
+
+function enterPickMode() {
+    panelState.pickMode = true;
+    const editor = document.getElementById('markdownEditor');
+    if (editor) editor.classList.add('editor-pick-mode');
+    
+    const indicator = document.getElementById('ampStartIndicator');
+    if (indicator) indicator.classList.add('pick-mode');
+}
+
+function exitPickMode() {
+    panelState.pickMode = false;
+    const editor = document.getElementById('markdownEditor');
+    if (editor) editor.classList.remove('editor-pick-mode');
+    
+    const indicator = document.getElementById('ampStartIndicator');
+    if (indicator) indicator.classList.remove('pick-mode');
+}
+
+function togglePickMode() {
+    if (panelState.pickMode) {
+        exitPickMode();
+    } else {
+        enterPickMode();
+    }
+}
+
+function handleBlockCountChange(value) {
+    const num = parseInt(value);
+    if (isNaN(num) || num < 1) return;
+    
+    const input = document.getElementById('ampBlockCount');
+    const maxVal = parseInt(input.max) || 999;
+    
+    panelState.blockCount = Math.min(num, maxVal);
+    if (input) input.value = panelState.blockCount;
+    
+    updateBlockHighlights();
+    savePanelSettings();
+}
+
+function adjustBlockCount(delta) {
+    const input = document.getElementById('ampBlockCount');
+    const current = input ? (parseInt(input.value) || 1) : 1;
+    const maxVal = input ? (parseInt(input.max) || 999) : 999;
+    const newVal = Math.max(1, Math.min(current + delta, maxVal));
+    
+    panelState.blockCount = newVal;
+    if (input) input.value = newVal;
+    
+    updateBlockHighlights();
+    savePanelSettings();
+}
+
+function handleVoiceChange(value) {
+    panelState.voice = value;
+    savePanelSettings();
+}
+
+function savePanelSettings() {
+    sessionStorage.setItem('ampSettings', JSON.stringify({
+        blockCount: panelState.blockCount,
+        voice: panelState.voice
+    }));
+}
+
+function restorePanelSettings() {
+    const saved = sessionStorage.getItem('ampSettings');
+    if (saved) {
+        try {
+            const settings = JSON.parse(saved);
+            if (settings.blockCount) panelState.blockCount = settings.blockCount;
+            if (settings.voice) panelState.voice = settings.voice;
+        } catch(e) { /* ignore */ }
+    }
+}
+
+function advanceStartingBlockAfterGeneration(generatedCount) {
+    const textBlocks = getTextBlocks();
+    const startIdx = getTextBlockIndex(panelState.startingBlockId);
+    
+    if (startIdx >= 0) {
+        const nextIdx = startIdx + generatedCount;
+        if (nextIdx < textBlocks.length) {
+            panelState.startingBlockId = textBlocks[nextIdx].id;
+        } else {
+            if (textBlocks.length > 0) {
+                panelState.startingBlockId = textBlocks[textBlocks.length - 1].id;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    updatePanelUI();
+    savePanelSettings();
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// DATA-DRIVEN Section Marker System
+// ============================================
+
+function makeSectionStart(blockId, title = null) {
+    const blockData = editorBlocks.find(b => b.id === blockId);
+    if (!blockData) return;
+    
+    if (blockData.sectionStart) return;
+    
+    const sectionNum = editorBlocks.filter(b => b.sectionStart).length + 1;
+    blockData.sectionStart = true;
+    blockData.sectionName = title || `Section ${sectionNum}`;
+    
+    renderAllSectionDividers();
+    renderDocumentOutline();
+}
+
+function removeSection(blockId) {
+    const blockData = editorBlocks.find(b => b.id === blockId);
+    if (blockData) {
+        blockData.sectionStart = false;
+        blockData.sectionName = '';
+    }
+    
+    renderAllSectionDividers();
+    renderDocumentOutline();
+}
+
+function renderAllSectionDividers() {
+    const editor = document.getElementById('markdownEditor');
+    if (!editor) return;
+    
+    editor.querySelectorAll('.section-divider').forEach(d => d.remove());
+    
+    for (const blockData of editorBlocks) {
+        if (!blockData.sectionStart) continue;
+        
+        const blockEl = document.getElementById(blockData.id);
+        if (!blockEl) continue;
+        
+        const divider = document.createElement('div');
+        divider.className = 'section-divider';
+        divider.dataset.targetBlock = blockData.id;
+        divider.innerHTML = `
+            <div class="divider-line"></div>
+            <div class="divider-content">
+                <span class="section-title" contenteditable="true" 
+                      onblur="handleSectionTitleEdit('${blockData.id}', this.textContent)">${escapeHtml(blockData.sectionName || 'Section')}</span>
+                <button class="btn-merge-section" onclick="removeSection('${blockData.id}')" title="Merge with previous section">
+                    <i class="bi bi-link-45deg"></i> Merge Section
+                </button>
+            </div>
+            <div class="divider-line"></div>
+        `;
+        
+        blockEl.before(divider);
+    }
+}
+
+function handleSectionTitleEdit(blockId, newTitle) {
+    const blockData = editorBlocks.find(b => b.id === blockId);
+    if (blockData) {
+        blockData.sectionName = newTitle.trim() || 'Section';
+    }
+    renderDocumentOutline();
+}
+
+function renderDocumentOutline() {
+    const outline = document.getElementById('documentOutlineList');
+    if (!outline) return;
+    
+    const sections = editorBlocks.filter(b => b.sectionStart);
+    
+    if (sections.length === 0) {
+        outline.innerHTML = '<li class="text-muted small">No sections found.</li>';
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    outline.innerHTML = '';
+    sections.forEach((blockData) => {
+        const title = blockData.sectionName || 'Section';
+        
+        const li = document.createElement('li');
+        li.textContent = title;
+        li.title = title;
+        li.onclick = () => {
+            const targetEl = document.getElementById(blockData.id);
+            if (targetEl) {
+                targetEl.scrollIntoView({behavior: 'smooth', block: 'center'});
+            }
+        };
+        
+        outline.appendChild(li);
+    });
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Block Merge & Split Logic
+// ============================================
+
+function mergeBlockUp(blockId) {
+    const block = document.getElementById(blockId);
+    if (!block) return;
+    
+    let prevBlock = block.previousElementSibling;
+    while (prevBlock && !prevBlock.classList.contains('md-block')) {
+        prevBlock = prevBlock.previousElementSibling;
+    }
+    
+    if (!prevBlock) {
+        showNotification('No previous text block found to merge with.', 'warning');
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    const currentTextarea = block.querySelector('.md-block-textarea');
+    const prevTextarea = prevBlock.querySelector('.md-block-textarea');
+    if (!currentTextarea || !prevTextarea) return;
+    
+    prevTextarea.value = prevTextarea.value.trim() + " " + currentTextarea.value.trim();
+    
+    const currentData = editorBlocks.find(b => b.id === blockId);
+    const prevData = editorBlocks.find(b => b.id === prevBlock.id);
+    if (currentData && currentData.sectionStart && prevData) {
+        if (!prevData.sectionStart) {
+            prevData.sectionStart = true;
+            prevData.sectionName = currentData.sectionName;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    exitEditMode(prevBlock.id);
+    deleteBlock(blockId);
+    showNotification('Merged with previous block', 'info');
+}
+
+function mergeBlockDown(blockId) {
+    const block = document.getElementById(blockId);
+    if (!block) return;
+    
+    let nextBlock = block.nextElementSibling;
+    while (nextBlock && !nextBlock.classList.contains('md-block')) {
+        nextBlock = nextBlock.nextElementSibling;
+    }
+    
+    if (!nextBlock) {
+        showNotification('No next text block found to merge with.', 'warning');
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    const currentTextarea = block.querySelector('.md-block-textarea');
+    const nextTextarea = nextBlock.querySelector('.md-block-textarea');
+    if (!currentTextarea || !nextTextarea) return;
+    
+    currentTextarea.value = currentTextarea.value.trim() + " " + nextTextarea.value.trim();
+    exitEditMode(blockId);
+    deleteBlock(nextBlock.id);
+    showNotification('Merged with next block', 'info');
+}
+
+function splitBlock(blockId) {
+    const block = document.getElementById(blockId);
+    if (!block) return;
+    
+    const textarea = block.querySelector('.md-block-textarea');
+    if (!textarea) return;
+    
+    const pos = textarea.selectionStart;
+    const text = textarea.value;
+    const part1 = text.substring(0, pos).trim();
+    const part2 = text.substring(pos).trim();
+    
+    if (!part2) {
+        showNotification('Cursor is at the end. Nothing to split.', 'warning');
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    textarea.value = part1;
+    exitEditMode(blockId);
+    
+    const newBlockId = addBlock('paragraph', part2, block);
+    repairAllNewBlockLines();
+    enterEditMode(newBlockId);
+    showNotification('Block split successfully', 'success');
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Block Management
+// ============================================
+
+function addBlock(type = 'paragraph', content = '', afterElement = null, images = []) {
+    const blockId = 'block_' + Date.now() + '_' + Math.random().toString(36).substr(2, 5);
+    
+    const block = document.createElement('div');
+    block.className = 'md-block';
+    block.id = blockId;
+    block.dataset.blockId = blockId;
+    block.dataset.blockType = type;
+    block.dataset.ttsText = '';
+    
+    const renderedContent = renderBlockContent(type, content, blockId, images);
+    const isImageBlock = (type === 'image');
+    
+    block.innerHTML = `
+        ${!isImageBlock ? `
+        <div class="md-block-toolbar">
+            <button class="toolbar-btn" onmousedown="event.preventDefault(); applyFormat('bold')" title="Bold">
+                <i class="bi bi-type-bold"></i>
+            </button>
+            <button class="toolbar-btn" onmousedown="event.preventDefault(); applyFormat('italic')" title="Italic">
+                <i class="bi bi-type-italic"></i>
+            </button>
+            <div class="toolbar-divider"></div>
+            
+            <button class="toolbar-btn action-btn-text" onmousedown="event.preventDefault(); splitBlock('${blockId}')" title="Split block at cursor position">
+                <i class="bi bi-scissors me-1"></i>Split
+            </button>
+            <div class="toolbar-divider"></div>
+            
+            <button class="toolbar-btn action-btn-text text-primary" onmousedown="event.preventDefault(); makeSectionStart('${blockId}')" title="Mark as section start">
+                <i class="bi bi-plus-circle me-1"></i>Section
+            </button>
+        </div>` : ''}
+        
+        <div class="block-actions-indicator">
+            ${!isImageBlock ? `
+            <button class="action-indicator-btn" onclick="event.stopPropagation(); mergeBlockUp('${blockId}')" title="Merge Up">
+                <i class="bi bi-arrow-up-square"></i>
+            </button>
+            <button class="action-indicator-btn" onclick="event.stopPropagation(); mergeBlockDown('${blockId}')" title="Merge Down">
+                <i class="bi bi-arrow-down-square"></i>
+            </button>
+            <button class="action-indicator-btn edit-block-btn" onclick="enterEditMode('${blockId}')" title="Edit">
+                <i class="bi bi-pencil"></i>
+            </button>` : ''}
+            <button class="action-indicator-btn delete-block-btn" onclick="deleteBlock('${blockId}')" title="Delete">
+                <i class="bi bi-trash"></i>
+            </button>
+        </div>
+        
+        ${!isImageBlock ? `
+        <div class="audio-indicator no-audio" title="No audio generated">
+            <i class="bi bi-soundwave"></i>
+        </div>` : ''}
+        
+        <div class="md-block-content">${renderedContent}</div>
+        
+        <div class="md-block-edit">
+            <textarea class="md-block-textarea" 
+                      placeholder="Start typing..."
+                      oninput="handleBlockInput(event, '${blockId}')"
+                      onkeydown="handleBlockKeydown(event, '${blockId}')"
+                      onblur="handleBlockBlur(event, '${blockId}')">${escapeHtml(content)}</textarea>
+        </div>
+    `;
+    
+    const editor = document.getElementById('markdownEditor');
+    
+    if (afterElement) {
+        if (afterElement.classList.contains('new-block-line')) {
+            afterElement.after(block);
+        } else {
+            const nextSibling = afterElement.nextElementSibling;
+            if (nextSibling && nextSibling.classList.contains('new-block-line')) {
+                nextSibling.after(block);
+            } else {
+                afterElement.after(block);
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        editor?.appendChild(block);
+    }
+    
+    editorBlocks.push({
+        id: blockId,
+        type: type,
+        content: content,
+        images: images,
+        sectionStart: false,
+        sectionName: '',
+        audio_data: null,
+        audio_format: null,
+        transcription: null,
+        tts_text: ''
+    });
+    
+    if (!content && type !== 'image') {
+        setTimeout(() => enterEditMode(blockId), 100);
+    }
+    
+    setTimeout(() => updatePanelUI(), 50);
+    
+    return blockId;
+}
+
+function deleteBlock(blockId) {
+    const block = document.getElementById(blockId);
+    if (!block) return;
+    
+    if (activeBlockId === blockId) {
+        activeBlockId = null;
+    }
+    
+    if (panelState.startingBlockId === blockId) {
+        const textBlocks = getTextBlocks();
+        const idx = textBlocks.findIndex(b => b.id === blockId);
+        if (idx >= 0 && idx + 1 < textBlocks.length) {
+            panelState.startingBlockId = textBlocks[idx + 1].id;
+        } else if (idx > 0) {
+            panelState.startingBlockId = textBlocks[idx - 1].id;
+        } else {
+            panelState.startingBlockId = null;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    const blockData = editorBlocks.find(b => b.id === blockId);
+    const hadSection = blockData && blockData.sectionStart;
+    
+    const nextLine = block.nextElementSibling;
+    if (nextLine && nextLine.classList.contains('new-block-line')) {
+        nextLine.remove();
+    }
+    
+    const divider = document.querySelector(`.section-divider[data-target-block="${blockId}"]`);
+    if (divider) divider.remove();
+    
+    block.remove();
+    
+    editorBlocks = editorBlocks.filter(b => b.id !== blockId);
+    
+    repairAllNewBlockLines();
+    
+    if (hadSection) {
+        renderAllSectionDividers();
+        renderDocumentOutline();
+    }
+    
+    checkEmptyEditor();
+    updatePanelUI();
+}
+
+function enterEditMode(blockId) {
+    if (activeBlockId && activeBlockId !== blockId) {
+        exitEditMode(activeBlockId);
+    }
+    
+    const block = document.getElementById(blockId);
+    if (!block) return;
+    
+    block.classList.add('editing');
+    activeBlockId = blockId;
+    
+    const textarea = block.querySelector('.md-block-textarea');
+    if (textarea) {
+        textarea.focus();
+        textarea.setSelectionRange(textarea.value.length, textarea.value.length);
+        autoResizeTextarea(textarea);
+    }
+}
+
+function exitEditMode(blockId) {
+    const block = document.getElementById(blockId);
+    if (!block) return;
+    
+    block.classList.remove('editing');
+    
+    const textarea = block.querySelector('.md-block-textarea');
+    const contentDiv = block.querySelector('.md-block-content');
+    
+    if (textarea && contentDiv) {
+        const content = textarea.value.trim();
+        const blockType = block.dataset.blockType || 'paragraph';
+        
+        const blockData = editorBlocks.find(b => b.id === blockId);
+        const images = blockData ? (blockData.images || []) : [];
+        
+        if (content === '') {
+            contentDiv.innerHTML = renderBlockContent(blockType, '', blockId, images);
+            if (blockData) blockData.content = '';
+        } else {
+            contentDiv.innerHTML = renderBlockContent(blockType, content, blockId, images);
+            if (blockData) blockData.content = content;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    if (activeBlockId === blockId) {
+        activeBlockId = null;
+    }
+    
+    repairAllNewBlockLines();
+    updatePanelUI();
+}
+
+function handleBlockBlur(event, blockId) {
+    if (isToolbarClick) {
+        isToolbarClick = false;
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            const block = document.getElementById(blockId);
+            if (block && block.classList.contains('editing')) {
+                const textarea = block.querySelector('.md-block-textarea');
+                if (textarea) textarea.focus();
+            }
+        }, 10);
+        return;
+    }
+    exitEditMode(blockId);
+}
+
+function autoResizeTextarea(textarea) {
+    textarea.style.height = 'auto';
+    textarea.style.height = Math.max(textarea.scrollHeight, 60) + 'px';
+}
+
+function handleBlockInput(event, blockId) {
+    autoResizeTextarea(event.target);
+}
+
+function handleBlockKeydown(event, blockId) {
+    const textarea = event.target;
+    
+    if (event.key === 'Escape') {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        textarea.blur();
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    if (event.key === 'Enter' && !event.shiftKey) {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        exitEditMode(blockId);
+        const block = document.getElementById(blockId);
+        addBlock('paragraph', '', block);
+        repairAllNewBlockLines();
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    if (event.key === 'Backspace' && textarea.value === '') {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        
+        const block = document.getElementById(blockId);
+        let prevBlock = block.previousElementSibling;
+        
+        while (prevBlock && !prevBlock.classList.contains('md-block')) {
+            prevBlock = prevBlock.previousElementSibling;
+        }
+        
+        deleteBlock(blockId);
+        if (prevBlock) enterEditMode(prevBlock.id);
+        return;
+    }
+}
+
+function handleGlobalKeydown(event) {
+    if ((event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey) && event.key === 's') {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        if (typeof saveProject === 'function') saveProject();
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    if (event.key === 'Escape' && panelState.pickMode) {
+        exitPickMode();
+    }
+}
+
+function applyFormat(format) {
+    if (!activeBlockId) return;
+    
+    const block = document.getElementById(activeBlockId);
+    const textarea = block.querySelector('.md-block-textarea');
+    
+    const start = textarea.selectionStart;
+    const end = textarea.selectionEnd;
+    const selectedText = textarea.value.substring(start, end);
+    
+    if (start === end) return;
+    
+    let wrapper = '';
+    switch (format) {
+        case 'bold': wrapper = '**'; break;
+        case 'italic': wrapper = '*'; break;
+    }
+    
+    const newText = textarea.value.substring(0, start) + 
+                    wrapper + selectedText + wrapper + 
+                    textarea.value.substring(end);
+    
+    textarea.value = newText;
+    textarea.setSelectionRange(start + wrapper.length, end + wrapper.length);
+    textarea.focus();
+}
+
+function changeCase(caseType) {
+    if (!activeBlockId) return;
+    const block = document.getElementById(activeBlockId);
+    const textarea = block.querySelector('.md-block-textarea');
+    
+    const start = textarea.selectionStart;
+    const end = textarea.selectionEnd;
+    let selectedText = textarea.value.substring(start, end);
+    
+    if (start === end) return;
+    
+    switch (caseType) {
+        case 'lower': selectedText = selectedText.toLowerCase(); break;
+        case 'upper': selectedText = selectedText.toUpperCase(); break;
+        case 'sentence': selectedText = selectedText.toLowerCase().replace(/(^\w|\.\s+\w)/g, c => c.toUpperCase()); break;
+        case 'title': selectedText = selectedText.toLowerCase().replace(/\b\w/g, c => c.toUpperCase()); break;
+    }
+    
+    textarea.value = textarea.value.substring(0, start) + selectedText + textarea.value.substring(end);
+    textarea.setSelectionRange(start, start + selectedText.length);
+    textarea.focus();
+}
+
+function escapeHtml(text) {
+    if(!text) return '';
+    const div = document.createElement('div');
+    div.textContent = text;
+    return div.innerHTML;
+}
+
+function renderBlockContent(type, content, blockId, images) {
+    if (!content) {
+        return `<span class="md-block-placeholder">Click to edit</span>`;
+    }
+    
+    if (type === 'image') {
+        if (images && images.length > 0) {
+            const img = images[0];
+            if (img.data) {
+                return `<div class="image-block">
+                    <img src="data:image/${img.format || 'png'};base64,${img.data}" alt="${img.alt_text || 'Image'}">
+                </div>`;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        const dataUriMatch = content.match(/!\[([^\]]*)\]\((data:image\/[^;]+;base64,[^)]+)\)/);
+        if (dataUriMatch) {
+            return `<div class="image-block">
+                <img src="${dataUriMatch[2]}" alt="${dataUriMatch[1] || 'Image'}">
+            </div>`;
+        }
+        
+        return `<div class="image-block">
+            <div class="image-upload-placeholder">
+                <i class="bi bi-image"></i>
+                <p>Click to upload an image</p>
+            </div>
+        </div>`;
+    }
+    
+    let safeContent = content;
+    if (content.length > 10000 && content.includes('base64,')) {
+        safeContent = content.replace(
+            /!\[([^\]]*)\]\(data:image\/[^;]+;base64,[^)]+\)/g,
+            '![$1](embedded-image)'
+        );
+    }
+    
+    try {
+        return marked.parse(safeContent, { breaks: true, gfm: true });
+    } catch (e) {
+        return `<p>${escapeHtml(content)}</p>`;
+    }
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// New Block Line & DOM Cleanup
+// ============================================
+
+function createNewBlockLine() {
+    const line = document.createElement('div');
+    line.className = 'new-block-line';
+    
+    const lineId = 'line_' + Date.now() + '_' + Math.random().toString(36).substr(2, 5);
+    
+    line.innerHTML = `
+        <div class="add-line-buttons">
+            <button class="add-line-btn" onclick="addBlockAtLine(this); event.stopPropagation();" title="Add text block">
+                <i class="bi bi-plus"></i>
+            </button>
+            <button class="add-line-btn image-btn" onclick="document.getElementById('imageLineInput_${lineId}').click(); event.stopPropagation();" title="Add image">
+                <i class="bi bi-image"></i>
+            </button>
+            <button class="add-line-btn section-btn" onclick="addSectionAtLine(this); event.stopPropagation();" title="Add new section divider">
+                <i class="bi bi-layout-split"></i>
+            </button>
+        </div>
+        <input type="file" id="imageLineInput_${lineId}" accept="image/*" hidden 
+               onchange="handleImageAtLine(event, this)">
+    `;
+    return line;
+}
+
+function addBlockAtLine(button) {
+    const line = button.closest('.new-block-line');
+    addBlock('paragraph', '', line);
+    repairAllNewBlockLines();
+}
+
+function handleImageAtLine(event, inputEl) {
+    const file = event.target.files[0];
+    if (!file || !file.type.startsWith('image/')) return;
+    
+    const line = inputEl.closest('.new-block-line');
+    if (!line) return;
+    
+    const reader = new FileReader();
+    
+    reader.onload = function(e) {
+        const base64Data = e.target.result.split(',')[1];
+        const format = file.type.split('/')[1] === 'jpeg' ? 'jpeg' : file.type.split('/')[1];
+        
+        const images = [{
+            data: base64Data,
+            format: format,
+            alt_text: file.name,
+            position: 'before'
+        }];
+        
+        const content = `![${file.name}](embedded-image.${format})`;
+        
+        addBlock('image', content, line, images);
+        repairAllNewBlockLines();
+        updatePanelUI();
+    };
+    
+    reader.readAsDataURL(file);
+    event.target.value = '';
+}
+
+function addSectionAtLine(button) {
+    const line = button.closest('.new-block-line');
+    const blockId = addBlock('heading2', 'New Section Heading', line);
+    makeSectionStart(blockId, 'New Section Heading');
+    repairAllNewBlockLines();
+    enterEditMode(blockId);
+}
+
+function ensureNewBlockLineAfter(element) {
+    if (!element) return;
+    const next = element.nextElementSibling;
+    if (next && next.classList.contains('new-block-line')) {
+        return;
+    }
+    element.after(createNewBlockLine());
+}
+
+function repairAllNewBlockLines() {
+    const editor = document.getElementById('markdownEditor');
+    if (!editor) return;
+    
+    const children = Array.from(editor.children);
+    for (let i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
+        const el = children[i];
+        if (el.classList.contains('new-block-line')) {
+            const prev = el.previousElementSibling;
+            if (!prev || prev.classList.contains('new-block-line')) {
+                el.remove();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    const updatedChildren = Array.from(editor.children);
+    for (let i = 0; i < updatedChildren.length; i++) {
+        const el = updatedChildren[i];
+        if (el.classList.contains('md-block')) {
+            ensureNewBlockLineAfter(el);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+function checkEmptyEditor() {
+    const editor = document.getElementById('markdownEditor');
+    if(!editor) return;
+    
+    const blocks = editor.querySelectorAll('.md-block');
+    const emptyMessage = document.getElementById('emptyEditorMessage');
+    const panel = document.getElementById('audiobookMakerPanel');
+    const sidebar = document.getElementById('documentOutlineSidebar');
+    
+    if (blocks.length === 0) {
+        editor.querySelectorAll('.new-block-line').forEach(line => line.remove());
+        editor.querySelectorAll('.section-divider').forEach(div => div.remove());
+        if (emptyMessage) emptyMessage.style.display = 'block';
+        if (panel) panel.style.display = 'none';
+        if (sidebar) sidebar.style.display = 'none';
+    } else {
+        if (emptyMessage) emptyMessage.style.display = 'none';
+        if (panel) panel.style.display = 'flex';
+        if (sidebar) sidebar.style.display = 'block';
+    }
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Content Collection
+// ============================================
+
+function collectEditorContent() {
+    const editor = document.getElementById('markdownEditor');
+    if (!editor) return [];
+    
+    const chapters = [];
+    let currentChapter = null;
+    let blockOrder = 0;
+    let sectionCounter = 0;
+    
+    const allBlockEls = editor.querySelectorAll('.md-block');
+    
+    for (const el of allBlockEls) {
+        const blockData = editorBlocks.find(b => b.id === el.id);
+        if (!blockData) continue;
+        
+        if (blockData.sectionStart) {
+            if (currentChapter && currentChapter.blocks.length > 0) {
+                chapters.push(currentChapter);
+            }
+            
+            sectionCounter++;
+            currentChapter = {
+                chapter_number: sectionCounter,
+                title: blockData.sectionName || `Section ${sectionCounter}`,
+                voice: panelState.voice || 'af_heart',
+                blocks: []
+            };
+            blockOrder = 0;
+        }
+        
+        if (!currentChapter) {
+            sectionCounter++;
+            const firstContent = el.querySelector('.md-block-textarea') ? el.querySelector('.md-block-textarea').value.trim() : '';
+            const plainText = stripMarkdown(firstContent);
+            const snippet = plainText ? (plainText.substring(0, 40) + (plainText.length > 40 ? '...' : '')) : 'Section 1';
+            
+            currentChapter = {
+                chapter_number: sectionCounter,
+                title: blockData.sectionName || snippet,
+                voice: panelState.voice || 'af_heart',
+                blocks: []
+            };
+        }
+        
+        blockOrder++;
+        
+        const textarea = el.querySelector('.md-block-textarea');
+        const content = textarea ? textarea.value : '';
+        const blockType = el.dataset.blockType || 'paragraph';
+        
+        if (content.trim() || blockType === 'image') {
+            currentChapter.blocks.push({
+                block_order: blockOrder,
+                block_type: blockType,
+                content: content,
+                tts_text: el.dataset.ttsText || '',
+                audio_data: blockData.audio_data || '',
+                audio_format: blockData.audio_format || 'mp3',
+                transcription: blockData.transcription || [],
+                images: blockData.images || []
+            });
+        }
+    }
+    
+    if (currentChapter && currentChapter.blocks.length > 0) {
+        chapters.push(currentChapter);
+    }
+    
+    return chapters;
+}
+
+function renderProjectInEditor(projectData) {
+    const editor = document.getElementById('markdownEditor');
+    if(!editor) return;
+    
+    editor.innerHTML = '';
+    editorBlocks = [];
+    
+    const emptyMessage = document.getElementById('emptyEditorMessage');
+    if (emptyMessage) emptyMessage.style.display = 'none';
+    
+    if (projectData.chapters && projectData.chapters.length > 0 && projectData.chapters[0].voice) {
+        panelState.voice = projectData.chapters[0].voice;
+        const voiceSelect = document.getElementById('ampVoiceSelect');
+        if (voiceSelect) voiceSelect.value = panelState.voice;
+    }
+    
+    for (const chapter of projectData.chapters) {
+        let isFirstInChapter = true;
+        
+        for (const block of chapter.blocks) {
+            const lastChild = editor.lastElementChild;
+            
+            const blockId = addBlock(
+                block.block_type,
+                block.content,
+                lastChild,
+                block.images || []
+            );
+            
+            if (isFirstInChapter) {
+                const blockData = editorBlocks.find(b => b.id === blockId);
+                if (blockData) {
+                    blockData.sectionStart = true;
+                    blockData.sectionName = chapter.title || 'Section';
+                }
+                isFirstInChapter = false;
+            }
+            
+            const blockData = editorBlocks.find(b => b.id === blockId);
+            if (blockData) {
+                blockData.audio_data = block.audio_data;
+                blockData.audio_format = block.audio_format;
+                blockData.transcription = block.transcription;
+                blockData.tts_text = block.tts_text;
+            }
+            
+            const blockEl = document.getElementById(blockId);
+            if (blockEl && block.tts_text) {
+                blockEl.dataset.ttsText = block.tts_text;
+            }
+            
+            if (block.audio_data && block.block_type !== 'image') {
+                if (blockEl) {
+                    const indicator = blockEl.querySelector('.audio-indicator');
+                    if (indicator) {
+                        indicator.classList.remove('no-audio');
+                        indicator.classList.add('has-audio');
+                        indicator.title = 'Audio generated';
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            
+            if (blockEl) {
+                ensureNewBlockLineAfter(blockEl);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    renderAllSectionDividers();
+    repairAllNewBlockLines();
+    
+    const textBlocks = getTextBlocks();
+    let foundStart = false;
+    for (const tb of textBlocks) {
+        const data = editorBlocks.find(b => b.id === tb.id);
+        if (!data || !data.audio_data) {
+            panelState.startingBlockId = tb.id;
+            foundStart = true;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if (!foundStart && textBlocks.length > 0) {
+        panelState.startingBlockId = textBlocks[textBlocks.length - 1].id;
+    }
+    
+    // যুক্ত করা হলো: প্রজেক্ট লোড হলেও প্যানেলের ব্লক কাউন্ট যেন মোট ব্লকের সমান থাকে
+    if (textBlocks.length > 0) {
+        panelState.blockCount = textBlocks.length; 
+    }
+    
+    updatePanelUI();
+    renderDocumentOutline();
+    checkEmptyEditor();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/static/js/pdf-handler.js b/static/js/pdf-handler.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fffd944
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/js/pdf-handler.js
@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+/**
+ * Document Handler Module (PDF, DOCX, DOC)
+ * AUTHORITATIVE renderDocumentBlocks() — single source of truth
+ * Section markers are data-driven via editorBlocks[].sectionStart
+ */
+
+function initPdfHandler() {
+    const uploadZone = document.getElementById('uploadZone');
+    const docInput = document.getElementById('docInput');
+    
+    if (!uploadZone || !docInput) return;
+    
+    uploadZone.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+        if (e.target.closest('button')) return;
+        docInput.click();
+    });
+    
+    docInput.addEventListener('change', (e) => {
+        const file = e.target.files[0];
+        if (file) {
+            handleDocumentFile(file);
+        }
+    });
+    
+    uploadZone.addEventListener('dragover', (e) => {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        uploadZone.classList.add('drag-over');
+    });
+    
+    uploadZone.addEventListener('dragleave', () => {
+        uploadZone.classList.remove('drag-over');
+    });
+    
+    uploadZone.addEventListener('drop', (e) => {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        uploadZone.classList.remove('drag-over');
+        
+        const files = e.dataTransfer.files;
+        if (files.length > 0) {
+            const file = files[0];
+            const name = file.name.toLowerCase();
+            
+            if (name.endsWith('.pdf') || name.endsWith('.docx') || name.endsWith('.doc')) {
+                handleDocumentFile(file);
+            } else {
+                alert('Please drop a valid PDF, DOCX, or DOC file.');
+            }
+        }
+    });
+    
+    console.log('📄 Document handler initialized (PDF, DOCX, DOC)');
+}
+
+function handleDocumentFile(file) {
+    const name = file.name.toLowerCase();
+    
+    if (name.endsWith('.pdf')) {
+        handlePdfFile(file);
+    } else if (name.endsWith('.docx') || name.endsWith('.doc')) {
+        handleWordFile(file);
+    } else {
+        alert('Unsupported file type. Please upload a PDF, DOCX, or DOC file.');
+    }
+}
+
+async function handlePdfFile(file) {
+    if (!file.name.toLowerCase().endsWith('.pdf')) {
+        alert('Please select a valid PDF file.');
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    showLoader('Processing PDF...', `Extracting content from ${file.name}`);
+    
+    const formData = new FormData();
+    formData.append('file', file);
+    
+    try {
+        const response = await fetch('/api/upload-pdf', {
+            method: 'POST',
+            body: formData
+        });
+        
+        const data = await response.json();
+        
+        if (data.error) {
+            throw new Error(data.error);
+        }
+        
+        console.log(`✅ PDF processed: ${data.page_count} pages, ${data.blocks.length} blocks`);
+        
+        const projectName = file.name.replace('.pdf', '');
+        document.getElementById('projectName').value = projectName;
+        currentProject.name = projectName;
+        
+        renderDocumentBlocks(data.blocks);
+        
+        document.getElementById('uploadSection').style.display = 'none';
+        document.getElementById('editorSection').style.display = 'block';
+        
+        const panel = document.getElementById('audiobookMakerPanel');
+        if (panel) panel.style.display = 'flex';
+        
+        const sidebar = document.getElementById('documentOutlineSidebar');
+        if (sidebar) sidebar.style.display = 'block';
+        
+        hideLoader();
+        showNotification(`PDF processed: ${data.blocks.length} blocks extracted`, 'success');
+        updateWorkflowProgress('edit');
+        
+    } catch (error) {
+        hideLoader();
+        console.error('PDF processing error:', error);
+        alert('Failed to process PDF: ' + error.message);
+    }
+}
+
+async function handleWordFile(file) {
+    const name = file.name.toLowerCase();
+    if (!name.endsWith('.docx') && !name.endsWith('.doc')) {
+        alert('Please select a valid DOCX or DOC file.');
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    const fileType = name.endsWith('.docx') ? 'DOCX' : 'DOC';
+    showLoader(`Processing ${fileType}...`, `Extracting content from ${file.name}`);
+    
+    const formData = new FormData();
+    formData.append('file', file);
+    
+    try {
+        const response = await fetch('/api/upload-docx', {
+            method: 'POST',
+            body: formData
+        });
+        
+        const data = await response.json();
+        
+        if (data.error) {
+            throw new Error(data.error);
+        }
+        
+        console.log(`✅ ${fileType} processed: ${data.blocks.length} blocks`);
+        
+        const projectName = file.name.replace(/\.(docx|doc)$/i, '');
+        document.getElementById('projectName').value = projectName;
+        currentProject.name = projectName;
+        
+        renderDocumentBlocks(data.blocks);
+        
+        document.getElementById('uploadSection').style.display = 'none';
+        document.getElementById('editorSection').style.display = 'block';
+        
+        const panel = document.getElementById('audiobookMakerPanel');
+        if (panel) panel.style.display = 'flex';
+        
+        const sidebar = document.getElementById('documentOutlineSidebar');
+        if (sidebar) sidebar.style.display = 'block';
+        
+        hideLoader();
+        showNotification(`${fileType} processed: ${data.blocks.length} blocks extracted`, 'success');
+        updateWorkflowProgress('edit');
+        
+    } catch (error) {
+        hideLoader();
+        console.error(`${fileType} processing error:`, error);
+        alert(`Failed to process ${fileType}: ` + error.message);
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * AUTHORITATIVE renderDocumentBlocks()
+ * This is the ONLY version of this function in the entire app.
+ * Section dividers are rendered from editorBlocks[].sectionStart data.
+ */
+function renderDocumentBlocks(blocks) {
+    const editor = document.getElementById('markdownEditor');
+    if (!editor) return;
+    
+    editor.innerHTML = '';
+    editorBlocks = [];
+    
+    const emptyMessage = document.getElementById('emptyEditorMessage');
+    if (emptyMessage) {
+        emptyMessage.style.display = 'none';
+    }
+    
+    for (const block of blocks) {
+        let type = 'paragraph';
+        let content = block.content || '';
+        
+        if (block.type === 'image') {
+            type = 'image';
+        } else if (block.type === 'heading1' || content.startsWith('# ')) {
+            type = 'heading1';
+        } else if (block.type === 'heading2' || content.startsWith('## ')) {
+            type = 'heading2';
+        } else if (block.type === 'heading3' || content.startsWith('### ')) {
+            type = 'heading3';
+        } else if (block.type === 'list_item' || content.startsWith('- ')) {
+            type = 'bulletList';
+        } else if (block.type === 'quote' || content.startsWith('> ')) {
+            type = 'quote';
+        } else if (block.type === 'table') {
+            type = 'table';
+        }
+        
+        let images = [];
+        if (block.type === 'image' && block.data) {
+            images = [{
+                data: block.data,
+                format: block.format || 'png',
+                alt_text: 'Document Image',
+                position: 'before'
+            }];
+            content = `![Document Image](embedded-image.${block.format || 'png'})`;
+        }
+        
+        const lastChild = editor.lastElementChild;
+        const blockId = addBlock(type, content, lastChild, images);
+        
+        // Store section info in editorBlocks data (data-driven approach)
+        if (block.is_section_start) {
+            const blockData = editorBlocks.find(b => b.id === blockId);
+            if (blockData) {
+                blockData.sectionStart = true;
+                blockData.sectionName = block.section_name || 'Section';
+            }
+        }
+        
+        if (block.type === 'image' && block.data) {
+            const blockEl = document.getElementById(blockId);
+            if (blockEl) {
+                const contentDiv = blockEl.querySelector('.md-block-content');
+                if (contentDiv) {
+                    contentDiv.innerHTML = `
+                        <div class="image-block">
+                            <img src="data:image/${block.format || 'png'};base64,${block.data}" alt="Document Image">
+                        </div>
+                    `;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        const blockEl = document.getElementById(blockId);
+        if (blockEl) {
+            ensureNewBlockLineAfter(blockEl);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // Now render all section dividers from data
+    renderAllSectionDividers();
+    
+    repairAllNewBlockLines();
+    
+    // Initialize panel state for new document
+    const textBlocks = getTextBlocks();
+    if (textBlocks.length > 0) {
+        panelState.startingBlockId = textBlocks[0].id;
+        panelState.blockCount = textBlocks.length; // Modified: set to total blocks
+    }
+    
+    updatePanelUI();
+    renderDocumentOutline();
+    checkEmptyEditor();
+}
+
+// Keep backward compatibility alias
+function renderPdfBlocks(blocks) {
+    renderDocumentBlocks(blocks);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/admin.html b/templates/admin.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cddf5eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/admin.html
@@ -0,0 +1,679 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>Admin Dashboard - Audiobook Maker Pro</title>
+    
+    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.2/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-icons@1.11.1/font/bootstrap-icons.css">
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+    <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+    
+    <style>
+        :root {
+            --primary-color: #4f46e5;
+            --primary-hover: #4338ca;
+            --success-color: #10b981;
+            --danger-color: #ef4444;
+            --warning-color: #f59e0b;
+            --bg-primary: #f8fafc;
+            --text-primary: #1e293b;
+            --text-secondary: #64748b;
+            --text-muted: #94a3b8;
+            --border-color: #e2e8f0;
+        }
+        
+        * { box-sizing: border-box; }
+        
+        body {
+            font-family: 'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
+            background-color: var(--bg-primary);
+            color: var(--text-primary);
+            margin: 0;
+        }
+        
+        .admin-header {
+            background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--primary-color) 0%, #7c3aed 100%);
+            color: white;
+            padding: 16px 24px;
+            display: flex;
+            justify-content: space-between;
+            align-items: center;
+        }
+        
+        .admin-header h1 {
+            font-size: 1.25rem;
+            font-weight: 700;
+            margin: 0;
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            gap: 10px;
+        }
+        
+        .admin-header-actions {
+            display: flex;
+            gap: 10px;
+            align-items: center;
+        }
+        
+        .admin-header-actions .btn {
+            border-radius: 8px;
+            font-weight: 500;
+            font-size: 0.85rem;
+        }
+        
+        .btn-header-light {
+            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
+            border: 1.5px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.4);
+            color: white;
+        }
+        
+        .btn-header-light:hover {
+            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.25);
+            color: white;
+        }
+        
+        .admin-container {
+            max-width: 900px;
+            margin: 32px auto;
+            padding: 0 24px;
+        }
+        
+        .admin-card {
+            background: white;
+            border-radius: 16px;
+            box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
+            border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+            overflow: hidden;
+        }
+        
+        .admin-card-header {
+            padding: 20px 24px;
+            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+            display: flex;
+            justify-content: space-between;
+            align-items: center;
+        }
+        
+        .admin-card-header h2 {
+            font-size: 1.1rem;
+            font-weight: 700;
+            margin: 0;
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            gap: 8px;
+        }
+        
+        .user-count-badge {
+            background: var(--bg-primary);
+            color: var(--text-secondary);
+            font-size: 0.75rem;
+            font-weight: 600;
+            padding: 2px 10px;
+            border-radius: 12px;
+            border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+        }
+        
+        .user-table {
+            width: 100%;
+            border-collapse: collapse;
+        }
+        
+        .user-table th {
+            background: var(--bg-primary);
+            padding: 12px 20px;
+            font-size: 0.75rem;
+            font-weight: 700;
+            text-transform: uppercase;
+            letter-spacing: 0.5px;
+            color: var(--text-secondary);
+            text-align: left;
+            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+        }
+        
+        .user-table td {
+            padding: 14px 20px;
+            border-bottom: 1px solid #f1f5f9;
+            font-size: 0.88rem;
+            vertical-align: middle;
+        }
+        
+        .user-table tr:last-child td {
+            border-bottom: none;
+        }
+        
+        .user-table tr:hover td {
+            background: #fafbfd;
+        }
+        
+        .role-badge {
+            display: inline-flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            gap: 4px;
+            padding: 3px 10px;
+            border-radius: 12px;
+            font-size: 0.72rem;
+            font-weight: 700;
+            text-transform: uppercase;
+            letter-spacing: 0.3px;
+        }
+        
+        .role-badge.admin {
+            background: #ede9fe;
+            color: #5b21b6;
+        }
+        
+        .role-badge.user {
+            background: #e0f2fe;
+            color: #0369a1;
+        }
+        
+        .status-badge {
+            display: inline-flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            gap: 4px;
+            font-size: 0.8rem;
+            font-weight: 500;
+        }
+        
+        .status-badge .status-dot {
+            width: 8px;
+            height: 8px;
+            border-radius: 50%;
+        }
+        
+        .status-badge.active .status-dot { background: var(--success-color); }
+        .status-badge.active { color: #065f46; }
+        .status-badge.disabled .status-dot { background: var(--danger-color); }
+        .status-badge.disabled { color: #991b1b; }
+        
+        .user-actions .btn {
+            padding: 4px 10px;
+            font-size: 0.78rem;
+            border-radius: 6px;
+        }
+        
+        .date-text {
+            font-size: 0.8rem;
+            color: var(--text-muted);
+        }
+        
+        .empty-state {
+            text-align: center;
+            padding: 60px 20px;
+            color: var(--text-muted);
+        }
+        
+        .empty-state i {
+            font-size: 3rem;
+            margin-bottom: 12px;
+            display: block;
+        }
+        
+        /* Modal tweaks */
+        .modal-content {
+            border: none;
+            border-radius: 16px;
+            box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
+        }
+        
+        .modal-header {
+            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+            padding: 20px 24px;
+        }
+        
+        .modal-body { padding: 24px; }
+        .modal-footer { border-top: 1px solid var(--border-color); padding: 16px 24px; }
+        
+        .form-label {
+            font-weight: 600;
+            font-size: 0.85rem;
+            color: #374151;
+        }
+        
+        .form-control, .form-select {
+            padding: 10px 14px;
+            border: 2px solid var(--border-color);
+            border-radius: 8px;
+            font-size: 0.9rem;
+        }
+        
+        .form-control:focus, .form-select:focus {
+            border-color: var(--primary-color);
+            box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(79,70,229,0.1);
+        }
+        
+        .toast-container {
+            position: fixed;
+            top: 20px;
+            right: 20px;
+            z-index: 9999;
+        }
+        
+        @media (max-width: 768px) {
+            .admin-header {
+                flex-direction: column;
+                gap: 12px;
+                text-align: center;
+            }
+            .admin-card-header {
+                flex-direction: column;
+                gap: 12px;
+            }
+            .user-table {
+                font-size: 0.82rem;
+            }
+            .user-table th, .user-table td {
+                padding: 10px 12px;
+            }
+        }
+    </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <!-- Header -->
+    <header class="admin-header">
+        <h1>
+            <i class="bi bi-shield-lock"></i>
+            Admin Dashboard
+        </h1>
+        <div class="admin-header-actions">
+            <span class="text-white-50" id="currentUserLabel"></span>
+            <a href="/" class="btn btn-header-light btn-sm">
+                <i class="bi bi-arrow-left me-1"></i> Back to App
+            </a>
+            <button class="btn btn-header-light btn-sm" onclick="handleLogout()">
+                <i class="bi bi-box-arrow-right me-1"></i> Logout
+            </button>
+        </div>
+    </header>
+
+    <!-- Main Content -->
+    <div class="admin-container">
+        <div class="admin-card">
+            <div class="admin-card-header">
+                <h2>
+                    <i class="bi bi-people"></i>
+                    User Management
+                    <span class="user-count-badge" id="userCountBadge">0 users</span>
+                </h2>
+                <button class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" onclick="openCreateModal()">
+                    <i class="bi bi-person-plus me-1"></i> Create User
+                </button>
+            </div>
+            
+            <div id="userTableContainer">
+                <div class="empty-state">
+                    <div class="spinner-border text-primary" role="status"></div>
+                    <p class="mt-2">Loading users...</p>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Toast Container -->
+    <div class="toast-container" id="toastContainer"></div>
+
+    <!-- Create/Edit User Modal -->
+    <div class="modal fade" id="userModal" tabindex="-1">
+        <div class="modal-dialog">
+            <div class="modal-content">
+                <div class="modal-header">
+                    <h5 class="modal-title" id="userModalTitle">
+                        <i class="bi bi-person-plus me-2"></i>Create New User
+                    </h5>
+                    <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal"></button>
+                </div>
+                <div class="modal-body">
+                    <input type="hidden" id="editUserId">
+                    
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label for="modalUsername" class="form-label">Username</label>
+                        <input type="text" class="form-control" id="modalUsername" 
+                               placeholder="Enter username" minlength="3" required>
+                    </div>
+                    
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label for="modalPassword" class="form-label">
+                            Password
+                            <span class="text-muted fw-normal" id="passwordHint" style="display:none;">(leave blank to keep current)</span>
+                        </label>
+                        <input type="text" class="form-control" id="modalPassword" 
+                               placeholder="Enter password" minlength="4">
+                    </div>
+                    
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label for="modalRole" class="form-label">Role</label>
+                        <select class="form-select" id="modalRole">
+                            <option value="user">User</option>
+                            <option value="admin">Admin</option>
+                        </select>
+                    </div>
+                    
+                    <div class="mb-3" id="activeField" style="display:none;">
+                        <label class="form-label">Status</label>
+                        <div class="form-check form-switch">
+                            <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="modalActive" checked>
+                            <label class="form-check-label" for="modalActive">Account Active</label>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                    
+                    <div class="alert alert-danger" id="modalError" style="display:none;"></div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="modal-footer">
+                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Cancel</button>
+                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" id="modalSaveBtn" onclick="saveUser()">
+                        <i class="bi bi-check-lg me-1"></i> Create User
+                    </button>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Delete Confirmation Modal -->
+    <div class="modal fade" id="deleteModal" tabindex="-1">
+        <div class="modal-dialog modal-sm">
+            <div class="modal-content">
+                <div class="modal-header">
+                    <h5 class="modal-title"><i class="bi bi-exclamation-triangle text-danger me-2"></i>Delete User</h5>
+                    <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal"></button>
+                </div>
+                <div class="modal-body">
+                    <p>Are you sure you want to delete <strong id="deleteUserName"></strong>?</p>
+                    <p class="text-muted small mb-0">This action cannot be undone.</p>
+                    <input type="hidden" id="deleteUserId">
+                </div>
+                <div class="modal-footer">
+                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary btn-sm" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Cancel</button>
+                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-danger btn-sm" onclick="confirmDelete()">
+                        <i class="bi bi-trash me-1"></i> Delete
+                    </button>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.2/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
+    <script>
+        let userModal, deleteModal;
+        let currentUsers = [];
+        
+        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
+            userModal = new bootstrap.Modal(document.getElementById('userModal'));
+            deleteModal = new bootstrap.Modal(document.getElementById('deleteModal'));
+            
+            loadCurrentUser();
+            loadUsers();
+        });
+        
+        async function loadCurrentUser() {
+            try {
+                const resp = await fetch('/api/auth/me');
+                const data = await resp.json();
+                if (data.user) {
+                    document.getElementById('currentUserLabel').textContent = 
+                        `Logged in as ${data.user.username}`;
+                }
+            } catch(e) { /* ignore */ }
+        }
+        
+        async function loadUsers() {
+            try {
+                const resp = await fetch('/api/admin/users');
+                const data = await resp.json();
+                currentUsers = data.users || [];
+                renderUserTable(currentUsers);
+            } catch(e) {
+                document.getElementById('userTableContainer').innerHTML = 
+                    '<div class="empty-state"><i class="bi bi-exclamation-circle"></i><p>Failed to load users</p></div>';
+            }
+        }
+        
+        function renderUserTable(users) {
+            const container = document.getElementById('userTableContainer');
+            const badge = document.getElementById('userCountBadge');
+            badge.textContent = `${users.length} user${users.length !== 1 ? 's' : ''}`;
+            
+            if (users.length === 0) {
+                container.innerHTML = '<div class="empty-state"><i class="bi bi-people"></i><p>No users found</p></div>';
+                return;
+            }
+            
+            let html = `<table class="user-table">
+                <thead>
+                    <tr>
+                        <th>User</th>
+                        <th>Role</th>
+                        <th>Status</th>
+                        <th>Last Login</th>
+                        <th>Created</th>
+                        <th style="text-align:right;">Actions</th>
+                    </tr>
+                </thead>
+                <tbody>`;
+            
+            for (const user of users) {
+                const statusClass = user.is_active ? 'active' : 'disabled';
+                const statusText = user.is_active ? 'Active' : 'Disabled';
+                const lastLogin = user.last_login ? formatDate(user.last_login) : '<span class="text-muted">Never</span>';
+                
+                html += `<tr>
+                    <td>
+                        <strong>${escapeHtml(user.username)}</strong>
+                    </td>
+                    <td>
+                        <span class="role-badge ${user.role}">
+                            <i class="bi bi-${user.role === 'admin' ? 'shield-check' : 'person'}"></i>
+                            ${user.role}
+                        </span>
+                    </td>
+                    <td>
+                        <span class="status-badge ${statusClass}">
+                            <span class="status-dot"></span>
+                            ${statusText}
+                        </span>
+                    </td>
+                    <td class="date-text">${lastLogin}</td>
+                    <td class="date-text">${formatDate(user.created_at)}</td>
+                    <td style="text-align:right;">
+                        <div class="user-actions d-flex gap-1 justify-content-end">
+                            <button class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm" onclick="openEditModal(${user.id})" title="Edit user">
+                                <i class="bi bi-pencil"></i>
+                            </button>
+                            <button class="btn btn-outline-danger btn-sm" onclick="openDeleteModal(${user.id}, '${escapeHtml(user.username)}')" title="Delete user">
+                                <i class="bi bi-trash"></i>
+                            </button>
+                        </div>
+                    </td>
+                </tr>`;
+            }
+            
+            html += '</tbody></table>';
+            container.innerHTML = html;
+        }
+        
+        // --- Create / Edit ---
+        
+        function openCreateModal() {
+            document.getElementById('userModalTitle').innerHTML = '<i class="bi bi-person-plus me-2"></i>Create New User';
+            document.getElementById('editUserId').value = '';
+            document.getElementById('modalUsername').value = '';
+            document.getElementById('modalPassword').value = '';
+            document.getElementById('modalPassword').required = true;
+            document.getElementById('modalPassword').placeholder = 'Enter password';
+            document.getElementById('passwordHint').style.display = 'none';
+            document.getElementById('modalRole').value = 'user';
+            document.getElementById('modalActive').checked = true;
+            document.getElementById('activeField').style.display = 'none';
+            document.getElementById('modalSaveBtn').innerHTML = '<i class="bi bi-check-lg me-1"></i> Create User';
+            document.getElementById('modalError').style.display = 'none';
+            userModal.show();
+        }
+        
+        function openEditModal(userId) {
+            const user = currentUsers.find(u => u.id === userId);
+            if (!user) return;
+            
+            document.getElementById('userModalTitle').innerHTML = '<i class="bi bi-pencil me-2"></i>Edit User';
+            document.getElementById('editUserId').value = userId;
+            document.getElementById('modalUsername').value = user.username;
+            document.getElementById('modalPassword').value = '';
+            document.getElementById('modalPassword').required = false;
+            document.getElementById('modalPassword').placeholder = 'Leave blank to keep current';
+            document.getElementById('passwordHint').style.display = 'inline';
+            document.getElementById('modalRole').value = user.role;
+            document.getElementById('modalActive').checked = user.is_active;
+            document.getElementById('activeField').style.display = 'block';
+            document.getElementById('modalSaveBtn').innerHTML = '<i class="bi bi-check-lg me-1"></i> Save Changes';
+            document.getElementById('modalError').style.display = 'none';
+            userModal.show();
+        }
+        
+        async function saveUser() {
+            const userId = document.getElementById('editUserId').value;
+            const username = document.getElementById('modalUsername').value.trim();
+            const password = document.getElementById('modalPassword').value;
+            const role = document.getElementById('modalRole').value;
+            const isActive = document.getElementById('modalActive').checked;
+            const errorDiv = document.getElementById('modalError');
+            
+            errorDiv.style.display = 'none';
+            
+            if (!username || username.length < 3) {
+                errorDiv.textContent = 'Username must be at least 3 characters';
+                errorDiv.style.display = 'block';
+                return;
+            }
+            
+            if (!userId && (!password || password.length < 4)) {
+                errorDiv.textContent = 'Password must be at least 4 characters';
+                errorDiv.style.display = 'block';
+                return;
+            }
+            
+            if (userId && password && password.length < 4) {
+                errorDiv.textContent = 'Password must be at least 4 characters';
+                errorDiv.style.display = 'block';
+                return;
+            }
+            
+            try {
+                let url, method, body;
+                
+                if (userId) {
+                    url = `/api/admin/users/${userId}`;
+                    method = 'PUT';
+                    body = { username, role, is_active: isActive };
+                    if (password) body.password = password;
+                } else {
+                    url = '/api/admin/users';
+                    method = 'POST';
+                    body = { username, password, role };
+                }
+                
+                const resp = await fetch(url, {
+                    method: method,
+                    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+                    body: JSON.stringify(body)
+                });
+                
+                const data = await resp.json();
+                
+                if (data.error) {
+                    errorDiv.textContent = data.error;
+                    errorDiv.style.display = 'block';
+                    return;
+                }
+                
+                userModal.hide();
+                showToast(data.message || 'User saved successfully', 'success');
+                loadUsers();
+                
+            } catch(e) {
+                errorDiv.textContent = 'Network error. Please try again.';
+                errorDiv.style.display = 'block';
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // --- Delete ---
+        
+        function openDeleteModal(userId, username) {
+            document.getElementById('deleteUserId').value = userId;
+            document.getElementById('deleteUserName').textContent = username;
+            deleteModal.show();
+        }
+        
+        async function confirmDelete() {
+            const userId = document.getElementById('deleteUserId').value;
+            
+            try {
+                const resp = await fetch(`/api/admin/users/${userId}`, { method: 'DELETE' });
+                const data = await resp.json();
+                
+                deleteModal.hide();
+                
+                if (data.error) {
+                    showToast(data.error, 'error');
+                    return;
+                }
+                
+                showToast(data.message || 'User deleted', 'success');
+                loadUsers();
+                
+            } catch(e) {
+                deleteModal.hide();
+                showToast('Failed to delete user', 'error');
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // --- Logout ---
+        
+        async function handleLogout() {
+            try {
+                await fetch('/api/auth/logout', { method: 'POST' });
+            } catch(e) { /* ignore */ }
+            window.location.href = '/login';
+        }
+        
+        // --- Utilities ---
+        
+        function escapeHtml(text) {
+            const div = document.createElement('div');
+            div.textContent = text;
+            return div.innerHTML;
+        }
+        
+        function formatDate(dateStr) {
+            if (!dateStr) return '';
+            const d = new Date(dateStr);
+            return d.toLocaleDateString() + ' ' + d.toLocaleTimeString([], { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' });
+        }
+        
+        function showToast(message, type = 'info') {
+            const container = document.getElementById('toastContainer');
+            const colors = { success: 'success', error: 'danger', info: 'primary' };
+            const icons = { success: 'check-circle', error: 'exclamation-circle', info: 'info-circle' };
+            
+            const toast = document.createElement('div');
+            toast.className = `alert alert-${colors[type] || 'info'} d-flex align-items-center gap-2`;
+            toast.style.cssText = 'min-width:280px; animation: slideIn 0.3s ease; margin-bottom: 8px;';
+            toast.innerHTML = `<i class="bi bi-${icons[type] || 'info-circle'}"></i> ${escapeHtml(message)}`;
+            container.appendChild(toast);
+            
+            setTimeout(() => {
+                toast.style.animation = 'slideOut 0.3s ease';
+                setTimeout(() => toast.remove(), 300);
+            }, 3000);
+        }
+        
+        // Inject animation styles
+        const s = document.createElement('style');
+        s.textContent = `
+            @keyframes slideIn { from { transform: translateX(100%); opacity: 0; } to { transform: translateX(0); opacity: 1; } }
+            @keyframes slideOut { from { transform: translateX(0); opacity: 1; } to { transform: translateX(100%); opacity: 0; } }
+        `;
+        document.head.appendChild(s);
+    </script>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>Audiobook Maker Pro v4.1</title>
+    
+    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.2/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-icons@1.11.1/font/bootstrap-icons.css">
+    
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+    <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Merriweather:ital,wght@0,400;0,700;1,400&family=JetBrains+Mono:wght@400;500&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+    
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/style.css">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/markdown-editor.css">
+</head>
+<body>
+    <div class="loading-overlay" id="loadingOverlay">
+        <div class="loading-content">
+            <div class="spinner-border text-primary" role="status"></div>
+            <h5 id="loadingText">Processing...</h5>
+            <p id="loadingSubtext" class="text-muted">Please wait</p>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="welcome-overlay" id="welcomeOverlay">
+        <div class="welcome-card">
+            <div class="welcome-header">
+                <i class="bi bi-soundwave"></i>
+                <h2>Welcome to Audiobook Maker Pro</h2>
+                <p>Turn any document into an interactive audiobook in 3 simple steps</p>
+            </div>
+            <div class="welcome-steps">
+                <div class="welcome-step">
+                    <div class="welcome-step-number">Step-1</div>
+                    <div class="welcome-step-icon"><i class="bi bi-upload"></i></div>
+                    <h4>Upload Document</h4>
+                    <div class="welcome-step-details">
+                        <p>Drag & drop a <strong>PDF</strong>, <strong>DOCX</strong>, or <strong>DOC</strong> file into the upload area</p>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                
+                <div class="welcome-step-arrow"><i class="bi bi-arrow-right"></i></div>
+                
+                <div class="welcome-step">
+                    <div class="welcome-step-number">Step-2</div>
+                    <div class="welcome-step-icon"><i class="bi bi-soundwave"></i></div>
+                    <h4>Edit & Generate Audio</h4>
+                    <div class="welcome-step-details">
+                        <p>Use the <strong>Audiobook Maker Panel</strong> at the top to select a voice and set how many blocks to generate</p>
+                        <p>Click <span class="welcome-ui-btn success-btn"><i class="bi bi-play-fill"></i> Generate</span> to create audio with word-level timestamps</p>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                
+                <div class="welcome-step-arrow"><i class="bi bi-arrow-right"></i></div>
+                
+                <div class="welcome-step">
+                    <div class="welcome-step-number">Step-3</div>
+                    <div class="welcome-step-icon"><i class="bi bi-book"></i></div>
+                    <h4>Read & Export</h4>
+                    <div class="welcome-step-details">
+                        <p>Switch to the <span class="welcome-ui-btn"><i class="bi bi-book"></i> Interactive Reader</span> tab to listen with word-by-word highlighting</p>
+                        <p>Click <span class="welcome-ui-btn primary-btn"><i class="bi bi-download"></i> Export</span> in the header to download your audiobook as a ZIP</p>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="welcome-actions">
+                <button class="btn btn-primary btn-lg" onclick="dismissWelcome()">
+                    <i class="bi bi-rocket-takeoff me-2"></i>Get Started
+                </button>
+                <label class="welcome-dismiss-label">
+                    <input type="checkbox" id="welcomeDontShow"> Don't show this again
+                </label>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="floating-guide-panel" id="floatingGuidePanel">
+        <div class="guide-panel-header" id="guidePanelHeader">
+            <div class="guide-panel-title">
+                <i class="bi bi-lightbulb"></i>
+                <span>Quick Guide</span>
+            </div>
+            <div class="guide-panel-controls">
+                <button class="guide-panel-btn" id="guidePanelCollapse" onclick="toggleGuideCollapse()" title="Collapse / Expand">
+                    <i class="bi bi-chevron-up" id="guideCollapseIcon"></i>
+                </button>
+                <button class="guide-panel-btn" onclick="hideGuidePanel()" title="Hide guide panel">
+                    <i class="bi bi-x-lg"></i>
+                </button>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="guide-panel-body" id="guidePanelBody">
+            <div class="guide-section">
+                <div class="guide-section-badge">Step 2 — Edit & Generate</div>
+                <div class="guide-instruction">
+                    <span class="guide-step-num">1</span>
+                    <div class="guide-instruction-text">
+                        Use the <strong>panel at the top</strong> to select a <strong>voice</strong> and set the number of blocks to generate
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="guide-instruction">
+                    <span class="guide-step-num">2</span>
+                    <div class="guide-instruction-text">
+                        Click the <strong>Starting from</strong> indicator to pick which block to start from, then click 
+                        <span class="guide-ui generate-btn-ui"><i class="bi bi-play-fill"></i> Generate</span> 
+                        to create audio
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="guide-instruction">
+                    <span class="guide-step-num">3</span>
+                    <div class="guide-instruction-text">
+                        Click 
+                        <span class="guide-ui image-btn-ui"><i class="bi bi-image"></i></span> 
+                        between blocks to <strong>add an image</strong>, or 
+                        <span class="guide-ui add-block-btn-ui"><i class="bi bi-plus"></i></span> 
+                        to <strong>add a text block</strong>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="guide-instruction">
+                    <span class="guide-step-num">4</span>
+                    <div class="guide-instruction-text">
+                        After generating, the starting block <strong>auto-advances</strong> so you can keep clicking Generate for the next batch
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="guide-section">
+                <div class="guide-section-badge step3-badge">Step 3 — Read & Export</div>
+                <div class="guide-instruction">
+                    <span class="guide-step-num">5</span>
+                    <div class="guide-instruction-text">
+                        Switch to the 
+                        <span class="guide-ui reader-tab-ui"><i class="bi bi-book"></i> Interactive Reader</span> 
+                        tab to <strong>listen</strong> with word-by-word highlighting
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="guide-instruction">
+                    <span class="guide-step-num">6</span>
+                    <div class="guide-instruction-text">
+                        Click 
+                        <span class="guide-ui export-btn-ui"><i class="bi bi-download"></i> Export</span> 
+                        in the header to <strong>download</strong> your audiobook as a ZIP
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="guide-panel-footer">
+                <label class="guide-dont-show">
+                    <input type="checkbox" id="guidePanelDontShow" onchange="handleGuideDontShow()"> 
+                    Don't show this again
+                </label>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <button class="floating-guide-toggle" id="floatingGuideToggle" onclick="showGuidePanel()" title="Show Quick Guide">
+        <i class="bi bi-lightbulb"></i>
+    </button>
+
+    <div class="app-container">
+        <header class="app-header">
+            <div class="header-left">
+                <h1 class="app-title">
+                    <i class="bi bi-soundwave"></i>
+                    Audiobook Maker Pro
+                    <span class="version-badge">v4.2</span>
+                </h1>
+            </div>
+            <div class="header-right">
+                <div class="project-controls">
+                    <input type="text" id="projectName" class="form-control project-name-input" 
+                           placeholder="Project Name" value="My Audiobook">
+                    <button class="btn btn-success" id="saveProjectBtn" onclick="saveProject()" title="Save project (Ctrl+S)">
+                        <i class="bi bi-save me-1"></i> Save
+                    </button>
+                    <button class="btn btn-primary" onclick="exportProject()" title="Export as ZIP with audio + reader">
+                        <i class="bi bi-download me-1"></i> Export
+                    </button>
+                    <button class="btn btn-header-archive" onclick="openProjectArchive()" title="Load or manage saved projects">
+                        <i class="bi bi-archive me-1"></i> Archive
+                    </button>
+                    <button class="btn btn-header-help" id="headerHelpBtn" onclick="handleHeaderHelp()" title="Show quick start guide">
+                        <i class="bi bi-question-circle me-1"></i>
+                        <span id="headerHelpLabel">Quick Start</span>
+                    </button>
+                    
+                    <div class="dropdown">
+                        <button class="btn btn-header-user dropdown-toggle" type="button" 
+                                data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false" id="userMenuBtn">
+                            <i class="bi bi-person-circle me-1"></i>
+                            <span id="headerUsername">User</span>
+                        </button>
+                        <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-end">
+                            <li id="adminMenuItem" style="display:none;">
+                                <a class="dropdown-item" href="/admin">
+                                    <i class="bi bi-shield-lock me-2"></i>Admin Dashboard
+                                </a>
+                            </li>
+                            <li id="adminDivider" style="display:none;"><hr class="dropdown-divider"></li>
+                            <li>
+                                <a class="dropdown-item" href="#" onclick="openChangePassword()">
+                                    <i class="bi bi-key me-2"></i>Change Password
+                                </a>
+                            </li>
+                            <li><hr class="dropdown-divider"></li>
+                            <li>
+                                <a class="dropdown-item text-danger" href="#" onclick="handleLogout()">
+                                    <i class="bi bi-box-arrow-right me-2"></i>Logout
+                                </a>
+                            </li>
+                        </ul>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </header>
+
+        <div class="workflow-progress" id="workflowProgress">
+            <div class="workflow-step active" id="wpStep1">
+                <div class="workflow-step-dot">1</div>
+                <span>Upload</span>
+            </div>
+            <div class="workflow-connector" id="wpConn1"></div>
+            <div class="workflow-step" id="wpStep2">
+                <div class="workflow-step-dot">2</div>
+                <span>Edit & Generate</span>
+            </div>
+            <div class="workflow-connector" id="wpConn2"></div>
+            <div class="workflow-step" id="wpStep3">
+                <div class="workflow-step-dot">3</div>
+                <span>Read & Export</span>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <main class="main-content">
+            <ul class="nav nav-tabs main-tabs" id="mainTabs" role="tablist">
+                <li class="nav-item">
+                    <button class="nav-link active" id="editor-tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" 
+                            data-bs-target="#editorPanel" type="button">
+                        <i class="bi bi-pencil-square me-1"></i> Audiobook Maker Editor
+                    </button>
+                </li>
+                <li class="nav-item">
+                    <button class="nav-link" id="reader-tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" 
+                            data-bs-target="#readerPanel" type="button">
+                        <i class="bi bi-book me-1"></i> Interactive Reader
+                        <span class="reader-tab-badge" id="readerTabBadge" style="display:none;">
+                            Ready
+                        </span>
+                    </button>
+                </li>
+            </ul>
+
+            <div class="tab-content" id="mainTabContent">
+                <div class="tab-pane fade show active" id="editorPanel" role="tabpanel">
+                    
+                    <div class="upload-section" id="uploadSection">
+                        <div class="upload-zone-wrapper" style="min-height: 380px; border: 2px dashed var(--border-color); border-radius: var(--border-radius-lg); overflow: hidden; background: var(--bg-tertiary); transition: border-color 0.3s;">
+                            <div class="upload-zone" id="uploadZone" style="width: 100%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 48px 32px; cursor: pointer; transition: all 0.3s;">
+                                <input type="file" id="docInput" accept=".pdf,.doc,.docx" hidden>
+                                <div class="upload-content" style="text-align: center; max-width: 500px;">
+                                    <i class="bi bi-file-earmark-arrow-up upload-icon"></i>
+                                    <h4>Upload Your Document</h4>
+                                    <p class="text-muted mb-3">
+                                        Drag & drop a file here, or click the button below to browse
+                                    </p>
+                                    <div class="d-flex gap-2 justify-content-center flex-wrap mb-3">
+                                        <span class="badge bg-danger bg-opacity-10 text-danger px-3 py-2">
+                                            <i class="bi bi-file-earmark-pdf me-1"></i>PDF
+                                        </span>
+                                        <span class="badge bg-primary bg-opacity-10 text-primary px-3 py-2">
+                                            <i class="bi bi-file-earmark-word me-1"></i>DOC
+                                        </span>
+                                    </div>
+                                    <button class="btn btn-primary btn-lg" onclick="event.stopPropagation(); document.getElementById('docInput').click()">
+                                        <i class="bi bi-upload me-2"></i>Choose File
+                                    </button>
+                                    <p class="upload-hint-text">
+                                        <i class="bi bi-magic me-1"></i>
+                                        AI will auto-detect chapters, fix broken paragraphs, and structure your book
+                                    </p>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div class="editor-section" id="editorSection" style="display:none">
+                        
+                        <div class="audiobook-maker-panel" id="audiobookMakerPanel" style="display:none;">
+                            <div class="amp-left">
+                                <div>
+                                    <div class="amp-label">Voice</div>
+                                    <select class="amp-voice-select" id="ampVoiceSelect" 
+                                            onchange="handleVoiceChange(this.value)">
+                                        <option value="af_heart">Heart (US Female)</option>
+                                    </select>
+                                </div>
+                                
+                                <div>
+                                    <div class="amp-label">Blocks to generate</div>
+                                    <div class="amp-block-count-group">
+                                        <input type="number" class="amp-block-count-input" id="ampBlockCount"
+                                               value="10" min="1" max="999"
+                                               onchange="handleBlockCountChange(this.value)"
+                                               onkeyup="handleBlockCountChange(this.value)">
+                                        <div class="amp-count-arrows">
+                                            <button class="amp-count-arrow" onclick="adjustBlockCount(1)" title="Increase">
+                                                <i class="bi bi-chevron-up"></i>
+                                            </button>
+                                            <button class="amp-count-arrow" onclick="adjustBlockCount(-1)" title="Decrease">
+                                                <i class="bi bi-chevron-down"></i>
+                                            </button>
+                                        </div>
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
+                                
+                                <div>
+                                    <div class="amp-label">Starting from</div>
+                                    <div class="amp-start-indicator" id="ampStartIndicator" 
+                                         onclick="togglePickMode()" title="Click to pick a different starting block">
+                                        <i class="bi bi-cursor-fill"></i>
+                                        Block <span class="start-block-num" id="ampStartBlockNum">1</span>
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                            
+                            <div class="amp-right">
+                                <button class="amp-generate-btn" id="ampGenerateBtn" onclick="generateFromPanel()">
+                                    <i class="bi bi-play-fill"></i>
+                                    Generate
+                                </button>
+                            </div>
+                            
+                            <div class="amp-info">
+                                <div class="amp-stat">
+                                    <i class="bi bi-layers"></i>
+                                    Total Blocks: <strong id="ampTotalBlocks">0</strong>
+                                </div>
+                                <div class="amp-stat">
+                                    <i class="bi bi-check-circle"></i>
+                                    Generated: <strong id="ampGeneratedBlocks">0</strong>
+                                </div>
+                                <div class="amp-stat">
+                                    <i class="bi bi-hourglass-split"></i>
+                                    Remaining: <strong id="ampRemainingBlocks">0</strong>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                        
+                        <div class="editor-layout">
+                            <aside class="document-outline" id="documentOutlineSidebar" style="display:none;">
+                                <h6 class="outline-title"><i class="bi bi-list-nested"></i> Document Outline</h6>
+                                <ul class="outline-list" id="documentOutlineList">
+                                    <li class="text-muted small">No sections found.</li>
+                                </ul>
+                            </aside>
+                            
+                            <div class="editor-container" id="markdownEditor">
+                                <div class="empty-editor-message" id="emptyEditorMessage">
+                                    <i class="bi bi-file-text"></i>
+                                    <p>Upload a document to create content</p>
+                                    <p class="text-muted small">Click anywhere to add a new block</p>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+
+                <div class="tab-pane fade" id="readerPanel" role="tabpanel">
+                    <div class="editor-layout">
+                        <aside class="document-outline" id="readerOutlineSidebar" style="display:none;">
+                            <h6 class="outline-title"><i class="bi bi-list-nested"></i> Outline</h6>
+                            <ul class="outline-list" id="readerOutlineList">
+                                <li class="text-muted small">No sections found.</li>
+                            </ul>
+                        </aside>
+                        
+                        <div class="reader-container" id="readerContainer" style="flex: 1; max-width: 100%;">
+                            <div class="reader-empty-state">
+                                <i class="bi bi-book"></i>
+                                <p>Generate audio to view the interactive reader</p>
+                                <p class="text-muted">Go to the Editor tab, then click <strong>"Generate"</strong> on the panel</p>
+                                <button class="btn btn-primary mt-3" onclick="switchToEditorTab()">
+                                    <i class="bi bi-arrow-left me-1"></i> Go to Editor
+                                </button>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </main>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="modal fade" id="archiveModal" tabindex="-1">
+        <div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
+            <div class="modal-content">
+                <div class="modal-header">
+                    <h5 class="modal-title">
+                        <i class="bi bi-archive me-2"></i>Project Archive
+                    </h5>
+                    <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal"></button>
+                </div>
+                <div class="modal-body">
+                    <div id="projectList"></div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="modal fade" id="ttsEditModal" tabindex="-1">
+        <div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
+            <div class="modal-content">
+                <div class="modal-header">
+                    <h5 class="modal-title">
+                        <i class="bi bi-mic me-2"></i>Edit Text for TTS Generation
+                    </h5>
+                    <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal"></button>
+                </div>
+                <div class="modal-body">
+                    <p class="text-muted small mb-2">
+                        <i class="bi bi-info-circle me-1"></i>
+                        This text will be used for audio generation. The original markdown content will be preserved.
+                    </p>
+                    <textarea id="ttsTextInput" class="form-control" rows="8"></textarea>
+                    <input type="hidden" id="ttsBlockId">
+                </div>
+                <div class="modal-footer">
+                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Cancel</button>
+                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" onclick="saveTtsText()">
+                        <i class="bi bi-check-lg me-1"></i>Save
+                    </button>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="modal fade" id="changePasswordModal" tabindex="-1">
+        <div class="modal-dialog">
+            <div class="modal-content">
+                <div class="modal-header">
+                    <h5 class="modal-title">
+                        <i class="bi bi-key me-2"></i>Change Password
+                    </h5>
+                    <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal"></button>
+                </div>
+                <div class="modal-body">
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label for="currentPassword" class="form-label">Current Password</label>
+                        <input type="password" class="form-control" id="currentPassword" required>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label for="newPassword" class="form-label">New Password</label>
+                        <input type="password" class="form-control" id="newPassword" required minlength="4">
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label for="confirmPassword" class="form-label">Confirm New Password</label>
+                        <input type="password" class="form-control" id="confirmPassword" required>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="alert alert-danger" id="changePasswordError" style="display:none;"></div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="modal-footer">
+                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Cancel</button>
+                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" onclick="submitChangePassword()">
+                        <i class="bi bi-check-lg me-1"></i>Change Password
+                    </button>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.2/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/marked/marked.min.js"></script>
+    <script src="/static/js/app.js"></script>
+    <script src="/static/js/markdown-editor.js"></script>
+    <script src="/static/js/pdf-handler.js"></script>
+    <script src="/static/js/generation.js"></script>
+    <script src="/static/js/interactive-reader.js"></script>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>Login - Audiobook Maker Pro</title>
+    
+    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.2/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-icons@1.11.1/font/bootstrap-icons.css">
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+    <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+    
+    <style>
+        :root {
+            --primary-color: #4f46e5;
+            --primary-hover: #4338ca;
+        }
+        
+        * { box-sizing: border-box; }
+        
+        body {
+            font-family: 'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
+            background: linear-gradient(135deg, #667eea 0%, #764ba2 100%);
+            min-height: 100vh;
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            justify-content: center;
+            margin: 0;
+            padding: 24px;
+        }
+        
+        .login-container {
+            width: 100%;
+            max-width: 420px;
+        }
+        
+        .login-card {
+            background: white;
+            border-radius: 20px;
+            padding: 48px 40px;
+            box-shadow: 0 25px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+            animation: slideUp 0.4s ease;
+        }
+        
+        @keyframes slideUp {
+            from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(20px); }
+            to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
+        }
+        
+        .login-header {
+            text-align: center;
+            margin-bottom: 36px;
+        }
+        
+        .login-logo {
+            width: 64px;
+            height: 64px;
+            border-radius: 16px;
+            background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--primary-color) 0%, #7c3aed 100%);
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            justify-content: center;
+            margin: 0 auto 16px;
+            font-size: 1.75rem;
+            color: white;
+        }
+        
+        .login-header h1 {
+            font-size: 1.5rem;
+            font-weight: 700;
+            color: #1e293b;
+            margin-bottom: 4px;
+        }
+        
+        .login-header p {
+            color: #64748b;
+            font-size: 0.9rem;
+            margin: 0;
+        }
+        
+        .form-label {
+            font-weight: 600;
+            color: #374151;
+            font-size: 0.85rem;
+            margin-bottom: 6px;
+        }
+        
+        .form-control {
+            padding: 12px 16px;
+            border: 2px solid #e2e8f0;
+            border-radius: 10px;
+            font-size: 0.95rem;
+            transition: all 0.2s;
+        }
+        
+        .form-control:focus {
+            border-color: var(--primary-color);
+            box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(79, 70, 229, 0.1);
+        }
+        
+        .input-group-text {
+            background: #f8fafc;
+            border: 2px solid #e2e8f0;
+            border-right: none;
+            border-radius: 10px 0 0 10px;
+            color: #94a3b8;
+        }
+        
+        .input-group .form-control {
+            border-left: none;
+            border-radius: 0 10px 10px 0;
+        }
+        
+        .input-group:focus-within .input-group-text {
+            border-color: var(--primary-color);
+        }
+        
+        .btn-login {
+            width: 100%;
+            padding: 12px;
+            background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--primary-color) 0%, #7c3aed 100%);
+            border: none;
+            border-radius: 10px;
+            color: white;
+            font-weight: 600;
+            font-size: 1rem;
+            transition: all 0.2s;
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            justify-content: center;
+            gap: 8px;
+        }
+        
+        .btn-login:hover {
+            transform: translateY(-1px);
+            box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(79, 70, 229, 0.4);
+            color: white;
+        }
+        
+        .btn-login:active {
+            transform: translateY(0);
+        }
+        
+        .btn-login:disabled {
+            opacity: 0.7;
+            transform: none;
+            box-shadow: none;
+        }
+        
+        .login-error {
+            background: #fef2f2;
+            border: 1px solid #fecaca;
+            color: #dc2626;
+            border-radius: 10px;
+            padding: 12px 16px;
+            font-size: 0.85rem;
+            display: none;
+            align-items: center;
+            gap: 8px;
+            margin-bottom: 20px;
+            animation: shakeError 0.4s ease;
+        }
+        
+        .login-error.visible {
+            display: flex;
+        }
+        
+        @keyframes shakeError {
+            0%, 100% { transform: translateX(0); }
+            25% { transform: translateX(-8px); }
+            75% { transform: translateX(8px); }
+        }
+        
+        .login-footer {
+            text-align: center;
+            margin-top: 24px;
+            color: #94a3b8;
+            font-size: 0.78rem;
+        }
+        
+        .password-toggle {
+            position: absolute;
+            right: 12px;
+            top: 50%;
+            transform: translateY(-50%);
+            background: none;
+            border: none;
+            color: #94a3b8;
+            cursor: pointer;
+            padding: 4px;
+            z-index: 5;
+        }
+        
+        .password-toggle:hover {
+            color: #64748b;
+        }
+        
+        .password-wrapper {
+            position: relative;
+        }
+        
+        .password-wrapper .form-control {
+            padding-right: 44px;
+        }
+        
+        .spinner-border-sm {
+            width: 1rem;
+            height: 1rem;
+        }
+    </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <div class="login-container">
+        <div class="login-card">
+            <div class="login-header">
+                <div class="login-logo">
+                    <i class="bi bi-soundwave"></i>
+                </div>
+                <h1>Audiobook Maker Pro</h1>
+                <p>Sign in to your account</p>
+            </div>
+            
+            <div class="login-error" id="loginError">
+                <i class="bi bi-exclamation-triangle-fill"></i>
+                <span id="loginErrorText"></span>
+            </div>
+            
+            <form id="loginForm" onsubmit="handleLogin(event)">
+                <div class="mb-3">
+                    <label for="username" class="form-label">Username</label>
+                    <div class="input-group">
+                        <span class="input-group-text"><i class="bi bi-person"></i></span>
+                        <input type="text" class="form-control" id="username" 
+                               placeholder="Enter your username" required autofocus
+                               autocomplete="username">
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                
+                <div class="mb-4">
+                    <label for="password" class="form-label">Password</label>
+                    <div class="input-group">
+                        <span class="input-group-text"><i class="bi bi-lock"></i></span>
+                        <div class="password-wrapper" style="flex:1;">
+                            <input type="password" class="form-control" id="password" 
+                                   placeholder="Enter your password" required
+                                   autocomplete="current-password">
+                            <button type="button" class="password-toggle" onclick="togglePassword()">
+                                <i class="bi bi-eye" id="passwordToggleIcon"></i>
+                            </button>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                
+                <button type="submit" class="btn btn-login" id="loginBtn">
+                    <span id="loginBtnText">Sign In</span>
+                    <div class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm" id="loginSpinner" style="display:none;" role="status"></div>
+                </button>
+            </form>
+            
+            <div class="login-footer">
+                <i class="bi bi-shield-lock me-1"></i>
+                Audiobook Maker Pro v3.1
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    
+    <script>
+        function togglePassword() {
+            const input = document.getElementById('password');
+            const icon = document.getElementById('passwordToggleIcon');
+            
+            if (input.type === 'password') {
+                input.type = 'text';
+                icon.classList.remove('bi-eye');
+                icon.classList.add('bi-eye-slash');
+            } else {
+                input.type = 'password';
+                icon.classList.remove('bi-eye-slash');
+                icon.classList.add('bi-eye');
+            }
+        }
+        
+        async function handleLogin(event) {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            
+            const username = document.getElementById('username').value.trim();
+            const password = document.getElementById('password').value;
+            const errorDiv = document.getElementById('loginError');
+            const errorText = document.getElementById('loginErrorText');
+            const loginBtn = document.getElementById('loginBtn');
+            const btnText = document.getElementById('loginBtnText');
+            const spinner = document.getElementById('loginSpinner');
+            
+            // Hide previous error
+            errorDiv.classList.remove('visible');
+            
+            // Show loading
+            loginBtn.disabled = true;
+            btnText.textContent = 'Signing in...';
+            spinner.style.display = 'inline-block';
+            
+            try {
+                const response = await fetch('/api/auth/login', {
+                    method: 'POST',
+                    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+                    body: JSON.stringify({ username, password })
+                });
+                
+                const data = await response.json();
+                
+                if (data.error) {
+                    errorText.textContent = data.error;
+                    errorDiv.classList.add('visible');
+                    loginBtn.disabled = false;
+                    btnText.textContent = 'Sign In';
+                    spinner.style.display = 'none';
+                    
+                    // Shake the password field
+                    document.getElementById('password').select();
+                    return;
+                }
+                
+                // Success — redirect
+                btnText.textContent = 'Redirecting...';
+                window.location.href = '/';
+                
+            } catch (error) {
+                errorText.textContent = 'Network error. Please try again.';
+                errorDiv.classList.add('visible');
+                loginBtn.disabled = false;
+                btnText.textContent = 'Sign In';
+                spinner.style.display = 'none';
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // Handle Enter key
+        document.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
+            if (e.key === 'Enter') {
+                document.getElementById('loginForm').requestSubmit();
+            }
+        });
+    </script>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/templates/public_home.html b/templates/public_home.html
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>Audiobook Library</title>
+    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.2/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-icons@1.11.1/font/bootstrap-icons.css">
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+    <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Playfair+Display:wght@600;700;900&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+
+    <style>
+        * { box-sizing: border-box; }
+        
+        body {
+            font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
+            margin: 0;
+            background: #f5e9d6;
+            min-height: 100vh;
+            color: #3e2723;
+        }
+        
+        /* Header */
+        .library-header {
+            background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a2c2a 0%, #6b4226 100%);
+            color: #f5e9d6;
+            padding: 24px 32px;
+            box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
+            position: sticky;
+            top: 0;
+            z-index: 100;
+        }
+        
+        .header-container {
+            max-width: 1400px;
+            margin: 0 auto;
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            justify-content: space-between;
+            gap: 24px;
+            flex-wrap: wrap;
+        }
+        
+        .library-title {
+            font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
+            font-weight: 900;
+            font-size: 1.8rem;
+            margin: 0;
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            gap: 12px;
+        }
+        
+        .library-title i { color: #f0c97a; }
+        
+        .header-actions {
+            display: flex;
+            gap: 12px;
+            align-items: center;
+        }
+        
+        .search-box {
+            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
+            border: 1.5px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.25);
+            color: #f5e9d6;
+            border-radius: 24px;
+            padding: 8px 18px 8px 40px;
+            min-width: 240px;
+            font-size: 0.9rem;
+            position: relative;
+        }
+        
+        .search-wrapper {
+            position: relative;
+        }
+        
+        .search-wrapper i {
+            position: absolute;
+            left: 14px;
+            top: 50%;
+            transform: translateY(-50%);
+            color: rgba(245,233,214,0.6);
+            font-size: 0.9rem;
+        }
+        
+        .search-box::placeholder { color: rgba(245,233,214,0.5); }
+        .search-box:focus {
+            outline: none;
+            border-color: #f0c97a;
+            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
+        }
+        
+        .btn-login-link {
+            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
+            border: 1.5px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.3);
+            color: #f5e9d6;
+            padding: 8px 20px;
+            border-radius: 24px;
+            font-weight: 600;
+            font-size: 0.88rem;
+            text-decoration: none;
+            transition: all 0.2s;
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            gap: 6px;
+        }
+        
+        .btn-login-link:hover {
+            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.25);
+            color: #fff;
+        }
+
+        /* Bookcase container */
+        .bookcase-container {
+            max-width: 1400px;
+            margin: 0 auto;
+            padding: 40px 24px;
+        }
+        
+        .library-intro {
+            text-align: center;
+            margin-bottom: 32px;
+        }
+        
+        .library-intro h2 {
+            font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
+            font-size: 2.2rem;
+            font-weight: 700;
+            color: #4a2c2a;
+            margin-bottom: 8px;
+        }
+        
+        .library-intro p {
+            color: #6b4226;
+            font-size: 1.05rem;
+            opacity: 0.85;
+        }
+        
+        /* Bookcase shelf */
+        .bookcase {
+            background: linear-gradient(180deg, #c8a87b 0%, #a67c52 100%);
+            border-radius: 16px;
+            padding: 24px;
+            box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(74,44,42,0.3), inset 0 2px 4px rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
+            position: relative;
+        }
+        
+        .shelf {
+            display: grid;
+            grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(180px, 1fr));
+            gap: 24px;
+            padding: 20px 16px 36px;
+            position: relative;
+            border-bottom: 8px solid #6b4226;
+            box-shadow: 0 6px 0 #5a3520, 0 8px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
+            margin-bottom: 24px;
+            border-radius: 6px;
+        }
+        
+        .shelf:last-child {
+            margin-bottom: 0;
+        }
+        
+        /* Book card */
+        .book-card {
+            cursor: pointer;
+            transition: all 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
+            transform-origin: bottom center;
+            position: relative;
+        }
+        
+        .book-card:hover {
+            transform: translateY(-12px) scale(1.04);
+        }
+        
+        .book-cover {
+            width: 100%;
+            aspect-ratio: 2 / 3;
+            border-radius: 4px 8px 8px 4px;
+            overflow: hidden;
+            box-shadow:
+                -2px 2px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1),
+                -4px 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.08),
+                4px 6px 16px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
+            position: relative;
+            background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c3e50, #4a6278);
+            display: flex;
+            flex-direction: column;
+            justify-content: flex-end;
+            padding: 16px;
+            color: white;
+        }
+        
+        .book-cover::before {
+            content: '';
+            position: absolute;
+            left: 0;
+            top: 0;
+            bottom: 0;
+            width: 4px;
+            background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.3), transparent);
+        }
+        
+        .book-cover img {
+            position: absolute;
+            inset: 0;
+            width: 100%;
+            height: 100%;
+            object-fit: cover;
+            z-index: 0;
+        }
+        
+        .book-cover-overlay {
+            position: absolute;
+            inset: 0;
+            background: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 40%, rgba(0,0,0,0.85));
+            z-index: 1;
+        }
+        
+        .book-cover-content {
+            position: relative;
+            z-index: 2;
+        }
+        
+        .book-cover-default {
+            background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c3e50 0%, #4a6278 100%);
+        }
+        
+        .book-cover-default::after {
+            content: '';
+            position: absolute;
+            top: 12px;
+            right: 12px;
+            left: 12px;
+            bottom: 12px;
+            border: 2px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
+            border-radius: 2px;
+            z-index: 1;
+        }
+        
+        .book-title {
+            font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
+            font-size: 1rem;
+            font-weight: 700;
+            line-height: 1.25;
+            margin-bottom: 4px;
+            text-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
+            display: -webkit-box;
+            -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
+            -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+            overflow: hidden;
+        }
+        
+        .book-author {
+            font-size: 0.75rem;
+            opacity: 0.85;
+            font-weight: 500;
+            font-style: italic;
+        }
+        
+        .book-meta {
+            margin-top: 12px;
+            padding: 0 4px;
+            text-align: center;
+        }
+        
+        .book-meta-title {
+            font-size: 0.85rem;
+            font-weight: 600;
+            color: #4a2c2a;
+            margin-bottom: 2px;
+            display: -webkit-box;
+            -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
+            -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+            overflow: hidden;
+        }
+        
+        .book-meta-stats {
+            font-size: 0.72rem;
+            color: #6b4226;
+            opacity: 0.7;
+            display: flex;
+            justify-content: center;
+            gap: 8px;
+            align-items: center;
+        }
+        
+        .book-meta-stats i { font-size: 0.7rem; }
+        
+        /* Empty state */
+        .empty-state {
+            text-align: center;
+            padding: 80px 24px;
+            color: #6b4226;
+        }
+        
+        .empty-state i {
+            font-size: 4rem;
+            opacity: 0.4;
+            margin-bottom: 16px;
+        }
+        
+        .empty-state h3 {
+            font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
+            font-weight: 700;
+            margin-bottom: 8px;
+        }
+        
+        /* Loading */
+        .loading-state {
+            text-align: center;
+            padding: 80px 24px;
+            color: #6b4226;
+        }
+        
+        /* Responsive */
+        @media (max-width: 768px) {
+            .header-container {
+                flex-direction: column;
+                align-items: stretch;
+            }
+            
+            .header-actions {
+                justify-content: space-between;
+            }
+            
+            .search-box {
+                min-width: 0;
+                width: 100%;
+            }
+            
+            .shelf {
+                grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(140px, 1fr));
+                gap: 16px;
+                padding: 16px 12px 28px;
+            }
+            
+            .library-intro h2 {
+                font-size: 1.6rem;
+            }
+            
+            .bookcase {
+                padding: 16px;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        @media (max-width: 480px) {
+            .shelf {
+                grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(120px, 1fr));
+            }
+            
+            .book-title { font-size: 0.85rem; }
+            .book-author { font-size: 0.7rem; }
+        }
+        
+        /* Footer */
+        .library-footer {
+            text-align: center;
+            padding: 32px 24px;
+            color: #6b4226;
+            font-size: 0.85rem;
+            opacity: 0.7;
+        }
+    </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <header class="library-header">
+        <div class="header-container">
+            <h1 class="library-title">
+                <i class="bi bi-book-half"></i>
+                Audiobook Library
+            </h1>
+            <div class="header-actions">
+                <div class="search-wrapper">
+                    <i class="bi bi-search"></i>
+                    <input type="text" class="search-box" id="searchInput" 
+                           placeholder="Search books..." oninput="filterBooks(this.value)">
+                </div>
+                <a href="/login" class="btn-login-link">
+                    <i class="bi bi-person-circle"></i>
+                    <span>Sign In</span>
+                </a>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </header>
+
+    <main class="bookcase-container">
+        <div class="library-intro">
+            <h2>Discover Stories That Speak</h2>
+            <p>Browse our collection of interactive audiobooks</p>
+        </div>
+        
+        <div id="bookcaseContainer">
+            <div class="loading-state">
+                <div class="spinner-border" role="status" style="color: #6b4226;"></div>
+                <p class="mt-3">Loading library...</p>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </main>
+    
+    <footer class="library-footer">
+        <p>Powered by Audiobook Maker Pro v4.2</p>
+    </footer>
+
+    <script>
+        let allBooks = [];
+        
+        async function loadBooks() {
+            try {
+                const resp = await fetch('/api/public/books');
+                const data = await resp.json();
+                allBooks = data.books || [];
+                renderBookcase(allBooks);
+            } catch (e) {
+                document.getElementById('bookcaseContainer').innerHTML = `
+                    <div class="empty-state">
+                        <i class="bi bi-exclamation-circle"></i>
+                        <h3>Failed to load library</h3>
+                        <p>Please refresh the page to try again.</p>
+                    </div>
+                `;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        function renderBookcase(books) {
+            const container = document.getElementById('bookcaseContainer');
+            
+            if (!books || books.length === 0) {
+                container.innerHTML = `
+                    <div class="empty-state">
+                        <i class="bi bi-book"></i>
+                        <h3>No books yet</h3>
+                        <p>The library is being curated. Check back soon!</p>
+                    </div>
+                `;
+                return;
+            }
+            
+            // Group books into shelves (6 books per shelf approx)
+            const booksPerShelf = 6;
+            const shelves = [];
+            for (let i = 0; i < books.length; i += booksPerShelf) {
+                shelves.push(books.slice(i, i + booksPerShelf));
+            }
+            
+            let html = '<div class="bookcase">';
+            
+            for (const shelf of shelves) {
+                html += '<div class="shelf">';
+                for (const book of shelf) {
+                    html += renderBookCard(book);
+                }
+                html += '</div>';
+            }
+            
+            html += '</div>';
+            container.innerHTML = html;
+        }
+        
+        function renderBookCard(book) {
+            const thumbnailHtml = book.thumbnail_data
+                ? `<img src="data:image/${book.thumbnail_format};base64,${book.thumbnail_data}" alt="${escapeHtml(book.name)}">
+                   <div class="book-cover-overlay"></div>`
+                : '';
+            
+            const coverClass = book.thumbnail_data ? '' : 'book-cover-default';
+            const author = book.author || 'Unknown Author';
+            
+            return `
+                <div class="book-card" onclick="openBook(${book.id})" title="${escapeHtml(book.name)}">
+                    <div class="book-cover ${coverClass}">
+                        ${thumbnailHtml}
+                        <div class="book-cover-content">
+                            <div class="book-title">${escapeHtml(book.name)}</div>
+                            <div class="book-author">by ${escapeHtml(author)}</div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                    <!--<div class="book-meta">
+                        <div class="book-meta-stats">
+                            <span><i class="bi bi-bookmark"></i> ${book.chapter_count} ch</span>
+                            <span><i class="bi bi-eye"></i> ${book.view_count}</span>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>-->
+                </div>
+            `;
+        }
+        
+        function openBook(bookId) {
+            window.location.href = `/read/${bookId}`;
+        }
+        
+        function filterBooks(query) {
+            query = query.toLowerCase().trim();
+            if (!query) {
+                renderBookcase(allBooks);
+                return;
+            }
+            const filtered = allBooks.filter(b => 
+                b.name.toLowerCase().includes(query) ||
+                (b.author && b.author.toLowerCase().includes(query)) ||
+                (b.description && b.description.toLowerCase().includes(query))
+            );
+            renderBookcase(filtered);
+        }
+        
+        function escapeHtml(text) {
+            const div = document.createElement('div');
+            div.textContent = text || '';
+            return div.innerHTML;
+        }
+        
+        loadBooks();
+    </script>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/templates/public_reader.html b/templates/public_reader.html
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>Audiobook Reader</title>
+    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.2/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+    <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Lora:ital,wght@0,400..700;1,400..700&family=Poppins:wght@500;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/marked/marked.min.js"></script>
+    
+    <style>
+        @keyframes fadeIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(10px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); } }
+        @keyframes spin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
+
+        html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
+        body {
+            background-image: linear-gradient(to top, #f3e7e9 0%, #e3eeff 99%, #e3eeff 100%);
+            color: #1f2937; font-family: "Lora", serif; margin: 0;
+        }
+        
+        .top-nav {
+            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.9);
+            backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
+            padding: 12px 24px;
+            box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            justify-content: space-between;
+            position: sticky;
+            top: 0;
+            z-index: 50;
+        }
+        
+        .back-btn {
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            gap: 8px;
+            color: #4a2c2a;
+            text-decoration: none;
+            font-weight: 600;
+            font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
+            font-size: 0.9rem;
+            padding: 8px 14px;
+            border-radius: 8px;
+            transition: background 0.2s;
+        }
+        
+        .back-btn:hover { background: rgba(74,44,42,0.08); color: #4a2c2a; }
+        
+        .story-title { font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 2.5rem; color: #111827; }
+        .story-subtitle { font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif; color: #4b5563; font-weight: 500; font-size: 1.1rem; }
+        .main-content-card {
+            background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.9); backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
+            border-radius: 1rem; padding: 3rem 4rem; box-shadow: 0 10px 35px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
+            border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2); max-width: 1400px; margin: 0 auto;
+            animation: fadeIn 0.5s ease-in-out;
+        }
+
+        .reader-layout { display: flex; gap: 32px; align-items: flex-start; text-align: left; }
+
+        .document-outline {
+            width: 280px; flex-shrink: 0; position: sticky; top: 80px;
+            background: white; border-radius: 12px; padding: 20px;
+            box-shadow: 0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
+            border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; max-height: calc(100vh - 100px); overflow-y: auto;
+        }
+
+        .outline-title {
+            font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.95rem;
+            color: #64748b; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 16px;
+            border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; padding-bottom: 12px;
+            letter-spacing: 0.5px;
+        }
+        .outline-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
+        .outline-list li {
+            padding: 10px 14px; font-size: 0.9rem; color: #334155; cursor: pointer;
+            border-radius: 8px; transition: all 0.2s; white-space: nowrap;
+            overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
+            margin-bottom: 4px;
+            border-left: 3px solid transparent;
+        }
+        .outline-list li:hover { background: #f8fafc; color: #4f46e5; }
+        .outline-list li.active {
+            background: #e0e7ff;
+            color: #3730a3;
+            font-weight: 600;
+            border-left: 3px solid #4f46e5;
+            padding-left: 11px;
+        }
+
+        .reader-content-area { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
+        .story-text-container { font-size: 32px; line-height: 2.1; color: #1f2937; cursor: pointer; }
+        .story-text-container h1, .story-text-container h2, .story-text-container h3 {
+            font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif; color: #111827; line-height: 1.8;
+            margin-top: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.8em;
+        }
+        .story-text-container p { margin-bottom: 1.2em; }
+        .story-text-container img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 8px; margin: 16px auto; display: block; }
+
+        .block-loading-spinner {
+            display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
+            color: #6b7280; font-size: 0.9rem; font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
+            padding: 8px 0;
+        }
+        .block-loading-spinner::before {
+            content: ''; width: 16px; height: 16px;
+            border: 2px solid #e2e8f0; border-top-color: #5753c9;
+            border-radius: 50%; animation: spin 0.8s linear infinite;
+        }
+
+        .word { transition: all 0.15s ease; border-radius: 3px; cursor: pointer; }
+        .word:hover { background-color: #f1f5f9; }
+        .current-sentence-bg {
+            -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone; box-decoration-break: clone;
+            background-color: #e0e7ff; padding: 0.1em 0.25em; margin: 0 -0.2em; border-radius: 8px;
+        }
+        .current-word { color: #3d4e81; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-thickness: 3px; text-underline-offset: 3px; font-weight: 700; }
+
+        .story-image-block { text-align: center; margin: 24px 0; }
+        .story-image-block img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 12px; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); }
+
+        /* Floating Player Button — Fixed RIGHT side */
+        #floating-player-btn {
+            position: fixed;
+            top: 5rem;
+            right: 24px;
+            height: 56px;
+            min-width: 56px;
+            padding: 0 24px;
+            border-radius: 30px;
+            background-image: linear-gradient(45deg, #3d4e81 0%, #5753c9 50%, #6e78da 100%);
+            border: none;
+            color: white;
+            box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
+            display: none;
+            align-items: center;
+            justify-content: center;
+            cursor: pointer;
+            z-index: 60;
+            transition: transform 0.2s, opacity 0.3s, width 0.3s, padding 0.3s, border-radius 0.3s;
+            gap: 8px;
+        }
+        #floating-player-btn.visible { display: flex; }
+        #floating-player-btn:hover { transform: scale(1.05); }
+        #floating-player-btn:active { transform: scale(0.95); }
+        #floating-player-btn svg { width: 24px; height: 24px; }
+        #fp-start-text {
+            font-weight: 600;
+            font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif;
+            font-size: 1rem;
+        }
+        #floating-player-btn.active-mode {
+            width: 56px;
+            padding: 0;
+            border-radius: 50%;
+            gap: 0;
+        }
+        #floating-player-btn.active-mode #fp-start-text { display: none; }
+        #floating-player-btn.loading { background: linear-gradient(45deg, #6b7280, #9ca3af); cursor: wait; }
+        #fp-loading-spinner {
+            width: 24px; height: 24px;
+            border: 3px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.3); border-top-color: white;
+            border-radius: 50%; animation: spin 0.8s linear infinite;
+            display: none;
+        }
+        #floating-player-btn.loading #fp-loading-spinner { display: block; }
+        #floating-player-btn.loading #fp-play-icon,
+        #floating-player-btn.loading #fp-pause-icon,
+        #floating-player-btn.loading #fp-start-text { display: none !important; }
+
+        .reader-toast {
+            position: fixed; bottom: 2rem; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%);
+            background: rgba(30, 41, 59, 0.95); color: white;
+            padding: 12px 24px; border-radius: 24px;
+            font-family: "Inter", sans-serif; font-size: 0.9rem;
+            box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
+            z-index: 1100; opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.3s;
+            pointer-events: none; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
+        }
+        .reader-toast.visible { opacity: 1; }
+        .reader-toast .spinner {
+            width: 14px; height: 14px;
+            border: 2px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.3); border-top-color: white;
+            border-radius: 50%; animation: spin 0.8s linear infinite;
+        }
+
+        /* Block highlight on outline click */
+        .story-block.highlight-section,
+        .story-image-block.highlight-section {
+            animation: highlightPulse 2s ease-out;
+            border-radius: 12px;
+        }
+        @keyframes highlightPulse {
+            0% {
+                background-color: rgba(79, 70, 229, 0.18);
+                box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(79, 70, 229, 0.25);
+            }
+            100% {
+                background-color: transparent;
+                box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 transparent;
+            }
+        }
+
+        @media (max-width: 992px) {
+            .reader-layout { flex-direction: column; }
+            .document-outline { width: 100%; position: relative; top: 0; max-height: 300px; }
+        }
+        @media (max-width: 768px) {
+            .main-content-card { padding: 1.5rem; }
+            .story-text-container { font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.9; }
+            #floating-player-btn {
+                top: auto;
+                bottom: 1rem;
+                right: 1rem;
+                height: 50px;
+                min-width: 50px;
+            }
+            #floating-player-btn.active-mode { width: 50px; }
+        }
+    </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <nav class="top-nav">
+        <a href="/home" class="back-btn">
+            <svg width="18" height="18" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 16 16">
+                <path d="M15 8a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H2.707l3.147-3.146a.5.5 0 1 0-.708-.708l-4 4a.5.5 0 0 0 0 .708l4 4a.5.5 0 0 0 .708-.708L2.707 8.5H14.5A.5.5 0 0 0 15 8z"/>
+            </svg>
+            Back to Library
+        </a>
+    </nav>
+
+    <button id="floating-player-btn">
+        <svg id="fp-play-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor"><path d="M8 5v14l11-7z"/></svg>
+        <svg id="fp-pause-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor" style="display:none;"><path d="M6 19h4V5H6v14zm8-14v14h4V5h-4z"/></svg>
+        <span id="fp-start-text">Start</span>
+        <div id="fp-loading-spinner"></div>
+    </button>
+
+    <div id="reader-toast" class="reader-toast">
+        <div class="spinner"></div>
+        <span id="reader-toast-text">Loading…</span>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="container-fluid my-4 px-md-5">
+        <main id="main-content" class="main-content-card">
+            <header class="text-center mb-5" id="main-header">
+                <h1 class="story-title" id="book-title">Loading...</h1>
+                <p class="story-subtitle" id="book-subtitle">Please wait</p>
+            </header>
+
+            <div class="reader-layout">
+                <aside class="document-outline" id="story-nav" style="display: none;">
+                    <h6 class="outline-title">Table of Sections</h6>
+                    <ul class="outline-list" id="story-nav-list"></ul>
+                </aside>
+
+                <div class="reader-content-area">
+                    <div id="stories-main-container"></div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </main>
+    </div>
+
+    <script>
+    /**
+     * Public Reader — Smart Preload Architecture (v3)
+     *
+     * Loading Strategy:
+     *   1. TEXT + TIMESTAMPS: loaded eagerly from /api/public/books/<id> in single batch.
+     *   2. AUDIO: base64 → Blob URL conversion is DEFERRED until needed.
+     *   3. Smart preload: when block N plays, preload blob URLs for N+1, N+2.
+     *      At 70% mark of N, ensure N+1 is ready (safety net).
+     *   4. Memory cap: keep at most MAX_AUDIO_LOADED blob URLs alive;
+     *      revoke distant past audio to free browser memory.
+     *
+     * Scroll Strategy:
+     *   - Manual navigation (Start / outline click / word click): scroll to block.
+     *   - Auto-advance (audio ended → next): NO block scroll — word highlighter carries user.
+     */
+    
+    const pathParts = window.location.pathname.split('/');
+    const BOOK_ID = parseInt(pathParts[pathParts.length - 1], 10);
+    
+    document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async () => {
+        const mainContainer = document.getElementById("stories-main-container");
+        const floatingPlayerBtn = document.getElementById("floating-player-btn");
+        const storyNav = document.getElementById("story-nav");
+        const storyNavList = document.getElementById("story-nav-list");
+        const toastEl = document.getElementById("reader-toast");
+        const toastText = document.getElementById("reader-toast-text");
+
+        let storyInstances = [];
+        let currentlyPlayingInstance = null;
+        let currentlyPlayingIndex = -1;
+        let hasStarted = false;
+        let navObserver = null;
+
+        // Tunables (matches reader_templates/index.html)
+        const PRELOAD_AHEAD = 2;
+        const MID_PRELOAD_THRESHOLD = 0.7;
+        const MAX_AUDIO_LOADED = 5;
+        const KEEP_BEHIND = 1;
+
+        floatingPlayerBtn.addEventListener("click", handleFloatingBtnClick);
+        mainContainer.addEventListener("click", handleTextClick);
+
+        // ===================================================
+        // UI Helpers
+        // ===================================================
+        function showToast(msg) { toastText.textContent = msg; toastEl.classList.add("visible"); }
+        function hideToast() { toastEl.classList.remove("visible"); }
+        function setButtonLoading(b) { floatingPlayerBtn.classList.toggle("loading", b); }
+        
+        function updateFloatingButton(state) {
+            const fpPauseIcon = document.getElementById("fp-pause-icon");
+            const fpPlayIcon = document.getElementById("fp-play-icon");
+            
+            if (hasStarted) {
+                floatingPlayerBtn.classList.add("active-mode");
+            }
+            if (state === "playing") {
+                fpPauseIcon.style.display = "block";
+                fpPlayIcon.style.display = "none";
+            } else {
+                fpPauseIcon.style.display = "none";
+                fpPlayIcon.style.display = "block";
+            }
+        }
+
+        // ===================================================
+        // INITIAL LOAD
+        // ===================================================
+        try {
+            const resp = await fetch(`/api/public/books/${BOOK_ID}`);
+            if (!resp.ok) throw new Error('Failed to load book');
+            const book = await resp.json();
+            
+            document.getElementById("book-title").textContent = book.name;
+            document.getElementById("book-subtitle").textContent = book.author ? `by ${book.author}` : 'An interactive audiobook';
+            document.title = book.name + ' - Audiobook Reader';
+            
+            // Build flat list of blocks across chapters
+            let globalIdx = 0;
+            for (const chapter of book.chapters) {
+                let firstInChapter = true;
+                for (const block of chapter.blocks) {
+                    const isImage = block.block_type === 'image' || 
+                                    (block.content && block.content.trim().startsWith('![') && block.content.includes(']('));
+                    
+                    if (isImage) {
+                        const imgBlockId = `img-block-${globalIdx}`;
+                        let imgHtml = `<div id="${imgBlockId}" class="story-image-block" data-chapter="${chapter.chapter_number}">`;
+                        
+                        if (block.images && block.images.length > 0) {
+                            for (const img of block.images) {
+                                if (img.data) {
+                                    imgHtml += `<img src="data:image/${img.format};base64,${img.data}" alt="Image" loading="lazy">`;
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        imgHtml += '</div>';
+                        mainContainer.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeend", imgHtml);
+                        
+                        if (firstInChapter) addOutlineEntry(chapter.title, chapter.chapter_number, imgBlockId);
+                        firstInChapter = false;
+                        globalIdx++;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    
+                    if (!block.audio_data) continue;
+                    
+                    const blockId = `story-block-${globalIdx}`;
+                    
+                    if (firstInChapter) addOutlineEntry(chapter.title, chapter.chapter_number, blockId);
+                    firstInChapter = false;
+                    
+                    mainContainer.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeend", `
+                        <div id="${blockId}" class="story-block mt-4" data-instance-index="${storyInstances.length}" data-chapter="${chapter.chapter_number}">
+                            <article class="story-text-container"></article>
+                            <audio class="audio-player" preload="none" style="display:none;"></audio>
+                        </div>
+                    `);
+                    
+                    storyInstances.push({
+                        index: storyInstances.length,
+                        blockEl: document.getElementById(blockId),
+                        block: block,
+                        chapter: chapter,
+                        audio: null,
+                        audioUrl: null,         // blob URL ref for cleanup
+                        audioReady: false,
+                        audioLoadingPromise: null,
+                        midPreloadTriggered: false,
+                        wordSpans: [],
+                        wordMap: [],
+                        sentenceData: [],
+                        animFrameId: null,
+                        lastWordSpan: null,
+                        lastSentenceSpans: []
+                    });
+                    
+                    globalIdx++;
+                }
+            }
+            
+            // Render text + sync for each instance (cheap, in-memory)
+            for (const inst of storyInstances) {
+                renderMarkdownInto(inst);
+                smartSync(inst);
+            }
+            
+            storyNav.style.display = 'block';
+            floatingPlayerBtn.classList.add("visible");
+            setupNavObserver();
+            
+        } catch (e) {
+            console.error(e);
+            mainContainer.innerHTML = `<p class="text-center text-danger">Error loading book: ${e.message}</p>`;
+        }
+
+        // ===================================================
+        // Outline / Navigation
+        // ===================================================
+        function addOutlineEntry(title, chapter, targetId) {
+            const li = document.createElement("li");
+            li.textContent = title;
+            li.title = title;
+            li.dataset.chapter = chapter;
+            li.dataset.targetId = targetId;
+            li.onclick = () => {
+                const target = document.getElementById(targetId);
+                if (!target) return;
+                
+                const offset = target.getBoundingClientRect().top + window.pageYOffset - 80;
+                window.scrollTo({ top: offset, behavior: 'smooth' });
+                
+                target.classList.remove('highlight-section');
+                void target.offsetWidth;
+                target.classList.add('highlight-section');
+                setTimeout(() => target.classList.remove('highlight-section'), 2000);
+                
+                storyNavList.querySelectorAll('li').forEach(l => l.classList.remove('active'));
+                li.classList.add('active');
+            };
+            storyNavList.appendChild(li);
+        }
+
+        function setupNavObserver() {
+            if (navObserver) navObserver.disconnect();
+            navObserver = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
+                entries.forEach(entry => {
+                    if (entry.isIntersecting) {
+                        const chapter = entry.target.dataset.chapter;
+                        if (chapter) {
+                            storyNavList.querySelectorAll('li').forEach(l => l.classList.remove('active'));
+                            const active = storyNavList.querySelector(`li[data-chapter='${chapter}']`);
+                            if (active) active.classList.add('active');
+                        }
+                    }
+                });
+            }, { threshold: 0.3, rootMargin: '-80px 0px -40% 0px' });
+            
+            document.querySelectorAll('.story-block, .story-image-block').forEach(b => navObserver.observe(b));
+        }
+
+        // ===================================================
+        // Render & Sync
+        // ===================================================
+        function renderMarkdownInto(inst) {
+            const container = inst.blockEl.querySelector(".story-text-container");
+            container.innerHTML = "";
+            inst.wordSpans = [];
+            const div = document.createElement("div");
+            div.innerHTML = marked.parse(inst.block.content, { breaks: true, gfm: true });
+
+            (function processNode(node) {
+                if (node.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE) {
+                    const words = node.textContent.split(/(\s+)/);
+                    const frag = document.createDocumentFragment();
+                    words.forEach(part => {
+                        if (part.trim().length > 0) {
+                            const span = document.createElement("span");
+                            span.className = "word";
+                            span.textContent = part;
+                            inst.wordSpans.push(span);
+                            frag.appendChild(span);
+                        } else frag.appendChild(document.createTextNode(part));
+                    });
+                    node.parentNode.replaceChild(frag, node);
+                } else if (node.nodeType === Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
+                    Array.from(node.childNodes).forEach(processNode);
+                }
+            })(div);
+
+            while (div.firstChild) container.appendChild(div.firstChild);
+        }
+
+        function smartSync(inst) {
+            const transcription = inst.block.transcription || [];
+            inst.wordMap = new Array(inst.wordSpans.length).fill(undefined);
+            let ai = 0;
+            inst.wordSpans.forEach((span, i) => {
+                const tw = span.textContent.toLowerCase().replace(/[^\w]/g, "");
+                for (let o = 0; o < 5; o++) {
+                    if (ai + o >= transcription.length) break;
+                    const aw = transcription[ai + o].word.toLowerCase().replace(/[^\w]/g, "");
+                    if (tw === aw) { inst.wordMap[i] = ai + o; ai += o + 1; return; }
+                }
+            });
+
+            inst.sentenceData = [];
+            let buf = [], si = 0;
+            inst.wordSpans.forEach((s, i) => {
+                buf.push(s);
+                if (/[.!?]["'\u201D\u2019]?$/.test(s.textContent.trim())) {
+                    let sT = 0, eT = 0;
+                    for (let k = si; k <= i; k++) if (inst.wordMap[k] !== undefined) { sT = transcription[inst.wordMap[k]].start; break; }
+                    for (let k = i; k >= si; k--) if (inst.wordMap[k] !== undefined) { eT = transcription[inst.wordMap[k]].end; break; }
+                    if (eT > sT) inst.sentenceData.push({ spans: [...buf], startTime: sT, endTime: eT });
+                    buf = []; si = i + 1;
+                }
+            });
+            if (buf.length > 0) {
+                let sT = 0, eT = 0;
+                for (let k = si; k < inst.wordSpans.length; k++) if (inst.wordMap[k] !== undefined) { sT = transcription[inst.wordMap[k]].start; break; }
+                for (let k = inst.wordSpans.length - 1; k >= si; k--) if (inst.wordMap[k] !== undefined) { eT = transcription[inst.wordMap[k]].end; break; }
+                if (eT > sT) inst.sentenceData.push({ spans: [...buf], startTime: sT, endTime: eT });
+            }
+        }
+
+        // ===================================================
+        // AUDIO LAZY LOADING + MEMORY MANAGEMENT
+        // ===================================================
+        function ensureAudioLoaded(inst) {
+            if (inst.audioReady && inst.audio) return Promise.resolve(inst);
+            if (inst.audioLoadingPromise) return inst.audioLoadingPromise;
+            
+            inst.audioLoadingPromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+                if (!inst.block.audio_data) {
+                    inst.audioLoadingPromise = null;
+                    return reject(new Error('No audio data'));
+                }
+                
+                try {
+                    const audio = inst.blockEl.querySelector('.audio-player');
+                    const blob = base64ToBlob(inst.block.audio_data, `audio/${inst.block.audio_format || 'mp3'}`);
+                    const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+                    
+                    const onCanPlay = () => {
+                        audio.removeEventListener('error', onError);
+                        inst.audio = audio;
+                        inst.audioUrl = url;
+                        inst.audioReady = true;
+                        wireAudioEvents(inst);
+                        resolve(inst);
+                    };
+                    const onError = () => {
+                        audio.removeEventListener('canplay', onCanPlay);
+                        try { URL.revokeObjectURL(url); } catch (e) {}
+                        inst.audioLoadingPromise = null;
+                        reject(new Error('Audio failed to load'));
+                    };
+                    
+                    audio.addEventListener('canplay', onCanPlay, { once: true });
+                    audio.addEventListener('error', onError, { once: true });
+                    
+                    audio.preload = 'auto';
+                    audio.src = url;
+                    audio.load();
+                } catch (err) {
+                    inst.audioLoadingPromise = null;
+                    reject(err);
+                }
+            });
+            return inst.audioLoadingPromise;
+        }
+
+        function wireAudioEvents(inst) {
+            const audio = inst.audio;
+            
+            audio.addEventListener('play', () => { 
+                startHighlightLoop(inst); 
+                updateFloatingButton('playing'); 
+            });
+            audio.addEventListener('pause', () => { 
+                stopHighlightLoop(inst); 
+                updateFloatingButton('paused'); 
+            });
+            audio.addEventListener('ended', () => {
+                stopHighlightLoop(inst); 
+                clearHighlights(inst);
+                const nextIdx = inst.index + 1;
+                if (nextIdx < storyInstances.length) {
+                    playInstance(nextIdx, 0, { autoAdvance: true });
+                } else { 
+                    currentlyPlayingInstance = null; 
+                    currentlyPlayingIndex = -1;
+                    updateFloatingButton('paused'); 
+                }
+            });
+            // Mid-play safety net
+            audio.addEventListener('timeupdate', () => {
+                if (inst.midPreloadTriggered) return;
+                if (!audio.duration || isNaN(audio.duration)) return;
+                if ((audio.currentTime / audio.duration) >= MID_PRELOAD_THRESHOLD) {
+                    inst.midPreloadTriggered = true;
+                    const nextIdx = inst.index + 1;
+                    if (nextIdx < storyInstances.length) {
+                        ensureAudioLoaded(storyInstances[nextIdx]).catch(() => {});
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Preload N audio blocks ahead (fire-and-forget).
+         */
+        function preloadAhead(fromIndex) {
+            for (let i = 1; i <= PRELOAD_AHEAD; i++) {
+                const idx = fromIndex + i;
+                if (idx >= storyInstances.length) break;
+                ensureAudioLoaded(storyInstances[idx]).catch(() => {});
+            }
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Memory management: keep only sliding window of audio elements loaded.
+         * Window = [currentIndex - KEEP_BEHIND, currentIndex + PRELOAD_AHEAD]
+         * Bounded to MAX_AUDIO_LOADED total.
+         */
+        function pruneLoadedAudio(currentIndex) {
+            const loaded = storyInstances.filter(i => i.audioReady && i.audio && i.audioUrl);
+            if (loaded.length <= MAX_AUDIO_LOADED) return;
+
+            const keepLow = currentIndex - KEEP_BEHIND;
+            const keepHigh = currentIndex + PRELOAD_AHEAD;
+
+            const candidates = loaded
+                .filter(inst => inst !== currentlyPlayingInstance)
+                .map(inst => ({
+                    inst,
+                    inWindow: inst.index >= keepLow && inst.index <= keepHigh,
+                    distance: Math.abs(inst.index - currentIndex)
+                }))
+                .sort((a, b) => {
+                    if (a.inWindow !== b.inWindow) return a.inWindow ? 1 : -1;
+                    return b.distance - a.distance;
+                });
+
+            let toEvict = loaded.length - MAX_AUDIO_LOADED;
+            for (const c of candidates) {
+                if (toEvict <= 0) break;
+                releaseAudio(c.inst);
+                toEvict--;
+            }
+        }
+
+        function releaseAudio(inst) {
+            if (!inst.audio) return;
+            try {
+                inst.audio.pause();
+                inst.audio.removeAttribute('src');
+                inst.audio.load();
+            } catch (e) { /* ignore */ }
+            if (inst.audioUrl) {
+                try { URL.revokeObjectURL(inst.audioUrl); } catch (e) {}
+                inst.audioUrl = null;
+            }
+            inst.audioReady = false;
+            inst.audioLoadingPromise = null;
+            inst.midPreloadTriggered = false;
+        }
+
+        // ===================================================
+        // PLAYBACK
+        // ===================================================
+        async function playInstance(idx, ts = 0, opts = {}) {
+            if (idx < 0 || idx >= storyInstances.length) return;
+            const inst = storyInstances[idx];
+            const isAutoAdvance = opts.autoAdvance === true;
+            
+            if (currentlyPlayingInstance && currentlyPlayingInstance !== inst) {
+                stopAndResetInstance(currentlyPlayingInstance);
+            }
+            currentlyPlayingInstance = inst;
+            currentlyPlayingIndex = idx;
+            hasStarted = true;
+            inst.midPreloadTriggered = false;
+
+            const needsLoad = !inst.audioReady;
+            if (needsLoad) {
+                setButtonLoading(true);
+                showToast("Loading audio…");
+            }
+
+            try {
+                await ensureAudioLoaded(inst);
+                
+                if (needsLoad) {
+                    hideToast();
+                    setButtonLoading(false);
+                }
+                
+                inst.audio.currentTime = ts;
+                await inst.audio.play();
+                updateFloatingButton('playing');
+                
+                // Block-level scroll ONLY for manual navigation
+                if (!isAutoAdvance) {
+                    const rect = inst.blockEl.getBoundingClientRect();
+                    if (rect.top < 0 || rect.top > window.innerHeight * 0.6) {
+                        inst.blockEl.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'start' });
+                    }
+                }
+                
+                preloadAhead(idx);
+                pruneLoadedAudio(idx);
+            } catch (err) {
+                console.error(err);
+                setButtonLoading(false);
+                showToast("Failed to load audio. Tap again to retry.");
+                setTimeout(hideToast, 3000);
+                updateFloatingButton('paused');
+            }
+        }
+
+        function stopAndResetInstance(inst) {
+            if (inst.audio) { 
+                try { 
+                    inst.audio.pause(); 
+                    inst.audio.currentTime = 0; 
+                } catch (e) {}
+            }
+            stopHighlightLoop(inst);
+            clearHighlights(inst);
+        }
+
+        function handleFloatingBtnClick() {
+            if (!hasStarted) { playInstance(0, 0); return; }
+            if (currentlyPlayingInstance && currentlyPlayingInstance.audio) {
+                const audio = currentlyPlayingInstance.audio;
+                if (audio.paused) { 
+                    audio.play().catch(console.error); 
+                    updateFloatingButton('playing'); 
+                } else { 
+                    audio.pause(); 
+                    updateFloatingButton('paused'); 
+                }
+            } else {
+                playInstance(0, 0);
+            }
+        }
+
+        function handleTextClick(e) {
+            const wordSpan = e.target.closest('.word');
+            if (!wordSpan) return;
+            const block = e.target.closest('.story-block');
+            if (!block) return;
+            const idx = parseInt(block.dataset.instanceIndex, 10);
+            const inst = storyInstances[idx];
+            if (!inst) return;
+            const wordIdx = inst.wordSpans.indexOf(wordSpan);
+            const aiIdx = inst.wordMap[wordIdx];
+            if (aiIdx === undefined) return;
+            playInstance(idx, inst.block.transcription[aiIdx].start);
+        }
+
+        // ===================================================
+        // Highlighting
+        // ===================================================
+        function startHighlightLoop(inst) {
+            cancelAnimationFrame(inst.animFrameId);
+            inst.animFrameId = requestAnimationFrame(() => highlightLoop(inst));
+        }
+        function stopHighlightLoop(inst) { cancelAnimationFrame(inst.animFrameId); }
+        
+        function highlightLoop(inst) {
+            if (!inst.audio || inst.audio.paused) return;
+            const t = inst.audio.currentTime;
+            const transcription = inst.block.transcription || [];
+            const ai = transcription.findIndex(w => t >= w.start && t < w.end);
+            if (ai !== -1) {
+                const ti = inst.wordMap.findIndex(i => i === ai);
+                if (ti !== -1) {
+                    const sp = inst.wordSpans[ti];
+                    if (sp !== inst.lastWordSpan) {
+                        if (inst.lastWordSpan) inst.lastWordSpan.classList.remove('current-word');
+                        sp.classList.add('current-word');
+                        const r = sp.getBoundingClientRect();
+                        if (r.top < window.innerHeight * 0.2 || r.bottom > window.innerHeight * 0.8) {
+                            sp.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'center' });
+                        }
+                        inst.lastWordSpan = sp;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            const sent = inst.sentenceData.find(s => t >= s.startTime && t <= s.endTime);
+            if (sent && sent.spans !== inst.lastSentenceSpans) {
+                inst.lastSentenceSpans.forEach(s => s.classList.remove('current-sentence-bg'));
+                sent.spans.forEach(s => s.classList.add('current-sentence-bg'));
+                inst.lastSentenceSpans = sent.spans;
+            }
+            inst.animFrameId = requestAnimationFrame(() => highlightLoop(inst));
+        }
+        
+        function clearHighlights(inst) {
+            if (inst.lastWordSpan) inst.lastWordSpan.classList.remove('current-word');
+            inst.lastSentenceSpans.forEach(s => s.classList.remove('current-sentence-bg'));
+            inst.lastWordSpan = null;
+            inst.lastSentenceSpans = [];
+        }
+
+        // ===================================================
+        // Utility
+        // ===================================================
+        function base64ToBlob(b64, mime) {
+            const bin = atob(b64);
+            const arr = new Uint8Array(bin.length);
+            for (let i = 0; i < bin.length; i++) arr[i] = bin.charCodeAt(i);
+            return new Blob([arr], { type: mime });
+        }
+    });
+    </script>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b24e5d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+# utils.py - Utility Functions
+
+import io
+import re
+import base64
+
+
+def convert_to_mp3(audio_base64, source_format='wav'):
+    """
+    Convert audio from any format to MP3 base64.
+    """
+    try:
+        from pydub import AudioSegment
+        
+        audio_bytes = base64.b64decode(audio_base64)
+        audio_buffer = io.BytesIO(audio_bytes)
+        audio = AudioSegment.from_file(audio_buffer, format=source_format)
+        
+        mp3_buffer = io.BytesIO()
+        audio.export(mp3_buffer, format='mp3', bitrate='192k')
+        mp3_buffer.seek(0)
+        
+        mp3_base64 = base64.b64encode(mp3_buffer.read()).decode('utf-8')
+        return mp3_base64
+    except ImportError:
+        print("⚠️ pydub not installed, returning original format")
+        return audio_base64
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"⚠️ MP3 conversion failed: {e}, returning original")
+        return audio_base64
+
+
+def sanitize_filename(name):
+    """
+    Sanitize a string for use as a filename.
+    """
+    if not name:
+        return 'unnamed'
+    return "".join(c for c in name if c.isalnum() or c in ('_', '-', ' '))
+
+
+def strip_markdown(text):
+    """
+    Strip markdown formatting from text to get plain text for TTS.
+    """
+    if not text:
+        return ""
+    
+    # Remove image references completely
+    text = re.sub(r'!\[([^\]]*)\]\([^)]+\)', '', text)
+    
+    # Remove headings markers
+    text = re.sub(r'^#{1,6}\s*', '', text, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+    
+    # Remove bold/italic
+    text = re.sub(r'\*\*(.+?)\*\*', r'\1', text)
+    text = re.sub(r'\*(.+?)\*', r'\1', text)
+    text = re.sub(r'__(.+?)__', r'\1', text)
+    text = re.sub(r'_(.+?)_', r'\1', text)
+    
+    # Remove strikethrough
+    text = re.sub(r'~~(.+?)~~', r'\1', text)
+    
+    # Remove inline code
+    text = re.sub(r'`([^`]+)`', r'\1', text)
+    
+    # Remove links but keep text
+    text = re.sub(r'\[([^\]]+)\]\([^)]+\)', r'\1', text)
+    
+    # Remove blockquote markers
+    text = re.sub(r'^>\s*', '', text, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+    
+    # Remove list markers
+    text = re.sub(r'^\s*[-*+]\s+', '', text, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+    text = re.sub(r'^\s*\d+\.\s+', '', text, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+    
+    # Remove horizontal rules
+    text = re.sub(r'^(-{3,}|\*{3,}|_{3,})$', '', text, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+    
+    # Clean up whitespace
+    text = re.sub(r'\n{3,}', '\n\n', text)
+    
+    return text.strip()