diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b1d91ec..be9a6e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           submodules: recursive
-      - uses: actions/cache@v5
-        with:
-          path: |
-            ~/.cache/pip
-            ~/.platformio/.cache
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pio
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: '3.14'
diff --git a/lib/EpdFont/EpdFont.cpp b/lib/EpdFont/EpdFont.cpp
index 0f53f95..661317d 100644
--- a/lib/EpdFont/EpdFont.cpp
+++ b/lib/EpdFont/EpdFont.cpp
@@ -59,14 +59,28 @@ bool EpdFont::hasPrintableChars(const char* string) const {
 
 const EpdGlyph* EpdFont::getGlyph(const uint32_t cp) const {
   const EpdUnicodeInterval* intervals = data->intervals;
-  for (int i = 0; i < data->intervalCount; i++) {
-    const EpdUnicodeInterval* interval = &intervals[i];
-    if (cp >= interval->first && cp <= interval->last) {
+  const int count = data->intervalCount;
+
+  if (count == 0) return nullptr;
+
+  // Binary search for O(log n) lookup instead of O(n)
+  // Critical for Korean fonts with many unicode intervals
+  int left = 0;
+  int right = count - 1;
+
+  while (left <= right) {
+    const int mid = left + (right - left) / 2;
+    const EpdUnicodeInterval* interval = &intervals[mid];
+
+    if (cp < interval->first) {
+      right = mid - 1;
+    } else if (cp > interval->last) {
+      left = mid + 1;
+    } else {
+      // Found: cp >= interval->first && cp <= interval->last
       return &data->glyph[interval->offset + (cp - interval->first)];
     }
-    if (cp < interval->first) {
-      return nullptr;
-    }
   }
+
   return nullptr;
 }
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub.cpp b/lib/Epub/Epub.cpp
index d959cb7..b48d7ea 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub.cpp
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 #include "Epub.h"
 
+#include <FsHelpers.h>
 #include <HardwareSerial.h>
 #include <JpegToBmpConverter.h>
 #include <SD.h>
 #include <ZipFile.h>
 
-#include <map>
-
-#include "Epub/FsHelpers.h"
 #include "Epub/parsers/ContainerParser.h"
 #include "Epub/parsers/ContentOpfParser.h"
 #include "Epub/parsers/TocNcxParser.h"
@@ -44,7 +42,15 @@ bool Epub::findContentOpfFile(std::string* contentOpfFile) const {
   return true;
 }
 
-bool Epub::parseContentOpf(const std::string& contentOpfFilePath) {
+bool Epub::parseContentOpf(BookMetadataCache::BookMetadata& bookMetadata) {
+  std::string contentOpfFilePath;
+  if (!findContentOpfFile(&contentOpfFilePath)) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Could not find content.opf in zip\n", millis());
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  contentBasePath = contentOpfFilePath.substr(0, contentOpfFilePath.find_last_of('/') + 1);
+
   Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Parsing content.opf: %s\n", millis(), contentOpfFilePath.c_str());
 
   size_t contentOpfSize;
@@ -53,7 +59,9 @@ bool Epub::parseContentOpf(const std::string& contentOpfFilePath) {
     return false;
   }
 
-  ContentOpfParser opfParser(getBasePath(), contentOpfSize);
+  ContentOpfParser opfParser(getCachePath(), getBasePath(), contentOpfSize, bookMetadataCache.get());
+  Serial.printf("[%lu] [MEM] Free: %d bytes, Total: %d bytes, Min Free: %d bytes\n", millis(), ESP.getFreeHeap(),
+                ESP.getHeapSize(), ESP.getMinFreeHeap());
 
   if (!opfParser.setup()) {
     Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Could not setup content.opf parser\n", millis());
@@ -66,26 +74,20 @@ bool Epub::parseContentOpf(const std::string& contentOpfFilePath) {
   }
 
   // Grab data from opfParser into epub
-  title = opfParser.title;
-  if (!opfParser.coverItemId.empty() && opfParser.items.count(opfParser.coverItemId) > 0) {
-    coverImageItem = opfParser.items.at(opfParser.coverItemId);
-  }
+  bookMetadata.title = opfParser.title;
+  // TODO: Parse author
+  bookMetadata.author = "";
+  bookMetadata.coverItemHref = opfParser.coverItemHref;
 
   if (!opfParser.tocNcxPath.empty()) {
     tocNcxItem = opfParser.tocNcxPath;
   }
 
-  for (auto& spineRef : opfParser.spineRefs) {
-    if (opfParser.items.count(spineRef)) {
-      spine.emplace_back(spineRef, opfParser.items.at(spineRef));
-    }
-  }
-
   Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Successfully parsed content.opf\n", millis());
   return true;
 }
 
-bool Epub::parseTocNcxFile() {
+bool Epub::parseTocNcxFile() const {
   // the ncx file should have been specified in the content.opf file
   if (tocNcxItem.empty()) {
     Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] No ncx file specified\n", millis());
@@ -95,13 +97,18 @@ bool Epub::parseTocNcxFile() {
   Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Parsing toc ncx file: %s\n", millis(), tocNcxItem.c_str());
 
   const auto tmpNcxPath = getCachePath() + "/toc.ncx";
-  File tempNcxFile = SD.open(tmpNcxPath.c_str(), FILE_WRITE);
+  File tempNcxFile;
+  if (!FsHelpers::openFileForWrite("EBP", tmpNcxPath, tempNcxFile)) {
+    return false;
+  }
   readItemContentsToStream(tocNcxItem, tempNcxFile, 1024);
   tempNcxFile.close();
-  tempNcxFile = SD.open(tmpNcxPath.c_str(), FILE_READ);
+  if (!FsHelpers::openFileForRead("EBP", tmpNcxPath, tempNcxFile)) {
+    return false;
+  }
   const auto ncxSize = tempNcxFile.size();
 
-  TocNcxParser ncxParser(contentBasePath, ncxSize);
+  TocNcxParser ncxParser(contentBasePath, ncxSize, bookMetadataCache.get());
 
   if (!ncxParser.setup()) {
     Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Could not setup toc ncx parser\n", millis());
@@ -130,9 +137,7 @@ bool Epub::parseTocNcxFile() {
   tempNcxFile.close();
   SD.remove(tmpNcxPath.c_str());
 
-  this->toc = std::move(ncxParser.toc);
-
-  Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Parsed %d TOC items\n", millis(), this->toc.size());
+  Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Parsed TOC items\n", millis());
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -140,48 +145,79 @@ bool Epub::parseTocNcxFile() {
 bool Epub::load() {
   Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Loading ePub: %s\n", millis(), filepath.c_str());
 
-  std::string contentOpfFilePath;
-  if (!findContentOpfFile(&contentOpfFilePath)) {
-    Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Could not find content.opf in zip\n", millis());
+  // Initialize spine/TOC cache
+  bookMetadataCache.reset(new BookMetadataCache(cachePath));
+
+  // Try to load existing cache first
+  if (bookMetadataCache->load()) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Loaded ePub: %s\n", millis(), filepath.c_str());
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  // Cache doesn't exist or is invalid, build it
+  Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Cache not found, building spine/TOC cache\n", millis());
+  setupCacheDir();
+
+  // Begin building cache - stream entries to disk immediately
+  if (!bookMetadataCache->beginWrite()) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Could not begin writing cache\n", millis());
     return false;
   }
 
-  Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Found content.opf at: %s\n", millis(), contentOpfFilePath.c_str());
-
-  contentBasePath = contentOpfFilePath.substr(0, contentOpfFilePath.find_last_of('/') + 1);
-
-  if (!parseContentOpf(contentOpfFilePath)) {
+  // OPF Pass
+  BookMetadataCache::BookMetadata bookMetadata;
+  if (!bookMetadataCache->beginContentOpfPass()) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Could not begin writing content.opf pass\n", millis());
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!parseContentOpf(bookMetadata)) {
     Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Could not parse content.opf\n", millis());
     return false;
   }
+  if (!bookMetadataCache->endContentOpfPass()) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Could not end writing content.opf pass\n", millis());
+    return false;
+  }
 
+  // TOC Pass
+  if (!bookMetadataCache->beginTocPass()) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Could not begin writing toc pass\n", millis());
+    return false;
+  }
   if (!parseTocNcxFile()) {
     Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Could not parse toc\n", millis());
     return false;
   }
-
-  initializeSpineItemSizes();
-  Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Loaded ePub: %s\n", millis(), filepath.c_str());
-
-  return true;
-}
-
-void Epub::initializeSpineItemSizes() {
-  Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Calculating book size\n", millis());
-
-  const size_t spineItemsCount = getSpineItemsCount();
-  size_t cumSpineItemSize = 0;
-  const ZipFile zip("/sd" + filepath);
-
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < spineItemsCount; i++) {
-    std::string spineItem = getSpineItem(i);
-    size_t s = 0;
-    getItemSize(zip, spineItem, &s);
-    cumSpineItemSize += s;
-    cumulativeSpineItemSize.emplace_back(cumSpineItemSize);
+  if (!bookMetadataCache->endTocPass()) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Could not end writing toc pass\n", millis());
+    return false;
   }
 
-  Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Book size: %lu\n", millis(), cumSpineItemSize);
+  // Close the cache files
+  if (!bookMetadataCache->endWrite()) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Could not end writing cache\n", millis());
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Build final book.bin
+  if (!bookMetadataCache->buildBookBin(filepath, bookMetadata)) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Could not update mappings and sizes\n", millis());
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (!bookMetadataCache->cleanupTmpFiles()) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Could not cleanup tmp files - ignoring\n", millis());
+  }
+
+  // Reload the cache from disk so it's in the correct state
+  bookMetadataCache.reset(new BookMetadataCache(cachePath));
+  if (!bookMetadataCache->load()) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Failed to reload cache after writing\n", millis());
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Loaded ePub: %s\n", millis(), filepath.c_str());
+  return true;
 }
 
 bool Epub::clearCache() const {
@@ -217,7 +253,14 @@ const std::string& Epub::getCachePath() const { return cachePath; }
 
 const std::string& Epub::getPath() const { return filepath; }
 
-const std::string& Epub::getTitle() const { return title; }
+const std::string& Epub::getTitle() const {
+  static std::string blank;
+  if (!bookMetadataCache || !bookMetadataCache->isLoaded()) {
+    return blank;
+  }
+
+  return bookMetadataCache->coreMetadata.title;
+}
 
 std::string Epub::getCoverBmpPath() const { return cachePath + "/cover.bmp"; }
 
@@ -227,24 +270,42 @@ bool Epub::generateCoverBmp() const {
     return true;
   }
 
-  if (coverImageItem.empty()) {
+  if (!bookMetadataCache || !bookMetadataCache->isLoaded()) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Cannot generate cover BMP, cache not loaded\n", millis());
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const auto coverImageHref = bookMetadataCache->coreMetadata.coverItemHref;
+  if (coverImageHref.empty()) {
     Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] No known cover image\n", millis());
     return false;
   }
 
-  if (coverImageItem.substr(coverImageItem.length() - 4) == ".jpg" ||
-      coverImageItem.substr(coverImageItem.length() - 5) == ".jpeg") {
+  if (coverImageHref.substr(coverImageHref.length() - 4) == ".jpg" ||
+      coverImageHref.substr(coverImageHref.length() - 5) == ".jpeg") {
     Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Generating BMP from JPG cover image\n", millis());
-    File coverJpg = SD.open((getCachePath() + "/.cover.jpg").c_str(), FILE_WRITE, true);
-    readItemContentsToStream(coverImageItem, coverJpg, 1024);
+    const auto coverJpgTempPath = getCachePath() + "/.cover.jpg";
+
+    File coverJpg;
+    if (!FsHelpers::openFileForWrite("EBP", coverJpgTempPath, coverJpg)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    readItemContentsToStream(coverImageHref, coverJpg, 1024);
     coverJpg.close();
 
-    coverJpg = SD.open((getCachePath() + "/.cover.jpg").c_str(), FILE_READ);
-    File coverBmp = SD.open(getCoverBmpPath().c_str(), FILE_WRITE, true);
+    if (!FsHelpers::openFileForRead("EBP", coverJpgTempPath, coverJpg)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    File coverBmp;
+    if (!FsHelpers::openFileForWrite("EBP", getCoverBmpPath(), coverBmp)) {
+      coverJpg.close();
+      return false;
+    }
     const bool success = JpegToBmpConverter::jpegFileToBmpStream(coverJpg, coverBmp);
     coverJpg.close();
     coverBmp.close();
-    SD.remove((getCachePath() + "/.cover.jpg").c_str());
+    SD.remove(coverJpgTempPath.c_str());
 
     if (!success) {
       Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Failed to generate BMP from JPG cover image\n", millis());
@@ -259,45 +320,9 @@ bool Epub::generateCoverBmp() const {
   return false;
 }
 
-std::string normalisePath(const std::string& path) {
-  std::vector<std::string> components;
-  std::string component;
-
-  for (const auto c : path) {
-    if (c == '/') {
-      if (!component.empty()) {
-        if (component == "..") {
-          if (!components.empty()) {
-            components.pop_back();
-          }
-        } else {
-          components.push_back(component);
-        }
-        component.clear();
-      }
-    } else {
-      component += c;
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (!component.empty()) {
-    components.push_back(component);
-  }
-
-  std::string result;
-  for (const auto& c : components) {
-    if (!result.empty()) {
-      result += "/";
-    }
-    result += c;
-  }
-
-  return result;
-}
-
-uint8_t* Epub::readItemContentsToBytes(const std::string& itemHref, size_t* size, bool trailingNullByte) const {
+uint8_t* Epub::readItemContentsToBytes(const std::string& itemHref, size_t* size, const bool trailingNullByte) const {
   const ZipFile zip("/sd" + filepath);
-  const std::string path = normalisePath(itemHref);
+  const std::string path = FsHelpers::normalisePath(itemHref);
 
   const auto content = zip.readFileToMemory(path.c_str(), size, trailingNullByte);
   if (!content) {
@@ -310,7 +335,7 @@ uint8_t* Epub::readItemContentsToBytes(const std::string& itemHref, size_t* size
 
 bool Epub::readItemContentsToStream(const std::string& itemHref, Print& out, const size_t chunkSize) const {
   const ZipFile zip("/sd" + filepath);
-  const std::string path = normalisePath(itemHref);
+  const std::string path = FsHelpers::normalisePath(itemHref);
 
   return zip.readFileToStream(path.c_str(), out, chunkSize);
 }
@@ -321,103 +346,93 @@ bool Epub::getItemSize(const std::string& itemHref, size_t* size) const {
 }
 
 bool Epub::getItemSize(const ZipFile& zip, const std::string& itemHref, size_t* size) {
-  const std::string path = normalisePath(itemHref);
+  const std::string path = FsHelpers::normalisePath(itemHref);
   return zip.getInflatedFileSize(path.c_str(), size);
 }
 
-int Epub::getSpineItemsCount() const { return spine.size(); }
-
-size_t Epub::getCumulativeSpineItemSize(const int spineIndex) const {
-  if (spineIndex < 0 || spineIndex >= static_cast<int>(cumulativeSpineItemSize.size())) {
-    Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] getCumulativeSpineItemSize index:%d is out of range\n", millis(), spineIndex);
+int Epub::getSpineItemsCount() const {
+  if (!bookMetadataCache || !bookMetadataCache->isLoaded()) {
     return 0;
   }
-  return cumulativeSpineItemSize.at(spineIndex);
+  return bookMetadataCache->getSpineCount();
 }
 
-std::string& Epub::getSpineItem(const int spineIndex) {
-  static std::string emptyString;
-  if (spine.empty()) {
-    Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] getSpineItem called but spine is empty\n", millis());
-    return emptyString;
+size_t Epub::getCumulativeSpineItemSize(const int spineIndex) const { return getSpineItem(spineIndex).cumulativeSize; }
+
+BookMetadataCache::SpineEntry Epub::getSpineItem(const int spineIndex) const {
+  if (!bookMetadataCache || !bookMetadataCache->isLoaded()) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] getSpineItem called but cache not loaded\n", millis());
+    return {};
   }
-  if (spineIndex < 0 || spineIndex >= static_cast<int>(spine.size())) {
+
+  if (spineIndex < 0 || spineIndex >= bookMetadataCache->getSpineCount()) {
     Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] getSpineItem index:%d is out of range\n", millis(), spineIndex);
-    return spine.at(0).second;
+    return bookMetadataCache->getSpineEntry(0);
   }
 
-  return spine.at(spineIndex).second;
+  return bookMetadataCache->getSpineEntry(spineIndex);
 }
 
-EpubTocEntry& Epub::getTocItem(const int tocTndex) {
-  static EpubTocEntry emptyEntry = {};
-  if (toc.empty()) {
-    Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] getTocItem called but toc is empty\n", millis());
-    return emptyEntry;
-  }
-  if (tocTndex < 0 || tocTndex >= static_cast<int>(toc.size())) {
-    Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] getTocItem index:%d is out of range\n", millis(), tocTndex);
-    return toc.at(0);
+BookMetadataCache::TocEntry Epub::getTocItem(const int tocIndex) const {
+  if (!bookMetadataCache || !bookMetadataCache->isLoaded()) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] getTocItem called but cache not loaded\n", millis());
+    return {};
   }
 
-  return toc.at(tocTndex);
+  if (tocIndex < 0 || tocIndex >= bookMetadataCache->getTocCount()) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] getTocItem index:%d is out of range\n", millis(), tocIndex);
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  return bookMetadataCache->getTocEntry(tocIndex);
 }
 
-int Epub::getTocItemsCount() const { return toc.size(); }
+int Epub::getTocItemsCount() const {
+  if (!bookMetadataCache || !bookMetadataCache->isLoaded()) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  return bookMetadataCache->getTocCount();
+}
 
 // work out the section index for a toc index
 int Epub::getSpineIndexForTocIndex(const int tocIndex) const {
-  if (tocIndex < 0 || tocIndex >= toc.size()) {
+  if (!bookMetadataCache || !bookMetadataCache->isLoaded()) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] getSpineIndexForTocIndex called but cache not loaded\n", millis());
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  if (tocIndex < 0 || tocIndex >= bookMetadataCache->getTocCount()) {
     Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] getSpineIndexForTocIndex: tocIndex %d out of range\n", millis(), tocIndex);
     return 0;
   }
 
-  // the toc entry should have an href that matches the spine item
-  // so we can find the spine index by looking for the href
-  for (int i = 0; i < spine.size(); i++) {
-    if (spine[i].second == toc[tocIndex].href) {
-      return i;
-    }
+  const int spineIndex = bookMetadataCache->getTocEntry(tocIndex).spineIndex;
+  if (spineIndex < 0) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Section not found for TOC index %d\n", millis(), tocIndex);
+    return 0;
   }
 
-  Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] Section not found\n", millis());
-  // not found - default to the start of the book
-  return 0;
+  return spineIndex;
 }
 
-int Epub::getTocIndexForSpineIndex(const int spineIndex) const {
-  if (spineIndex < 0 || spineIndex >= spine.size()) {
-    Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] getTocIndexForSpineIndex: spineIndex %d out of range\n", millis(), spineIndex);
-    return -1;
-  }
-
-  // the toc entry should have an href that matches the spine item
-  // so we can find the toc index by looking for the href
-  for (int i = 0; i < toc.size(); i++) {
-    if (toc[i].href == spine[spineIndex].second) {
-      return i;
-    }
-  }
-
-  Serial.printf("[%lu] [EBP] TOC item not found\n", millis());
-  return -1;
-}
+int Epub::getTocIndexForSpineIndex(const int spineIndex) const { return getSpineItem(spineIndex).tocIndex; }
 
 size_t Epub::getBookSize() const {
-  if (spine.empty()) {
+  if (!bookMetadataCache || !bookMetadataCache->isLoaded() || bookMetadataCache->getSpineCount() == 0) {
     return 0;
   }
   return getCumulativeSpineItemSize(getSpineItemsCount() - 1);
 }
 
 // Calculate progress in book
-uint8_t Epub::calculateProgress(const int currentSpineIndex, const float currentSpineRead) {
-  size_t bookSize = getBookSize();
+uint8_t Epub::calculateProgress(const int currentSpineIndex, const float currentSpineRead) const {
+  const size_t bookSize = getBookSize();
   if (bookSize == 0) {
     return 0;
   }
-  size_t prevChapterSize = (currentSpineIndex >= 1) ? getCumulativeSpineItemSize(currentSpineIndex - 1) : 0;
-  size_t curChapterSize = getCumulativeSpineItemSize(currentSpineIndex) - prevChapterSize;
-  size_t sectionProgSize = currentSpineRead * curChapterSize;
+  const size_t prevChapterSize = (currentSpineIndex >= 1) ? getCumulativeSpineItemSize(currentSpineIndex - 1) : 0;
+  const size_t curChapterSize = getCumulativeSpineItemSize(currentSpineIndex) - prevChapterSize;
+  const size_t sectionProgSize = currentSpineRead * curChapterSize;
   return round(static_cast<float>(prevChapterSize + sectionProgSize) / bookSize * 100.0);
 }
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub.h b/lib/Epub/Epub.h
index 381379c..acdd32c 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub.h
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub.h
@@ -1,38 +1,29 @@
 #pragma once
-#include <Print.h>
 
+#include <memory>
 #include <string>
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "Epub/EpubTocEntry.h"
+#include "Epub/BookMetadataCache.h"
 
 class ZipFile;
 
 class Epub {
-  // the title read from the EPUB meta data
-  std::string title;
-  // the cover image
-  std::string coverImageItem;
   // the ncx file
   std::string tocNcxItem;
   // where is the EPUBfile?
   std::string filepath;
-  // the spine of the EPUB file
-  std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> spine;
-  // the file size of the spine items (proxy to book progress)
-  std::vector<size_t> cumulativeSpineItemSize;
-  // the toc of the EPUB file
-  std::vector<EpubTocEntry> toc;
   // the base path for items in the EPUB file
   std::string contentBasePath;
   // Uniq cache key based on filepath
   std::string cachePath;
+  // Spine and TOC cache
+  std::unique_ptr<BookMetadataCache> bookMetadataCache;
 
   bool findContentOpfFile(std::string* contentOpfFile) const;
-  bool parseContentOpf(const std::string& contentOpfFilePath);
-  bool parseTocNcxFile();
-  void initializeSpineItemSizes();
+  bool parseContentOpf(BookMetadataCache::BookMetadata& bookMetadata);
+  bool parseTocNcxFile() const;
   static bool getItemSize(const ZipFile& zip, const std::string& itemHref, size_t* size);
 
  public:
@@ -54,14 +45,14 @@ class Epub {
                                    bool trailingNullByte = false) const;
   bool readItemContentsToStream(const std::string& itemHref, Print& out, size_t chunkSize) const;
   bool getItemSize(const std::string& itemHref, size_t* size) const;
-  std::string& getSpineItem(int spineIndex);
+  BookMetadataCache::SpineEntry getSpineItem(int spineIndex) const;
+  BookMetadataCache::TocEntry getTocItem(int tocIndex) const;
   int getSpineItemsCount() const;
-  size_t getCumulativeSpineItemSize(const int spineIndex) const;
-  EpubTocEntry& getTocItem(int tocIndex);
   int getTocItemsCount() const;
   int getSpineIndexForTocIndex(int tocIndex) const;
   int getTocIndexForSpineIndex(int spineIndex) const;
+  size_t getCumulativeSpineItemSize(int spineIndex) const;
 
   size_t getBookSize() const;
-  uint8_t calculateProgress(const int currentSpineIndex, const float currentSpineRead);
+  uint8_t calculateProgress(const int currentSpineIndex, const float currentSpineRead) const;
 };
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/BookMetadataCache.cpp b/lib/Epub/Epub/BookMetadataCache.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3cef851
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/BookMetadataCache.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,326 @@
+#include "BookMetadataCache.h"
+
+#include <HardwareSerial.h>
+#include <SD.h>
+#include <Serialization.h>
+#include <ZipFile.h>
+
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "FsHelpers.h"
+
+namespace {
+constexpr uint8_t BOOK_CACHE_VERSION = 1;
+constexpr char bookBinFile[] = "/book.bin";
+constexpr char tmpSpineBinFile[] = "/spine.bin.tmp";
+constexpr char tmpTocBinFile[] = "/toc.bin.tmp";
+}  // namespace
+
+/* ============= WRITING / BUILDING FUNCTIONS ================ */
+
+bool BookMetadataCache::beginWrite() {
+  buildMode = true;
+  spineCount = 0;
+  tocCount = 0;
+  Serial.printf("[%lu] [BMC] Entering write mode\n", millis());
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool BookMetadataCache::beginContentOpfPass() {
+  Serial.printf("[%lu] [BMC] Beginning content opf pass\n", millis());
+
+  // Open spine file for writing
+  return FsHelpers::openFileForWrite("BMC", cachePath + tmpSpineBinFile, spineFile);
+}
+
+bool BookMetadataCache::endContentOpfPass() {
+  spineFile.close();
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool BookMetadataCache::beginTocPass() {
+  Serial.printf("[%lu] [BMC] Beginning toc pass\n", millis());
+
+  // Open spine file for reading
+  if (!FsHelpers::openFileForRead("BMC", cachePath + tmpSpineBinFile, spineFile)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!FsHelpers::openFileForWrite("BMC", cachePath + tmpTocBinFile, tocFile)) {
+    spineFile.close();
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool BookMetadataCache::endTocPass() {
+  tocFile.close();
+  spineFile.close();
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool BookMetadataCache::endWrite() {
+  if (!buildMode) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [BMC] endWrite called but not in build mode\n", millis());
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  buildMode = false;
+  Serial.printf("[%lu] [BMC] Wrote %d spine, %d TOC entries\n", millis(), spineCount, tocCount);
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool BookMetadataCache::buildBookBin(const std::string& epubPath, const BookMetadata& metadata) {
+  // Open all three files, writing to meta, reading from spine and toc
+  if (!FsHelpers::openFileForWrite("BMC", cachePath + bookBinFile, bookFile)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (!FsHelpers::openFileForRead("BMC", cachePath + tmpSpineBinFile, spineFile)) {
+    bookFile.close();
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (!FsHelpers::openFileForRead("BMC", cachePath + tmpTocBinFile, tocFile)) {
+    bookFile.close();
+    spineFile.close();
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  constexpr size_t headerASize =
+      sizeof(BOOK_CACHE_VERSION) + /* LUT Offset */ sizeof(size_t) + sizeof(spineCount) + sizeof(tocCount);
+  const size_t metadataSize =
+      metadata.title.size() + metadata.author.size() + metadata.coverItemHref.size() + sizeof(uint32_t) * 3;
+  const size_t lutSize = sizeof(size_t) * spineCount + sizeof(size_t) * tocCount;
+  const size_t lutOffset = headerASize + metadataSize;
+
+  // Header A
+  serialization::writePod(bookFile, BOOK_CACHE_VERSION);
+  serialization::writePod(bookFile, lutOffset);
+  serialization::writePod(bookFile, spineCount);
+  serialization::writePod(bookFile, tocCount);
+  // Metadata
+  serialization::writeString(bookFile, metadata.title);
+  serialization::writeString(bookFile, metadata.author);
+  serialization::writeString(bookFile, metadata.coverItemHref);
+
+  // Loop through spine entries, writing LUT positions
+  spineFile.seek(0);
+  for (int i = 0; i < spineCount; i++) {
+    auto pos = spineFile.position();
+    auto spineEntry = readSpineEntry(spineFile);
+    serialization::writePod(bookFile, pos + lutOffset + lutSize);
+  }
+
+  // Loop through toc entries, writing LUT positions
+  tocFile.seek(0);
+  for (int i = 0; i < tocCount; i++) {
+    auto pos = tocFile.position();
+    auto tocEntry = readTocEntry(tocFile);
+    serialization::writePod(bookFile, pos + lutOffset + lutSize + spineFile.position());
+  }
+
+  // LUTs complete
+  // Loop through spines from spine file matching up TOC indexes, calculating cumulative size and writing to book.bin
+
+  const ZipFile zip("/sd" + epubPath);
+  size_t cumSize = 0;
+  spineFile.seek(0);
+  for (int i = 0; i < spineCount; i++) {
+    auto spineEntry = readSpineEntry(spineFile);
+
+    tocFile.seek(0);
+    for (int j = 0; j < tocCount; j++) {
+      auto tocEntry = readTocEntry(tocFile);
+      if (tocEntry.spineIndex == i) {
+        spineEntry.tocIndex = j;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Not a huge deal if we don't fine a TOC entry for the spine entry, this is expected behaviour for EPUBs
+    // Logging here is for debugging
+    if (spineEntry.tocIndex == -1) {
+      Serial.printf("[%lu] [BMC] Warning: Could not find TOC entry for spine item %d: %s\n", millis(), i,
+                    spineEntry.href.c_str());
+    }
+
+    // Calculate size for cumulative size
+    size_t itemSize = 0;
+    const std::string path = FsHelpers::normalisePath(spineEntry.href);
+    if (zip.getInflatedFileSize(path.c_str(), &itemSize)) {
+      cumSize += itemSize;
+      spineEntry.cumulativeSize = cumSize;
+    } else {
+      Serial.printf("[%lu] [BMC] Warning: Could not get size for spine item: %s\n", millis(), path.c_str());
+    }
+
+    // Write out spine data to book.bin
+    writeSpineEntry(bookFile, spineEntry);
+  }
+
+  // Loop through toc entries from toc file writing to book.bin
+  tocFile.seek(0);
+  for (int i = 0; i < tocCount; i++) {
+    auto tocEntry = readTocEntry(tocFile);
+    writeTocEntry(bookFile, tocEntry);
+  }
+
+  bookFile.close();
+  spineFile.close();
+  tocFile.close();
+
+  Serial.printf("[%lu] [BMC] Successfully built book.bin\n", millis());
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool BookMetadataCache::cleanupTmpFiles() const {
+  if (SD.exists((cachePath + tmpSpineBinFile).c_str())) {
+    SD.remove((cachePath + tmpSpineBinFile).c_str());
+  }
+  if (SD.exists((cachePath + tmpTocBinFile).c_str())) {
+    SD.remove((cachePath + tmpTocBinFile).c_str());
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+size_t BookMetadataCache::writeSpineEntry(File& file, const SpineEntry& entry) const {
+  const auto pos = file.position();
+  serialization::writeString(file, entry.href);
+  serialization::writePod(file, entry.cumulativeSize);
+  serialization::writePod(file, entry.tocIndex);
+  return pos;
+}
+
+size_t BookMetadataCache::writeTocEntry(File& file, const TocEntry& entry) const {
+  const auto pos = file.position();
+  serialization::writeString(file, entry.title);
+  serialization::writeString(file, entry.href);
+  serialization::writeString(file, entry.anchor);
+  serialization::writePod(file, entry.level);
+  serialization::writePod(file, entry.spineIndex);
+  return pos;
+}
+
+// Note: for the LUT to be accurate, this **MUST** be called for all spine items before `addTocEntry` is ever called
+// this is because in this function we're marking positions of the items
+void BookMetadataCache::createSpineEntry(const std::string& href) {
+  if (!buildMode || !spineFile) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [BMC] createSpineEntry called but not in build mode\n", millis());
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const SpineEntry entry(href, 0, -1);
+  writeSpineEntry(spineFile, entry);
+  spineCount++;
+}
+
+void BookMetadataCache::createTocEntry(const std::string& title, const std::string& href, const std::string& anchor,
+                                       const uint8_t level) {
+  if (!buildMode || !tocFile || !spineFile) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [BMC] createTocEntry called but not in build mode\n", millis());
+    return;
+  }
+
+  int spineIndex = -1;
+  // find spine index
+  spineFile.seek(0);
+  for (int i = 0; i < spineCount; i++) {
+    auto spineEntry = readSpineEntry(spineFile);
+    if (spineEntry.href == href) {
+      spineIndex = i;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (spineIndex == -1) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [BMC] addTocEntry: Could not find spine item for TOC href %s\n", millis(), href.c_str());
+  }
+
+  const TocEntry entry(title, href, anchor, level, spineIndex);
+  writeTocEntry(tocFile, entry);
+  tocCount++;
+}
+
+/* ============= READING / LOADING FUNCTIONS ================ */
+
+bool BookMetadataCache::load() {
+  if (!FsHelpers::openFileForRead("BMC", cachePath + bookBinFile, bookFile)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  uint8_t version;
+  serialization::readPod(bookFile, version);
+  if (version != BOOK_CACHE_VERSION) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [BMC] Cache version mismatch: expected %d, got %d\n", millis(), BOOK_CACHE_VERSION, version);
+    bookFile.close();
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  serialization::readPod(bookFile, lutOffset);
+  serialization::readPod(bookFile, spineCount);
+  serialization::readPod(bookFile, tocCount);
+
+  serialization::readString(bookFile, coreMetadata.title);
+  serialization::readString(bookFile, coreMetadata.author);
+  serialization::readString(bookFile, coreMetadata.coverItemHref);
+
+  loaded = true;
+  Serial.printf("[%lu] [BMC] Loaded cache data: %d spine, %d TOC entries\n", millis(), spineCount, tocCount);
+  return true;
+}
+
+BookMetadataCache::SpineEntry BookMetadataCache::getSpineEntry(const int index) {
+  if (!loaded) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [BMC] getSpineEntry called but cache not loaded\n", millis());
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  if (index < 0 || index >= static_cast<int>(spineCount)) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [BMC] getSpineEntry index %d out of range\n", millis(), index);
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  // Seek to spine LUT item, read from LUT and get out data
+  bookFile.seek(lutOffset + sizeof(size_t) * index);
+  size_t spineEntryPos;
+  serialization::readPod(bookFile, spineEntryPos);
+  bookFile.seek(spineEntryPos);
+  return readSpineEntry(bookFile);
+}
+
+BookMetadataCache::TocEntry BookMetadataCache::getTocEntry(const int index) {
+  if (!loaded) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [BMC] getTocEntry called but cache not loaded\n", millis());
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  if (index < 0 || index >= static_cast<int>(tocCount)) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [BMC] getTocEntry index %d out of range\n", millis(), index);
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  // Seek to TOC LUT item, read from LUT and get out data
+  bookFile.seek(lutOffset + sizeof(size_t) * spineCount + sizeof(size_t) * index);
+  size_t tocEntryPos;
+  serialization::readPod(bookFile, tocEntryPos);
+  bookFile.seek(tocEntryPos);
+  return readTocEntry(bookFile);
+}
+
+BookMetadataCache::SpineEntry BookMetadataCache::readSpineEntry(File& file) const {
+  SpineEntry entry;
+  serialization::readString(file, entry.href);
+  serialization::readPod(file, entry.cumulativeSize);
+  serialization::readPod(file, entry.tocIndex);
+  return entry;
+}
+
+BookMetadataCache::TocEntry BookMetadataCache::readTocEntry(File& file) const {
+  TocEntry entry;
+  serialization::readString(file, entry.title);
+  serialization::readString(file, entry.href);
+  serialization::readString(file, entry.anchor);
+  serialization::readPod(file, entry.level);
+  serialization::readPod(file, entry.spineIndex);
+  return entry;
+}
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/BookMetadataCache.h b/lib/Epub/Epub/BookMetadataCache.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f9f419
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/BookMetadataCache.h
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <SD.h>
+
+#include <string>
+
+class BookMetadataCache {
+ public:
+  struct BookMetadata {
+    std::string title;
+    std::string author;
+    std::string coverItemHref;
+  };
+
+  struct SpineEntry {
+    std::string href;
+    size_t cumulativeSize;
+    int16_t tocIndex;
+
+    SpineEntry() : cumulativeSize(0), tocIndex(-1) {}
+    SpineEntry(std::string href, const size_t cumulativeSize, const int16_t tocIndex)
+        : href(std::move(href)), cumulativeSize(cumulativeSize), tocIndex(tocIndex) {}
+  };
+
+  struct TocEntry {
+    std::string title;
+    std::string href;
+    std::string anchor;
+    uint8_t level;
+    int16_t spineIndex;
+
+    TocEntry() : level(0), spineIndex(-1) {}
+    TocEntry(std::string title, std::string href, std::string anchor, const uint8_t level, const int16_t spineIndex)
+        : title(std::move(title)),
+          href(std::move(href)),
+          anchor(std::move(anchor)),
+          level(level),
+          spineIndex(spineIndex) {}
+  };
+
+ private:
+  std::string cachePath;
+  size_t lutOffset;
+  uint16_t spineCount;
+  uint16_t tocCount;
+  bool loaded;
+  bool buildMode;
+
+  File bookFile;
+  // Temp file handles during build
+  File spineFile;
+  File tocFile;
+
+  size_t writeSpineEntry(File& file, const SpineEntry& entry) const;
+  size_t writeTocEntry(File& file, const TocEntry& entry) const;
+  SpineEntry readSpineEntry(File& file) const;
+  TocEntry readTocEntry(File& file) const;
+
+ public:
+  BookMetadata coreMetadata;
+
+  explicit BookMetadataCache(std::string cachePath)
+      : cachePath(std::move(cachePath)), lutOffset(0), spineCount(0), tocCount(0), loaded(false), buildMode(false) {}
+  ~BookMetadataCache() = default;
+
+  // Building phase (stream to disk immediately)
+  bool beginWrite();
+  bool beginContentOpfPass();
+  void createSpineEntry(const std::string& href);
+  bool endContentOpfPass();
+  bool beginTocPass();
+  void createTocEntry(const std::string& title, const std::string& href, const std::string& anchor, uint8_t level);
+  bool endTocPass();
+  bool endWrite();
+  bool cleanupTmpFiles() const;
+
+  // Post-processing to update mappings and sizes
+  bool buildBookBin(const std::string& epubPath, const BookMetadata& metadata);
+
+  // Reading phase (read mode)
+  bool load();
+  SpineEntry getSpineEntry(int index);
+  TocEntry getTocEntry(int index);
+  int getSpineCount() const { return spineCount; }
+  int getTocCount() const { return tocCount; }
+  bool isLoaded() const { return loaded; }
+};
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/EpubTocEntry.h b/lib/Epub/Epub/EpubTocEntry.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 94f0c90..0000000
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/EpubTocEntry.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include <string>
-
-struct EpubTocEntry {
-  std::string title;
-  std::string href;
-  std::string anchor;
-  uint8_t level;
-};
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/FsHelpers.cpp b/lib/Epub/Epub/FsHelpers.cpp
index 5287252..743ac59 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/FsHelpers.cpp
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/FsHelpers.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,26 @@
 
 #include <SD.h>
 
+#include <vector>
+
+bool FsHelpers::openFileForRead(const char* moduleName, const std::string& path, File& file) {
+  file = SD.open(path.c_str(), FILE_READ);
+  if (!file) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [%s] Failed to open file for reading: %s\n", millis(), moduleName, path.c_str());
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool FsHelpers::openFileForWrite(const char* moduleName, const std::string& path, File& file) {
+  file = SD.open(path.c_str(), FILE_WRITE, true);
+  if (!file) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [%s] Failed to open file for writing: %s\n", millis(), moduleName, path.c_str());
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
 bool FsHelpers::removeDir(const char* path) {
   // 1. Open the directory
   File dir = SD.open(path);
@@ -34,3 +54,39 @@ bool FsHelpers::removeDir(const char* path) {
 
   return SD.rmdir(path);
 }
+
+std::string FsHelpers::normalisePath(const std::string& path) {
+  std::vector<std::string> components;
+  std::string component;
+
+  for (const auto c : path) {
+    if (c == '/') {
+      if (!component.empty()) {
+        if (component == "..") {
+          if (!components.empty()) {
+            components.pop_back();
+          }
+        } else {
+          components.push_back(component);
+        }
+        component.clear();
+      }
+    } else {
+      component += c;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!component.empty()) {
+    components.push_back(component);
+  }
+
+  std::string result;
+  for (const auto& c : components) {
+    if (!result.empty()) {
+      result += "/";
+    }
+    result += c;
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/FsHelpers.h b/lib/Epub/Epub/FsHelpers.h
index bc5204b..193db65 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/FsHelpers.h
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/FsHelpers.h
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 #pragma once
+#include <FS.h>
+
+#include <string>
 
 class FsHelpers {
  public:
+  static bool openFileForRead(const char* moduleName, const std::string& path, File& file);
+  static bool openFileForWrite(const char* moduleName, const std::string& path, File& file);
   static bool removeDir(const char* path);
+  static std::string normalisePath(const std::string& path);
 };
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/Page.cpp b/lib/Epub/Epub/Page.cpp
index 01bb3ac..b41dd3c 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/Page.cpp
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/Page.cpp
@@ -9,21 +9,21 @@ constexpr uint8_t PAGE_FILE_VERSION = 3;
 
 void PageLine::render(GfxRenderer& renderer, const int fontId) { block->render(renderer, fontId, xPos, yPos); }
 
-void PageLine::serialize(std::ostream& os) {
-  serialization::writePod(os, xPos);
-  serialization::writePod(os, yPos);
+void PageLine::serialize(File& file) {
+  serialization::writePod(file, xPos);
+  serialization::writePod(file, yPos);
 
   // serialize TextBlock pointed to by PageLine
-  block->serialize(os);
+  block->serialize(file);
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<PageLine> PageLine::deserialize(std::istream& is) {
+std::unique_ptr<PageLine> PageLine::deserialize(File& file) {
   int16_t xPos;
   int16_t yPos;
-  serialization::readPod(is, xPos);
-  serialization::readPod(is, yPos);
+  serialization::readPod(file, xPos);
+  serialization::readPod(file, yPos);
 
-  auto tb = TextBlock::deserialize(is);
+  auto tb = TextBlock::deserialize(file);
   return std::unique_ptr<PageLine>(new PageLine(std::move(tb), xPos, yPos));
 }
 
@@ -33,22 +33,22 @@ void Page::render(GfxRenderer& renderer, const int fontId) const {
   }
 }
 
-void Page::serialize(std::ostream& os) const {
-  serialization::writePod(os, PAGE_FILE_VERSION);
+void Page::serialize(File& file) const {
+  serialization::writePod(file, PAGE_FILE_VERSION);
 
   const uint32_t count = elements.size();
-  serialization::writePod(os, count);
+  serialization::writePod(file, count);
 
   for (const auto& el : elements) {
     // Only PageLine exists currently
-    serialization::writePod(os, static_cast<uint8_t>(TAG_PageLine));
-    el->serialize(os);
+    serialization::writePod(file, static_cast<uint8_t>(TAG_PageLine));
+    el->serialize(file);
   }
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<Page> Page::deserialize(std::istream& is) {
+std::unique_ptr<Page> Page::deserialize(File& file) {
   uint8_t version;
-  serialization::readPod(is, version);
+  serialization::readPod(file, version);
   if (version != PAGE_FILE_VERSION) {
     Serial.printf("[%lu] [PGE] Deserialization failed: Unknown version %u\n", millis(), version);
     return nullptr;
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ std::unique_ptr<Page> Page::deserialize(std::istream& is) {
   auto page = std::unique_ptr<Page>(new Page());
 
   uint32_t count;
-  serialization::readPod(is, count);
+  serialization::readPod(file, count);
 
   for (uint32_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
     uint8_t tag;
-    serialization::readPod(is, tag);
+    serialization::readPod(file, tag);
 
     if (tag == TAG_PageLine) {
-      auto pl = PageLine::deserialize(is);
+      auto pl = PageLine::deserialize(file);
       page->elements.push_back(std::move(pl));
     } else {
       Serial.printf("[%lu] [PGE] Deserialization failed: Unknown tag %u\n", millis(), tag);
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/Page.h b/lib/Epub/Epub/Page.h
index 59333ce..1026653 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/Page.h
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/Page.h
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
+#include <FS.h>
+
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ class PageElement {
   explicit PageElement(const int16_t xPos, const int16_t yPos) : xPos(xPos), yPos(yPos) {}
   virtual ~PageElement() = default;
   virtual void render(GfxRenderer& renderer, int fontId) = 0;
-  virtual void serialize(std::ostream& os) = 0;
+  virtual void serialize(File& file) = 0;
 };
 
 // a line from a block element
@@ -27,8 +29,8 @@ class PageLine final : public PageElement {
   PageLine(std::shared_ptr<TextBlock> block, const int16_t xPos, const int16_t yPos)
       : PageElement(xPos, yPos), block(std::move(block)) {}
   void render(GfxRenderer& renderer, int fontId) override;
-  void serialize(std::ostream& os) override;
-  static std::unique_ptr<PageLine> deserialize(std::istream& is);
+  void serialize(File& file) override;
+  static std::unique_ptr<PageLine> deserialize(File& file);
 };
 
 class Page {
@@ -36,6 +38,6 @@ class Page {
   // the list of block index and line numbers on this page
   std::vector<std::shared_ptr<PageElement>> elements;
   void render(GfxRenderer& renderer, int fontId) const;
-  void serialize(std::ostream& os) const;
-  static std::unique_ptr<Page> deserialize(std::istream& is);
+  void serialize(File& file) const;
+  static std::unique_ptr<Page> deserialize(File& file);
 };
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.cpp b/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.cpp
index 7c9d241..5323a7a 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.cpp
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 #include "Section.h"
 
+#include <FsHelpers.h>
 #include <SD.h>
 #include <Serialization.h>
 
-#include <fstream>
-
-#include "FsHelpers.h"
 #include "Page.h"
 #include "parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h"
 
@@ -16,7 +14,10 @@ constexpr uint8_t SECTION_FILE_VERSION = 5;
 void Section::onPageComplete(std::unique_ptr<Page> page) {
   const auto filePath = cachePath + "/page_" + std::to_string(pageCount) + ".bin";
 
-  std::ofstream outputFile("/sd" + filePath);
+  File outputFile;
+  if (!FsHelpers::openFileForWrite("SCT", filePath, outputFile)) {
+    return;
+  }
   page->serialize(outputFile);
   outputFile.close();
 
@@ -28,7 +29,10 @@ void Section::onPageComplete(std::unique_ptr<Page> page) {
 void Section::writeCacheMetadata(const int fontId, const float lineCompression, const int marginTop,
                                  const int marginRight, const int marginBottom, const int marginLeft,
                                  const bool extraParagraphSpacing) const {
-  std::ofstream outputFile(("/sd" + cachePath + "/section.bin").c_str());
+  File outputFile;
+  if (!FsHelpers::openFileForWrite("SCT", cachePath + "/section.bin", outputFile)) {
+    return;
+  }
   serialization::writePod(outputFile, SECTION_FILE_VERSION);
   serialization::writePod(outputFile, fontId);
   serialization::writePod(outputFile, lineCompression);
@@ -44,17 +48,12 @@ void Section::writeCacheMetadata(const int fontId, const float lineCompression,
 bool Section::loadCacheMetadata(const int fontId, const float lineCompression, const int marginTop,
                                 const int marginRight, const int marginBottom, const int marginLeft,
                                 const bool extraParagraphSpacing) {
-  if (!SD.exists(cachePath.c_str())) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
   const auto sectionFilePath = cachePath + "/section.bin";
-  if (!SD.exists(sectionFilePath.c_str())) {
+  File inputFile;
+  if (!FsHelpers::openFileForRead("SCT", sectionFilePath, inputFile)) {
     return false;
   }
 
-  std::ifstream inputFile(("/sd" + sectionFilePath).c_str());
-
   // Match parameters
   {
     uint8_t version;
@@ -117,15 +116,14 @@ bool Section::clearCache() const {
 bool Section::persistPageDataToSD(const int fontId, const float lineCompression, const int marginTop,
                                   const int marginRight, const int marginBottom, const int marginLeft,
                                   const bool extraParagraphSpacing) {
-  const auto localPath = epub->getSpineItem(spineIndex);
-
-  // TODO: Should we get rid of this file all together?
-  //       It currently saves us a bit of memory by allowing for all the inflation bits to be released
-  //       before loading the XML parser
+  const auto localPath = epub->getSpineItem(spineIndex).href;
   const auto tmpHtmlPath = epub->getCachePath() + "/.tmp_" + std::to_string(spineIndex) + ".html";
-  File f = SD.open(tmpHtmlPath.c_str(), FILE_WRITE, true);
-  bool success = epub->readItemContentsToStream(localPath, f, 1024);
-  f.close();
+  File tmpHtml;
+  if (!FsHelpers::openFileForWrite("SCT", tmpHtmlPath, tmpHtml)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  bool success = epub->readItemContentsToStream(localPath, tmpHtml, 1024);
+  tmpHtml.close();
 
   if (!success) {
     Serial.printf("[%lu] [SCT] Failed to stream item contents to temp file\n", millis());
@@ -134,10 +132,8 @@ bool Section::persistPageDataToSD(const int fontId, const float lineCompression,
 
   Serial.printf("[%lu] [SCT] Streamed temp HTML to %s\n", millis(), tmpHtmlPath.c_str());
 
-  const auto sdTmpHtmlPath = "/sd" + tmpHtmlPath;
-
-  ChapterHtmlSlimParser visitor(sdTmpHtmlPath.c_str(), renderer, fontId, lineCompression, marginTop, marginRight,
-                                marginBottom, marginLeft, extraParagraphSpacing,
+  ChapterHtmlSlimParser visitor(tmpHtmlPath, renderer, fontId, lineCompression, marginTop, marginRight, marginBottom,
+                                marginLeft, extraParagraphSpacing,
                                 [this](std::unique_ptr<Page> page) { this->onPageComplete(std::move(page)); });
   success = visitor.parseAndBuildPages();
 
@@ -153,13 +149,12 @@ bool Section::persistPageDataToSD(const int fontId, const float lineCompression,
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<Page> Section::loadPageFromSD() const {
-  const auto filePath = "/sd" + cachePath + "/page_" + std::to_string(currentPage) + ".bin";
-  if (!SD.exists(filePath.c_str() + 3)) {
-    Serial.printf("[%lu] [SCT] Page file does not exist: %s\n", millis(), filePath.c_str());
+  const auto filePath = cachePath + "/page_" + std::to_string(currentPage) + ".bin";
+
+  File inputFile;
+  if (!FsHelpers::openFileForRead("SCT", filePath, inputFile)) {
     return nullptr;
   }
-
-  std::ifstream inputFile(filePath);
   auto page = Page::deserialize(inputFile);
   inputFile.close();
   return page;
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/blocks/TextBlock.cpp b/lib/Epub/Epub/blocks/TextBlock.cpp
index cc3cb60..bb8b14e 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/blocks/TextBlock.cpp
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/blocks/TextBlock.cpp
@@ -17,27 +17,27 @@ void TextBlock::render(const GfxRenderer& renderer, const int fontId, const int
   }
 }
 
-void TextBlock::serialize(std::ostream& os) const {
+void TextBlock::serialize(File& file) const {
   // words
   const uint32_t wc = words.size();
-  serialization::writePod(os, wc);
-  for (const auto& w : words) serialization::writeString(os, w);
+  serialization::writePod(file, wc);
+  for (const auto& w : words) serialization::writeString(file, w);
 
   // wordXpos
   const uint32_t xc = wordXpos.size();
-  serialization::writePod(os, xc);
-  for (auto x : wordXpos) serialization::writePod(os, x);
+  serialization::writePod(file, xc);
+  for (auto x : wordXpos) serialization::writePod(file, x);
 
   // wordStyles
   const uint32_t sc = wordStyles.size();
-  serialization::writePod(os, sc);
-  for (auto s : wordStyles) serialization::writePod(os, s);
+  serialization::writePod(file, sc);
+  for (auto s : wordStyles) serialization::writePod(file, s);
 
   // style
-  serialization::writePod(os, style);
+  serialization::writePod(file, style);
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<TextBlock> TextBlock::deserialize(std::istream& is) {
+std::unique_ptr<TextBlock> TextBlock::deserialize(File& file) {
   uint32_t wc, xc, sc;
   std::list<std::string> words;
   std::list<uint16_t> wordXpos;
@@ -45,22 +45,22 @@ std::unique_ptr<TextBlock> TextBlock::deserialize(std::istream& is) {
   BLOCK_STYLE style;
 
   // words
-  serialization::readPod(is, wc);
+  serialization::readPod(file, wc);
   words.resize(wc);
-  for (auto& w : words) serialization::readString(is, w);
+  for (auto& w : words) serialization::readString(file, w);
 
   // wordXpos
-  serialization::readPod(is, xc);
+  serialization::readPod(file, xc);
   wordXpos.resize(xc);
-  for (auto& x : wordXpos) serialization::readPod(is, x);
+  for (auto& x : wordXpos) serialization::readPod(file, x);
 
   // wordStyles
-  serialization::readPod(is, sc);
+  serialization::readPod(file, sc);
   wordStyles.resize(sc);
-  for (auto& s : wordStyles) serialization::readPod(is, s);
+  for (auto& s : wordStyles) serialization::readPod(file, s);
 
   // style
-  serialization::readPod(is, style);
+  serialization::readPod(file, style);
 
   return std::unique_ptr<TextBlock>(new TextBlock(std::move(words), std::move(wordXpos), std::move(wordStyles), style));
 }
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/blocks/TextBlock.h b/lib/Epub/Epub/blocks/TextBlock.h
index 4b2b031..46e320e 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/blocks/TextBlock.h
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/blocks/TextBlock.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <EpdFontFamily.h>
+#include <FS.h>
 
 #include <list>
 #include <memory>
@@ -35,6 +36,6 @@ class TextBlock final : public Block {
   // given a renderer works out where to break the words into lines
   void render(const GfxRenderer& renderer, int fontId, int x, int y) const;
   BlockType getType() override { return TEXT_BLOCK; }
-  void serialize(std::ostream& os) const;
-  static std::unique_ptr<TextBlock> deserialize(std::istream& is);
+  void serialize(File& file) const;
+  static std::unique_ptr<TextBlock> deserialize(File& file);
 };
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.cpp b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.cpp
index a629707..766e5ca 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.cpp
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h"
 
+#include <FsHelpers.h>
 #include <GfxRenderer.h>
 #include <HardwareSerial.h>
 #include <expat.h>
@@ -10,13 +11,13 @@
 const char* HEADER_TAGS[] = {"h1", "h2", "h3", "h4", "h5", "h6"};
 constexpr int NUM_HEADER_TAGS = sizeof(HEADER_TAGS) / sizeof(HEADER_TAGS[0]);
 
-const char* BLOCK_TAGS[] = {"p", "li", "div", "br"};
+const char* BLOCK_TAGS[] = {"p", "li", "div", "br", "blockquote"};
 constexpr int NUM_BLOCK_TAGS = sizeof(BLOCK_TAGS) / sizeof(BLOCK_TAGS[0]);
 
-const char* BOLD_TAGS[] = {"b"};
+const char* BOLD_TAGS[] = {"b", "strong"};
 constexpr int NUM_BOLD_TAGS = sizeof(BOLD_TAGS) / sizeof(BOLD_TAGS[0]);
 
-const char* ITALIC_TAGS[] = {"i"};
+const char* ITALIC_TAGS[] = {"i", "em"};
 constexpr int NUM_ITALIC_TAGS = sizeof(ITALIC_TAGS) / sizeof(ITALIC_TAGS[0]);
 
 const char* IMAGE_TAGS[] = {"img"};
@@ -214,9 +215,8 @@ bool ChapterHtmlSlimParser::parseAndBuildPages() {
     return false;
   }
 
-  FILE* file = fopen(filepath, "r");
-  if (!file) {
-    Serial.printf("[%lu] [EHP] Couldn't open file %s\n", millis(), filepath);
+  File file;
+  if (!FsHelpers::openFileForRead("EHP", filepath, file)) {
     XML_ParserFree(parser);
     return false;
   }
@@ -233,23 +233,23 @@ bool ChapterHtmlSlimParser::parseAndBuildPages() {
       XML_SetElementHandler(parser, nullptr, nullptr);  // Clear callbacks
       XML_SetCharacterDataHandler(parser, nullptr);
       XML_ParserFree(parser);
-      fclose(file);
+      file.close();
       return false;
     }
 
-    const size_t len = fread(buf, 1, 1024, file);
+    const size_t len = file.read(static_cast<uint8_t*>(buf), 1024);
 
-    if (ferror(file)) {
+    if (len == 0) {
       Serial.printf("[%lu] [EHP] File read error\n", millis());
       XML_StopParser(parser, XML_FALSE);                // Stop any pending processing
       XML_SetElementHandler(parser, nullptr, nullptr);  // Clear callbacks
       XML_SetCharacterDataHandler(parser, nullptr);
       XML_ParserFree(parser);
-      fclose(file);
+      file.close();
       return false;
     }
 
-    done = feof(file);
+    done = file.available() == 0;
 
     if (XML_ParseBuffer(parser, static_cast<int>(len), done) == XML_STATUS_ERROR) {
       Serial.printf("[%lu] [EHP] Parse error at line %lu:\n%s\n", millis(), XML_GetCurrentLineNumber(parser),
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ bool ChapterHtmlSlimParser::parseAndBuildPages() {
       XML_SetElementHandler(parser, nullptr, nullptr);  // Clear callbacks
       XML_SetCharacterDataHandler(parser, nullptr);
       XML_ParserFree(parser);
-      fclose(file);
+      file.close();
       return false;
     }
   } while (!done);
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ bool ChapterHtmlSlimParser::parseAndBuildPages() {
   XML_SetElementHandler(parser, nullptr, nullptr);  // Clear callbacks
   XML_SetCharacterDataHandler(parser, nullptr);
   XML_ParserFree(parser);
-  fclose(file);
+  file.close();
 
   // Process last page if there is still text
   if (currentTextBlock) {
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h
index f656b4a..7f74602 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class GfxRenderer;
 #define MAX_WORD_SIZE 200
 
 class ChapterHtmlSlimParser {
-  const char* filepath;
+  const std::string& filepath;
   GfxRenderer& renderer;
   std::function<void(std::unique_ptr<Page>)> completePageFn;
   int depth = 0;
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class ChapterHtmlSlimParser {
   static void XMLCALL endElement(void* userData, const XML_Char* name);
 
  public:
-  explicit ChapterHtmlSlimParser(const char* filepath, GfxRenderer& renderer, const int fontId,
+  explicit ChapterHtmlSlimParser(const std::string& filepath, GfxRenderer& renderer, const int fontId,
                                  const float lineCompression, const int marginTop, const int marginRight,
                                  const int marginBottom, const int marginLeft, const bool extraParagraphSpacing,
                                  const std::function<void(std::unique_ptr<Page>)>& completePageFn)
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ContentOpfParser.cpp b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ContentOpfParser.cpp
index 4d3d776..3cc6401 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ContentOpfParser.cpp
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ContentOpfParser.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 #include "ContentOpfParser.h"
 
+#include <FsHelpers.h>
 #include <HardwareSerial.h>
+#include <Serialization.h>
 #include <ZipFile.h>
 
+#include "../BookMetadataCache.h"
+
 namespace {
 constexpr char MEDIA_TYPE_NCX[] = "application/x-dtbncx+xml";
-}
+constexpr char itemCacheFile[] = "/.items.bin";
+}  // namespace
 
 bool ContentOpfParser::setup() {
   parser = XML_ParserCreate(nullptr);
@@ -28,6 +33,12 @@ ContentOpfParser::~ContentOpfParser() {
     XML_ParserFree(parser);
     parser = nullptr;
   }
+  if (tempItemStore) {
+    tempItemStore.close();
+  }
+  if (SD.exists((cachePath + itemCacheFile).c_str())) {
+    SD.remove((cachePath + itemCacheFile).c_str());
+  }
 }
 
 size_t ContentOpfParser::write(const uint8_t data) { return write(&data, 1); }
@@ -94,11 +105,21 @@ void XMLCALL ContentOpfParser::startElement(void* userData, const XML_Char* name
 
   if (self->state == IN_PACKAGE && (strcmp(name, "manifest") == 0 || strcmp(name, "opf:manifest") == 0)) {
     self->state = IN_MANIFEST;
+    if (!FsHelpers::openFileForWrite("COF", self->cachePath + itemCacheFile, self->tempItemStore)) {
+      Serial.printf(
+          "[%lu] [COF] Couldn't open temp items file for writing. This is probably going to be a fatal error.\n",
+          millis());
+    }
     return;
   }
 
   if (self->state == IN_PACKAGE && (strcmp(name, "spine") == 0 || strcmp(name, "opf:spine") == 0)) {
     self->state = IN_SPINE;
+    if (!FsHelpers::openFileForRead("COF", self->cachePath + itemCacheFile, self->tempItemStore)) {
+      Serial.printf(
+          "[%lu] [COF] Couldn't open temp items file for reading. This is probably going to be a fatal error.\n",
+          millis());
+    }
     return;
   }
 
@@ -135,7 +156,13 @@ void XMLCALL ContentOpfParser::startElement(void* userData, const XML_Char* name
       }
     }
 
-    self->items[itemId] = href;
+    // Write items down to SD card
+    serialization::writeString(self->tempItemStore, itemId);
+    serialization::writeString(self->tempItemStore, href);
+
+    if (itemId == self->coverItemId) {
+      self->coverItemHref = href;
+    }
 
     if (mediaType == MEDIA_TYPE_NCX) {
       if (self->tocNcxPath.empty()) {
@@ -148,14 +175,29 @@ void XMLCALL ContentOpfParser::startElement(void* userData, const XML_Char* name
     return;
   }
 
-  if (self->state == IN_SPINE && (strcmp(name, "itemref") == 0 || strcmp(name, "opf:itemref") == 0)) {
-    for (int i = 0; atts[i]; i += 2) {
-      if (strcmp(atts[i], "idref") == 0) {
-        self->spineRefs.emplace_back(atts[i + 1]);
-        break;
+  // NOTE: This relies on spine appearing after item manifest (which is pretty safe as it's part of the EPUB spec)
+  // Only run the spine parsing if there's a cache to add it to
+  if (self->cache) {
+    if (self->state == IN_SPINE && (strcmp(name, "itemref") == 0 || strcmp(name, "opf:itemref") == 0)) {
+      for (int i = 0; atts[i]; i += 2) {
+        if (strcmp(atts[i], "idref") == 0) {
+          const std::string idref = atts[i + 1];
+          // Resolve the idref to href using items map
+          self->tempItemStore.seek(0);
+          std::string itemId;
+          std::string href;
+          while (self->tempItemStore.available()) {
+            serialization::readString(self->tempItemStore, itemId);
+            serialization::readString(self->tempItemStore, href);
+            if (itemId == idref) {
+              self->cache->createSpineEntry(href);
+              break;
+            }
+          }
+        }
       }
+      return;
     }
-    return;
   }
 }
 
@@ -174,11 +216,13 @@ void XMLCALL ContentOpfParser::endElement(void* userData, const XML_Char* name)
 
   if (self->state == IN_SPINE && (strcmp(name, "spine") == 0 || strcmp(name, "opf:spine") == 0)) {
     self->state = IN_PACKAGE;
+    self->tempItemStore.close();
     return;
   }
 
   if (self->state == IN_MANIFEST && (strcmp(name, "manifest") == 0 || strcmp(name, "opf:manifest") == 0)) {
     self->state = IN_PACKAGE;
+    self->tempItemStore.close();
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ContentOpfParser.h b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ContentOpfParser.h
index a3070fc..5415de6 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ContentOpfParser.h
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ContentOpfParser.h
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <Print.h>
 
-#include <map>
-
 #include "Epub.h"
 #include "expat.h"
 
+class BookMetadataCache;
+
 class ContentOpfParser final : public Print {
   enum ParserState {
     START,
@@ -16,10 +16,14 @@ class ContentOpfParser final : public Print {
     IN_SPINE,
   };
 
+  const std::string& cachePath;
   const std::string& baseContentPath;
   size_t remainingSize;
   XML_Parser parser = nullptr;
   ParserState state = START;
+  BookMetadataCache* cache;
+  File tempItemStore;
+  std::string coverItemId;
 
   static void startElement(void* userData, const XML_Char* name, const XML_Char** atts);
   static void characterData(void* userData, const XML_Char* s, int len);
@@ -28,12 +32,11 @@ class ContentOpfParser final : public Print {
  public:
   std::string title;
   std::string tocNcxPath;
-  std::string coverItemId;
-  std::map<std::string, std::string> items;
-  std::vector<std::string> spineRefs;
+  std::string coverItemHref;
 
-  explicit ContentOpfParser(const std::string& baseContentPath, const size_t xmlSize)
-      : baseContentPath(baseContentPath), remainingSize(xmlSize) {}
+  explicit ContentOpfParser(const std::string& cachePath, const std::string& baseContentPath, const size_t xmlSize,
+                            BookMetadataCache* cache)
+      : cachePath(cachePath), baseContentPath(baseContentPath), remainingSize(xmlSize), cache(cache) {}
   ~ContentOpfParser() override;
 
   bool setup();
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/TocNcxParser.cpp b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/TocNcxParser.cpp
index f470055..b1fbb2f 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/TocNcxParser.cpp
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/TocNcxParser.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #include "TocNcxParser.h"
 
-#include <Esp.h>
 #include <HardwareSerial.h>
 
+#include "../BookMetadataCache.h"
+
 bool TocNcxParser::setup() {
   parser = XML_ParserCreate(nullptr);
   if (!parser) {
@@ -167,8 +168,9 @@ void XMLCALL TocNcxParser::endElement(void* userData, const XML_Char* name) {
         href = href.substr(0, pos);
       }
 
-      // Push to vector
-      self->toc.push_back({std::move(self->currentLabel), std::move(href), std::move(anchor), self->currentDepth});
+      if (self->cache) {
+        self->cache->createTocEntry(self->currentLabel, href, anchor, self->currentDepth);
+      }
 
       // Clear them so we don't re-add them if there are weird XML structures
       self->currentLabel.clear();
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/TocNcxParser.h b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/TocNcxParser.h
index 2f3601a..e2c8620 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/TocNcxParser.h
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/TocNcxParser.h
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <Print.h>
+#include <expat.h>
 
 #include <string>
-#include <vector>
 
-#include "Epub/EpubTocEntry.h"
-#include "expat.h"
+class BookMetadataCache;
 
 class TocNcxParser final : public Print {
   enum ParserState { START, IN_NCX, IN_NAV_MAP, IN_NAV_POINT, IN_NAV_LABEL, IN_NAV_LABEL_TEXT, IN_CONTENT };
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ class TocNcxParser final : public Print {
   size_t remainingSize;
   XML_Parser parser = nullptr;
   ParserState state = START;
+  BookMetadataCache* cache;
 
   std::string currentLabel;
   std::string currentSrc;
@@ -24,10 +24,8 @@ class TocNcxParser final : public Print {
   static void endElement(void* userData, const XML_Char* name);
 
  public:
-  std::vector<EpubTocEntry> toc;
-
-  explicit TocNcxParser(const std::string& baseContentPath, const size_t xmlSize)
-      : baseContentPath(baseContentPath), remainingSize(xmlSize) {}
+  explicit TocNcxParser(const std::string& baseContentPath, const size_t xmlSize, BookMetadataCache* cache)
+      : baseContentPath(baseContentPath), remainingSize(xmlSize), cache(cache) {}
   ~TocNcxParser() override;
 
   bool setup();
diff --git a/lib/FsHelpers/FsHelpers.cpp b/lib/FsHelpers/FsHelpers.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06f3dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/FsHelpers/FsHelpers.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+#include "FsHelpers.h"
+
+#include <SD.h>
+
+#include <vector>
+
+bool FsHelpers::openFileForRead(const char* moduleName, const char* path, File& file) {
+  if (!SD.exists(path)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  file = SD.open(path, FILE_READ);
+  if (!file) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [%s] Failed to open file for reading: %s\n", millis(), moduleName, path);
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool FsHelpers::openFileForRead(const char* moduleName, const std::string& path, File& file) {
+  return openFileForRead(moduleName, path.c_str(), file);
+}
+
+bool FsHelpers::openFileForRead(const char* moduleName, const String& path, File& file) {
+  return openFileForRead(moduleName, path.c_str(), file);
+}
+
+bool FsHelpers::openFileForWrite(const char* moduleName, const char* path, File& file) {
+  file = SD.open(path, FILE_WRITE, true);
+  if (!file) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [%s] Failed to open file for writing: %s\n", millis(), moduleName, path);
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool FsHelpers::openFileForWrite(const char* moduleName, const std::string& path, File& file) {
+  return openFileForWrite(moduleName, path.c_str(), file);
+}
+
+bool FsHelpers::openFileForWrite(const char* moduleName, const String& path, File& file) {
+  return openFileForWrite(moduleName, path.c_str(), file);
+}
+
+bool FsHelpers::removeDir(const char* path) {
+  // 1. Open the directory
+  File dir = SD.open(path);
+  if (!dir) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!dir.isDirectory()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  File file = dir.openNextFile();
+  while (file) {
+    String filePath = path;
+    if (!filePath.endsWith("/")) {
+      filePath += "/";
+    }
+    filePath += file.name();
+
+    if (file.isDirectory()) {
+      if (!removeDir(filePath.c_str())) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    } else {
+      if (!SD.remove(filePath.c_str())) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    file = dir.openNextFile();
+  }
+
+  return SD.rmdir(path);
+}
+
+std::string FsHelpers::normalisePath(const std::string& path) {
+  std::vector<std::string> components;
+  std::string component;
+
+  for (const auto c : path) {
+    if (c == '/') {
+      if (!component.empty()) {
+        if (component == "..") {
+          if (!components.empty()) {
+            components.pop_back();
+          }
+        } else {
+          components.push_back(component);
+        }
+        component.clear();
+      }
+    } else {
+      component += c;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!component.empty()) {
+    components.push_back(component);
+  }
+
+  std::string result;
+  for (const auto& c : components) {
+    if (!result.empty()) {
+      result += "/";
+    }
+    result += c;
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
diff --git a/lib/FsHelpers/FsHelpers.h b/lib/FsHelpers/FsHelpers.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0dff145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/FsHelpers/FsHelpers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <FS.h>
+
+class FsHelpers {
+ public:
+  static bool openFileForRead(const char* moduleName, const char* path, File& file);
+  static bool openFileForRead(const char* moduleName, const std::string& path, File& file);
+  static bool openFileForRead(const char* moduleName, const String& path, File& file);
+  static bool openFileForWrite(const char* moduleName, const char* path, File& file);
+  static bool openFileForWrite(const char* moduleName, const std::string& path, File& file);
+  static bool openFileForWrite(const char* moduleName, const String& path, File& file);
+  static bool removeDir(const char* path);
+  static std::string normalisePath(const std::string& path);
+};
diff --git a/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.cpp b/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.cpp
index a4b9369..6433748 100644
--- a/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.cpp
+++ b/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.cpp
@@ -239,6 +239,28 @@ int GfxRenderer::getLineHeight(const int fontId) const {
   return fontMap.at(fontId).getData(REGULAR)->advanceY;
 }
 
+void GfxRenderer::drawButtonHints(const int fontId, const char* btn1, const char* btn2, const char* btn3,
+                                  const char* btn4) const {
+  const int pageHeight = getScreenHeight();
+  constexpr int buttonWidth = 106;
+  constexpr int buttonHeight = 40;
+  constexpr int buttonY = 40;     // Distance from bottom
+  constexpr int textYOffset = 5;  // Distance from top of button to text baseline
+  constexpr int buttonPositions[] = {25, 130, 245, 350};
+  const char* labels[] = {btn1, btn2, btn3, btn4};
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+    // Only draw if the label is non-empty
+    if (labels[i] != nullptr && labels[i][0] != '\0') {
+      const int x = buttonPositions[i];
+      drawRect(x, pageHeight - buttonY, buttonWidth, buttonHeight);
+      const int textWidth = getTextWidth(fontId, labels[i]);
+      const int textX = x + (buttonWidth - 1 - textWidth) / 2;
+      drawText(fontId, textX, pageHeight - buttonY + textYOffset, labels[i]);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 uint8_t* GfxRenderer::getFrameBuffer() const { return einkDisplay.getFrameBuffer(); }
 
 size_t GfxRenderer::getBufferSize() { return EInkDisplay::BUFFER_SIZE; }
diff --git a/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.h b/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.h
index 838e018..00a525d 100644
--- a/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.h
+++ b/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.h
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ class GfxRenderer {
   int getSpaceWidth(int fontId) const;
   int getLineHeight(int fontId) const;
 
+  // UI Components
+  void drawButtonHints(int fontId, const char* btn1, const char* btn2, const char* btn3, const char* btn4) const;
+
   // Grayscale functions
   void setRenderMode(const RenderMode mode) { this->renderMode = mode; }
   void copyGrayscaleLsbBuffers() const;
diff --git a/lib/JpegToBmpConverter/JpegToBmpConverter.cpp b/lib/JpegToBmpConverter/JpegToBmpConverter.cpp
index 4b48d70..c2c049a 100644
--- a/lib/JpegToBmpConverter/JpegToBmpConverter.cpp
+++ b/lib/JpegToBmpConverter/JpegToBmpConverter.cpp
@@ -182,6 +182,9 @@ bool JpegToBmpConverter::jpegFileToBmpStream(File& jpegFile, Print& bmpOut) {
       }
 
       // Process MCU block into MCU row buffer
+      // MCUs are composed of 8x8 blocks. For 16x16 MCUs, there are four 8x8 blocks:
+      // Block layout for 16x16 MCU:  [0, 64]  (top row of blocks)
+      //                              [128, 192] (bottom row of blocks)
       for (int blockY = 0; blockY < mcuPixelHeight; blockY++) {
         for (int blockX = 0; blockX < mcuPixelWidth; blockX++) {
           const int pixelX = mcuX * mcuPixelWidth + blockX;
@@ -191,16 +194,27 @@ bool JpegToBmpConverter::jpegFileToBmpStream(File& jpegFile, Print& bmpOut) {
             continue;
           }
 
+          // Calculate which 8x8 block and position within that block
+          const int block8x8Col = blockX / 8;  // 0 or 1 for 16-wide MCU
+          const int block8x8Row = blockY / 8;  // 0 or 1 for 16-tall MCU
+          const int pixelInBlockX = blockX % 8;
+          const int pixelInBlockY = blockY % 8;
+
+          // Calculate byte offset: each 8x8 block is 64 bytes
+          // Blocks are arranged: [0, 64], [128, 192]
+          const int blockOffset = (block8x8Row * (mcuPixelWidth / 8) + block8x8Col) * 64;
+          const int mcuIndex = blockOffset + pixelInBlockY * 8 + pixelInBlockX;
+
           // Get grayscale value
           uint8_t gray;
           if (imageInfo.m_comps == 1) {
             // Grayscale image
-            gray = imageInfo.m_pMCUBufR[blockY * mcuPixelWidth + blockX];
+            gray = imageInfo.m_pMCUBufR[mcuIndex];
           } else {
             // RGB image - convert to grayscale
-            const uint8_t r = imageInfo.m_pMCUBufR[blockY * mcuPixelWidth + blockX];
-            const uint8_t g = imageInfo.m_pMCUBufG[blockY * mcuPixelWidth + blockX];
-            const uint8_t b = imageInfo.m_pMCUBufB[blockY * mcuPixelWidth + blockX];
+            const uint8_t r = imageInfo.m_pMCUBufR[mcuIndex];
+            const uint8_t g = imageInfo.m_pMCUBufG[mcuIndex];
+            const uint8_t b = imageInfo.m_pMCUBufB[mcuIndex];
             // Luminance formula: Y = 0.299*R + 0.587*G + 0.114*B
             // Using integer approximation: (30*R + 59*G + 11*B) / 100
             gray = (r * 30 + g * 59 + b * 11) / 100;
diff --git a/lib/Serialization/Serialization.h b/lib/Serialization/Serialization.h
index 20eb4a4..e6bcbf2 100644
--- a/lib/Serialization/Serialization.h
+++ b/lib/Serialization/Serialization.h
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
+#include <FS.h>
+
 #include <iostream>
 
 namespace serialization {
@@ -7,21 +9,44 @@ static void writePod(std::ostream& os, const T& value) {
   os.write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&value), sizeof(T));
 }
 
+template <typename T>
+static void writePod(File& file, const T& value) {
+  file.write(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(&value), sizeof(T));
+}
+
 template <typename T>
 static void readPod(std::istream& is, T& value) {
   is.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&value), sizeof(T));
 }
 
+template <typename T>
+static void readPod(File& file, T& value) {
+  file.read(reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(&value), sizeof(T));
+}
+
 static void writeString(std::ostream& os, const std::string& s) {
   const uint32_t len = s.size();
   writePod(os, len);
   os.write(s.data(), len);
 }
 
+static void writeString(File& file, const std::string& s) {
+  const uint32_t len = s.size();
+  writePod(file, len);
+  file.write(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(s.data()), len);
+}
+
 static void readString(std::istream& is, std::string& s) {
   uint32_t len;
   readPod(is, len);
   s.resize(len);
   is.read(&s[0], len);
 }
+
+static void readString(File& file, std::string& s) {
+  uint32_t len;
+  readPod(file, len);
+  s.resize(len);
+  file.read(reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(&s[0]), len);
+}
 }  // namespace serialization
diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index a44dd47..0fd766a 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 [platformio]
-crosspoint_version = 0.8.1
+crosspoint_version = 0.9.0
 default_envs = default
 
 [base]
-platform = espressif32
+platform = espressif32 @ 6.12.0
 board = esp32-c3-devkitm-1
 framework = arduino
 monitor_speed = 115200
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ lib_deps =
   InputManager=symlink://open-x4-sdk/libs/hardware/InputManager
   EInkDisplay=symlink://open-x4-sdk/libs/display/EInkDisplay
   ArduinoJson @ 7.4.2
+  QRCode @ 0.0.1
 
 [env:default]
 extends = base
diff --git a/src/CrossPointSettings.cpp b/src/CrossPointSettings.cpp
index 69fb243..83ba59d 100644
--- a/src/CrossPointSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/CrossPointSettings.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 #include "CrossPointSettings.h"
 
+#include <FsHelpers.h>
 #include <HardwareSerial.h>
 #include <SD.h>
 #include <Serialization.h>
 
-#include <cstdint>
-#include <fstream>
-
 // Initialize the static instance
 CrossPointSettings CrossPointSettings::instance;
 
@@ -20,7 +18,11 @@ bool CrossPointSettings::saveToFile() const {
   // Make sure the directory exists
   SD.mkdir("/.crosspoint");
 
-  std::ofstream outputFile(SETTINGS_FILE);
+  File outputFile;
+  if (!FsHelpers::openFileForWrite("CPS", SETTINGS_FILE, outputFile)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   serialization::writePod(outputFile, SETTINGS_FILE_VERSION);
   serialization::writePod(outputFile, SETTINGS_COUNT);
   serialization::writePod(outputFile, sleepScreen);
@@ -34,13 +36,11 @@ bool CrossPointSettings::saveToFile() const {
 }
 
 bool CrossPointSettings::loadFromFile() {
-  if (!SD.exists(SETTINGS_FILE + 3)) {  // +3 to skip "/sd" prefix
-    Serial.printf("[%lu] [CPS] Settings file does not exist, using defaults\n", millis());
+  File inputFile;
+  if (!FsHelpers::openFileForRead("CPS", SETTINGS_FILE, inputFile)) {
     return false;
   }
 
-  std::ifstream inputFile(SETTINGS_FILE);
-
   uint8_t version;
   serialization::readPod(inputFile, version);
   if (version != SETTINGS_FILE_VERSION) {
diff --git a/src/CrossPointState.cpp b/src/CrossPointState.cpp
index dd96593..9010822 100644
--- a/src/CrossPointState.cpp
+++ b/src/CrossPointState.cpp
@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
 #include "CrossPointState.h"
 
+#include <FsHelpers.h>
 #include <HardwareSerial.h>
-#include <SD.h>
 #include <Serialization.h>
 
-#include <fstream>
-
 namespace {
 constexpr uint8_t STATE_FILE_VERSION = 1;
-constexpr char STATE_FILE[] = "/sd/.crosspoint/state.bin";
+constexpr char STATE_FILE[] = "/.crosspoint/state.bin";
 }  // namespace
 
 CrossPointState CrossPointState::instance;
 
 bool CrossPointState::saveToFile() const {
-  std::ofstream outputFile(STATE_FILE);
+  File outputFile;
+  if (!FsHelpers::openFileForWrite("CPS", STATE_FILE, outputFile)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   serialization::writePod(outputFile, STATE_FILE_VERSION);
   serialization::writeString(outputFile, openEpubPath);
   outputFile.close();
@@ -22,7 +24,10 @@ bool CrossPointState::saveToFile() const {
 }
 
 bool CrossPointState::loadFromFile() {
-  std::ifstream inputFile(STATE_FILE);
+  File inputFile;
+  if (!FsHelpers::openFileForRead("CPS", STATE_FILE, inputFile)) {
+    return false;
+  }
 
   uint8_t version;
   serialization::readPod(inputFile, version);
diff --git a/src/WifiCredentialStore.cpp b/src/WifiCredentialStore.cpp
index 7df9e2f..856098f 100644
--- a/src/WifiCredentialStore.cpp
+++ b/src/WifiCredentialStore.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 #include "WifiCredentialStore.h"
 
+#include <FsHelpers.h>
 #include <HardwareSerial.h>
 #include <SD.h>
 #include <Serialization.h>
 
-#include <fstream>
-
 // Initialize the static instance
 WifiCredentialStore WifiCredentialStore::instance;
 
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ namespace {
 constexpr uint8_t WIFI_FILE_VERSION = 1;
 
 // WiFi credentials file path
-constexpr char WIFI_FILE[] = "/sd/.crosspoint/wifi.bin";
+constexpr char WIFI_FILE[] = "/.crosspoint/wifi.bin";
 
 // Obfuscation key - "CrossPoint" in ASCII
 // This is NOT cryptographic security, just prevents casual file reading
@@ -33,9 +32,8 @@ bool WifiCredentialStore::saveToFile() const {
   // Make sure the directory exists
   SD.mkdir("/.crosspoint");
 
-  std::ofstream file(WIFI_FILE, std::ios::binary);
-  if (!file) {
-    Serial.printf("[%lu] [WCS] Failed to open wifi.bin for writing\n", millis());
+  File file;
+  if (!FsHelpers::openFileForWrite("WCS", WIFI_FILE, file)) {
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -62,14 +60,8 @@ bool WifiCredentialStore::saveToFile() const {
 }
 
 bool WifiCredentialStore::loadFromFile() {
-  if (!SD.exists(WIFI_FILE + 3)) {  // +3 to skip "/sd" prefix
-    Serial.printf("[%lu] [WCS] WiFi credentials file does not exist\n", millis());
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  std::ifstream file(WIFI_FILE, std::ios::binary);
-  if (!file) {
-    Serial.printf("[%lu] [WCS] Failed to open wifi.bin for reading\n", millis());
+  File file;
+  if (!FsHelpers::openFileForRead("WCS", WIFI_FILE, file)) {
     return false;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/activities/boot_sleep/SleepActivity.cpp b/src/activities/boot_sleep/SleepActivity.cpp
index ca72aeb..4bc70f5 100644
--- a/src/activities/boot_sleep/SleepActivity.cpp
+++ b/src/activities/boot_sleep/SleepActivity.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "SleepActivity.h"
 
 #include <Epub.h>
+#include <FsHelpers.h>
 #include <GfxRenderer.h>
 #include <SD.h>
 
@@ -76,8 +77,8 @@ void SleepActivity::renderCustomSleepScreen() const {
       // Generate a random number between 1 and numFiles
       const auto randomFileIndex = random(numFiles);
       const auto filename = "/sleep/" + files[randomFileIndex];
-      auto file = SD.open(filename.c_str());
-      if (file) {
+      File file;
+      if (FsHelpers::openFileForRead("SLP", filename, file)) {
         Serial.printf("[%lu] [SLP] Randomly loading: /sleep/%s\n", millis(), files[randomFileIndex].c_str());
         delay(100);
         Bitmap bitmap(file);
@@ -93,8 +94,8 @@ void SleepActivity::renderCustomSleepScreen() const {
 
   // Look for sleep.bmp on the root of the sd card to determine if we should
   // render a custom sleep screen instead of the default.
-  auto file = SD.open("/sleep.bmp");
-  if (file) {
+  File file;
+  if (FsHelpers::openFileForRead("SLP", "/sleep.bmp", file)) {
     Bitmap bitmap(file);
     if (bitmap.parseHeaders() == BmpReaderError::Ok) {
       Serial.printf("[%lu] [SLP] Loading: /sleep.bmp\n", millis());
@@ -186,8 +187,8 @@ void SleepActivity::renderCoverSleepScreen() const {
     return renderDefaultSleepScreen();
   }
 
-  auto file = SD.open(lastEpub.getCoverBmpPath().c_str(), FILE_READ);
-  if (file) {
+  File file;
+  if (FsHelpers::openFileForRead("SLP", lastEpub.getCoverBmpPath(), file)) {
     Bitmap bitmap(file);
     if (bitmap.parseHeaders() == BmpReaderError::Ok) {
       renderBitmapSleepScreen(bitmap);
diff --git a/src/activities/home/HomeActivity.cpp b/src/activities/home/HomeActivity.cpp
index bbda130..38dc854 100644
--- a/src/activities/home/HomeActivity.cpp
+++ b/src/activities/home/HomeActivity.cpp
@@ -4,22 +4,24 @@
 #include <InputManager.h>
 #include <SD.h>
 
+#include "CrossPointState.h"
 #include "config.h"
 
-namespace {
-constexpr int menuItemCount = 3;
-}
-
 void HomeActivity::taskTrampoline(void* param) {
   auto* self = static_cast<HomeActivity*>(param);
   self->displayTaskLoop();
 }
 
+int HomeActivity::getMenuItemCount() const { return hasContinueReading ? 4 : 3; }
+
 void HomeActivity::onEnter() {
   Activity::onEnter();
 
   renderingMutex = xSemaphoreCreateMutex();
 
+  // Check if we have a book to continue reading
+  hasContinueReading = !APP_STATE.openEpubPath.empty() && SD.exists(APP_STATE.openEpubPath.c_str());
+
   selectorIndex = 0;
 
   // Trigger first update
@@ -52,19 +54,35 @@ void HomeActivity::loop() {
   const bool nextPressed =
       inputManager.wasPressed(InputManager::BTN_DOWN) || inputManager.wasPressed(InputManager::BTN_RIGHT);
 
+  const int menuCount = getMenuItemCount();
+
   if (inputManager.wasPressed(InputManager::BTN_CONFIRM)) {
-    if (selectorIndex == 0) {
-      onReaderOpen();
-    } else if (selectorIndex == 1) {
-      onFileTransferOpen();
-    } else if (selectorIndex == 2) {
-      onSettingsOpen();
+    if (hasContinueReading) {
+      // Menu: Continue Reading, Browse, File transfer, Settings
+      if (selectorIndex == 0) {
+        onContinueReading();
+      } else if (selectorIndex == 1) {
+        onReaderOpen();
+      } else if (selectorIndex == 2) {
+        onFileTransferOpen();
+      } else if (selectorIndex == 3) {
+        onSettingsOpen();
+      }
+    } else {
+      // Menu: Browse, File transfer, Settings
+      if (selectorIndex == 0) {
+        onReaderOpen();
+      } else if (selectorIndex == 1) {
+        onFileTransferOpen();
+      } else if (selectorIndex == 2) {
+        onSettingsOpen();
+      }
     }
   } else if (prevPressed) {
-    selectorIndex = (selectorIndex + menuItemCount - 1) % menuItemCount;
+    selectorIndex = (selectorIndex + menuCount - 1) % menuCount;
     updateRequired = true;
   } else if (nextPressed) {
-    selectorIndex = (selectorIndex + 1) % menuItemCount;
+    selectorIndex = (selectorIndex + 1) % menuCount;
     updateRequired = true;
   }
 }
@@ -85,27 +103,47 @@ void HomeActivity::render() const {
   renderer.clearScreen();
 
   const auto pageWidth = renderer.getScreenWidth();
-  const auto pageHeight = renderer.getScreenHeight();
   renderer.drawCenteredText(READER_FONT_ID, 10, "CrossPoint Reader", true, BOLD);
 
   // Draw selection
   renderer.fillRect(0, 60 + selectorIndex * 30 + 2, pageWidth - 1, 30);
-  renderer.drawText(UI_FONT_ID, 20, 60, "Read", selectorIndex != 0);
-  renderer.drawText(UI_FONT_ID, 20, 90, "File transfer", selectorIndex != 1);
-  renderer.drawText(UI_FONT_ID, 20, 120, "Settings", selectorIndex != 2);
 
-  renderer.drawRect(25, pageHeight - 40, 106, 40);
-  renderer.drawText(UI_FONT_ID, 25 + (105 - renderer.getTextWidth(UI_FONT_ID, "Back")) / 2, pageHeight - 35, "Back");
+  int menuY = 60;
+  int menuIndex = 0;
 
-  renderer.drawRect(130, pageHeight - 40, 106, 40);
-  renderer.drawText(UI_FONT_ID, 130 + (105 - renderer.getTextWidth(UI_FONT_ID, "Confirm")) / 2, pageHeight - 35,
-                    "Confirm");
+  if (hasContinueReading) {
+    // Extract filename from path for display
+    std::string bookName = APP_STATE.openEpubPath;
+    const size_t lastSlash = bookName.find_last_of('/');
+    if (lastSlash != std::string::npos) {
+      bookName = bookName.substr(lastSlash + 1);
+    }
+    // Remove .epub extension
+    if (bookName.length() > 5 && bookName.substr(bookName.length() - 5) == ".epub") {
+      bookName.resize(bookName.length() - 5);
+    }
+    // Truncate if too long
+    if (bookName.length() > 25) {
+      bookName.resize(22);
+      bookName += "...";
+    }
+    std::string continueLabel = "Continue: " + bookName;
+    renderer.drawText(UI_FONT_ID, 20, menuY, continueLabel.c_str(), selectorIndex != menuIndex);
+    menuY += 30;
+    menuIndex++;
+  }
 
-  renderer.drawRect(245, pageHeight - 40, 106, 40);
-  renderer.drawText(UI_FONT_ID, 245 + (105 - renderer.getTextWidth(UI_FONT_ID, "Left")) / 2, pageHeight - 35, "Left");
+  renderer.drawText(UI_FONT_ID, 20, menuY, "Browse", selectorIndex != menuIndex);
+  menuY += 30;
+  menuIndex++;
 
-  renderer.drawRect(350, pageHeight - 40, 106, 40);
-  renderer.drawText(UI_FONT_ID, 350 + (105 - renderer.getTextWidth(UI_FONT_ID, "Right")) / 2, pageHeight - 35, "Right");
+  renderer.drawText(UI_FONT_ID, 20, menuY, "File transfer", selectorIndex != menuIndex);
+  menuY += 30;
+  menuIndex++;
+
+  renderer.drawText(UI_FONT_ID, 20, menuY, "Settings", selectorIndex != menuIndex);
+
+  renderer.drawButtonHints(UI_FONT_ID, "Back", "Confirm", "Left", "Right");
 
   renderer.displayBuffer();
 }
diff --git a/src/activities/home/HomeActivity.h b/src/activities/home/HomeActivity.h
index 943a466..0704819 100644
--- a/src/activities/home/HomeActivity.h
+++ b/src/activities/home/HomeActivity.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ class HomeActivity final : public Activity {
   SemaphoreHandle_t renderingMutex = nullptr;
   int selectorIndex = 0;
   bool updateRequired = false;
+  bool hasContinueReading = false;
+  const std::function<void()> onContinueReading;
   const std::function<void()> onReaderOpen;
   const std::function<void()> onSettingsOpen;
   const std::function<void()> onFileTransferOpen;
@@ -19,11 +21,14 @@ class HomeActivity final : public Activity {
   static void taskTrampoline(void* param);
   [[noreturn]] void displayTaskLoop();
   void render() const;
+  int getMenuItemCount() const;
 
  public:
-  explicit HomeActivity(GfxRenderer& renderer, InputManager& inputManager, const std::function<void()>& onReaderOpen,
+  explicit HomeActivity(GfxRenderer& renderer, InputManager& inputManager,
+                        const std::function<void()>& onContinueReading, const std::function<void()>& onReaderOpen,
                         const std::function<void()>& onSettingsOpen, const std::function<void()>& onFileTransferOpen)
       : Activity("Home", renderer, inputManager),
+        onContinueReading(onContinueReading),
         onReaderOpen(onReaderOpen),
         onSettingsOpen(onSettingsOpen),
         onFileTransferOpen(onFileTransferOpen) {}
diff --git a/src/activities/network/CrossPointWebServerActivity.cpp b/src/activities/network/CrossPointWebServerActivity.cpp
index b9c911e..e0ec682 100644
--- a/src/activities/network/CrossPointWebServerActivity.cpp
+++ b/src/activities/network/CrossPointWebServerActivity.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 #include <GfxRenderer.h>
 #include <InputManager.h>
 #include <WiFi.h>
+#include <qrcode.h>
+
+#include <cstddef>
 
 #include "NetworkModeSelectionActivity.h"
 #include "WifiSelectionActivity.h"
@@ -336,9 +339,29 @@ void CrossPointWebServerActivity::render() const {
   }
 }
 
-void CrossPointWebServerActivity::renderServerRunning() const {
-  const auto pageHeight = renderer.getScreenHeight();
+void drawQRCode(const GfxRenderer& renderer, const int x, const int y, const std::string& data) {
+  // Implementation of QR code calculation
+  // The structure to manage the QR code
+  QRCode qrcode;
+  uint8_t qrcodeBytes[qrcode_getBufferSize(4)];
+  Serial.printf("[%lu] [WEBACT] QR Code (%lu): %s\n", millis(), data.length(), data.c_str());
 
+  qrcode_initText(&qrcode, qrcodeBytes, 4, ECC_LOW, data.c_str());
+  const uint8_t px = 6;  // pixels per module
+  for (uint8_t cy = 0; cy < qrcode.size; cy++) {
+    for (uint8_t cx = 0; cx < qrcode.size; cx++) {
+      if (qrcode_getModule(&qrcode, cx, cy)) {
+        // Serial.print("**");
+        renderer.fillRect(x + px * cx, y + px * cy, px, px, true);
+      } else {
+        // Serial.print("  ");
+      }
+    }
+    // Serial.print("\n");
+  }
+}
+
+void CrossPointWebServerActivity::renderServerRunning() const {
   // Use consistent line spacing
   constexpr int LINE_SPACING = 28;  // Space between lines
 
@@ -346,7 +369,7 @@ void CrossPointWebServerActivity::renderServerRunning() const {
 
   if (isApMode) {
     // AP mode display - center the content block
-    const int startY = 55;
+    int startY = 55;
 
     renderer.drawCenteredText(UI_FONT_ID, startY, "Hotspot Mode", true, BOLD);
 
@@ -356,6 +379,13 @@ void CrossPointWebServerActivity::renderServerRunning() const {
     renderer.drawCenteredText(SMALL_FONT_ID, startY + LINE_SPACING * 2, "Connect your device to this WiFi network",
                               true, REGULAR);
 
+    renderer.drawCenteredText(SMALL_FONT_ID, startY + LINE_SPACING * 3,
+                              "or scan QR code with your phone to connect to Wifi.", true, REGULAR);
+    // Show QR code for URL
+    std::string wifiConfig = std::string("WIFI:T:WPA;S:") + connectedSSID + ";P:" + "" + ";;";
+    drawQRCode(renderer, (480 - 6 * 33) / 2, startY + LINE_SPACING * 4, wifiConfig);
+
+    startY += 6 * 29 + 3 * LINE_SPACING;
     // Show primary URL (hostname)
     std::string hostnameUrl = std::string("http://") + AP_HOSTNAME + ".local/";
     renderer.drawCenteredText(UI_FONT_ID, startY + LINE_SPACING * 3, hostnameUrl.c_str(), true, BOLD);
@@ -363,8 +393,12 @@ void CrossPointWebServerActivity::renderServerRunning() const {
     // Show IP address as fallback
     std::string ipUrl = "or http://" + connectedIP + "/";
     renderer.drawCenteredText(SMALL_FONT_ID, startY + LINE_SPACING * 4, ipUrl.c_str(), true, REGULAR);
-
     renderer.drawCenteredText(SMALL_FONT_ID, startY + LINE_SPACING * 5, "Open this URL in your browser", true, REGULAR);
+
+    // Show QR code for URL
+    renderer.drawCenteredText(SMALL_FONT_ID, startY + LINE_SPACING * 6, "or scan QR code with your phone:", true,
+                              REGULAR);
+    drawQRCode(renderer, (480 - 6 * 33) / 2, startY + LINE_SPACING * 7, hostnameUrl);
   } else {
     // STA mode display (original behavior)
     const int startY = 65;
@@ -387,7 +421,12 @@ void CrossPointWebServerActivity::renderServerRunning() const {
     renderer.drawCenteredText(SMALL_FONT_ID, startY + LINE_SPACING * 3, hostnameUrl.c_str(), true, REGULAR);
 
     renderer.drawCenteredText(SMALL_FONT_ID, startY + LINE_SPACING * 4, "Open this URL in your browser", true, REGULAR);
+
+    // Show QR code for URL
+    drawQRCode(renderer, (480 - 6 * 33) / 2, startY + LINE_SPACING * 6, webInfo);
+    renderer.drawCenteredText(SMALL_FONT_ID, startY + LINE_SPACING * 5, "or scan QR code with your phone:", true,
+                              REGULAR);
   }
 
-  renderer.drawCenteredText(SMALL_FONT_ID, pageHeight - 30, "Press BACK to exit", true, REGULAR);
+  renderer.drawButtonHints(UI_FONT_ID, "« Exit", "", "", "");
 }
diff --git a/src/activities/network/NetworkModeSelectionActivity.cpp b/src/activities/network/NetworkModeSelectionActivity.cpp
index 637d82d..af68a20 100644
--- a/src/activities/network/NetworkModeSelectionActivity.cpp
+++ b/src/activities/network/NetworkModeSelectionActivity.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void NetworkModeSelectionActivity::render() const {
   }
 
   // Draw help text at bottom
-  renderer.drawCenteredText(SMALL_FONT_ID, pageHeight - 30, "Press OK to select, BACK to cancel", true, REGULAR);
+  renderer.drawButtonHints(UI_FONT_ID, "« Back", "Select", "", "");
 
   renderer.displayBuffer();
 }
diff --git a/src/activities/network/WifiSelectionActivity.cpp b/src/activities/network/WifiSelectionActivity.cpp
index c18e0f5..68c6481 100644
--- a/src/activities/network/WifiSelectionActivity.cpp
+++ b/src/activities/network/WifiSelectionActivity.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,11 @@ void WifiSelectionActivity::processWifiScanResults() {
   std::sort(networks.begin(), networks.end(),
             [](const WifiNetworkInfo& a, const WifiNetworkInfo& b) { return a.rssi > b.rssi; });
 
+  // Show networks with PW first
+  std::sort(networks.begin(), networks.end(), [](const WifiNetworkInfo& a, const WifiNetworkInfo& b) {
+    return a.hasSavedPassword && !b.hasSavedPassword;
+  });
+
   WiFi.scanDelete();
   state = WifiSelectionState::NETWORK_LIST;
   selectedNetworkIndex = 0;
@@ -548,11 +553,12 @@ void WifiSelectionActivity::renderNetworkList() const {
     // Show network count
     char countStr[32];
     snprintf(countStr, sizeof(countStr), "%zu networks found", networks.size());
-    renderer.drawText(SMALL_FONT_ID, 20, pageHeight - 45, countStr);
+    renderer.drawText(SMALL_FONT_ID, 20, pageHeight - 90, countStr);
   }
 
   // Draw help text
-  renderer.drawText(SMALL_FONT_ID, 20, pageHeight - 30, "OK: Connect | * = Encrypted | + = Saved");
+  renderer.drawText(SMALL_FONT_ID, 20, pageHeight - 75, "* = Encrypted | + = Saved");
+  renderer.drawButtonHints(UI_FONT_ID, "« Back", "Connect", "", "");
 }
 
 void WifiSelectionActivity::renderPasswordEntry() const {
@@ -580,7 +586,7 @@ void WifiSelectionActivity::renderConnecting() const {
   if (state == WifiSelectionState::SCANNING) {
     renderer.drawCenteredText(UI_FONT_ID, top, "Scanning...", true, REGULAR);
   } else {
-    renderer.drawCenteredText(READER_FONT_ID, top - 30, "Connecting...", true, BOLD);
+    renderer.drawCenteredText(READER_FONT_ID, top - 40, "Connecting...", true, BOLD);
 
     std::string ssidInfo = "to " + selectedSSID;
     if (ssidInfo.length() > 25) {
diff --git a/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.cpp b/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.cpp
index eb266d7..a748a7c 100644
--- a/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.cpp
+++ b/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #include "EpubReaderActivity.h"
 
 #include <Epub/Page.h>
+#include <FsHelpers.h>
 #include <GfxRenderer.h>
 #include <InputManager.h>
-#include <SD.h>
 
 #include "Battery.h"
 #include "CrossPointSettings.h"
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 namespace {
 constexpr int pagesPerRefresh = 15;
 constexpr unsigned long skipChapterMs = 700;
+constexpr unsigned long goHomeMs = 1000;
 constexpr float lineCompression = 0.95f;
 constexpr int marginTop = 8;
 constexpr int marginRight = 10;
@@ -37,8 +38,8 @@ void EpubReaderActivity::onEnter() {
 
   epub->setupCacheDir();
 
-  File f = SD.open((epub->getCachePath() + "/progress.bin").c_str());
-  if (f) {
+  File f;
+  if (FsHelpers::openFileForRead("ERS", epub->getCachePath() + "/progress.bin", f)) {
     uint8_t data[4];
     if (f.read(data, 4) == 4) {
       currentSpineIndex = data[0] + (data[1] << 8);
@@ -108,7 +109,14 @@ void EpubReaderActivity::loop() {
     xSemaphoreGive(renderingMutex);
   }
 
-  if (inputManager.wasPressed(InputManager::BTN_BACK)) {
+  // Long press BACK (1s+) goes directly to home
+  if (inputManager.isPressed(InputManager::BTN_BACK) && inputManager.getHeldTime() >= goHomeMs) {
+    onGoHome();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Short press BACK goes to file selection
+  if (inputManager.wasReleased(InputManager::BTN_BACK) && inputManager.getHeldTime() < goHomeMs) {
     onGoBack();
     return;
   }
@@ -212,7 +220,7 @@ void EpubReaderActivity::renderScreen() {
   }
 
   if (!section) {
-    const auto filepath = epub->getSpineItem(currentSpineIndex);
+    const auto filepath = epub->getSpineItem(currentSpineIndex).href;
     Serial.printf("[%lu] [ERS] Loading file: %s, index: %d\n", millis(), filepath.c_str(), currentSpineIndex);
     section = std::unique_ptr<Section>(new Section(epub, currentSpineIndex, renderer));
     if (!section->loadCacheMetadata(READER_FONT_ID, lineCompression, marginTop, marginRight, marginBottom, marginLeft,
@@ -282,14 +290,16 @@ void EpubReaderActivity::renderScreen() {
     Serial.printf("[%lu] [ERS] Rendered page in %dms\n", millis(), millis() - start);
   }
 
-  File f = SD.open((epub->getCachePath() + "/progress.bin").c_str(), FILE_WRITE);
-  uint8_t data[4];
-  data[0] = currentSpineIndex & 0xFF;
-  data[1] = (currentSpineIndex >> 8) & 0xFF;
-  data[2] = section->currentPage & 0xFF;
-  data[3] = (section->currentPage >> 8) & 0xFF;
-  f.write(data, 4);
-  f.close();
+  File f;
+  if (FsHelpers::openFileForWrite("ERS", epub->getCachePath() + "/progress.bin", f)) {
+    uint8_t data[4];
+    data[0] = currentSpineIndex & 0xFF;
+    data[1] = (currentSpineIndex >> 8) & 0xFF;
+    data[2] = section->currentPage & 0xFF;
+    data[3] = (section->currentPage >> 8) & 0xFF;
+    f.write(data, 4);
+    f.close();
+  }
 }
 
 void EpubReaderActivity::renderContents(std::unique_ptr<Page> page) {
diff --git a/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.h b/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.h
index 4edbabc..143f56b 100644
--- a/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.h
+++ b/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class EpubReaderActivity final : public ActivityWithSubactivity {
   int pagesUntilFullRefresh = 0;
   bool updateRequired = false;
   const std::function<void()> onGoBack;
+  const std::function<void()> onGoHome;
 
   static void taskTrampoline(void* param);
   [[noreturn]] void displayTaskLoop();
@@ -26,8 +27,11 @@ class EpubReaderActivity final : public ActivityWithSubactivity {
 
  public:
   explicit EpubReaderActivity(GfxRenderer& renderer, InputManager& inputManager, std::unique_ptr<Epub> epub,
-                              const std::function<void()>& onGoBack)
-      : ActivityWithSubactivity("EpubReader", renderer, inputManager), epub(std::move(epub)), onGoBack(onGoBack) {}
+                              const std::function<void()>& onGoBack, const std::function<void()>& onGoHome)
+      : ActivityWithSubactivity("EpubReader", renderer, inputManager),
+        epub(std::move(epub)),
+        onGoBack(onGoBack),
+        onGoHome(onGoHome) {}
   void onEnter() override;
   void onExit() override;
   void loop() override;
diff --git a/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderChapterSelectionActivity.cpp b/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderChapterSelectionActivity.cpp
index 1cda06e..3754fa0 100644
--- a/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderChapterSelectionActivity.cpp
+++ b/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderChapterSelectionActivity.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ void EpubReaderChapterSelectionActivity::onEnter() {
   // Trigger first update
   updateRequired = true;
   xTaskCreate(&EpubReaderChapterSelectionActivity::taskTrampoline, "EpubReaderChapterSelectionActivityTask",
-              2048,               // Stack size
+              4096,               // Stack size
               this,               // Parameters
               1,                  // Priority
               &displayTaskHandle  // Task handle
diff --git a/src/activities/reader/FileSelectionActivity.cpp b/src/activities/reader/FileSelectionActivity.cpp
index a6c1083..853b06f 100644
--- a/src/activities/reader/FileSelectionActivity.cpp
+++ b/src/activities/reader/FileSelectionActivity.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 namespace {
 constexpr int PAGE_ITEMS = 23;
 constexpr int SKIP_PAGE_MS = 700;
+constexpr unsigned long GO_HOME_MS = 1000;
 }  // namespace
 
 void sortFileList(std::vector<std::string>& strs) {
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ void FileSelectionActivity::onEnter() {
 
   renderingMutex = xSemaphoreCreateMutex();
 
-  basepath = "/";
+  // basepath is set via constructor parameter (defaults to "/" if not specified)
   loadFiles();
   selectorIndex = 0;
 
@@ -83,6 +84,16 @@ void FileSelectionActivity::onExit() {
 }
 
 void FileSelectionActivity::loop() {
+  // Long press BACK (1s+) goes to root folder
+  if (inputManager.isPressed(InputManager::BTN_BACK) && inputManager.getHeldTime() >= GO_HOME_MS) {
+    if (basepath != "/") {
+      basepath = "/";
+      loadFiles();
+      updateRequired = true;
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
   const bool prevReleased =
       inputManager.wasReleased(InputManager::BTN_UP) || inputManager.wasReleased(InputManager::BTN_LEFT);
   const bool nextReleased =
@@ -103,15 +114,17 @@ void FileSelectionActivity::loop() {
     } else {
       onSelect(basepath + files[selectorIndex]);
     }
-  } else if (inputManager.wasPressed(InputManager::BTN_BACK)) {
-    if (basepath != "/") {
-      basepath.replace(basepath.find_last_of('/'), std::string::npos, "");
-      if (basepath.empty()) basepath = "/";
-      loadFiles();
-      updateRequired = true;
-    } else {
-      // At root level, go back home
-      onGoHome();
+  } else if (inputManager.wasReleased(InputManager::BTN_BACK)) {
+    // Short press: go up one directory, or go home if at root
+    if (inputManager.getHeldTime() < GO_HOME_MS) {
+      if (basepath != "/") {
+        basepath.replace(basepath.find_last_of('/'), std::string::npos, "");
+        if (basepath.empty()) basepath = "/";
+        loadFiles();
+        updateRequired = true;
+      } else {
+        onGoHome();
+      }
     }
   } else if (prevReleased) {
     if (skipPage) {
@@ -149,7 +162,7 @@ void FileSelectionActivity::render() const {
   renderer.drawCenteredText(READER_FONT_ID, 10, "Books", true, BOLD);
 
   // Help text
-  renderer.drawText(SMALL_FONT_ID, 20, GfxRenderer::getScreenHeight() - 30, "Press BACK for Home");
+  renderer.drawButtonHints(UI_FONT_ID, "« Home", "", "", "");
 
   if (files.empty()) {
     renderer.drawText(UI_FONT_ID, 20, 60, "No EPUBs found");
diff --git a/src/activities/reader/FileSelectionActivity.h b/src/activities/reader/FileSelectionActivity.h
index 2a8f8ae..f642e20 100644
--- a/src/activities/reader/FileSelectionActivity.h
+++ b/src/activities/reader/FileSelectionActivity.h
@@ -27,8 +27,11 @@ class FileSelectionActivity final : public Activity {
  public:
   explicit FileSelectionActivity(GfxRenderer& renderer, InputManager& inputManager,
                                  const std::function<void(const std::string&)>& onSelect,
-                                 const std::function<void()>& onGoHome)
-      : Activity("FileSelection", renderer, inputManager), onSelect(onSelect), onGoHome(onGoHome) {}
+                                 const std::function<void()>& onGoHome, std::string initialPath = "/")
+      : Activity("FileSelection", renderer, inputManager),
+        basepath(initialPath.empty() ? "/" : std::move(initialPath)),
+        onSelect(onSelect),
+        onGoHome(onGoHome) {}
   void onEnter() override;
   void onExit() override;
   void loop() override;
diff --git a/src/activities/reader/ReaderActivity.cpp b/src/activities/reader/ReaderActivity.cpp
index d888fb6..519a33a 100644
--- a/src/activities/reader/ReaderActivity.cpp
+++ b/src/activities/reader/ReaderActivity.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@
 #include "FileSelectionActivity.h"
 #include "activities/util/FullScreenMessageActivity.h"
 
+std::string ReaderActivity::extractFolderPath(const std::string& filePath) {
+  const auto lastSlash = filePath.find_last_of('/');
+  if (lastSlash == std::string::npos || lastSlash == 0) {
+    return "/";
+  }
+  return filePath.substr(0, lastSlash);
+}
+
 std::unique_ptr<Epub> ReaderActivity::loadEpub(const std::string& path) {
   if (!SD.exists(path.c_str())) {
     Serial.printf("[%lu] [   ] File does not exist: %s\n", millis(), path.c_str());
@@ -23,6 +31,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<Epub> ReaderActivity::loadEpub(const std::string& path) {
 }
 
 void ReaderActivity::onSelectEpubFile(const std::string& path) {
+  currentEpubPath = path;  // Track current book path
   exitActivity();
   enterNewActivity(new FullScreenMessageActivity(renderer, inputManager, "Loading..."));
 
@@ -38,25 +47,32 @@ void ReaderActivity::onSelectEpubFile(const std::string& path) {
   }
 }
 
-void ReaderActivity::onGoToFileSelection() {
+void ReaderActivity::onGoToFileSelection(const std::string& fromEpubPath) {
   exitActivity();
+  // If coming from a book, start in that book's folder; otherwise start from root
+  const auto initialPath = fromEpubPath.empty() ? "/" : extractFolderPath(fromEpubPath);
   enterNewActivity(new FileSelectionActivity(
-      renderer, inputManager, [this](const std::string& path) { onSelectEpubFile(path); }, onGoBack));
+      renderer, inputManager, [this](const std::string& path) { onSelectEpubFile(path); }, onGoBack, initialPath));
 }
 
 void ReaderActivity::onGoToEpubReader(std::unique_ptr<Epub> epub) {
+  const auto epubPath = epub->getPath();
+  currentEpubPath = epubPath;
   exitActivity();
-  enterNewActivity(new EpubReaderActivity(renderer, inputManager, std::move(epub), [this] { onGoToFileSelection(); }));
+  enterNewActivity(new EpubReaderActivity(
+      renderer, inputManager, std::move(epub), [this, epubPath] { onGoToFileSelection(epubPath); },
+      [this] { onGoBack(); }));
 }
 
 void ReaderActivity::onEnter() {
   ActivityWithSubactivity::onEnter();
 
   if (initialEpubPath.empty()) {
-    onGoToFileSelection();
+    onGoToFileSelection();  // Start from root when entering via Browse
     return;
   }
 
+  currentEpubPath = initialEpubPath;
   auto epub = loadEpub(initialEpubPath);
   if (!epub) {
     onGoBack();
diff --git a/src/activities/reader/ReaderActivity.h b/src/activities/reader/ReaderActivity.h
index e566d6d..5bb3419 100644
--- a/src/activities/reader/ReaderActivity.h
+++ b/src/activities/reader/ReaderActivity.h
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ class Epub;
 
 class ReaderActivity final : public ActivityWithSubactivity {
   std::string initialEpubPath;
+  std::string currentEpubPath;  // Track current book path for navigation
   const std::function<void()> onGoBack;
   static std::unique_ptr<Epub> loadEpub(const std::string& path);
 
+  static std::string extractFolderPath(const std::string& filePath);
   void onSelectEpubFile(const std::string& path);
-  void onGoToFileSelection();
+  void onGoToFileSelection(const std::string& fromEpubPath = "");
   void onGoToEpubReader(std::unique_ptr<Epub> epub);
 
  public:
diff --git a/src/activities/settings/SettingsActivity.cpp b/src/activities/settings/SettingsActivity.cpp
index 6314bf6..a0cf195 100644
--- a/src/activities/settings/SettingsActivity.cpp
+++ b/src/activities/settings/SettingsActivity.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ void SettingsActivity::render() const {
   }
 
   // Draw help text
-  renderer.drawText(SMALL_FONT_ID, 20, pageHeight - 30, "Press OK to toggle, BACK to save & exit");
+  renderer.drawButtonHints(UI_FONT_ID, "« Save", "Toggle", "", "");
   renderer.drawText(SMALL_FONT_ID, pageWidth - 20 - renderer.getTextWidth(SMALL_FONT_ID, CROSSPOINT_VERSION),
                     pageHeight - 30, CROSSPOINT_VERSION);
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index cf74479..9b950f1 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ void onGoToReader(const std::string& initialEpubPath) {
   enterNewActivity(new ReaderActivity(renderer, inputManager, initialEpubPath, onGoHome));
 }
 void onGoToReaderHome() { onGoToReader(std::string()); }
+void onContinueReading() { onGoToReader(APP_STATE.openEpubPath); }
 
 void onGoToFileTransfer() {
   exitActivity();
@@ -155,12 +156,27 @@ void onGoToSettings() {
 
 void onGoHome() {
   exitActivity();
-  enterNewActivity(new HomeActivity(renderer, inputManager, onGoToReaderHome, onGoToSettings, onGoToFileTransfer));
+  enterNewActivity(new HomeActivity(renderer, inputManager, onContinueReading, onGoToReaderHome, onGoToSettings,
+                                    onGoToFileTransfer));
+}
+
+void setupDisplayAndFonts() {
+  einkDisplay.begin();
+  Serial.printf("[%lu] [   ] Display initialized\n", millis());
+  renderer.insertFont(READER_FONT_ID, bookerlyFontFamily);
+  renderer.insertFont(UI_FONT_ID, ubuntuFontFamily);
+  renderer.insertFont(SMALL_FONT_ID, smallFontFamily);
+  Serial.printf("[%lu] [   ] Fonts setup\n", millis());
 }
 
 void setup() {
   t1 = millis();
-  Serial.begin(115200);
+
+  // Only start serial if USB connected
+  pinMode(UART0_RXD, INPUT);
+  if (digitalRead(UART0_RXD) == HIGH) {
+    Serial.begin(115200);
+  }
 
   Serial.printf("[%lu] [   ] Starting CrossPoint version " CROSSPOINT_VERSION "\n", millis());
 
@@ -172,8 +188,10 @@ void setup() {
   SPI.begin(EPD_SCLK, SD_SPI_MISO, EPD_MOSI, EPD_CS);
 
   // SD Card Initialization
-  if (!SD.begin(SD_SPI_CS, SPI, SPI_FQ)) {
+  // We need 6 open files concurrently when parsing a new chapter
+  if (!SD.begin(SD_SPI_CS, SPI, SPI_FQ, "/sd", 6)) {
     Serial.printf("[%lu] [   ] SD card initialization failed\n", millis());
+    setupDisplayAndFonts();
     exitActivity();
     enterNewActivity(new FullScreenMessageActivity(renderer, inputManager, "SD card error", BOLD));
     return;
@@ -184,14 +202,7 @@ void setup() {
   // verify power button press duration after we've read settings.
   verifyWakeupLongPress();
 
-  // Initialize display
-  einkDisplay.begin();
-  Serial.printf("[%lu] [   ] Display initialized\n", millis());
-
-  renderer.insertFont(READER_FONT_ID, bookerlyFontFamily);
-  renderer.insertFont(UI_FONT_ID, ubuntuFontFamily);
-  renderer.insertFont(SMALL_FONT_ID, smallFontFamily);
-  Serial.printf("[%lu] [   ] Fonts setup\n", millis());
+  setupDisplayAndFonts();
 
   exitActivity();
   enterNewActivity(new BootActivity(renderer, inputManager));
diff --git a/src/network/CrossPointWebServer.cpp b/src/network/CrossPointWebServer.cpp
index f14081f..041273f 100644
--- a/src/network/CrossPointWebServer.cpp
+++ b/src/network/CrossPointWebServer.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "CrossPointWebServer.h"
 
 #include <ArduinoJson.h>
+#include <FsHelpers.h>
 #include <SD.h>
 #include <WiFi.h>
 
@@ -339,8 +340,7 @@ void CrossPointWebServer::handleUpload() const {
     }
 
     // Open file for writing
-    uploadFile = SD.open(filePath.c_str(), FILE_WRITE);
-    if (!uploadFile) {
+    if (!FsHelpers::openFileForWrite("WEB", filePath, uploadFile)) {
       uploadError = "Failed to create file on SD card";
       Serial.printf("[%lu] [WEB] [UPLOAD] FAILED to create file: %s\n", millis(), filePath.c_str());
       return;