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AI · May 27, 2025

DuoBook

After I posted DuoBook on HN a few months ago, a CEO from Denmark gave me very honest feedback: “Nice product, but coming up with a story is a mental effort. I’d rather read real news as short stories.” That stuck with me, so I built URL grounding for stories. Paste any URL → DuoBook turns it into a short, level-adjusted story in seconds. Currently works best with: - Wikipedia - Non-paywalled news/articles - YouTube videos with captions I also implemented most of the feedback I got from HN last time. Would love more feedback on what feels useful vs gimmicky.

DuoBook launched on May 27, 2025 with 1 votes. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.

What it does

Read engaging bilingual tales created just for YOU. Parallel text, tap words for instant translations, and hear native pronunciation and more! Choose from 100+ languages and any difficulty level! 📚✨

Read anything on the internet bilingually with DuoBook. Turn any article, story, or topic into an interactive bilingual reading experience with parallel text and vocabulary tracking.

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hi all, I made a simple daily practice game the logic is pretty simple. You select the words you think are composing the translated sentence, it shows whether the word is at the right place or not for that try. You could change the language (also swap) and the level as well. Enjoy!

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