Help & FAQ

No separate sign-up. Tap Read on bookbini.com and log in with the Kakao, Naver or Google account you already use. Or use email: enter your address, tap Get code and type the 6-digit code from the email (no password to create).

The first time, you'll see one consent screen (parent aged 14+, Terms, privacy and overseas-transfer consent).

BookBini runs in the browser. Add it to your home screen to open it like an app.

1. Android Chrome: ⋮ → Add to Home screen
2. iPhone Safari: Share → Add to Home Screen

Yes. Log in with the same account and child and your place, stars and game records sync between devices. On wide screens the reader switches to the Cinema layout with a large picture.

Pick the child who is reading. The bookshelf opens at that child's level and English (US/UK), and progress, stars and game records are saved per child. 📊 Report on each card opens that child's reading report. Tap the child chip at the top right of the bookshelf to switch children any time.

Open the 🔒 Parent menu, then [+ Add child] or [Edit] on a card (up to 4).

• Name — a nickname rather than a real name (1–10 characters).
• Born in / grade (optional) — year only; age and grade go up by themselves.
• Character, Reading level (Kinder 4–8 · Elementary 7–12 · Middle 10–15) and English (American / British).

Age is only a guide. Start where your child can listen comfortably and read along, then move up. Change it any time with the My level pill on the bookshelf or in the profile. Pictures and story stay the same; only the English deepens (A1 → A2 → B1).

A menu locked with a 4-digit PIN so children can't change payments or settings. Inside: add/edit children, link a child's phone, family reading report, log out, delete account, change PIN. It locks again when you leave the page or tap Lock.

On a linked child phone only the bookshelf opens — no login, payment or account menus. On your phone: Parent menu → [Link ○○'s phone] gives a Kakao link, a QR code and a 6-digit code. Open it on the child's phone within 10 minutes and tap Link, or enter the code at bookbini.com/link/. Then add it to the home screen.

Up to 2 phones per child, 6 per account. Unlink any time under “Linked phones”.

Home starts with the book in progress — [▶ Continue reading], [Start over] or [🌙 Bedtime]. All Books is the whole series with search and filters (series, genre, US/UK, level). My Shelf holds everything started or finished plus minutes read. On a card, ★ means finished, “Ch 3” in progress, 🎮 n/m game progress.

Tap a book for its summary, Lexile, other levels (ALSO IN) and the [▶ Read] button.

Each chapter has a gently moving picture. Tap [▶ Read to Me] and the story is read aloud with a different voice for each character while the current line and word are underlined. Use Chapters to jump, ‹ › or swipe to turn pages. The next chapter plays automatically.

Words with a dotted underline are DK (Dictionary Knowledge) words. Tap one: narration pauses and the meaning appears. 🔊 Listen plays just that word; Korean ↔ English switches the meaning language. (Book) is the meaning in this story, (D.K) the dictionary meaning. Close it and narration continues.

The gear (Settings) at the top right: Narration, Text Highlighting (Word · Sentence · Off), Reading view (Pages · Scroll), Auto-scroll, Auto-play next chapter, Moving pictures, Landscape layout (Cinema · Split), Reading speed (Slow · Normal · Fast), Text size (S · M · L), Word hints. Aa in the top bar changes text size directly. Settings are saved on the device.

A mode for listening until sleep. Tap 🌙 in the reader or [🌙 Bedtime] on the bookshelf, choose 10 min · 30 min · 1 hour, and after showing tonight's plan the screen dims and underlines and buttons disappear. When time is up it stops quietly with “Good night 🌙”. Turn on “Keep going to the next story” to continue into the next book.

A star is given only when every chapter has been listened to the end. If chapters were skipped, “You reached the end!” shows which ones; tap [Read Chapter n] to finish them. This keeps the reading time and finished counts in reports honest.

When a book is finished, games built from that book's scenes, sentences and voices open — from the celebration screen, the book popup or My Shelf ([Play & Learn]). Kinder and Elementary follow Bini along a path; Middle gets a mission board (Quick Check · Evidence Hunt · Big Question · OREO Writing). ★★★ per game and a secret badge 🏅 for all.

• Kinder — Listen and Touch, What Happened?, First, Next, Last, Eye Spy
• Elementary — Who Said It?, Put It in Order, Create Your Ending, Comic Quiz, Eye Spy
• Middle — Quick Check (2 min), Evidence Hunt (3 min), Big Question (no right answer, 2 min), OREO Writing (5 min)

The first time, a short guide with 🔊 is shown.

📊 Reading Report on the “Who's reading?” screen (whole family), 📊 Report on a child card, or [📊 Reading Report] in My Shelf. Weekly/monthly minutes and books, comparison with last period, daily chart, books read and a 12-week reading-day calendar. [🖨 Printable report (PDF)] fits one A4 page. A child phone shows only its own record.