diff --git a/src/NexusReader.Application/Abstractions/Services/IBookStorageService.cs b/src/NexusReader.Application/Abstractions/Services/IBookStorageService.cs
index eb39b53..a45b420 100644
--- a/src/NexusReader.Application/Abstractions/Services/IBookStorageService.cs
+++ b/src/NexusReader.Application/Abstractions/Services/IBookStorageService.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,29 @@
 namespace NexusReader.Application.Abstractions.Services;
 
+/// <summary>
+/// Service for managing ebook and cover file storage.
+/// </summary>
 public interface IBookStorageService
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Saves an ebook file and returns its relative path/URL.
+    /// </summary>
     Task<string> SaveEbookAsync(byte[] data, string fileName);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Saves an ebook file using a stream and returns its relative path/URL.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<string> SaveEbookAsync(Stream data, string fileName);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Saves a cover image and returns its relative path/URL. 
+    /// Returns null if no cover data is provided.
+    /// </summary>
     Task<string?> SaveCoverAsync(byte[] data, string fileName);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Saves a cover image using a stream and returns its relative path/URL.
+    /// Returns null if no cover data is provided.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<string?> SaveCoverAsync(Stream data, string fileName);
 }
diff --git a/src/NexusReader.Application/Commands/Library/IngestEbookCommand.cs b/src/NexusReader.Application/Commands/Library/IngestEbookCommand.cs
index 18c11c4..7026e25 100644
--- a/src/NexusReader.Application/Commands/Library/IngestEbookCommand.cs
+++ b/src/NexusReader.Application/Commands/Library/IngestEbookCommand.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@ using NexusReader.Application.Abstractions.Messaging;
 
 namespace NexusReader.Application.Commands.Library;
 
+/// <summary>
+/// Command to ingest a new ebook into the library.
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="Title">The title of the book.</param>
+/// <param name="AuthorName">The name of the author.</param>
+/// <param name="CoverImage">The raw bytes of the cover image (optional).</param>
+/// <param name="EpubData">The raw bytes of the EPUB file.</param>
+/// <param name="UserId">The ID of the user owning the book.</param>
+/// <param name="TenantId">The tenant ID for multi-tenant isolation. Defaults to "global" for single-tenant or default usage.</param>
 public record IngestEbookCommand(
     string Title,
     string AuthorName,
diff --git a/src/NexusReader.Application/Commands/Library/IngestEbookCommandHandler.cs b/src/NexusReader.Application/Commands/Library/IngestEbookCommandHandler.cs
index f01dcd3..0b2727d 100644
--- a/src/NexusReader.Application/Commands/Library/IngestEbookCommandHandler.cs
+++ b/src/NexusReader.Application/Commands/Library/IngestEbookCommandHandler.cs
@@ -23,18 +23,30 @@ public class IngestEbookCommandHandler : IRequestHandler<IngestEbookCommand, Res
 
     public async Task<Result<Guid>> Handle(IngestEbookCommand request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
+        using var context = await _dbContextFactory.CreateDbContextAsync(cancellationToken);
+        
+        string epubPath;
+        string? coverUrl;
+
         try
         {
-            using var context = await _dbContextFactory.CreateDbContextAsync(cancellationToken);
-
             // 1. Save Files
-            var epubPath = await _storageService.SaveEbookAsync(request.EpubData, $"{request.Title}.epub");
-            var coverUrl = request.CoverImage != null && request.CoverImage.Length > 0
+            epubPath = await _storageService.SaveEbookAsync(request.EpubData, $"{request.Title}.epub");
+            coverUrl = request.CoverImage != null && request.CoverImage.Length > 0
                 ? await _storageService.SaveCoverAsync(request.CoverImage, $"{request.Title}_cover.jpg")
                 : null;
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            return Result.Fail(new Error($"Storage failure: {ex.Message}").CausedBy(ex));
+        }
 
+        try
+        {
             // 2. Resolve Author
             var authorName = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(request.AuthorName) ? "Unknown Author" : request.AuthorName.Trim();
+            
+            // Use case-insensitive comparison
             var author = await context.Authors
                 .FirstOrDefaultAsync(a => a.Name.ToLower() == authorName.ToLower(), cancellationToken);
 
@@ -42,8 +54,6 @@ public class IngestEbookCommandHandler : IRequestHandler<IngestEbookCommand, Res
             {
                 author = new Author { Name = authorName };
                 context.Authors.Add(author);
-                // We need to save to get the Author ID if we want to use it, 
-                // but EF will handle it if we assign the object.
             }
 
             // 3. Create Ebook
@@ -51,7 +61,7 @@ public class IngestEbookCommandHandler : IRequestHandler<IngestEbookCommand, Res
             {
                 Title = request.Title,
                 Author = author,
-                FilePath = epubPath,
+                FilePath = epubPath, // Relative URL from wwwroot
                 CoverUrl = coverUrl,
                 UserId = request.UserId,
                 TenantId = request.TenantId,
@@ -63,9 +73,13 @@ public class IngestEbookCommandHandler : IRequestHandler<IngestEbookCommand, Res
 
             return Result.Ok(ebook.Id);
         }
+        catch (DbUpdateException ex)
+        {
+            return Result.Fail(new Error($"Database error during ingestion: {ex.Message}").CausedBy(ex));
+        }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            return Result.Fail(new Error("Failed to ingest ebook").CausedBy(ex));
+            return Result.Fail(new Error($"Unexpected error during ingestion: {ex.Message}").CausedBy(ex));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NexusReader.Application/Queries/Reader/LocalEpubMetadata.cs b/src/NexusReader.Application/Queries/Reader/LocalEpubMetadata.cs
index bfaee6a..f45a7dd 100644
--- a/src/NexusReader.Application/Queries/Reader/LocalEpubMetadata.cs
+++ b/src/NexusReader.Application/Queries/Reader/LocalEpubMetadata.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,22 @@
 namespace NexusReader.Application.Queries.Reader;
 
+/// <summary>
+/// Represents metadata extracted from a local EPUB file.
+/// </summary>
 public record LocalEpubMetadata
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The title of the book.
+    /// </summary>
     public string Title { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The author(s) of the book.
+    /// </summary>
     public string Author { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The raw bytes of the cover image, if available.
+    /// </summary>
     public byte[]? CoverImage { get; set; }
 }
diff --git a/src/NexusReader.Infrastructure/DependencyInjection.cs b/src/NexusReader.Infrastructure/DependencyInjection.cs
index 2779061..3484315 100644
--- a/src/NexusReader.Infrastructure/DependencyInjection.cs
+++ b/src/NexusReader.Infrastructure/DependencyInjection.cs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public static class DependencyInjection
         services.AddScoped<IKnowledgeService, KnowledgeService>();
         services.AddTransient<IEpubReader, EpubReaderService>();
         services.AddTransient<IEpubMetadataExtractor, EpubMetadataExtractor>();
-        services.AddScoped<IBookStorageService, BookStorageService>();
+        services.AddSingleton<IBookStorageService, BookStorageService>();
 
         services.AddAuthorizationCore(options =>
         {
diff --git a/src/NexusReader.Infrastructure/Services/BookStorageService.cs b/src/NexusReader.Infrastructure/Services/BookStorageService.cs
index caaed22..58ec6ca 100644
--- a/src/NexusReader.Infrastructure/Services/BookStorageService.cs
+++ b/src/NexusReader.Infrastructure/Services/BookStorageService.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ using NexusReader.Application.Abstractions.Services;
 
 namespace NexusReader.Infrastructure.Services;
 
+/// <summary>
+/// Infrastructure implementation of book storage using local filesystem.
+/// All paths returned are relative to the web root.
+/// </summary>
 public class BookStorageService : IBookStorageService
 {
     private readonly IWebHostEnvironment _environment;
@@ -13,38 +17,55 @@ public class BookStorageService : IBookStorageService
     }
 
     public async Task<string> SaveEbookAsync(byte[] data, string fileName)
+    {
+        using var stream = new MemoryStream(data);
+        return await SaveEbookAsync(stream, fileName);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<string> SaveEbookAsync(Stream data, string fileName)
     {
         var uploadsFolder = Path.Combine(_environment.WebRootPath, "uploads");
-        if (!Directory.Exists(uploadsFolder))
-        {
-            Directory.CreateDirectory(uploadsFolder);
-        }
+        EnsureDirectoryExists(uploadsFolder);
 
         var uniqueFileName = $"{Guid.NewGuid()}_{fileName}";
         var filePath = Path.Combine(uploadsFolder, uniqueFileName);
         
-        await File.WriteAllBytesAsync(filePath, data);
+        using (var fileStream = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Create))
+        {
+            await data.CopyToAsync(fileStream);
+        }
         
-        // Return relative path for web access if needed, but entity expects FilePath
-        // Let's return the relative path from wwwroot
         return Path.Combine("uploads", uniqueFileName);
     }
 
     public async Task<string?> SaveCoverAsync(byte[] data, string fileName)
     {
         if (data == null || data.Length == 0) return null;
+        using var stream = new MemoryStream(data);
+        return await SaveCoverAsync(stream, fileName);
+    }
 
+    public async Task<string?> SaveCoverAsync(Stream data, string fileName)
+    {
         var coversFolder = Path.Combine(_environment.WebRootPath, "covers");
-        if (!Directory.Exists(coversFolder))
-        {
-            Directory.CreateDirectory(coversFolder);
-        }
+        EnsureDirectoryExists(coversFolder);
 
         var uniqueFileName = $"{Guid.NewGuid()}_{fileName}";
         var filePath = Path.Combine(coversFolder, uniqueFileName);
         
-        await File.WriteAllBytesAsync(filePath, data);
+        using (var fileStream = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Create))
+        {
+            await data.CopyToAsync(fileStream);
+        }
         
         return Path.Combine("covers", uniqueFileName);
     }
+
+    private void EnsureDirectoryExists(string path)
+    {
+        if (!Directory.Exists(path))
+        {
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(path);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/NexusReader.UI.Shared/Components/Organisms/BookIngestionModal.razor b/src/NexusReader.UI.Shared/Components/Organisms/BookIngestionModal.razor
index b9d87c0..6caa2b0 100644
--- a/src/NexusReader.UI.Shared/Components/Organisms/BookIngestionModal.razor
+++ b/src/NexusReader.UI.Shared/Components/Organisms/BookIngestionModal.razor
@@ -216,8 +216,7 @@
                 if (result != null)
                 {
                     await CloseModal();
-                    // Navigate to the newly added book
-                    // ReaderNavigation.NavigateToBook(result.Id);
+                    ReaderNavigation.NavigateToBook(result.Id);
                 }
             }
             else
diff --git a/src/NexusReader.UI.Shared/Components/Organisms/BookIngestionModal.razor.css b/src/NexusReader.UI.Shared/Components/Organisms/BookIngestionModal.razor.css
index e8689a2..64f412f 100644
--- a/src/NexusReader.UI.Shared/Components/Organisms/BookIngestionModal.razor.css
+++ b/src/NexusReader.UI.Shared/Components/Organisms/BookIngestionModal.razor.css
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
     position: absolute;
     width: 150%;
     height: 150%;
-    background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(0, 255, 153, 0.15) 0%, transparent 70%);
+    background: radial-gradient(circle, var(--nexus-neon-alpha, rgba(0, 255, 153, 0.15)) 0%, transparent 70%);
     animation: pulseGlow 4s infinite alternate;
 }
 
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
     color: var(--nexus-neon, #00ffaa);
     opacity: 0.5;
     z-index: 1;
-    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 10px rgba(0, 255, 153, 0.3));
+    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 10px var(--nexus-neon-alpha-deep, rgba(0, 255, 153, 0.3)));
 }
 
 .verification-form {
@@ -341,13 +341,13 @@
 
 .error-message {
     margin-top: 1rem;
-    color: #ff5555;
+    color: var(--nexus-error, #ff5555);
     text-align: center;
     font-size: 0.9rem;
     padding: 0.75rem;
-    background: rgba(255, 85, 85, 0.1);
+    background: var(--nexus-error-alpha, rgba(255, 85, 85, 0.1));
     border-radius: 8px;
-    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 85, 85, 0.2);
+    border: 1px solid var(--nexus-error-alpha-deep, rgba(255, 85, 85, 0.2));
 }
 
 @keyframes pulseGlow {
diff --git a/src/NexusReader.UI.Shared/Services/IReaderNavigationService.cs b/src/NexusReader.UI.Shared/Services/IReaderNavigationService.cs
index 31c1b25..ff7096d 100644
--- a/src/NexusReader.UI.Shared/Services/IReaderNavigationService.cs
+++ b/src/NexusReader.UI.Shared/Services/IReaderNavigationService.cs
@@ -12,4 +12,9 @@ public interface IReaderNavigationService
     Task GoToNextChapter();
     Task GoToPreviousChapter();
     Task UpdateMetadataAsync(int currentIndex, int totalChapters, string title);
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Navigates to the reader for a specific book.
+    /// </summary>
+    void NavigateToBook(Guid bookId);
 }
diff --git a/src/NexusReader.UI.Shared/Services/ReaderNavigationService.cs b/src/NexusReader.UI.Shared/Services/ReaderNavigationService.cs
index 837daf7..15e55ce 100644
--- a/src/NexusReader.UI.Shared/Services/ReaderNavigationService.cs
+++ b/src/NexusReader.UI.Shared/Services/ReaderNavigationService.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 using System.Linq;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components;
 
 namespace NexusReader.UI.Shared.Services;
 
 public class ReaderNavigationService : IReaderNavigationService
 {
+    private readonly NavigationManager _navigationManager;
+
+    public ReaderNavigationService(NavigationManager navigationManager)
+    {
+        _navigationManager = navigationManager;
+    }
+
     public int CurrentChapterIndex { get; private set; } = 0;
     public int TotalChapters { get; private set; } = 1;
     public string ChapterTitle { get; private set; } = "Loading...";
@@ -47,6 +55,11 @@ public class ReaderNavigationService : IReaderNavigationService
         }
     }
 
+    public void NavigateToBook(Guid bookId)
+    {
+        _navigationManager.NavigateTo($"/reader/{bookId}");
+    }
+
     private async Task NotifyNavigationChangedAsync()
     {
         var handlers = OnNavigationChanged?.GetInvocationList();
diff --git a/src/NexusReader.Web.Client/Program.cs b/src/NexusReader.Web.Client/Program.cs
index cb7cd55..eeb4f74 100644
--- a/src/NexusReader.Web.Client/Program.cs
+++ b/src/NexusReader.Web.Client/Program.cs
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ public class ThrowingEmbeddingGenerator : IEmbeddingGenerator<string, Embedding<
 
 public class ThrowingBookStorageService : IBookStorageService
 {
-    public Task<string> SaveEbookAsync(byte[] data, string fileName) => throw new NotSupportedException();
-    public Task<string?> SaveCoverAsync(byte[] data, string fileName) => throw new NotSupportedException();
+    private const string ErrorMessage = "File storage operations are not supported in the WASM client. Use the API endpoint for ingestion.";
+
+    public Task<string> SaveEbookAsync(byte[] data, string fileName) => throw new NotSupportedException(ErrorMessage);
+    public Task<string> SaveEbookAsync(Stream data, string fileName) => throw new NotSupportedException(ErrorMessage);
+    public Task<string?> SaveCoverAsync(byte[] data, string fileName) => throw new NotSupportedException(ErrorMessage);
+    public Task<string?> SaveCoverAsync(Stream data, string fileName) => throw new NotSupportedException(ErrorMessage);
 }
diff --git a/src/NexusReader.Web/Program.cs b/src/NexusReader.Web/Program.cs
index 0ed60e3..0cdd861 100644
--- a/src/NexusReader.Web/Program.cs
+++ b/src/NexusReader.Web/Program.cs
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ builder.Services.AddHttpClient("NexusAPI", (sp, client) =>
 });
 builder.Services.AddScoped(sp => sp.GetRequiredService<IHttpClientFactory>().CreateClient("NexusAPI"));
 
-builder.Services.AddHttpContextAccessor();
 builder.Services.AddScoped<IIdentityService, NexusReader.Web.Services.ServerIdentityService>();
 builder.Services.AddCascadingAuthenticationState();