src/NexusReader.Application/Abstractions/Services/IBookStorageService.cs

@@ -0,0 +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);
+}

src/NexusReader.Application/Commands/Library/IngestEbookCommand.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+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,
+    byte[]? CoverImage,
+    byte[] EpubData,
+    string UserId,
+    string TenantId = "global"
+) : ICommand<Guid>;

src/NexusReader.Application/Commands/Library/IngestEbookCommandHandler.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+using FluentResults;
+using MediatR;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using NexusReader.Application.Abstractions.Messaging;
+using NexusReader.Application.Abstractions.Services;
+using NexusReader.Data.Persistence;
+using NexusReader.Domain.Entities;
+
+namespace NexusReader.Application.Commands.Library;
+
+public class IngestEbookCommandHandler : IRequestHandler<IngestEbookCommand, Result<Guid>>
+{
+    private readonly IDbContextFactory<AppDbContext> _dbContextFactory;
+    private readonly IBookStorageService _storageService;
+
+    public IngestEbookCommandHandler(
+        IDbContextFactory<AppDbContext> dbContextFactory,
+        IBookStorageService storageService)
+    {
+        _dbContextFactory = dbContextFactory;
+        _storageService = storageService;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<Result<Guid>> Handle(IngestEbookCommand request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        using var context = await _dbContextFactory.CreateDbContextAsync(cancellationToken);
+        
+        string epubPath;
+        string? coverUrl;
+
+        try
+        {
+            // 1. Save Files
+            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);
+
+            if (author == null)
+            {
+                author = new Author { Name = authorName };
+                context.Authors.Add(author);
+            }
+
+            // 3. Create Ebook
+            var ebook = new Ebook
+            {
+                Title = request.Title,
+                Author = author,
+                FilePath = epubPath, // Relative URL from wwwroot
+                CoverUrl = coverUrl,
+                UserId = request.UserId,
+                TenantId = request.TenantId,
+                AddedDate = DateTime.UtcNow
+            };
+
+            context.Ebooks.Add(ebook);
+            await context.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
+
+            return Result.Ok(ebook.Id);
+        }
+        catch (DbUpdateException ex)
+        {
+            return Result.Fail(new Error($"Database error during ingestion: {ex.Message}").CausedBy(ex));
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            return Result.Fail(new Error($"Unexpected error during ingestion: {ex.Message}").CausedBy(ex));
+        }
+    }
+}

src/NexusReader.Application/Commands/Library/IngestEbookRequest.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+namespace NexusReader.Application.Commands.Library;
+
+public record IngestEbookRequest(
+    string Title,
+    string AuthorName,
+    string? CoverImageBase64,
+    string EpubDataBase64
+);

src/NexusReader.Application/Queries/Reader/LocalEpubMetadata.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,22 @@
 namespace NexusReader.Application.Queries.Reader;
 
-public record LocalEpubMetadata(
-    string Title, 
-    string Author, 
-    byte[]? CoverImage = null
-);
+/// <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; }
+}

src/NexusReader.Infrastructure/DependencyInjection.cs

@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ public static class DependencyInjection
         services.AddScoped<IKnowledgeService, KnowledgeService>();
         services.AddTransient<IEpubReader, EpubReaderService>();
         services.AddTransient<IEpubMetadataExtractor, EpubMetadataExtractor>();
+        services.AddSingleton<IBookStorageService, BookStorageService>();
 
         services.AddAuthorizationCore(options =>
         {

src/NexusReader.Infrastructure/Services/BookStorageService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
+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;
+
+    public BookStorageService(IWebHostEnvironment environment)
+    {
+        _environment = environment;
+    }
+
+    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");
+        EnsureDirectoryExists(uploadsFolder);
+
+        var uniqueFileName = $"{Guid.NewGuid()}_{fileName}";
+        var filePath = Path.Combine(uploadsFolder, uniqueFileName);
+        
+        using (var fileStream = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Create))
+        {
+            await data.CopyToAsync(fileStream);
+        }
+        
+        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");
+        EnsureDirectoryExists(coversFolder);
+
+        var uniqueFileName = $"{Guid.NewGuid()}_{fileName}";
+        var filePath = Path.Combine(coversFolder, uniqueFileName);
+        
+        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);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/NexusReader.Infrastructure/Services/EpubService.cs

@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ public class EpubMetadataExtractor : IEpubMetadataExtractor
             var title = bookRef.Title ?? "Unknown Title";
             var author = bookRef.Author ?? "Unknown Author";
             byte[]? cover = await bookRef.ReadCoverAsync();
-            return Result.Ok(new LocalEpubMetadata(title, author, cover));
+            return Result.Ok(new LocalEpubMetadata { Title = title, Author = author, CoverImage = cover });
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {

src/NexusReader.UI.Shared/Components/Organisms/BookIngestionModal.razor

@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 @using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Forms
 @using NexusReader.Application.Abstractions.Services
 @using NexusReader.Application.Queries.Reader
+@using NexusReader.Application.Commands.Library
+@using System.Net.Http.Json
 @inject IEpubMetadataExtractor MetadataExtractor
 @inject ILogger<BookIngestionModal> Logger
+@inject HttpClient Http
+@inject IReaderNavigationService ReaderNavigation
+@inject IJSRuntime JSRuntime
 @implements IAsyncDisposable
 
 @if (IsOpen)
@@ -24,22 +29,48 @@
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 
-                <div class="metadata-state" style="@(Metadata != null && !IsParsing ? "display:flex;" : "display:none;")">
+                <div class="verification-state" style="@(IsVerifying && !IsParsing ? "display:flex;" : "display:none;")">
                     @if (Metadata != null)
                     {
-                        <div class="metadata-info">
-                            <h3>@Metadata.Title</h3>
-                            <p class="author">@Metadata.Author</p>
+                        <div class="verification-layout">
+                            <div class="cover-preview">
+                                @if (Metadata.CoverImage != null)
+                                {
+                                    <img src="data:image/jpeg;base64,@Convert.ToBase64String(Metadata.CoverImage)" alt="Cover Preview" />
+                                }
+                                else
+                                {
+                                    <div class="glowing-placeholder">
+                                        <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="48" height="48" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M4 19.5A2.5 2.5 0 0 1 6.5 17H20"></path><path d="M6.5 2H20v20H6.5A2.5 2.5 0 0 1 4 19.5v-15A2.5 2.5 0 0 1 6.5 2z"></path></svg>
+                                    </div>
+                                }
+                            </div>
+                            
+                            <div class="verification-form">
+                                <div class="form-group">
+                                    <label>Title</label>
+                                    <input type="text" class="form-input" @bind="Metadata.Title" placeholder="Enter book title" />
+                                </div>
+                                <div class="form-group">
+                                    <label>Author</label>
+                                    <input type="text" class="form-input" @bind="Metadata.Author" placeholder="Enter author name" />
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
                         </div>
+
                         <div class="actions">
-                            <button class="btn btn-primary">Confirm & Upload</button>
-                            <button class="btn btn-secondary" @onclick="Reset">Cancel</button>
+                            <NexusButton Class="btn-secondary" OnClick="Reset" Disabled="IsIngesting">Back</NexusButton>
+                            <NexusButton Class="@($"btn-primary {(IsIngesting ? "btn-loading" : "")}")" 
+                                         OnClick="SaveToLibrary" 
+                                         Disabled="IsIngesting">
+                                @(IsIngesting ? "" : "Save to Library")
+                            </NexusButton>
                         </div>
                     }
                 </div>
                 
                 <div class="upload-state @(_isDragging ? "drag-over" : "")" 
-                     style="@(!IsParsing && Metadata == null ? "display:flex;" : "display:none;")"
+                     style="@(!IsParsing && !IsVerifying ? "display:flex;" : "display:none;")"
                      @ondragenter="OnDragEnter" 
                      @ondragleave="OnDragLeave">
                     <div class="drop-zone">
@@ -64,6 +95,8 @@
     </div>
 }
 
+
+
 @code {
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether the modal is open.
@@ -79,8 +112,11 @@
 
     private bool _isDragging;
     private bool IsParsing { get; set; }
+    private bool IsVerifying { get; set; }
+    private bool IsIngesting { get; set; }
     private LocalEpubMetadata? Metadata { get; set; }
     private string? ErrorMessage { get; set; }
+    private byte[]? _epubBytes;
     
     // Allow up to 50 MB
     private const long MaxFileSize = 50 * 1024 * 1024;
@@ -95,9 +131,12 @@
     private void Reset()
     {
         IsParsing = false;
+        IsVerifying = false;
+        IsIngesting = false;
         Metadata = null;
         ErrorMessage = null;
         _isDragging = false;
+        _epubBytes = null;
     }
 
     private void OnDragEnter() => _isDragging = true;
@@ -123,17 +162,17 @@
         try
         {
             using var stream = file.OpenReadStream(MaxFileSize);
-            
-            // In Blazor WASM, we might need to copy to memory stream first for synchronous parsing if the parser doesn't stream well over interop
             using var memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
             await stream.CopyToAsync(memoryStream);
+            _epubBytes = memoryStream.ToArray();
+            
             memoryStream.Position = 0;
-
             var result = await MetadataExtractor.ExtractMetadataAsync(memoryStream);
 
             if (result.IsSuccess)
             {
                 Metadata = result.Value;
+                IsVerifying = true;
             }
             else
             {
@@ -143,7 +182,7 @@
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
             Logger.LogError(ex, "Error uploading EPUB");
-            ErrorMessage = $"An unexpected error occurred: {ex.Message} \n {ex.StackTrace}";
+            ErrorMessage = $"An unexpected error occurred: {ex.Message}";
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -151,9 +190,56 @@
             StateHasChanged();
         }
     }
+
+    private async Task SaveToLibrary()
+    {
+        if (Metadata == null || _epubBytes == null) return;
+
+        IsIngesting = true;
+        ErrorMessage = null;
+        StateHasChanged();
+
+        try
+        {
+            var request = new IngestEbookRequest(
+                Metadata.Title,
+                Metadata.Author,
+                Metadata.CoverImage != null ? Convert.ToBase64String(Metadata.CoverImage) : null,
+                Convert.ToBase64String(_epubBytes)
+            );
+
+            var response = await Http.PostAsJsonAsync("api/library/ingest", request);
+
+            if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
+            {
+                var result = await response.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<IngestResult>();
+                if (result != null)
+                {
+                    await CloseModal();
+                    ReaderNavigation.NavigateToBook(result.Id);
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                ErrorMessage = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+            }
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            Logger.LogError(ex, "Error during ingestion");
+            ErrorMessage = "Failed to save book to library. Please try again.";
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            IsIngesting = false;
+            StateHasChanged();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private record IngestResult(Guid Id);
+
     public ValueTask DisposeAsync()
     {
-        // Cleanup if necessary
         return ValueTask.CompletedTask;
     }
 }

src/NexusReader.UI.Shared/Components/Organisms/BookIngestionModal.razor.css

@@ -242,11 +242,139 @@
     transform: translateY(0);
 }
 
+/* Verification State */
+.verification-state {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 1.5rem;
+    animation: fadeIn 0.4s ease-out;
+}
+
+.verification-layout {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: 140px 1fr;
+    gap: 2rem;
+    align-items: start;
+}
+
+.cover-preview {
+    width: 140px;
+    height: 200px;
+    border-radius: 12px;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
+    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
+    box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+    position: relative;
+}
+
+.cover-preview img {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    object-fit: cover;
+}
+
+.glowing-placeholder {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    justify-content: center;
+    align-items: center;
+    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a1a1a 0%, #0a0a0a 100%);
+    position: relative;
+    overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.glowing-placeholder::after {
+    content: '';
+    position: absolute;
+    width: 150%;
+    height: 150%;
+    background: radial-gradient(circle, var(--nexus-neon-alpha, rgba(0, 255, 153, 0.15)) 0%, transparent 70%);
+    animation: pulseGlow 4s infinite alternate;
+}
+
+.glowing-placeholder svg {
+    color: var(--nexus-neon, #00ffaa);
+    opacity: 0.5;
+    z-index: 1;
+    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 10px var(--nexus-neon-alpha-deep, rgba(0, 255, 153, 0.3)));
+}
+
+.verification-form {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 1.25rem;
+}
+
+.form-group {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.form-group label {
+    font-size: 0.75rem;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: 1px;
+    color: var(--nexus-text-muted, #888);
+    font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.form-input {
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
+    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
+    color: var(--nexus-text);
+    font-family: var(--nexus-font-sans);
+    transition: all 0.3s;
+}
+
+.form-input:focus {
+    outline: none;
+    border-color: var(--nexus-neon, #00ffaa);
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(0, 255, 153, 0.1);
+}
+
 .error-message {
     margin-top: 1rem;
-    color: #ff5555;
+    color: var(--nexus-error, #ff5555);
     text-align: center;
     font-size: 0.9rem;
+    padding: 0.75rem;
+    background: var(--nexus-error-alpha, rgba(255, 85, 85, 0.1));
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    border: 1px solid var(--nexus-error-alpha-deep, rgba(255, 85, 85, 0.2));
+}
+
+@keyframes pulseGlow {
+    from { transform: scale(1); opacity: 0.5; }
+    to { transform: scale(1.2); opacity: 0.8; }
+}
+
+.btn:disabled {
+    opacity: 0.5;
+    cursor: not-allowed;
+    filter: grayscale(1);
+}
+
+.btn-loading {
+    position: relative;
+    color: transparent !important;
+}
+
+.btn-loading::after {
+    content: "";
+    position: absolute;
+    width: 20px;
+    height: 20px;
+    border: 2px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+    border-top-color: #000;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    animation: spin 0.8s linear infinite;
 }
 
 @keyframes fadeIn {

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);
 }

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();

src/NexusReader.Web.Client/Program.cs

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ builder.Services.AddScoped(sp => sp.GetRequiredService<IHttpClientFactory>().Cre
 // Dummy registrations for server-only handlers to satisfy DI validation
 builder.Services.AddSingleton<IDbContextFactory<AppDbContext>>(new ThrowingDbContextFactory());
 builder.Services.AddSingleton<IEmbeddingGenerator<string, Embedding<float>>>(new ThrowingEmbeddingGenerator());
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<IBookStorageService>(new ThrowingBookStorageService());
 
 builder.Services.AddApplication();
 builder.Services.AddScoped<IEpubReader, WasmEpubReader>();
@@ -64,3 +65,13 @@ public class ThrowingEmbeddingGenerator : IEmbeddingGenerator<string, Embedding<
         => throw new NotSupportedException("Embedding generation cannot be used in WASM client.");
     public object? GetService(Type serviceType, object? serviceKey = null) => null;
 }
+
+public class ThrowingBookStorageService : IBookStorageService
+{
+    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);
+}

src/NexusReader.Web.Client/Services/WasmEpubService.cs

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class WasmEpubMetadataExtractor : IEpubMetadataExtractor
             var title = bookRef.Title ?? "Unknown Title";
             var author = bookRef.Author ?? "Unknown Author";
             byte[]? cover = await bookRef.ReadCoverAsync();
-            return Result.Ok(new LocalEpubMetadata(title, author, cover));
+            return Result.Ok(new LocalEpubMetadata { Title = title, Author = author, CoverImage = cover });
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {

src/NexusReader.Web/Program.cs

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 using NexusReader.Web.Components;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components;
 using NexusReader.Application;
 using NexusReader.Infrastructure;
 using NexusReader.Application.Abstractions.Services;
 using NexusReader.Application.Queries.User;
+using NexusReader.Application.Commands.Library;
 using MediatR;
 using NexusReader.Web.Client.Services;
 using NexusReader.UI.Shared.Services;
@@ -48,13 +50,23 @@ builder.Services.AddScoped<IReaderInteractionService, ReaderInteractionService>(
 builder.Services.AddScoped<KnowledgeCoordinator>();
 builder.Services.AddScoped<ISyncService, SyncService>();
 
-builder.Services.AddHttpClient("NexusAPI", client => 
+builder.Services.AddHttpClient("NexusAPI", (sp, client) => 
 {
-    client.BaseAddress = new Uri(builder.Configuration["ApiBaseUrl"] ?? "http://localhost:5000");
+    var configuration = sp.GetRequiredService<IConfiguration>();
+    var apiBaseUrl = configuration["ApiBaseUrl"];
+    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(apiBaseUrl))
+    {
+        client.BaseAddress = new Uri(apiBaseUrl);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // For local development/Interactive Server, we use the current base address
+        var nav = sp.GetRequiredService<NavigationManager>();
+        client.BaseAddress = new Uri(nav.BaseUri);
+    }
 });
 builder.Services.AddScoped(sp => sp.GetRequiredService<IHttpClientFactory>().CreateClient("NexusAPI"));
 
-builder.Services.AddHttpContextAccessor();
 builder.Services.AddScoped<IIdentityService, NexusReader.Web.Services.ServerIdentityService>();
 builder.Services.AddCascadingAuthenticationState();
 
@@ -220,9 +232,9 @@ if (!app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
     app.UseHttpsRedirection();
 }
 
-app.UseAntiforgery();
 app.UseAuthentication();
 app.UseAuthorization();
+app.UseAntiforgery();
 app.MapStaticAssets();
 app.MapHub<NexusReader.Infrastructure.RealTime.SyncHub>("/synchub");
 
@@ -281,6 +293,30 @@ knowledgeApi.MapDelete("/", async (IKnowledgeService knowledgeService) =>
     return Results.BadRequest(errorMsg);
 });
 
+app.MapPost("/api/library/ingest", async ([FromBody] IngestEbookRequest request, ClaimsPrincipal user, IMediator mediator) =>
+{
+    var userId = user.FindFirstValue(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier);
+    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(userId)) return Results.Unauthorized();
+
+    var epubData = Convert.FromBase64String(request.EpubDataBase64);
+    byte[]? coverData = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(request.CoverImageBase64) 
+        ? Convert.FromBase64String(request.CoverImageBase64) 
+        : null;
+
+    var command = new IngestEbookCommand(
+        request.Title,
+        request.AuthorName,
+        coverData,
+        epubData,
+        userId
+    );
+
+    var result = await mediator.Send(command);
+    if (result.IsSuccess) return Results.Ok(new { Id = result.Value });
+
+    return Results.BadRequest(result.Errors.FirstOrDefault()?.Message ?? "Ingestion failed");
+}).RequireAuthorization().DisableAntiforgery();
+
 app.MapPost("/api/StripeWebhook", async (
     HttpContext context, 
     UserManager<NexusUser> userManager,