Talking Book

The official website for The Talking Book YouTube channel, dedicated to "Making Books Less Boring". We help you unlock ideas from non-fiction, business, and self-improvement books through engaging conversations, chapter deep dives, book songs, and interactive AI chats.

Visit the live website: https://limcheekin.github.io/talking-book/

And our YouTube Channel: Talking Book on YouTube

Features

Website Features

• Engaging Content Presentation: Discover book insights through various formats.
• Responsive Design: Optimized for viewing on all devices, built with Tailwind CSS.
• Dark Mode: Switch between light and dark themes for comfortable viewing.
• Featured Video: Quickly access our latest or most popular video.
• Content Format Showcase: Explore our unique ways of presenting book ideas:
  • Book Overviews
  • Chapter Deep Dives
  • Book Songs
  • AI Book Chats on Telegram
• Newsletter Subscription: Stay updated with our latest content.
• Social Sharing: Easily share our content on various social media platforms.
• Legal Information: Access to Terms and Conditions & Privacy Policy via modals.
• Accessibility: Includes features like "Skip to main content" links for better navigation.

Content Features (via YouTube & Telegram)

• Book Overviews: Concise summaries highlighting key concepts and takeaways from entire books.
• Chapter Deep Dives: In-depth explorations focusing on specific chapters and detailed concepts.
• Book Songs: Creative and catchy musical interpretations of core book ideas.
• AI Chats: Engage directly with book content through interactive AI personas on Telegram bot (e.g., Talking Book: Think and Grow Rich).

Tech Stack

• Frontend:
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
    • Tailwind CSS
    • Custom Styles (css/style.css)
  • JavaScript (js/script.js)
• Libraries/Frameworks:
  • Font Awesome (for icons)
  • Google Fonts (specifically the 'Inter' font)
  • Marked.js (for rendering Markdown in modals)
• Deployment & CI/CD:
  • GitHub Pages (for hosting)
  • GitHub Actions (for automated deployment workflow)

Project Structure

talking-book/
├── README.md
├── index.html
├── LICENSE
├── privacy.md
├── terms.md
├── css/
│   └── style.css
├── images/
│   ├── logo.png
│   ├── telegram_bot.png
│   └── favicon/
│       ├── site.webmanifest
│       ├── favicon.ico
│       ├── favicon.svg
│       └── apple-touch-icon.png
├── js/
│   └── script.js
└── .github/
└── workflows/
└── deploy.yaml

Getting Started

To view the website, simply navigate to: https://limcheekin.github.io/talking-book/

This is a static website built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. No special build steps are required to view it locally; just open index.html in your web browser.

Contributing

We welcome contributions! If you have suggestions for improvements or find any issues, please feel free to:

1. Open an issue on GitHub.
2. Fork the repository and submit a pull request with your changes.

Please ensure your contributions align with the project's goals and maintain code quality.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Copyright (c) 2025 Lim Chee Kin

See the LICENSE file for more details.

Acknowledgements

• Tailwind CSS
• Font Awesome
• Google Fonts
• Marked.js
• JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action for the GitHub Pages deployment workflow.

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We hope you enjoy exploring books in new and exciting ways with Talking Book!