diff --git a/hosts/common/home/fs.nix b/hosts/common/home/fs.nix
index 5f11dcf8b..93e9977d8 100644
--- a/hosts/common/home/fs.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/home/fs.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
     "dev"
     "ref"
     "use"
+    "Books/Audiobook"
+    "Books/Books"
+    "Books/Visual"
     "Books/local"
     "Music"
 
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/cozy.nix b/hosts/common/programs/cozy.nix
index 717857688..a813b9a6b 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/cozy.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/cozy.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     sandbox.whitelistDbus = [ "user" ];  # mpris
     sandbox.whitelistWayland = true;
     sandbox.extraHomePaths = [
+      "Books/Audiobooks"
       "Books/local"
       "Books/servo"
     ];
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/engrampa.nix b/hosts/common/programs/engrampa.nix
index 9eca362e8..27cc4c118 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/engrampa.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/engrampa.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
     sandbox.autodetectCliPaths = "existingOrParent";
     sandbox.extraHomePaths = [
       "archive"
+      "Books/Audiobooks"
+      "Books/Books"
+      "Books/Visual"
       "Books/local"
       "Books/servo"
       "records"
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/foliate.nix b/hosts/common/programs/foliate.nix
index 9a711cc4f..4e4869b5c 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/foliate.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/foliate.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     sandbox.whitelistDri = true;  # reduces startup time and subjective page flip time
     sandbox.whitelistWayland = true;
     sandbox.extraHomePaths = [
+      "Books/Books"
       "Books/local"
       "Books/servo"
       "tmp"  #< for downloaded files
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/koreader/default.nix b/hosts/common/programs/koreader/default.nix
index 0f1d1dbb5..f0ff0db16 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/koreader/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/koreader/default.nix
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ in {
     sandbox.whitelistDri = true;  # reduces startup time and subjective page flip time
     sandbox.whitelistWayland = true;
     sandbox.extraHomePaths = [
+      "Books/Books"
       "Books/local"
       "Books/servo"
     ];
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/mpv/default.nix b/hosts/common/programs/mpv/default.nix
index 382b6cba8..a630fd8d7 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/mpv/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/mpv/default.nix
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ in
       ".local/share/applications"  #< for xdg-terminal-exec (sane-cast)
       # it's common for album (or audiobook, podcast) images/lyrics/metadata to live adjacent to the primary file.
       # CLI detection is too poor to pick those up, so expose the common media dirs to the sandbox to make that *mostly* work.
+      "Books/Audiobooks"
+      "Books/Visual"
       "Books/local"
       "Books/servo"
       "Music"
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/rofi/default.nix b/hosts/common/programs/rofi/default.nix
index 492116721..13268eac3 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/rofi/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/rofi/default.nix
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ in
     sandbox.extraHomePaths = [
       ".local/share/applications"  #< to locate .desktop files
       "Apps"  #< provide a means to transition from the filebrowser to the app launcher
+      "Books/Audiobooks"
+      "Books/Books"
+      "Books/Visual"
       "Books/local"
       "Books/servo"
       "Music"
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/xdg-desktop-portal-gnome/default.nix b/hosts/common/programs/xdg-desktop-portal-gnome/default.nix
index 7ddd48dea..7164c888d 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/xdg-desktop-portal-gnome/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/xdg-desktop-portal-gnome/default.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ in
       # for file-chooser portal users (fractal, firefox, ...), need to provide anything they might want.
       # i think (?) portal users can only access the files here interactively, i.e. by me interacting with the portal's visual filechooser,
       # so shoving stuff here is trusting the portal but not granting any trust to the portal user.
+      "Books/Audiobooks"
+      "Books/Books"
+      "Books/Visual"
       "Books/local"
       "Books/servo"
       "Music"
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk.nix b/hosts/common/programs/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk.nix
index 4a8328f86..e91047f56 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ in
       # for file-chooser portal users (fractal, firefox, ...), need to provide anything they might want.
       # i think (?) portal users can only access the files here interactively, i.e. by me interacting with the portal's visual filechooser,
       # so shoving stuff here is trusting the portal but not granting any trust to the portal user.
+      "Books/Audiobooks"
+      "Books/Books"
+      "Books/Visual"
       "Books/local"
       "Books/servo"
       "Music"
diff --git a/scripts/sync b/scripts/sync
index 260edc400..7ab6117ca 100755
--- a/scripts/sync
+++ b/scripts/sync
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ syncHost() {
       rsync -arv --exclude servo-macros "$mobyHome/Pictures/" "$deskoHome/Pictures/from/moby/"
       # copy books from servo to moby; delete old/untracked ones, but keep KOreader state files (sdr)
       ifExists /mnt/servo/media/Books/Books \
-        rsync -arv --delete --exclude '*.sdr' /mnt/servo/media/Books/ "$mobyHome/Books/local/servo/"
+        rsync -arv --delete --exclude '*.sdr' /mnt/servo/media/Books/ "$mobyHome/Books/"
       # copy music
       ifExists /mnt/servo/media/Music/Various.Artists \
         sane-sync-music --compat /mnt/servo/media/Music "$mobyHome/Music" "${syncFlags[@]}"