diff --git a/client/components/cards/LazyBookCard.vue b/client/components/cards/LazyBookCard.vue
index d54ab791..649b25a8 100644
--- a/client/components/cards/LazyBookCard.vue
+++ b/client/components/cards/LazyBookCard.vue
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ export default {
       return this.store.getters['user/getUserMediaProgress'](this.libraryItemId)
     },
     userProgressPercent() {
-      return this.userProgress ? this.userProgress.progress || 0 : 0
+      return this.userProgress ? Math.max(this.userProgress.progress || 0, this.userProgress.ebookProgress || 0) : 0
     },
     itemIsFinished() {
       return this.userProgress ? !!this.userProgress.isFinished : false
diff --git a/client/components/readers/EpubReader.vue b/client/components/readers/EpubReader.vue
index 72205dcd..e8fb0cff 100644
--- a/client/components/readers/EpubReader.vue
+++ b/client/components/readers/EpubReader.vue
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export default {
       if (!this.libraryItemId) return
       return this.$store.getters['user/getUserMediaProgress'](this.libraryItemId)
     },
+    localStorageLocationsKey() { return `ebookLocations-${this.libraryItemId}` },
   },
   methods: {
     prev() { return this.rendition?.prev() },
@@ -69,20 +70,29 @@ export default {
     /**
      * @param {object} payload
      * @param {string} payload.ebookLocation - CFI of the current location
-     * @param {string} payload.ebookLocations - list of CFI tags
-     * @param {number} payload.progress - Progress Percentage
+     * @param {string} payload.ebookProgress - eBook Progress Percentage
      */
     updateProgress(payload) {
       this.$axios.$patch(`/api/me/progress/${this.libraryItemId}`, payload).catch((error) => {
         console.error('EpubReader.updateProgress failed:', error)
       })
     },
+    /** @param {string} locationString */
+    saveLocations(locationString) {
+      localStorage.setItem(this.localStorageLocationsKey, locationString);
+    },
+    hasSavedLocations() {
+      return localStorage.getItem(this.localStorageLocationsKey) !== null;
+    },
+    loadLocations() {
+      return localStorage.getItem(this.localStorageLocationsKey);
+    },
     /** @param {string} location - CFI of the new location */
     relocated(location) {
       if (location.end.percentage) {
         this.updateProgress({
           ebookLocation: location.start.cfi,
-          progress: location.end.percentage,
+          ebookProgress: location.end.percentage,
         });
       } else {
         this.updateProgress({
@@ -119,13 +129,11 @@ export default {
         document.addEventListener('keydown', reader.keyUp, false);
 
         // load ebook cfi locations
-        if (this.userMediaProgress?.ebookLocations) {
-          reader.book.locations.load(this.userMediaProgress?.ebookLocations)
+        if (this.hasSavedLocations()) {
+          reader.book.locations.load(this.loadLocations());
         } else {
           reader.book.locations.generate().then(() => {
-            this.updateProgress({
-              ebookLocations: reader.book.locations.save(),
-            });
+            this.saveLocations(reader.book.locations.save());
           });
         }
       });
diff --git a/client/pages/item/_id/index.vue b/client/pages/item/_id/index.vue
index 86c1ea0e..988b89cc 100644
--- a/client/pages/item/_id/index.vue
+++ b/client/pages/item/_id/index.vue
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ export default {
       return duration - this.userMediaProgress.currentTime
     },
     progressPercent() {
-      return this.userMediaProgress ? Math.max(Math.min(1, this.userMediaProgress.progress), 0) : 0
+      return this.userMediaProgress ? Math.max(Math.min(1, Math.max(this.userMediaProgress.progress || 0, this.userMediaProgress.ebookProgress || 0)), 0) : 0
     },
     userProgressStartedAt() {
       return this.userMediaProgress ? this.userMediaProgress.startedAt : 0
diff --git a/server/controllers/MeController.js b/server/controllers/MeController.js
index 1286cc12..9ca2c7a9 100644
--- a/server/controllers/MeController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/MeController.js
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ class MeController {
 
     var itemsInProgress = []
     for (const mediaProgress of req.user.mediaProgress) {
-      if (!mediaProgress.isFinished && mediaProgress.progress > 0) {
+      if (!mediaProgress.isFinished && (mediaProgress.progress > 0 || libraryItem.ebookProgress > 0)) {
         const libraryItem = await this.db.getLibraryItem(mediaProgress.libraryItemId)
         if (libraryItem) {
           if (mediaProgress.episodeId && libraryItem.mediaType === 'podcast') {
diff --git a/server/objects/user/MediaProgress.js b/server/objects/user/MediaProgress.js
index e92ffca6..6e06c0fe 100644
--- a/server/objects/user/MediaProgress.js
+++ b/server/objects/user/MediaProgress.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class MediaProgress {
     this.hideFromContinueListening = false
 
     this.ebookLocation = null // current cfi tag
-    this.ebookLocations = null // list of cfi tags
+    this.ebookProgress = null // 0 to 1
 
     this.lastUpdate = null
     this.startedAt = null
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class MediaProgress {
       isFinished: this.isFinished,
       hideFromContinueListening: this.hideFromContinueListening,
       ebookLocation: this.ebookLocation,
-      ebookLocations: this.ebookLocations,
+      ebookProgress: this.ebookProgress,
       lastUpdate: this.lastUpdate,
       startedAt: this.startedAt,
       finishedAt: this.finishedAt
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class MediaProgress {
     this.isFinished = !!progress.isFinished
     this.hideFromContinueListening = !!progress.hideFromContinueListening
     this.ebookLocation = progress.ebookLocation || null
-    this.ebookLocations = progress.ebookLocations || null
+    this.ebookProgress = progress.ebookProgress
     this.lastUpdate = progress.lastUpdate
     this.startedAt = progress.startedAt
     this.finishedAt = progress.finishedAt || null
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class MediaProgress {
     this.isFinished = !!progress.isFinished || this.progress == 1
     this.hideFromContinueListening = !!progress.hideFromContinueListening
     this.ebookLocation = progress.ebookLocation
-    this.ebookLocations = progress.ebookLocations
+    this.ebookProgress = Math.min(1, (progress.ebookProgress || 0))
     this.lastUpdate = Date.now()
     this.finishedAt = null
     if (this.isFinished) {