diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/book-reader/book-reader.component.html b/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/book-reader/book-reader.component.html
index 844480c31..563db7232 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/book-reader/book-reader.component.html
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/book-reader/book-reader.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div class="container-flex {{darkMode ? 'dark-mode' : ''}} reader-container" tabindex="0" #reader>
+<div class="container-flex {{darkMode ? 'dark-mode' : ''}} reader-container {{ColumnLayout}}" tabindex="0" #reader>
     <div class="fixed-top" #stickyTop>
         <a class="visually-hidden-focusable focus-visible" href="javascript:void(0);" (click)="moveFocus()">Skip to main content</a>
         <ng-container [ngTemplateOutlet]="actionBar"></ng-container>
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
                                     (clickToPaginateChanged)="showPaginationOverlay($event)"
                                     (fullscreen)="toggleFullscreen()"
                                     (layoutModeUpdate)="updateLayoutMode($event)"
-                                    (readingDirection)="readingDirection = $event"
+                                    (readingDirection)="updateReadingDirection($event)"
                                     (immersiveMode)="immersiveMode = $event"
                                 ></app-reader-settings>
                             </ng-template>
@@ -73,17 +73,19 @@
     </div>
 
     <div #readingSection class="reading-section {{ColumnLayout}}" [@isLoading]="isLoading ? true : false">
+        <div #readingCont class="book-container {{ColumnLayout}}">
 
-        <div #readingHtml class="book-content" [ngStyle]="{'max-height': ColumnHeight, 'column-width': ColumnWidth}"
-            [innerHtml]="page" *ngIf="page !== undefined" (click)="toggleMenu($event)" (mousedown)="mouseDown($event)"></div>
+            <div #readingHtml class="book-content {{ColumnLayout}}" [ngStyle]="{'max-height': ColumnHeight, 'column-width': ColumnWidth}"
+                [innerHtml]="page" *ngIf="page !== undefined" (click)="toggleMenu($event)" (mousedown)="mouseDown($event)"></div>
 
-        <ng-container *ngIf="clickToPaginate">
-            <div class="left {{clickOverlayClass('left')}} no-observe" (click)="movePage(readingDirection === ReadingDirection.LeftToRight ? PAGING_DIRECTION.BACKWARDS : PAGING_DIRECTION.FORWARD)" tabindex="-1"></div>
-            <div class="{{scrollbarNeeded ? 'right-with-scrollbar' : 'right'}} {{clickOverlayClass('right')}} no-observe" (click)="movePage(readingDirection === ReadingDirection.LeftToRight ? PAGING_DIRECTION.FORWARD : PAGING_DIRECTION.BACKWARDS)" tabindex="-1"></div>
-        </ng-container>
+            <ng-container *ngIf="clickToPaginate">
+                <div class="left {{clickOverlayClass('left')}} no-observe" (click)="movePage(readingDirection === ReadingDirection.LeftToRight ? PAGING_DIRECTION.BACKWARDS : PAGING_DIRECTION.FORWARD)" tabindex="-1"></div>
+                <div class="{{scrollbarNeeded ? 'right-with-scrollbar' : 'right'}} {{clickOverlayClass('right')}} no-observe" (click)="movePage(readingDirection === ReadingDirection.LeftToRight ? PAGING_DIRECTION.FORWARD : PAGING_DIRECTION.BACKWARDS)" tabindex="-1"></div>
+            </ng-container>
 
-        <div *ngIf="page !== undefined && (scrollbarNeeded || layoutMode !== BookPageLayoutMode.Default)" (click)="$event.stopPropagation();">
-            <ng-container [ngTemplateOutlet]="actionBar"></ng-container>
+            <div *ngIf="page !== undefined && (scrollbarNeeded || layoutMode !== BookPageLayoutMode.Default)" (click)="$event.stopPropagation();">
+                <ng-container [ngTemplateOutlet]="actionBar"></ng-container>
+            </div>
         </div>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/book-reader/book-reader.component.scss b/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/book-reader/book-reader.component.scss
index 37b9a3af0..ca3fa5ccb 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/book-reader/book-reader.component.scss
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/book-reader/book-reader.component.scss
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 
 $dark-form-background-no-opacity: rgb(1, 4, 9);
 $primary-color: #0062cc;
+$action-bar-height: 38px;
 
 
 //          Drawer
@@ -92,8 +93,8 @@ $primary-color: #0062cc;
     background-color: var(--br-actionbar-bg-color); 
     overflow: hidden;
     box-shadow: 0 0 6px 0 rgb(0 0 0 / 70%);
-    max-height: 38px;
-    height: 38px;
+    max-height: $action-bar-height;
+    height: $action-bar-height;
 
     .book-title-text {
         text-align: center;
@@ -122,26 +123,62 @@ $primary-color: #0062cc;
     }
 }
 
-
-
-.reading-section {
-    max-height: 100vh;
-    width: 100%;
-    //overflow: auto;  // This will break progress reporting
-    height: calc(var(--vh, 1vh) * 100);
-    padding-top: 38px;
-}
-
 .reader-container {
     outline: none; // Only the reading section itself shouldn't receive any outline. We use it to shift focus in fullscreen mode
     overflow: auto;
+    height: calc(var(--vh, 1vh) * 100);
+    position: relative;
+
+    &.column-layout-1 {
+        height: calc(var(--vh) * 100);
+    }
+
+    &.column-layout-2 {
+        height: calc(var(--vh) * 100);
+    }
+}
+
+.reading-section {
+    width: 100%;
+    //overflow: auto;  // This will break progress reporting
+    height: 100vh;
+    padding-top: $action-bar-height;
+    position: relative;
+
+    &.column-layout-1 {
+        height: calc((var(--vh, 1vh) * 100) - $action-bar-height);
+    }
+
+    &.column-layout-2 {
+        height: calc((var(--vh, 1vh) * 100) - $action-bar-height);
+    }
+}
+
+.book-container {
+    position: relative;
+    height: 100%;
+
+    &.column-layout-1 {
+        height: calc((var(--vh, 1vh) * 100) - $action-bar-height);
+    }
+
+    &.column-layout-2 {
+        height: calc((var(--vh, 1vh) * 100) - $action-bar-height);
+    }
 }
 
 .book-content {
     position: relative;
     padding: 20px 0;
     margin: 0px 0px;
-    height: calc(var(--vh, 1vh) * 100); // This will ensure bottom bar extends to the bottom of the screen
+
+    &.column-layout-1 {
+        height: calc((var(--vh) * 100) - calc($action-bar-height * 2));
+    }
+
+    &.column-layout-2 {
+        height: calc((var(--vh) * 100) - calc($action-bar-height * 2));
+    }
 
     a, :link {
         color: var(--brtheme-link-text-color);
@@ -238,7 +275,7 @@ $primary-color: #0062cc;
     cursor: pointer;
     opacity: 0;
     background: transparent;
-    padding-top: 38px;
+    padding-top: $action-bar-height;
 }
 
 // This class pushes the click area to the left a bit to let users click the scrollbar
@@ -252,7 +289,7 @@ $primary-color: #0062cc;
     cursor: pointer;
     opacity: 0;
     background: transparent;
-    padding-top: 38px;
+    padding-top: $action-bar-height;
 }
 
 .left {
@@ -265,7 +302,7 @@ $primary-color: #0062cc;
     cursor: pointer;
     opacity: 0;
     background: transparent;
-    padding-top: 38px;
+    padding-top: $action-bar-height;
 }
 
 .highlight {
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/book-reader/book-reader.component.ts b/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/book-reader/book-reader.component.ts
index 28228f288..0fa3fc24e 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/book-reader/book-reader.component.ts
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/book-reader/book-reader/book-reader.component.ts
@@ -524,8 +524,9 @@ export class BookReaderComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
           this.libraryType = type;
         });
 
-        this.updateLayoutMode(this.user.preferences.bookReaderLayoutMode || BookPageLayoutMode.Default);
-
+        // We need to think about if the user modified this and this function call is a continuous reader one
+        //this.updateLayoutMode(this.user.preferences.bookReaderLayoutMode || BookPageLayoutMode.Default);
+        this.updateImagesWithHeight();
 
 
         if (this.pageNum >= this.maxPages) {
@@ -586,9 +587,9 @@ export class BookReaderComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
   @HostListener('window:keydown', ['$event'])
   handleKeyPress(event: KeyboardEvent) {
     if (event.key === KEY_CODES.RIGHT_ARROW) {
-      this.nextPage();
+      this.movePage(this.readingDirection === ReadingDirection.LeftToRight ? PAGING_DIRECTION.FORWARD : PAGING_DIRECTION.BACKWARDS);
     } else if (event.key === KEY_CODES.LEFT_ARROW) {
-      this.prevPage();
+      this.movePage(this.readingDirection === ReadingDirection.LeftToRight ? PAGING_DIRECTION.BACKWARDS : PAGING_DIRECTION.FORWARD);
     } else if (event.key === KEY_CODES.ESC_KEY) {
       this.closeReader();
     } else if (event.key === KEY_CODES.SPACE) {
@@ -791,7 +792,8 @@ export class BookReaderComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
    * Applies a max-height inline css property on each image in the page if the layout mode is column-based, else it removes the property
    */
   updateImagesWithHeight() {
-    const images = this.readingSectionElemRef.nativeElement.querySelectorAll('img') || [];
+
+    const images = this.readingSectionElemRef?.nativeElement.querySelectorAll('img') || [];
 
     if (this.layoutMode !== BookPageLayoutMode.Default) {
       const height = this.ColumnHeight;
@@ -807,7 +809,7 @@ export class BookReaderComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
 
   setupPage(part?: string | undefined, scrollTop?: number | undefined) {
     this.isLoading = false;
-    this.scrollbarNeeded = this.readingHtml.nativeElement.clientHeight > this.readingSectionElemRef.nativeElement.clientHeight;
+    this.scrollbarNeeded = this.readingHtml.nativeElement.clientHeight > this.reader.nativeElement.clientHeight;
 
     // Virtual Paging stuff
     this.updateWidthAndHeightCalcs();
@@ -877,6 +879,10 @@ export class BookReaderComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Given a direction, calls the next or prev page method
+   * @param direction Direction to move 
+   */
   movePage(direction: PAGING_DIRECTION) {
     if (direction === PAGING_DIRECTION.BACKWARDS) {
       this.prevPage();
@@ -896,7 +902,6 @@ export class BookReaderComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
       const [currentVirtualPage, _, pageWidth] = this.getVirtualPage();
 
       if (currentVirtualPage > 1) {
-
         // -2 apparently goes back 1 virtual page...
         this.scrollService.scrollToX((currentVirtualPage - 2) * pageWidth, this.readingHtml.nativeElement);
         this.handleScrollEvent();
@@ -904,11 +909,7 @@ export class BookReaderComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
       }
     }
 
-    if (this.readingDirection === ReadingDirection.LeftToRight) {
-      this.setPageNum(this.pageNum - 1);
-    } else {
-      this.setPageNum(this.pageNum + 1);
-    }
+    this.setPageNum(this.pageNum - 1);
 
     if (oldPageNum === 0) {
       // Move to next volume/chapter automatically
@@ -933,7 +934,6 @@ export class BookReaderComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
       const [currentVirtualPage, totalVirtualPages, pageWidth] = this.getVirtualPage();
 
       if (currentVirtualPage < totalVirtualPages) {
-        //this.scrollService.scrollToX(scrollOffset + pageWidth, this.readingHtml.nativeElement);
         // +0 apparently goes forward 1 virtual page...
         this.scrollService.scrollToX((currentVirtualPage) * pageWidth, this.readingHtml.nativeElement);
         this.handleScrollEvent();
@@ -949,11 +949,7 @@ export class BookReaderComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     }
 
 
-    if (this.readingDirection === ReadingDirection.LeftToRight) {
-      this.setPageNum(this.pageNum + 1);
-    } else {
-      this.setPageNum(this.pageNum - 1);
-    }
+    this.setPageNum(this.pageNum + 1);
 
     if (oldPageNum === this.pageNum) { return; }
 
@@ -982,23 +978,8 @@ export class BookReaderComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     const scrollOffset = this.readingHtml.nativeElement.scrollLeft;
     const totalScroll = this.readingHtml.nativeElement.scrollWidth;
     const pageWidth = this.getPageWidth();
-
-    // console.log('scrollOffset: ', scrollOffset);
-    // console.log('totalScroll: ', totalScroll);
-    // console.log('page width: ', pageWidth);
-    // console.log('delta: ', totalScroll - scrollOffset)
-
-    // // If everything fits on a single page
-    // if (totalScroll - pageWidth === 0) {
-    //   return [1, 1, pageWidth];
-    // }
-
-    // // totalVirtualPages needs to be -1 because we can't scroll to totalOffset only on page 2
-
-    // const currentVirtualPage = Math.max(1, (scrollOffset === 0) ? 1 : Math.round(scrollOffset / pageWidth));
-
     const delta = totalScroll - scrollOffset;
-    //let totalVirtualPages = Math.max(1, Math.round((totalScroll - pageWidth) / pageWidth));
+
     const totalVirtualPages = Math.max(1, Math.round((totalScroll) / pageWidth));
     let currentVirtualPage = 1;
 
@@ -1014,8 +995,6 @@ export class BookReaderComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
       currentVirtualPage = Math.min(Math.max(1, Math.round((scrollOffset + pageWidth) / pageWidth)), totalVirtualPages);
     } 
 
-    console.log('currentPage: ', currentVirtualPage , ' totalPage: ', totalVirtualPages);
-    
     return [currentVirtualPage, totalVirtualPages, pageWidth];
   }
 
@@ -1205,6 +1184,10 @@ export class BookReaderComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     this.updateImagesWithHeight();
   }
 
+  updateReadingDirection(readingDirection: ReadingDirection) {
+    this.readingDirection = readingDirection;
+  }
+
   // Table of Contents
   cleanIdSelector(id: string) {
     const tokens = id.split('/');
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/manga-reader/manga-reader.component.html b/UI/Web/src/app/manga-reader/manga-reader.component.html
index 30a364d6c..f48534958 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/manga-reader/manga-reader.component.html
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/manga-reader/manga-reader.component.html
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
                     ondragstart="return false;" onselectstart="return false;">
                 </canvas>
             </div>
-            <div class="image-container" [ngClass]="{'d-none': renderWithCanvas, 'center-double': ShouldRenderDoublePage,
+            <div class="image-container {{getFittingOptionClass()}}" [ngClass]="{'d-none': renderWithCanvas, 'center-double': ShouldRenderDoublePage,
                     'fit-to-width-double-offset' : this.generalSettingsForm.get('fittingOption')?.value === FITTING_OPTION.WIDTH && ShouldRenderDoublePage,
                     'fit-to-height-double-offset': this.generalSettingsForm.get('fittingOption')?.value === FITTING_OPTION.HEIGHT && ShouldRenderDoublePage,
                     'original-double-offset' : this.generalSettingsForm.get('fittingOption')?.value === FITTING_OPTION.ORIGINAL && ShouldRenderDoublePage,
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/manga-reader/manga-reader.component.scss b/UI/Web/src/app/manga-reader/manga-reader.component.scss
index 26c75bbcb..feee81743 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/manga-reader/manga-reader.component.scss
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/manga-reader/manga-reader.component.scss
@@ -18,15 +18,13 @@ img {
 } 
 
 .reading-area {
-  display: flex;
-  justify-content: center;
   position: relative;
   overflow: auto;
+  height: calc(var(--vh)*100);
 }
 
 .image-container {
   text-align: center;
-  height: 100vh;
 
   // Original
   //display: block;
@@ -35,6 +33,22 @@ img {
   //display: flex; // Leave this off as it can cutoff the image
   align-items: center;
 
+    &.full-width {
+      width: 100vw;
+      height: calc(var(--vh)*100);
+      display: grid;
+    }
+
+    &.full-height {
+      height: 100vh;
+      display: grid;
+    }
+
+    &.original {
+      height: 100vh;
+      display: grid;
+    }
+
   #image-1 {
     &.double {
       margin: 0 0 0 auto;
@@ -95,17 +109,22 @@ img {
 .full-height {
   width: auto;
   margin: 0 auto;
-  max-height: 100%;
+  max-height: calc(var(--vh)*100);
   vertical-align: top;
 }
 
 .original {
-  align-self: center;  
+  align-self: center;
+  width: auto;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  vertical-align: top;
 }
 
 .full-width {
-  max-width: 100%;
-  align-self: center;  
+  width: 100%;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  vertical-align: top;
+  max-width: fit-content;
 
   &.double {
     width: 50%;
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/user-settings/user-preferences/user-preferences.component.html b/UI/Web/src/app/user-settings/user-preferences/user-preferences.component.html
index 1b1d54059..40ba2c9ad 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/user-settings/user-preferences/user-preferences.component.html
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/user-settings/user-preferences/user-preferences.component.html
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
                                             <label id="immersivemode-label" class="form-label"></label>
                                             <div class="mb-3">
                                                 <div class="form-check form-switch">
-                                                    <input type="checkbox" role="switch" id="immersivemode" formControlName="bookReaderImmersivemode" class="form-check-input" [value]="true" aria-labelledby="immersivemode-label">
+                                                    <input type="checkbox" role="switch" id="immersivemode" formControlName="bookReaderImmersiveMode" class="form-check-input" [value]="true" aria-labelledby="immersivemode-label">
                                                     <label id="immersivemode" class="form-check-label">Immersive Mode</label>&nbsp;<i class="fa fa-info-circle" aria-hidden="true" placement="right" [ngbTooltip]="immersivemodeOptionTooltip" role="button" tabindex="0"></i>
                                                     <ng-template #immersivemodeOptionTooltip>This will hide the menu behind a click on the reader document and turn tap to paginate on</ng-template>
                                                     <span class="visually-hidden" id="settings-immersivemode-option-help">This will hide the menu behind a click on the reader document and turn tap to paginate on</span>