diff --git a/src/pyj/book_list/views.pyj b/src/pyj/book_list/views.pyj
index 1c7581d65b..e74decb853 100644
--- a/src/pyj/book_list/views.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/book_list/views.pyj
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ from book_list.search import (
 from book_list.top_bar import add_button, create_top_bar
 from book_list.ui import query_as_href, set_panel_handler, show_panel
 from dom import add_extra_css, build_rule, clear, ensure_id, set_css
+from file_uploads import upload_files_widget
 from modals import error_dialog
 from session import get_interface_data
 from utils import conditional_timeout, parse_url_params, safe_set_inner_html
@@ -450,6 +451,13 @@ def create_more_actions_panel(container_id):
 
 # }}}
 
+# Adding books {{{
+def implement_me():
+    upload_files_widget()
+
+# }}}
+
+
 set_panel_handler('book_list', init)
 set_panel_handler('book_list^sort', create_sort_panel)
 set_panel_handler('book_list^vl', create_vl_panel)
diff --git a/src/pyj/file_uploads.pyj b/src/pyj/file_uploads.pyj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56f3a189a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pyj/file_uploads.pyj
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
+# License: GPL v3 Copyright: 2018, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
+from __python__ import bound_methods, hash_literals
+
+from elementmaker import E
+from gettext import gettext as _
+
+from utils import safe_set_inner_html
+
+
+def upload_files_widget(container, proceed, msg):
+    container_id = container.id
+
+    def files_selected():
+        files = this.files
+        container = document.getElementById(container_id)
+        container.removeChild(container.lastChild)
+        if callable(proceed):
+            proceed(container, files)
+
+    msg = msg or _('Upload books by <a>selecting the book files</a> or drag and drop of the files here')
+    c = E.div(E.span(), E.input(type='file', multiple=True, style='display:none', onchange=files_selected))
+    c.style.minHeight = '40vh'
+    c.style.borderBottom = 'solid 1px currentColor'
+
+    safe_set_inner_html(c.firstChild, msg)
+    a = c.getElementsByTagName('a')[0]
+    a.setAttribute('href', 'javascript: void(0)')
+    a.classList.add('simple-link')
+    a.style.color = 'blue'
+    a.addEventListener('click', def():
+        document.getElementById(container_id).querySelector('input[type=file]').click()
+    , False)
+    container.appendChild(c)
+
+    def stop(e):
+        e.stopPropagation(), e.preventDefault()
+
+    def drop(e):
+        stop(e)
+        dt = e.dataTransfer
+        files_selected.call(dt)
+
+    c.addEventListener('dragenter', stop, False)
+    c.addEventListener('dragover', stop, False)
+    c.addEventListener('drop', drop, False)
+    return c
+
+
+def start_send(container, files):
+    pass
+
+
+def develop(container):
+    upload_files_widget(container)