diff --git a/oml/item/handlers.py b/oml/item/handlers.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
+from __future__ import division, with_statement
+
+import os
+import zipfile
+import mimetypes
+from datetime import datetime
+
+import tornado.web
+from models import Item
+import settings
+
+class OMLHandler(tornado.web.RequestHandler):
+
+    def initialize(self, app):
+        self._app = app
+
+class EpubHandler(OMLHandler):
+
+    def get(self, id, filename):
+        with self._app.app_context():
+            item = Item.get(id)
+            path = item.get_path()
+            if not item or item.info['extension'] != 'epub' or not path:
+                self.set_status(404)
+                self.write('')
+            else:
+                z = zipfile.ZipFile(path)
+                if filename == '':
+                    self.write('<br>\n'.join([f.filename for f in z.filelist]))
+                elif filename not in [f.filename for f in z.filelist]:
+                    self.set_status(404)
+                    self.write('')
+                else:
+                    content_type = {
+                        'xpgt': 'application/vnd.adobe-page-template+xml'
+                    }.get(filename.split('.')[0], mimetypes.guess_type(filename)[0]) or 'text/plain'
+                    self.set_header('Content-Type', content_type)
+                    self.write(z.read(filename))
+            self.finish()
+
+def serve_static(handler, path, mimetype):
+    #fixme use static file handler
+    handler.set_header('Content-Type', mimetype)
+    with open(path) as fd:
+        handler.write(fd.read())
+    handler.finish()
+    return
+
+class FileHandler(OMLHandler):
+
+    def get(self, id):
+        with self._app.app_context():
+            item = Item.get(id)
+            if not item:
+                self.set_status(404)
+                self.finish()
+                return
+            path = item.get_path()
+            mimetype={
+                'epub': 'application/epub+zip',
+                'pdf': 'application/pdf',
+            }.get(path.split('.')[-1], None)
+            return serve_static(self, path, mimetype)
+
+class ReaderHandler(OMLHandler):
+
+    def get(self, id):
+        with self._app.app_context():
+            item = Item.get(id)
+            if not item:
+                self.set_status(404)
+                self.finish()
+                return
+            if item.info['extension'] == 'epub':
+                html = 'html/epub.html'
+            elif item.info['extension'] == 'pdf':
+                html = 'html/pdf.html'
+            elif item.info['extension'] == 'txt':
+                html = 'html/txt.html'
+            else:
+                self.set_status(404)
+                self.finish()
+                return
+            item.sort_accessed = item.accessed = datetime.now()
+            item.sort_timesaccessed = item.timesaccessed = (item.timesaccessed or 0) + 1
+            item.save()
+            return serve_static(self, os.path.join(settings.static_path, html), 'text/html')