diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/aatricks/novelscraper/data/model/ChapterContent.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/aatricks/novelscraper/data/model/ChapterContent.kt
index 6f521c5..2656fdc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/aatricks/novelscraper/data/model/ChapterContent.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/aatricks/novelscraper/data/model/ChapterContent.kt
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import io.aatricks.novelscraper.util.TextUtils
  * @property chapterNumber Optional chapter number for ordering
  * @property nextChapterUrl Optional URL to the next chapter for navigation
  * @property previousChapterUrl Optional URL to the previous chapter for navigation
+ * @property preCalculatedTextCount Optional pre-calculated text count for lazy loading
+ * @property preCalculatedImageCount Optional pre-calculated image count for lazy loading
  */
 data class ChapterContent(
     val paragraphs: List<ContentElement>,
@@ -19,7 +21,9 @@ data class ChapterContent(
     val url: String,
     val chapterNumber: Int? = null,
     val nextChapterUrl: String? = null,
-    val previousChapterUrl: String? = null
+    val previousChapterUrl: String? = null,
+    private val preCalculatedTextCount: Int? = null,
+    private val preCalculatedImageCount: Int? = null
 ) {
     init {
         require(url.isNotBlank()) { "URL cannot be blank" }
@@ -33,12 +37,12 @@ data class ChapterContent(
     /**
      * Returns the number of text elements in the chapter
      */
-    fun getTextCount(): Int = paragraphs.count { it is ContentElement.Text }
+    fun getTextCount(): Int = preCalculatedTextCount ?: paragraphs.count { it is ContentElement.Text }
     
     /**
      * Returns the number of image elements in the chapter
      */
-    fun getImageCount(): Int = paragraphs.sumOf { 
+    fun getImageCount(): Int = preCalculatedImageCount ?: paragraphs.sumOf {
         when (it) {
             is ContentElement.Image -> 1
             is ContentElement.ImageGroup -> it.images.size
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/aatricks/novelscraper/data/repository/ContentRepository.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/aatricks/novelscraper/data/repository/ContentRepository.kt
index 7208b14..3ef2c5a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/aatricks/novelscraper/data/repository/ContentRepository.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/aatricks/novelscraper/data/repository/ContentRepository.kt
@@ -53,7 +53,13 @@ class ContentRepository @Inject constructor(
     private val epubBookCache = mutableMapOf<String, EpubBook>()
 
     sealed class ContentResult {
-        data class Success(val elements: List<ContentElement>, val title: String? = null, val url: String) : ContentResult()
+        data class Success(
+            val elements: List<ContentElement>,
+            val title: String? = null,
+            val url: String,
+            val textCount: Int? = null,
+            val imageCount: Int? = null
+        ) : ContentResult()
         data class Error(val message: String, val exception: Exception? = null) : ContentResult()
     }
 
@@ -401,41 +407,75 @@ class ContentRepository @Inject constructor(
         }.getOrNull()
     }
 
-    private suspend fun loadPdfContent(filePath: String): ContentResult = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
-        runCatching {
-            val paragraphs = mutableListOf<String>()
+    private inner class PdfLazyList(
+        private val filePath: String,
+        private val totalPages: Int
+    ) : AbstractList<ContentElement>() {
+        override val size: Int get() = totalPages
+
+        override fun get(index: Int): ContentElement {
+            if (index < 0 || index >= size) throw IndexOutOfBoundsException("Index: $index, Size: $size")
+            val text = loadPdfPageText(filePath, index + 1)
+            return ContentElement.Text(text)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun loadPdfPageText(filePath: String, pageNum: Int): String {
+        return runCatching {
             val pdfDoc = if (filePath.startsWith("content://")) {
                 val uri = Uri.parse(filePath)
-                context.contentResolver.openInputStream(uri)?.use { 
-                    PdfDocument(PdfReader(it)) 
-                } ?: throw Exception("PDF not found")
+                context.contentResolver.openInputStream(uri)?.use {
+                    PdfDocument(PdfReader(it))
+                } ?: return ""
             } else {
                 val file = File(filePath)
-                if (!file.exists()) throw Exception("PDF not found")
+                if (!file.exists()) return ""
                 PdfDocument(PdfReader(file))
             }
-            
+
             pdfDoc.use { doc ->
-                for (i in 1..doc.numberOfPages) {
-                    PdfTextExtractor.getTextFromPage(doc.getPage(i)).lines()
-                        .filterNot { it.trim().matches(Regex("^\\d+$")) }
-                        .joinToString("\n")
-                        .split(Regex("\n\\s*\\n"))
-                        .map { it.trim() }
-                        .filter { it.length > 20 }
-                        .forEach { paragraphs.add(it) }
-                }
+                if (pageNum > doc.numberOfPages) return@use ""
+                val rawText = PdfTextExtractor.getTextFromPage(doc.getPage(pageNum))
+
+                rawText.lines()
+                    .filterNot { it.trim().matches(Regex("^\\d+$")) }
+                    .joinToString("\n")
+                    .split(Regex("\\n\\s*\\n"))
+                    .map { it.trim() }
+                    .filter { it.length > 20 }
+                    .joinToString("\n\n")
             }
-            
-            if (paragraphs.isEmpty()) throw Exception("No text in PDF")
-            
+        }.getOrDefault("")
+    }
+
+    private suspend fun loadPdfContent(filePath: String): ContentResult = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+        runCatching {
+            val pageCount = if (filePath.startsWith("content://")) {
+                val uri = Uri.parse(filePath)
+                context.contentResolver.openInputStream(uri)?.use {
+                    PdfDocument(PdfReader(it)).use { doc -> doc.numberOfPages }
+                } ?: throw Exception("PDF not found")
+            } else {
+                val file = File(filePath)
+                if (!file.exists()) throw Exception("PDF not found")
+                PdfDocument(PdfReader(file)).use { doc -> doc.numberOfPages }
+            }
+
+            if (pageCount == 0) throw Exception("No text in PDF")
+
             val title = if (filePath.startsWith("content://")) {
                 Uri.parse(filePath).lastPathSegment ?: "PDF"
             } else {
                 File(filePath).nameWithoutExtension
             }
-            
-            ContentResult.Success(paragraphs.map { ContentElement.Text(it) }, title, filePath)
+
+            ContentResult.Success(
+                elements = PdfLazyList(filePath, pageCount),
+                title = title,
+                url = filePath,
+                textCount = pageCount,
+                imageCount = 0
+            )
         }.getOrElse { e ->
             ContentResult.Error("PDF Error: ${e.message}")
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/aatricks/novelscraper/ui/viewmodel/ReaderViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/aatricks/novelscraper/ui/viewmodel/ReaderViewModel.kt
index 66d444f..b710cdf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/aatricks/novelscraper/ui/viewmodel/ReaderViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/aatricks/novelscraper/ui/viewmodel/ReaderViewModel.kt
@@ -228,7 +228,9 @@ class ReaderViewModel @Inject constructor(
             title = result.title,
             url = result.url,
             nextChapterUrl = contentRepository.incrementChapterUrl(result.url),
-            previousChapterUrl = contentRepository.decrementChapterUrl(result.url)
+            previousChapterUrl = contentRepository.decrementChapterUrl(result.url),
+            preCalculatedTextCount = result.textCount,
+            preCalculatedImageCount = result.imageCount
         )
 
         val libraryItem = effectiveLibraryItemId?.let { libraryRepository.getItemById(it) }