diff --git a/resources/texts/_contentManager.html b/resources/texts/_contentManager.html
index 7ae1bea..32df1bc 100644
--- a/resources/texts/_contentManager.html
+++ b/resources/texts/_contentManager.html
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ function init() {
             downloadUpdaters[book.id] = setInterval(function() { getDownloadInfo(book.id); }, 1000);
           });
         },
+        eraseBook : function(book) {
+            contentManager.eraseBook(book.id);
+        },
         displayedBooks : function(books, nb) {
             var a = books.slice(0, nb);
             return a;
@@ -215,6 +218,7 @@ details:hover {
   </div>
   <div id="bookTable">
     <div class="header">
+      <span class="tablecell cell0">icone poubelle</span>
       <span class="tablecell cell0"></span>
       <span class="tablecell cell1">File name</span>
       <span class="tablecell cell2">Size</span>
@@ -225,6 +229,9 @@ details:hover {
     <div id="bookList" onscroll=scrolled(this)>
       <details v-for="book in displayedBooks(books, displayedBooksNb)" class="book">
         <summary class="tablerow">
+          <span class="tablecell cell0">
+            <button v-if="book.path" v-on:click="eraseBook(book)">Delete</button>
+          </span>
           <span class="tablecell cell0">
             <img v-if="book.faviconUrl" v-bind:src="'http://' + book.faviconUrl" />
             <img v-else-if="book.faviconMimeType" v-bind:src="'zim://' + book.id + '.favicon.meta'" />
diff --git a/src/contentmanager.cpp b/src/contentmanager.cpp
index fc9dc41..dc3da5f 100644
--- a/src/contentmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/contentmanager.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ ContentManager::ContentManager(Library* library, kiwix::Downloader* downloader,
     connect(this, &ContentManager::filterParamsChanged, this, &ContentManager::updateLibrary);
 }
 
-
 void ContentManager::setLocal(bool local) {
     if (local == m_local) {
         return;
@@ -185,10 +184,23 @@ QString ContentManager::downloadBook(const QString &id)
     mp_library->addBookToLibrary(book);
     mp_library->save();
     emit(mp_library->booksChanged());
-    emit(booksChanged());
     return QString::fromStdString(download->getDid());
 }
 
+void ContentManager::eraseBook(const QString& id)
+{
+    kiwix::Book book = mp_library->getBookById(id);
+    QString dirName = QString::fromUtf8(getDataDirectory().c_str());
+    QString fileSelection = QString::fromUtf8(getLastPathElement(book.getPath()).c_str()) + "*";
+    QDir dir(dirName, fileSelection);
+    for(const QString& filename: dir.entryList()) {
+        dir.remove(filename);
+    }
+    mp_library->removeBookFromLibraryById(id);
+    mp_library->save();
+    emit(mp_library->booksChanged());
+}
+
 QStringList ContentManager::getDownloadIds()
 {
     QStringList list;
diff --git a/src/contentmanager.h b/src/contentmanager.h
index 4a7324c..64e1f26 100644
--- a/src/contentmanager.h
+++ b/src/contentmanager.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public slots:
     QString downloadBook(const QString& id);
     void updateLibrary();
     void setSearch(const QString& search);
+    void eraseBook(const QString& id);
 };
 
 #endif // CONTENTMANAGER_H
diff --git a/src/library.cpp b/src/library.cpp
index 3eb47e9..9c0e989 100644
--- a/src/library.cpp
+++ b/src/library.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ void Library::addBookToLibrary(kiwix::Book &book)
     m_library.addBook(book);
 }
 
+void Library::removeBookFromLibraryById(const QString& id) {
+    m_library.removeBookById(id.toStdString());
+}
+
 void Library::addBookmark(kiwix::Bookmark &bookmark)
 {
     m_library.addBookmark(bookmark);
diff --git a/src/library.h b/src/library.h
index 47c33e9..b6705bb 100644
--- a/src/library.h
+++ b/src/library.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public:
     QStringList listBookIds(const QString& query, const QString &categoryFilter);
     const std::vector<kiwix::Bookmark>& getBookmarks() { return m_library.getBookmarks(); }
     void addBookToLibrary(kiwix::Book& book);
+    void removeBookFromLibraryById(const QString& id);
     void addBookmark(kiwix::Bookmark& bookmark);
     void removeBookmark(const QString& zimId, const QString& url);
     void save();