diff --git a/containers/novela/routers/common.py b/containers/novela/routers/common.py
index c86ffea..13e38ae 100644
--- a/containers/novela/routers/common.py
+++ b/containers/novela/routers/common.py
@@ -70,15 +70,17 @@ def make_rel_path(*, media_type: str, publisher: str, author: str, title: str, s
         return Path("epub") / pub / auth / "Stories" / f"{ttl}.epub"
 
     if media_type == "pdf":
+        pub = clean_segment(publisher, "Unknown Publisher", 80)
         auth = clean_segment(author, "Unknown Author", 80)
         ttl = clean_segment(title, "Untitled", 140)
-        return Path("pdf") / auth / f"{ttl}.pdf"
+        return Path("pdf") / pub / auth / f"{ttl}.pdf"
 
     # CBR / CBZ — preserve the original extension; default to .cbr
     comics_ext = ext if ext in {".cbr", ".cbz"} else ".cbr"
+    pub = clean_segment(publisher, "Unknown Publisher", 80)
     auth = clean_segment(author, "Unknown", 80)
     ttl = clean_segment(title, "Untitled", 140)
-    return Path("comics") / auth / f"{ttl}{comics_ext}"
+    return Path("comics") / pub / auth / f"{ttl}{comics_ext}"
 
 
 def ensure_unique_rel_path(rel_path: Path) -> Path:
diff --git a/containers/novela/routers/reader.py b/containers/novela/routers/reader.py
index fc2d14d..e722b69 100644
--- a/containers/novela/routers/reader.py
+++ b/containers/novela/routers/reader.py
@@ -417,10 +417,12 @@ def _make_rel_path(
         return Path("epub") / pub / auth / "Stories" / f"{ttl}.epub"
 
     if ext == ".pdf":
-        return Path("pdf") / auth / f"{ttl}.pdf"
+        pub = _clean_segment(publisher, "Unknown Publisher", 80)
+        return Path("pdf") / pub / auth / f"{ttl}.pdf"
 
     # .cbr / .cbz
-    return Path("comics") / auth / f"{ttl}{ext}"
+    pub = _clean_segment(publisher, "Unknown Publisher", 80)
+    return Path("comics") / pub / auth / f"{ttl}{ext}"
 
 
 def _ensure_unique_rel_path(rel_path: Path, *, exclude: Path | None = None) -> Path:
diff --git a/docs/TECHNICAL.md b/docs/TECHNICAL.md
index 822bcc2..c539b99 100644
--- a/docs/TECHNICAL.md
+++ b/docs/TECHNICAL.md
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ All files are stored under `library/` (relative to the app working directory, ma
 |--------|-------------|
 | EPUB (no series) | `library/epub/{publisher}/{author}/Stories/{title}.epub` |
 | EPUB (series) | `library/epub/{publisher}/{author}/Series/{series}/{idx:03d} - {title}.epub` |
-| PDF | `library/pdf/{author}/{title}.pdf` |
-| CBR | `library/comics/{author}/{title}.cbr` |
-| CBZ | `library/comics/{author}/{title}.cbz` |
+| PDF | `library/pdf/{publisher}/{author}/{title}.pdf` |
+| CBR | `library/comics/{publisher}/{author}/{title}.cbr` |
+| CBZ | `library/comics/{publisher}/{author}/{title}.cbz` |
 
 - Segments are sanitised: special chars stripped, max lengths applied (publisher/author 80, title 140, series 80).
 - Series index is zero-padded to 3 digits (`001`, `002`, …), clamped to 1–999.
diff --git a/docs/changelog-develop.md b/docs/changelog-develop.md
index e4cc150..a92f556 100644
--- a/docs/changelog-develop.md
+++ b/docs/changelog-develop.md
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ This file tracks changes on the `develop` line.
 - Updated Docker image with `postgresql-client` for `pg_dump`.
 - Multiple test builds pushed to `gitea.oskamp.info/ivooskamp/novela:dev`.
 
+## 2026-03-25 (4)
+- Added {publisher} directory to PDF and CBR/CBZ paths: `pdf/{publisher}/{author}/{title}.pdf`, `comics/{publisher}/{author}/{title}.cbr/cbz` — consistent with EPUB structure
+
 ## 2026-03-25 (3)
 - Fixed CBZ extension in import: `common.make_rel_path` always generated `.cbr` for CBZ files; now accepts `ext` parameter; `library.py` passes actual suffix so CBZ files land at `comics/{author}/{title}.cbz`
 - Added missing `GET /download/{filename}` endpoint (referenced in book.html but was 404)