diff --git a/src/commands/CreateBookFromClipboardCommand.ts b/src/commands/CreateBookFromClipboardCommand.ts
index b196540..da93238 100644
--- a/src/commands/CreateBookFromClipboardCommand.ts
+++ b/src/commands/CreateBookFromClipboardCommand.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@ export class CreateBookFromClipboardCommand extends Command {
 	}
 
 	async callback() {
-		const data = await navigator.clipboard.readText();
+		let data: string;
+		try {
+			data = await navigator.clipboard.readText();
+		} catch (err) {
+			console.error("Failed to read clipboard:", err)
+			new Notice("Failed to get book from the clipboard");
+			return;
+		}
 		const result = await bookSchema.safeParseAsync(JSON.parse(data));
 
 		if (!result.success) {
diff --git a/src/commands/CreateBookFromGoodreadsUrlCommand.ts b/src/commands/CreateBookFromGoodreadsUrlCommand.ts
index 145c4f8..aaef30a 100644
--- a/src/commands/CreateBookFromGoodreadsUrlCommand.ts
+++ b/src/commands/CreateBookFromGoodreadsUrlCommand.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,15 @@ export class CreateBookFromGoodreadsUrlCommand extends Command {
 	}
 
 	async callback() {
-		const url = await navigator.clipboard.readText();
+		let url: string;
+		try {
+			url = await navigator.clipboard.readText();
+		} catch (err) {
+			console.error("Failed to read clipboard:", err)
+			new Notice("Failed to get URL from clipboard");
+			return;
+		}
+
 		const legacyId = parseInt(
 			GOODREADS_URL_PATTERN.exec(url)?.[1] ?? "",
 			10
diff --git a/src/commands/UpdateCoverFromURLCommand.ts b/src/commands/UpdateCoverFromURLCommand.ts
index 2536a83..4657b05 100644
--- a/src/commands/UpdateCoverFromURLCommand.ts
+++ b/src/commands/UpdateCoverFromURLCommand.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,15 @@ export class UpdateCoverFromURLCommand extends EditorCheckCommand {
 
 	protected async run(_editor: Editor, ctx: MarkdownView | MarkdownFileInfo): Promise<void> {
 		const file = ctx.file!;
-		const url = await navigator.clipboard.readText();
+
+		let url: string;
+		try {
+			url = await navigator.clipboard.readText();
+		} catch (err) {
+			console.error("Failed to read clipbaord:", err);
+			new Notice("Failed to get cover image url from clipboard");
+			return;
+		}
 
 		let coverFile: TFile;
 		try {