Web-based Google Play Books Alternatives

There are many alternatives to Google Play Books as a web app if you are looking for a replacement. The best Online alternative is Z-Library, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Google Play Books and many of them are available as a web app so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Online alternatives to Google Play Books are Readest, Amazon Kindle, Project Gutenberg and Open Library.

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  1. Readest icon
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    Readest is a modern, open-source ebook reader for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and the web.

    18 Readest alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  2. Amazon Kindle icon
     244 likes

    The Kindle app puts millions of books, magazines, newspapers, comics, and manga at your fingertips.

    124 Amazon Kindle alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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  3. Offers access to a collection of over 75,000 free e-books, primarily older works with expired US copyright. Download or read online in EPUB and Kindle formats, with no fees, registration, or special apps required. Supported by volunteer digitization efforts.

    64 Project Gutenberg alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  4. Open Library icon
     68 likes

    Editable online catalog with user-sourced entries, metadata, cover art, and digital lending for millions of books, searchable by author, subject, or ISBN, including over one million Public Domain works available for download or borrowing via various digital formats.

    40 Open Library alternatives

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    • Online
     
  5. Scribd icon
     65 likes

    Subscription-based platform with unlimited ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and documents. Features uploading and sharing options, multiple languages, original works, single-purchase store, offline reading, community reviews, syncing, and educational resources.

    53 Scribd alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  6. Kobo Books icon
     18 likes

    Kobo Books is an application with a large library of eBooks, audiobooks, graphic novels, and children's books, accessible on smartphones or tablets. The app includes a search system for finding books by author, title, topic, or genre.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  7. BookFusion icon
     21 likes

    eBook solution offering multi-format library management, cross-device syncing of uploads, bookmarks, and highlights, online and offline access, private sharing, analytics, and secure digital library deployment for individuals, businesses, and schools.

    68 BookFusion alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  8. Kindle Cloud Reader lets you read ebooks instantly in your web browser - no Kindle device required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Firefox
     
  9. Bookmate icon
     13 likes

    Bookmate is a subscription based e-book service that makes reading accessible to anyone in the world with a mobile phone.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  10. eBooks.com icon
     3 likes

    eBooks.com is a leading retailer of ebooks, with a vast range of ebooks from academic, popular and professional publishers.

    34 eBooks.com alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  11. BookBrainz icon
     10 likes

    BookBrainz is a project to create an online database of information about every single book, magazine, journal and other publication ever written. We make all the data that we collect available to the whole world to consume and use as they see fit.

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    • Online
     
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