A list of apps and tools to use for E-Books that you own.
Another interesting list (unaffiliated): https://github.com/getbookshelves/free-ebooks
The minimal client app for the app store that respects freedom and privacy
NOTE: The Basic version of F-Droid Client has a reduced feature set (e.g. no nearby share and no panic feature). It targets Android 13 and can do unattended updates without privileged extension or root.
Find new apps! There is a "Reading" category
Librera Reader is a highly customizable and feature-rich application for reading books in PDF, EPUB, MOBI, DjVu, FB2, TXT, RTF, AZW, AZW3, HTML, CBZ, CBR formats on Android devices.
I heard it's good, no experience
Find new apps! There are multiple tags like "ebook", or just search.
An ebook reader and library management app supporting ".epub" files. Arianna discovers your books automatically, and sorts them by categories, genres and authors.
The KDE E-book reader
Free e-book manager offering library management, multi-format conversion, syncing to devices, news download as e-books, built-in viewer, editor, and privacy.
Calibre-Web Automated aims to be an all-in-one solution, combining the modern lightweight web UI from Calibre-Web with the robust, versatile feature set of Calibre, with a slew of extra features and automations thrown in on top.
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Look for smaller shops that offer DRM-free .epub downloads.
Many libraries have their own lending systems, you might use tools to extract protected books if needed and possible.
Pay authors if you can!
"Standard Ebooks is a volunteer-driven effort to produce a collection of high quality, carefully formatted, accessible, open source, and free public domain ebooks that meet or exceed the quality of commercially produced ebooks.
Provides access to over 75,000 free e-books in multiple formats, including EPUB and Kindle, focused mainly on older literature with expired US copyright, no registration needed.
Thousands of free ebooks, pre-formatted for reading on your computer, smartphone, iPod, or e-reading device - ePUB, Kindle, eReader, PDF, Plucker, iSilo, Doc, RTF, Mobipocket, Newton Paperback, and zTXT ebooks ready to go!
The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, it provides free access to researchers, historians, scholars, the print disabled, and the general public.
Many open access ebooks available
Openlib is an open source app to download and read books from shadow library (Anna’s Archive). The App Has Built In Reader to Read Books.
Open-source, ad-free torrent client offering a polished user interface, integrated multi-site search, RSS support, remote web control, and cross-platform availability.
There are some private sites you can use to get a ton of books!
Search engine of shadow libraries: books, papers, comics, magazines. Z-Library, Library Genesis, Sci-Hub. Fully resilient through open source code and data. Spread the word: everyone is welcome here!.
The biggest collection of basically everything! Downloads are quite limited, but you can pay and support them to get faster downloads.
Unlimited access to a vast collection of over 4.9 million books and 77 million articles, offering diverse knowledge resources for everyone.
You will want an e-ink / e-paper device.
The PineNote looks pretty cool also for writing on it.
Otherwise Kobo is pretty good and open as far as I know.
An ebook reader application supporting PDF, DjVu, EPUB, FB2 and many more formats, running on Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook, Linux and Android devices.
Apparently the biggest software for jailbroken E-Readers, maybe also natively on some devices. The Android version seems pretty limited.
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