Google Play Books AlternativesEbook Readers & Ebook Libraries like Google Play Books

Google Play Books is described as 'Explore millions of books with search and preview, read free public domain titles, and sync purchases across devices for seamless reading experiences' and is a very popular Ebook Reader in the news & books category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Google Play Books for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad and Android Tablet apps. The best Google Play Books alternative is calibre, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Google Play Books are Z-Library, Project Gutenberg, Amazon Kindle and Book's Story.

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  1. calibre icon
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    Free e-book manager with features including library management, format conversion, syncing to devices, internet-independent operation, built-in viewer, news download as e-books, text-to-speech, privacy focus, extensible plugins, and no registration or tracking.

    109 calibre alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Homebrew

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Built-in e-Book converter
    2.  Book organization
    3.  Built-in viewer
    4.  Library Management
    5.  Batch conversion
    6.  Ebook Editor
    7.  Supports All Ebooks Format
    8.  DRM Free
    9.  E-book management
    10.  Book Manager
    11.  Metadata Editor
    12.  Ad-free

    calibre VS Google Play Books

     
    • Most users think calibre is a great Google Play Books alternative.

    • calibre is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Google Play Books.

    • calibre is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Google Play Books.

    • calibre is Free and Open SourceGoogle Play Books is Freemium and Proprietary
    • calibre is CustomizableGoogle Play Books is not according to our users
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    Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks. Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. You will find the world's great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired.

    58 Project Gutenberg alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online

    Project Gutenberg Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Content curation

    Project Gutenberg VS Google Play Books

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

    110 Amazon Kindle alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Amazon Kindle Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  Full-Text Search
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ebook Cloud Sync
    6.  Progress tracking
    7.  Save progress
    8.  Synchronization

    Amazon Kindle VS Google Play Books

     
    Comments about Amazon Kindle as an Alternative to Google Play Books
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    Negative Apr 19, 2017
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    Not that significant but it's very old looking. Google is much smoother and easier to use

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    • Most users think Amazon Kindle is a great Google Play Books alternative.

    • Amazon Kindle is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Google Play Books.

    • Amazon Kindle is Freemium and ProprietaryGoogle Play Books is also Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Book's Story icon
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    Material3 eBook reader - Book's Story. Built with Jetpack Compose. Free & Open Source & Ad Free. 4 supported file formats (.txt, .pdf, .epub, .fb2), 2 supported languages. Lots of customization.

    31 Book's Story alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Reading

    Book's Story VS Google Play Books

     
  5. Open Library icon
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    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.

    30 Open Library alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Reading list
    2.  Crowdsourced
    3.  Book Manager
    4.  Wiki-like interface
    5.  User Rating
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Full-Text Search
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  No registration required
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  REST API

    Open Library VS Google Play Books

     
  6. ReadEra icon
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    Read book files in EPUB, PDF, DOC, DOCX, RTF, TXT, DJVU, FB2, MOBI and CHM formats. Supports chapters, bookmarks, page style. Saves the current reading position. Automatic detection and display of the list of all supported documents on your device.

    71 ReadEra alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android

    Properties

    1.  Educational

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Auto fetch album covers
    3.  Fullscreen support
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Text to Speech
    8.  Material design

    ReadEra VS Google Play Books

     
    Comments about ReadEra as an Alternative to Google Play Books
    Guest
    Positive Sep 10, 2019
    0

    It is the closest match without having to pay for all it offers.

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    • ReadEra is Freemium and ProprietaryGoogle Play Books is also Freemium and Proprietary
  7. Apple Books icon
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    Apple Books is the single destination for all the books you love, and the ones you’re about to. Browse the Book Store, join Oprah’s new Book Club, keep track of what you’ve read and want to read, and listen to enthralling audiobooks. All in one place.

    90 Apple Books alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Apple Books Features

    1.  Free books
    2.  Text Highlighting
    3.  Built-in Commenting System
    4. Android icon  Android Sync

    Apple Books VS Google Play Books

     
    Comments about Apple Books as an Alternative to Google Play Books
    Guest
    Positive Nov 7, 2018
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    On iphone, it's just perfect.

    Guest
    Negative Aug 20, 2015
    0

    Can't access my Google library on it.

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    • Most users think Apple Books is a great Google Play Books alternative.

    • Apple Books is Free and ProprietaryGoogle Play Books is Freemium and Proprietary
  8. Storyteller icon
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    Storyteller is a self-hosted platform for creating and reading ebooks with synced narration. It's made of three components: the API server, the web interface, and the mobile apps. Together, these components allow you to take audiobooks and ebooks that you already own and...

    57 Storyteller alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker

    Storyteller Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Cloud Sync
    3.  Audio Books

    Storyteller VS Google Play Books

     
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    Citadel helps you manage your ebook libraries. It provides a simple, user-friendly interface to add new books to your library or update book metadata like titles, authors, and tags, all while remaining compatible with Calibre.

    56 Citadel (ebook library manager) alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Dark Mode

    Citadel (ebook library manager) VS Google Play Books

     
  10. Kavita icon
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    Lighting fast with a slick design, Kavita is a rocket fueled self-hosted digital library which supports a vast array of file formats. Install to start reading and share your server with your friends. book reader, self hosted, manga, comics, free, manhwa, e readers, electronic...

    172 Kavita alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Web-Based
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Offline Reading
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  File Hosting
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Built-in viewer
    9.  No registration required

    Kavita VS Google Play Books

     
  11. Scribd icon
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    Scribd is a social publishing site, where tens of millions of people share original writings and documents.

    54 Scribd alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Waze

    Scribd Features

    1.  Audio Books
    2.  Document Sharing

    Scribd VS Google Play Books

     
    • Scribd is the most popular commercial alternative to Google Play Books.

    • Scribd is Paid and ProprietaryGoogle Play Books is Freemium and Proprietary
  12. Myne (eBook) icon
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    Myne is a FOSS Android application to download ebooks from the Project GutenBerg, it uses GutenDex API to fetch metadata of ebooks in the backend.

    51 Myne (eBook) alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Material design
    6.  Indexed search
    7.  Free books
    8.  Export to EPUB

    Myne (eBook) VS Google Play Books

     
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