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.
- Ebook Reader
- Freemium • Proprietary
109 calibre alternativesFree 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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
Canada
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Self-Hosted
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- Homebrew
calibre VS Google Play Books
58 Project Gutenberg alternativesProject 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.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Online
Project Gutenberg Features
Project Gutenberg VS Google Play Books
110 Amazon Kindle alternativesThe Kindle app puts millions of books, magazines, newspapers, comics, and manga at your fingertips.
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- Freemium • Proprietary
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Country of Origin
- United States
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- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
Amazon Kindle Features
Amazon Kindle VS Google Play Books
Comments about Amazon Kindle as an Alternative to Google Play Books
31 Book's Story alternativesMaterial3 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.
Book's Story VS Google Play Books
30 Open Library alternativesEditable 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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
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Country of Origin
- United States
Platforms
- Online
Open Library VS Google Play Books
71 ReadEra alternativesRead 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.
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
- United States
Platforms
- Android
ReadEra VS Google Play Books
Comments about ReadEra as an Alternative to Google Play Books
It is the closest match without having to pay for all it offers.
90 Apple Books alternativesApple 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.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
- United States
Platforms
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
Apple Books Features
Apple Books VS Google Play Books
Comments about Apple Books as an Alternative to Google Play Books
On iphone, it's just perfect.
Can't access my Google library on it.
57 Storyteller alternativesStoryteller 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...
Storyteller Features
Storyteller VS Google Play Books
56 Citadel (ebook library manager) alternativesCitadel 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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
- International
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Citadel (ebook library manager) VS Google Play Books
172 Kavita alternativesLighting 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...
License model
- Freemium • Open Source
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
Kavita VS Google Play Books
54 Scribd alternativesScribd is a social publishing site, where tens of millions of people share original writings and documents.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Country of Origin
- United States
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Waze
Scribd Features
Scribd VS Google Play Books
51 Myne (eBook) alternativesMyne is a FOSS Android application to download ebooks from the Project GutenBerg, it uses GutenDex API to fetch metadata of ebooks in the backend.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
- International
Platforms
- Android
- F-Droid
Myne (eBook) VS Google Play Books
Not that significant but it's very old looking. Google is much smoother and easier to use