Google Play Books Alternatives

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, Readest, Project Gutenberg and Book's Story.

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  1. Scribd icon
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    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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  2. Kobo Books icon
     17 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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  3. 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.

    54 Myne (eBook) alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  4. 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.

    61 Citadel (ebook library manager) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. BookFusion icon
     18 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.

    65 BookFusion alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  6. NOOK icon
     19 likes

    Get the FREE Barnes & Noble NOOK App for your Android or iOS smartphone or tablet to enjoy all your favorite digital content. Access our vast online library of over 4 million eBooks, graphic novels, comics, manga and magazines. Plus discover over 300,000 audiobooks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  7. Welcome to Cantook! The favorite reading app for the true bookworms.

    Bring all your eBooks, comics and audiobooks in the same place, no matter where they're coming from. Available on iPhone, iPad or macOS.

    With Cantook, we make it easy to bring all your books in the same pl.

    80 Cantook by Aldiko alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  8. EPUBReader icon
     40 likes

    EPUBReader is a Firefox and Chrome addon which lets you read ePub-files just in the browser. You don't need to install additional software!

    98 EPUBReader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  9. eBooks.com icon
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    eBooks.com is a leading retailer of ebooks, with a vast range of ebooks from academic, popular and professional publishers.

    33 eBooks.com alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Kindle Cloud Reader lets you read ebooks instantly in your web browser - no Kindle device required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Firefox
     
  11. BookBrainz icon
     9 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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. Episteme Reader is an offline-first application designed for reading various document formats. It leverages native Android technologies and C++ libraries to provide a performant reading experience with customization capabilities.

    51 Episteme Reader alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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