Apple Books AlternativesTop Ebook Readers & Ebook Libraries like Apple Books

Apple Books is described as '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' and is a very popular Ebook Reader in the news & books category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Apple Books for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Web-based, iPad and Android Tablet apps. The best Apple Books alternative is calibre, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Apple Books are Readest, KOReader, Project Gutenberg and Amazon Kindle.

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  1. calibre icon

    calibre

     1557 likes

    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.

    138 calibre alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Homebrew
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    calibre vs Apple Books Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It let's me read the epub files, however, it has twitches sometimes, not switching the pages right away.

    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Calibre is a great program for management and ebook conversion but its built-in reader is crappy and has no animations. not intuitive. bad gui. great program, bad reader. Moonreader for android is way better, but I want something with similar functionality to either moonreader or apple books and calibre can't display as well.

    Mateo Castro
    Positive
    -1

    It has all the features of iBooks. Fonts size change, highlighting, bookmarking, dissection of Chapters.

    • calibre is Free and Open SourceApple Books is Free and Proprietary
    • calibre is Customizable, Lightweight, Privacy focused and DecentralizedApple Books is not according to our users
  2. Readest icon

    Readest

     53 likes

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

    21 Readest alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Self-Hosted
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  4. KOReader icon

    KOReader

     86 likes

    An ebook reader application supporting PDF, DjVu, EPUB, FB2 and many more formats, running on Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook, Linux and Android devices.

    90 KOReader alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • AppImageHub
    • Kobo Books
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
    • Linux Mobile
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    Adobe Digital Editions

    Supports EPUB and PDF formats, reading borrowed library and DRM-protected eBooks on Windows, macOS, tablets, and phones, with features like annotation, syncing across devices, offline reading modes, organizational tools, and cust...

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  6. Project Gutenberg icon

    Project Gutenberg

     206 likes

    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
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  8. Amazon Kindle icon

    Amazon Kindle

     244 likes

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

    131 Amazon Kindle alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Amazon Kindle vs Apple Books Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    10

    you can't read epub files on Kindle

    • Amazon Kindle is Freemium and ProprietaryApple Books is Free and Proprietary
  9. Foliate icon

    Foliate

     67 likes

    A simple and modern eBook viewer for Linux desktops.

    70 Foliate alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
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    Foliate vs Apple Books Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    it provides a beautiful ereader with page flip animation, and two page view mimicking paper books that runs on a full computer not a mobile device. unfortunately only works on linux. but very good!

    • Foliate is Free and Open SourceApple Books is Free and Proprietary
    • Foliate is Lightweight, Privacy focused and MinimalisticApple Books is not according to our users
  10. FBReader icon

    FBReader

     220 likes

    E-reader application.

    124 FBReader alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    FBReader vs Apple Books Comments
    Mateo Castro
    Positive
    3

    It is simple, with the side keys you scroll and with the up and down keys you pass the pages.

    • FBReader is Freemium and ProprietaryApple Books is Free and Proprietary
    • FBReader is LightweightApple Books is not according to our users
  11. Google Play Books icon

    Google Play Books

     157 likes

    Discover a vast library of books to search, preview, and buy, read free public domain books, sync page positions, and back up purchases online for a seamless reading experience across multiple devices.

    80 Google Play Books alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Android Auto
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  12. Book's Story icon

    Book's Story

     35 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  14. Episteme Reader icon

    Episteme Reader

     12 likes

    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.

    61 Episteme Reader alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Fedora
    • Arch Linux
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  15. ReadEra icon

    ReadEra

     59 likes

    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.

    93 ReadEra alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
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