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, Readest, Amazon Kindle and Project Gutenberg.

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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.

    126 calibre alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Homebrew
     
  2. Readest icon
     44 likes

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

    18 Readest alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  3. Amazon Kindle icon
     244 likes

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

    124 Amazon Kindle alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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  4. 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
     
  5. Open Library icon
     68 likes

    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.

    40 Open Library alternatives

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    • Online
     
  6. 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.

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  7. ReadEra icon
     58 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.

    83 ReadEra alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
     
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  8. Apple Books icon
     105 likes

    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.

    99 Apple Books alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • iPad
     
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  9. 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.

    57 Episteme Reader alternatives

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • Windows
     
  10. Handy Reader icon
     10 likes

    Customizable reader for EPUB, MOBI, AZW, PDF, FB2, and TXT, offering text-to-speech, bookmarks, highlighting, notes, adjustable fonts, color themes, intuitive interface, quick annotations, search, theme customization, and background image support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  11. Storyteller icon
     26 likes

    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...

    65 Storyteller alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  12. Kavita icon
     30 likes

    Lightning 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...

    180 Kavita alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
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