Apple Books Alternatives

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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Apple Books alternatives are mainly Ebook Readers, but if you're looking for Ebook Libraries or PDF Readers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Android, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Windows, Chrome OS and Linux. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Apple Books.
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    keosk.

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    keosk. Online and mobile plattform for magazines.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
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    Docshare.tips

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    You can upload your documents.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    Raz-Kids

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    Access for Students: With Raz-Kids, students can practice reading anytime, anywhere - at home, on the go, and even during the summer!

    13 Raz-Kids alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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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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    ShelfStream

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    A next-generation iOS viewer app for self-scanned manga and books with AI-powered organization, cloud storage support, and NAS streaming.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  7. Lex Reader icon

    Lex Reader

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    Free reading platform with 6M+ books & 30K+ human-narrated audiobooks with word-level text-audio synchronization. No subscription or sign-up required.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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  9. Mini Reader icon

    Mini Reader

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    Mini Reader is the "anti-modern" e-book app. It stands out by stripping away the clutter found in typical readers to focus on pure utility:

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  12. Kitabu icon

    Kitabu

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    Kitabu is our easy to use Desktop ePub reader. Simply drag and drop your ePub into Kitabu and start reading.

    58 Kitabu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • European Union flagEU
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    Mythos

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    AI-native EPUB and PDF reader. Select any passage and get contextual AI actions — summarize, explain, visualize, translate — without leaving the reading page.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    dir2opds

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    dir2opds is a self-hosted OPDS ebook server that turns any folder into a digital library. No database, no Calibre—just point it at your book collection and browse or download via any OPDS-compatible ebook reader or web browser.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  15. Sutra - OPDS eBook Reader icon

    Sutra - OPDS eBook Reader

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    Sutra is an iOS ebook reader built specifically to interface with self-hosted digital libraries via the OPDS protocol. It serves as a dedicated mobile frontend for home server applications like Kavita, Calibre, and Calibre-Web, allowing users to browse, download, and read their...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
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