Amazon Kindle AlternativesTop Ebook Readers & Ebook Libraries like Amazon Kindle

Amazon Kindle is described as 'The Kindle app puts millions of books, magazines, newspapers, comics, and manga at your fingertips' and is a very popular Ebook Reader in the news & books category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Amazon Kindle for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, iPad, Web-based and Android Tablet apps. The best Amazon Kindle alternative is calibre, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Amazon Kindle are Librera Reader, KOReader, Project Gutenberg and Book's Story.

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  1. calibre icon

    calibre

     1490 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.

    113 calibre alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Homebrew
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    • Most users think calibre is a great Amazon Kindle alternative.

    • calibre is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Amazon Kindle.

    • calibre is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Amazon Kindle.

    • calibre is Free and Open SourceAmazon Kindle is Freemium and Proprietary
    • calibre is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedAmazon Kindle is not according to our users
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    Librera Reader

     77 likes

    Librera Reader is a highly customizable and feature-rich application for reading books in PDF, EPUB, MOBI, DjVu, FB2, TXT, RTF, AZW, AZW3, HTML, CBZ, CBR formats on Android devices.

    65 Librera Reader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    Comments about Librera Reader as an Alternative to Amazon Kindle
    Marcus Holloway
    Positive
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    Free and open source. Plus it is faster and easier to navigate than Kindle.

    Neel2000
    Positive
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    It's more lightweight and customizable than Kindle's reader and its built-in file management is good too.

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    • Librera Reader is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Amazon Kindle.

    • Librera Reader is Freemium and Open SourceAmazon Kindle is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Librera Reader is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedAmazon Kindle is not according to our users
  4. KOReader icon

    KOReader

     72 likes

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

    68 KOReader alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • AppImageHub
    • Kobo Books
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
    • Android Tablet
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    Kobo Books

    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, ...

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  6. Project Gutenberg icon

    Project Gutenberg

     196 likes

    Project 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.

    60 Project Gutenberg alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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    Comments about Project Gutenberg as an Alternative to Amazon Kindle
    Kelson V
    Positive
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    Great source for ebooks that are in the public domain, in any format you need from full ePubs down to plain text. Just remember it's only books in the public domain.

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    • Project Gutenberg is the most popular Web-based alternative to Amazon Kindle.

    • Project Gutenberg is Free and ProprietaryAmazon Kindle is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Book's Story

     33 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.

    36 Book's Story alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  10. FBReader icon

    FBReader

     219 likes

    E-reader application.

    109 FBReader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • Most users think FBReader is a great Amazon Kindle alternative.

    • FBReader is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Amazon Kindle.

    • FBReader is Freemium and ProprietaryAmazon Kindle is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • FBReader is LightweightAmazon Kindle is not according to our users
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    Google Play Books

     152 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.

    66 Google Play Books alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Android Auto
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    Openlib

     29 likes

    Openlib is an open source app to download and read books from shadow library (Anna’s Archive). The App Has Built In Reader to Read Books.

    67 Openlib alternatives

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    Comments about Openlib as an Alternative to Amazon Kindle
    mobilezon3-233
    Positive
    0

    It's a good alternative because, unlike Amazon's proprietary services, it uses Anna's Archive's open library.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Openlib is Free and Open SourceAmazon Kindle is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Openlib is Privacy focusedAmazon Kindle is not according to our users
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    ReadEra

     56 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.

    77 ReadEra alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
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    Kavita

     28 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...

    170 Kavita alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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