eBook Readers

Open ebook readers with connections to online libraries

2022-07-29

Book Reader (4.7@370) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Gitlab; fork of FBReader; comes with Izzy's free eBook library pre-configured!
Cool Reader (4.2@263,926) Ǥ 8 1 / Cool Reader (0@0) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Test 4/2014; Review 6/2017; Video Review 12/2018; TTS, OPDS, internal file browser, bookmark export, many formats supported
AlReader -any text book reader (4.2@105,245) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / AlReader Donate 1 (3@244; ~EUR 1.00) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-07-08 / AlReader Donate 3 (5@184; ~EUR 3.00) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-07-08 Review 4/2017; Test 9/2017; fb2, fbz, txt, epub (no DRM), html, doc, docx, odt, rtf, mobi (no DRM), prc (PalmDoc), tcr. Supported ZIP and GZ archives
FullReader – e-book reader (4.2@43,384) Ǥ 17 21 Github; fb2, epub, odt, doc/docx, rtf, txt, html, mobi, pdf, djvu, xps, cbz, cbr, zip, rar, mp3 (audio books); OPDS; TTS; sync w/ Dropbox; open source; built-in translator
PDF Reader (4.1@357,829) 6 8 LastUpdate: 2019-10-17 EPUB, RTF, PDF, DjVU, XPS (OpenXPS), FictionBook (fb2 and fb2.zip), Comics Book formats (cbr and cbz)
FBReader: Favorite Book Reader (4.1@221,906) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / FBReader Premium – Favorite Book Reader (4.5@11,385; ~EUR 7.00) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Wikipedia DE | EN
Librera Reader: for PDF, EPUB (4.1@131,924) Ǥ 13 3 / PDF Reader all books and PDF (4@14,548) Ǥ 13 3 / Librera PRO - all my books (4.2@4,314; ~EUR 3.25) 10 2 Github; PDF, EPUB, EPUB3, MOBI, DJVU, FB2, FB2.ZIP, TXT, RTF, AZW, AZW3, HTML, XPS, CBZ, CBR; annotations, dictionary lookup & more
EBookDroid - PDF & DJVU Reader (4@86,488) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Review 5/2017; PDF, DjVu, XPS (OpenXPS), Comic books (cbz,cbr), FictionBook (fb2, fb2.zip)
IDEAL Group Reader (4@214) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2017-03-09 ePub3 (audio/video), read-aloud, make notes via voice-to-text, and more;
PocketBook reader - any books (3.9@82,079) Ǥ 26 6 PDF & EPUB (inkl. Adobe DRM), DjVu, TXT, FB2, FB2.zip, CHM, html(basic), CBZ, CBR, СBT, RTF
EBook Reader & Free ePub Books (3.9@78,761) 10 4 epub, fb2, doc, txt, rtf, html, chm, tcr, pdb, prc, mobi, pml; no DRM; TTS
EBooki Reader - Best EPUB PDF Reader (3.9@254) 6 4 LastUpdate: 2020-08-04 PDF, EPUB, EPUB3, WORD, MOBI, DJVU, FB2, FB2.ZIP, TXT, RTF, AZW, AZW3, HTML, ODT, XPS, CBZ, CBR, TIFF, PDB, MHT
Moon+ Reader (3.8@264,085) Ǥ 12 6 / Moon+ Reader TTS Facelift (0@0) LastUpdate: 2015-12-23 / Moon+ Reader Pro (4.3@102,255; ~EUR 6.50) Ǥ 9 3 Video Review 3/2017; How to get a pop-up dictionary enabled in Moon Reader; Wiki How-To; Allrounder: eBook reader for many formats, TTS support, highlighting, annotations, ColorDict support, and more
50,000 Books & Audiobooks (3.5@58,936) Ǥ 12 14
EPUB Reader for all books you love (3.4@9,094) Ǥ 13 3 EPUB, PDF, MOBI, DJVU, FB2, TXT, RTF, AZW, DOC, DOCX, ODT
KReader (3.1@1,682) Ǥ 8 / KReader PRO (4.6@90; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 8 5 PDF, EPUB, EPUB3, MOBI, DJVU, FB2, FB2.ZIP, TXT, RTF, AZW, AZW3, PRC, HTML, CBZ, CBR, XPS, RTF, ODT and MHT
Aldiko Next (2.7@214,553) Ǥ 16 3 / Aldiko Classic (3.4@4,314) Ǥ 10 7 LastUpdate: 2020-01-27 Wikipedia
Bookari Ebook Reader Premium (2.5@6,674) Ǥ 10 5 LastUpdate: 2018-02-01 EPUB+PDF, DRM; Sync possible with additional costs
OpenManga (0@0) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-07-22 Github

Shop-bound eBook Reader

2022-07-29

Barnes & Noble NOOK (4.6@164,229) Ǥ 29 6 Barnes & Noble
Amazon Kindle (4.5@2,577,087) Ǥ 25 6
eReader Prestigio: Book Reader (4.5@458,931) Ǥ 19 5 HTML, EPUB, FB2, RTF, TXT, PDF & EPUB incl. Adobe DRM
readfy - Die eBook Flatrate (4.4@7,785) Ǥ 11 6 eigener "Shop" (werbefinanziert)
Kobo Books - eBooks & Audiobooks (4.1@277,208) Ǥ 26 12 Video Intro 3/2019; Kobo
Google Play Books & Audiobooks (3.7@1,919,938) Ǥ 19 2 Google Books; Bloatware that auto-updates with no opt-out when pre-installed on your device
Media365 - eBooks (3.4@254,440) Ǥ 15 9 import of your own ebooks possible

Ebook readers for lending libraries

2022-07-29

Scribd: Audiobooks & ebooks (4.5@576,533) Ǥ 20 6 monthly fee (~EUR 7)
OverDrive (4.4@209,016) Ǥ 10 5 / Libby, by OverDrive (4.4@60,165) Ǥ 11 1 cross-platform (Android, iOS, Mac, Windows)
Skoobe: eBooks and audio books (4.3@14,806) Ǥ 9 5 Vorstellung 12/2017; monthly fee
Wattpad - Read & Write Stories (4.1@4,592,238) Ǥ 12 20
cloudLibrary (3.9@29,729) Ǥ 21 2
Onleihe (2@12,240) Ǥ 12 3 Video Vorstellung 12/2019; Wikipedia (DE)

Miscellaneous Reading Supporters

2022-08-04

Openreads (5@44) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; books tracker, organizer and reading list
Freie Bibliothek-App VideLibri (4.5@108) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; schützt vor verpassten Abgabefristen bei Leihbibliotheken
Literal (4.2@6) 8 1 Github; capture annotations, sources, and knowledge from text that you read
Knigopis (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; keep track of what you've read
BookWyrm (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; for the federated Goodreads alternative Bookwyrm

Further Readings:

General
- Comparison of Android e-book reader software (Wikipedia)
- Izzys Library: more than 11,000 gratis eBooks in German, plus about 1.000 English SciFi/Judaica books (mostly using the EPUB format)
- Best eBook reading apps for Android and iPhone (6/2020)
- 4 open source eBook readers for Android (10/2019)
- The 7 Best Ebook Readers for Android You Should Try (7/2018)
- The 10 best eBook Readers for Android (8/2017)
- Best eBook reader Android Apps (12/2013 - 8/2021)
- eBook-Reader: Die besten Apps (7/2013 - 4/2021)
Lending libraries
- How to download FREE Ebooks for Learning German with Onleihe (Video 8/2019)
- Die Onleihe der Stadtbücherei - Was ist das eigentlich und wie funktioniert's? (Youtube 1/2018)
- Ebooks at the Library: Delving into the Labyrinth (5/2019)

2022-08-07

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eBook Readers

Open ebook readers with connections to online libraries

Shop-bound eBook Reader

Ebook readers for lending libraries

Other ebook readers

Miscellaneous Reading Supporters