eBook Readers
Open ebook readers with connections to online libraries
2023-09-10
- Book Reader (4.8@419) 5
Gitlab; fork of FBReader; comes with Izzy's free eBook library pre-configured!
- PDF Reader (4.2@359,546) 6
8
LastUpdate: 2019-10-17 EPUB, RTF, PDF, DjVU, XPS (OpenXPS), FictionBook (fb2 and fb2.zip), Comics Book formats (cbr and cbz)
- Cool Reader (4.2@264,477) Ǥ 8
1 / Cool Reader (0@0) 6
LastUpdate: 2021-08-21 Github; Test 4/2014-6/2018; Review 6/2017; Video Review 12/2018; TTS, OPDS, internal file browser, bookmark export, many formats supported
- Librera Reader: for PDF, EPUB (4.2@134,045) Ǥ 12
3
/ PDF Reader: for my PDF, EPUB (4@15,007) Ǥ 11
3
/ Librera PRO - for my books (4.2@4,919; ~EUR 5.00) 10
3
Github; PDF, EPUB, EPUB3, MOBI, DJVU, FB2, FB2.ZIP, TXT, RTF, AZW, AZW3, HTML, XPS, CBZ, CBR; annotations, dictionary lookup & more
- AlReader -any text book reader (4.1@106,266) 6
/ AlReader Donate 1 (3@244; ~EUR 1.00) 0
LastUpdate: 2014-07-08 / AlReader Donate 3 (5@184; ~EUR 3.00) 0
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@43,849) Ǥ 17
24
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
- IDEAL Group Reader (4@214) 4
1
LastUpdate: 2017-03-09 ePub3 (audio/video), read-aloud, make notes via voice-to-text, and more;
- Moon+ Reader (3.9@267,192) Ǥ 11
3
/ Moon+ Reader TTS Facelift (0@0) LastUpdate: 2015-12-23 / Moon+ Reader Pro (4.2@103,781; ~EUR 9.50) Ǥ 7
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
- EBookDroid - PDF & DJVU Reader (3.9@87,225) 6
Review 5/2017; PDF, DjVu, XPS (OpenXPS), Comic books (cbz,cbr), FictionBook (fb2, fb2.zip)
- EBook Reader & ePub Books (3.9@78,608) 9
3
epub, fb2, doc, txt, rtf, html, chm, tcr, pdb, prc, mobi, pml; no DRM; TTS
- FBReader: Favorite Book Reader (3.8@222,961) Ǥ 10
/ FBReader Premium (4.4@12,791; ~EUR 10.00) Ǥ 9
Github; Wikipedia DE | EN
- PocketBook reader - any books (3.8@87,971) Ǥ 27
6
PDF & EPUB (inkl. Adobe DRM), DjVu, TXT, FB2, FB2.zip, CHM, html(basic), CBZ, CBR, СBT, RTF
- EPUB Reader for all books you (3.8@13,277) Ǥ 11
3
EPUB, PDF, MOBI, DJVU, FB2, TXT, RTF, AZW, DOC, DOCX, ODT
- 50,000 Books & Audiobooks (3.6@59,510) Ǥ 11
14
- K Reader (3.1@1,696) Ǥ 10
5
/ KReader PRO (4.6@90; ~EUR 4.25) 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 (2.5@214,039) Ǥ 15
3
/ Aldiko Classic (3.4@4,314) Ǥ 10
7
LastUpdate: 2020-01-27 Wikipedia
- Bookari Ebook Reader Premium (2.5@6,722) Ǥ 10
5
LastUpdate: 2018-02-01 EPUB+PDF, DRM; Sync possible with additional costs
- Openlib (0@0) 7
Github; for Anna’s Archive
- OpenManga (0@0) 9
LastUpdate: 2019-07-22 Github
Shop-bound eBook Reader
2023-09-10
- Amazon Kindle (4.7@3,323,718) Ǥ 25
8
- Google Play Books & Audiobooks (4.5@2,329,757) Ǥ 19
2
Google Books; Bloatware that auto-updates with no opt-out when pre-installed on your device
- eReader Prestigio: Book Reader (4.5@495,940) Ǥ 19
6
HTML, EPUB, FB2, RTF, TXT, PDF & EPUB incl. Adobe DRM
- Barnes & Noble NOOK (4.4@168,793) Ǥ 30
7
Barnes & Noble
- readfy - Die eBook Flatrate (4.4@8,043) Ǥ 11
6
eigener "Shop" (werbefinanziert)
- Bookmate: books & audiobooks (4.1@75,412) Ǥ 23
10
cloud-based; account needed; library includes free books; own eBooks can be added
- Kobo Books - eBooks Audiobooks (4@282,476) Ǥ 25
13
Video Intro 3/2019; Kobo
- Media365 - eBooks (3.4@255,491) Ǥ 15
9
import of your own ebooks possible
Ebook readers for lending libraries
2023-09-10
- Scribd: Audiobooks & Ebooks (4.4@605,333) Ǥ 24
7
monthly fee (~EUR 7)
- OverDrive (4.4@208,546) Ǥ 10
5
/ Libby, by OverDrive (4.6@232,237) Ǥ 12
1
cross-platform (Android, iOS, Mac, Windows)
- Skoobe: eBooks and audio books (4.4@15,956) Ǥ 9
4
Vorstellung 12/2017; monthly fee
- Wattpad - Read & Write Stories (4.1@4,761,931) Ǥ 10
21
- cloudLibrary (4@37,360) Ǥ 21
2
- RBdigital (4@23,035) Ǥ 17
6
LastUpdate: 2020-12-09
- Onleihe (2.5@13,360) Ǥ 12
3
Video Vorstellung 12/2019; Wikipedia (DE)
- Open eBooks (0@0) 12
2
makes popular eBooks available to kids from low-income households (registration needed)
- SimplyE (0@0) 9
2
New York Public Library; PD classics & open access books can be accessed without library card
Other ebook readers
2023-09-10
- Book Dash: African Storybooks (5@983) Ǥ 11
3
- Legado (5@51) 16
Github; TXT + EPUB; import from different online sources possible
- ReadEra – book reader pdf epub (4.9@1,091,504) 9
2
/ ReadEra Premium – ebook reader (4.9@31,678; ~EUR 11.00) Ǥ 7
2
PDF, EPUB,DOC, DOCX, RTF, Kindle (MOBI, AZW3), DJVU, FB2, TXT, ODT, CHM
- Blinkist: Big Ideas in 15 Min (4.6@108,960) Ǥ 19
7
not an ebook reader, but giving excerpts of books to know what to take next; 3 day trial, ~EUR 7/month or ~EUR 45/year
- 4shared Reader (4.5@26,467) Ǥ 24
7
PDF, EPUB, TXT, FB2, CBZ, DJVU, HTML and MS Office formats
- Reasily - EPUB Reader (4.5@2,389) Ǥ 10
Review 4/2021; w/ annotate, GDrive sync, dictionary support & more
- BakaReader EX (4.4@9,220) 6
LastUpdate: 2018-10-11 Github
- Book Reader: for all my books (4.3@7,206) Ǥ 11
3
PDF, EPUB, EPUB3, MOBI, DJVU, FB2, FB2.zip, TXT, RTF, AZW, AZW3, PRC, HTML, CBZ, CBR, XPS, MHT
- Librera Reader: for PDF, EPUB (4.2@134,045) Ǥ 12
3
/ PDF Reader: for my PDF, EPUB (4@15,007) Ǥ 11
3
/ Librera PRO - for my books (4.2@4,919; ~EUR 5.00) 10
3
Github; PDF, EPUB, EPUB3, MOBI, DJVU, FB2, FB2.ZIP, TXT, RTF, AZW, AZW3, HTML, XPS, CBZ, CBR; annotations, dictionary lookup & more
- Inkitt: Books, Novels, Stories (4.2@71,853) Ǥ 20
8
Vorstellung 2/2017
- Lithium: EPUB Reader (4.2@34,893) 8
- beeline books and audiobooks (4.2@1,112) 10
6
Fb2, epub, txt, mobi, odt, rtf, doc, docx, html, and zip archives
- Open Comic Reader (4.1@1,403) 2
LastUpdate: 2014-09-27
- OpenStax CNX (4.1@85) 4
LastUpdate: 2017-08-08 Github
- Bloom Reader (4.1@72) 10
1 Github
- Document Viewer (4@5,907) 3
Github; PDF, DjVu, XPS (OpenXPS), CBZ (comic book; no CBR), FB2
- PageTurner eBook Reader (4@430) 4
3
LastUpdate: 2015-04-08 / PageTurner Pro (3.3@60; ~EUR 3.00) 3
LastUpdate: 2015-02-22 epub, sync (progress), bookmarks, ColorDict, Calibre, TTS
- Kota Daisy Reader (4@56) 5
LastUpdate: 2018-12-14
- BookPub: EPUB Reader (3.8@13) 6
2
Github
- Go Read (3.7@549) Ǥ 12
5
LastUpdate: 2018-12-03 EPUB/DAISY; Bookshare connected
- Lektz eBook Reader (3.5@89) 8
2
LastUpdate: 2019-06-06 epub, epub3, PDF
- TTS Reader - reads aloud books (3.4@7,945) Ǥ 11
3
EPUB, MOBI, TXT, FB2, PDF, DJVU, RTF, AZW, HTML, RTF, ODT, web pages
- BookFusion - EPUB & PDF Reader (3.3@437) Ǥ 17
5
Multi-Format; cloud based sharing/lending of books
- Booky McBookface eReader (3@17) 1
LastUpdate: 2019-08-27 Github; simple reader for epub, txt, html
- Shosetsu (0@0) 8
GitLab; extensible novel reader
- Ebookz: Books, Novels, Stories (0@0) Ǥ 13
10
EPUB, PDF, TXT; integrated downloader (inbuilt library); also offers write & sell
- JellyBook (0@0) 7
Github; eBook reader for the Jellyfin media server, supporting EPUB, PDF, CBZ, CBR and more
- QuickNovel (0@0) 5
Github; download lightnovels as an Epub
- NovelDokusha (0@0) 6
Github; Web novel reader; can import EPUB
- KOReader (0@0) 7
Github; Intro 9/2018; calibre integration
Miscellaneous Reading Supporters
2023-09-20
- Openreads (4.6@126) 5
Github; books tracker, organizer and reading list
- Bibliothek-App für Büchereien (4.6@111) 6
Github; schützt vor verpassten Abgabefristen bei Leihbibliotheken
- Literal (4.2@6) 8
1 LastUpdate: 2021-09-01 Github; capture annotations, sources, and knowledge from text that you read
- NeverTooManyBooks (0@0) 6
Github; book catalogue application
- OpenBooksDownloader (0@0) 3
Github; uses dbooks.org api to download open published books, to open with your favorite PDF reader
- Knigopis (0@0) 2
LastUpdate: 2022-02-03 Github; keep track of what you've read
- Myne: Download & Read eBooks (0@0; ~EUR 2.00) 4
Github; find & download eBooks from the Project Gutenberg
- BookWyrm (0@0) 4
Github; for the federated Goodreads alternative Bookwyrm
Further Readings:
- General
- Comparison of Android e-book reader software (Wikipedia)
- Izzys Library: more than 12,000 gratis eBooks in German, plus about 1.000 English SciFi/Judaica books (mostly using the EPUB format)
- How to Read Classic Literature for Free on Android: The 4 Best Apps (3/2023)
- 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 - 12/2022)
- eBook-Reader: Die besten Apps (7/2013 - 4/2021)
- Lending libraries
2023-09-20