eBook Readers

Open ebook readers with connections to online libraries

2024-09-01

Book Reader (4.8@436) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-08-07 Gitlab; fork of FBReader; comes with Izzy's free eBook library pre-configured!
eBook Library: EPUB, PDF, MOBI (4.3@152) 6 3
PDF Reader (4.2@357,634) 8 2 EPUB, RTF, PDF, DjVU, XPS (OpenXPS), FictionBook (fb2 and fb2.zip), Comics Book formats (cbr and cbz)
Cool Reader (4.2@264,393) Ǥ 8 1 LastUpdate: 2022-05-25 / Cool Reader (0@0) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ 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: all for book reading (4.2@134,860) Ǥ 12 3 / PDF - PDF Reader (4.1@15,105) Ǥ 12 3 / Librera PRO - Book reader (4.2@5,240; ~EUR 5.50) 11 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 (4.2@106,568) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-12-14 / 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
EPUB Reader for all books (4.2@16,986) Ǥ 12 3 EPUB, PDF, MOBI, DJVU, FB2, TXT, RTF, AZW, DOC, DOCX, ODT
Freda (4.2@2,280) Ǥ 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Moon+ Reader (4@269,041) Ǥ 11 5 / Moon+ Reader Pro (4.2@104,589; ~EUR 11.00) Ǥ 6 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
PocketBook reader - any books (4@93,533) Ǥ 27 6 PDF & EPUB (inkl. Adobe DRM), DjVu, TXT, FB2, FB2.zip, CHM, html(basic), CBZ, CBR, СBT, RTF
FullReader – e-book reader (4@44,037) Ǥ 17 26 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) 3 1 LastUpdate: 2017-03-09 ePub3 (audio/video), read-aloud, make notes via voice-to-text, and more;
EBookDroid - PDF & DJVU Reader (3.9@87,310) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-09-10 Review 5/2017; PDF, DjVu, XPS (OpenXPS), Comic books (cbz,cbr), FictionBook (fb2, fb2.zip)
EBook Reader & ePub Books (3.9@78,322) 8 4 epub, fb2, doc, txt, rtf, html, chm, tcr, pdb, prc, mobi, pml; no DRM; TTS
50000 eBooks & Audiobooks (3.7@59,637) Ǥ 10 10
Mantano Ebook Reader Premium (3.7@63) Ǥ 10 5 LastUpdate: 2018-02-01 EPUB+PDF, DRM; Sync possible with additional costs
FBReader: Favorite Book Reader (3.5@223,359) Ǥ 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / FBReader Premium (4.3@13,252; ~EUR 8.50) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Wikipedia DE | EN
KReader kindle read all books (3@1,699) Ǥ 9 7 / KReader PRO (4.6@134; ~EUR 4.25) Ǥ 8 2 PDF, EPUB, EPUB3, MOBI, DJVU, FB2, FB2.ZIP, TXT, RTF, AZW, AZW3, PRC, HTML, CBZ, CBR, XPS, RTF, ODT and MHT
Cantook by Aldiko (2.1@213,596) Ǥ 15 2 / Aldiko Classic (3.4@4,314) Ǥ 10 7 LastUpdate: 2020-01-27 Wikipedia
Openlib (0@0) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; for Anna’s Archive
OpenManga (0@0) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-07-22 Github

Shop-bound eBook Reader

2024-09-01

Barnes & Noble NOOK (4.9@171,736) Ǥ 30 7 Barnes & Noble
Amazon Kindle (4.7@3,853,030) Ǥ 26 6
Google Play Books & Audiobooks (4.5@2,633,667) Ǥ 19 1 Google Books; Bloatware that auto-updates with no opt-out when pre-installed on your device
eReader Prestigio: Book Reader (4.5@518,520) Ǥ 19 7 HTML, EPUB, FB2, RTF, TXT, PDF & EPUB incl. Adobe DRM
readfy - Die eBook Flatrate (4.4@8,257) Ǥ 10 9 eigener "Shop" (werbefinanziert)
Bookmate: books & audiobooks (4@76,393) Ǥ 23 7 cloud-based; account needed; library includes free books; own eBooks can be added
Kobo Books - eBooks Audiobooks (3.5@286,408) Ǥ 26 13 Video Intro 3/2019; Kobo
Media365 - eBooks (3.4@255,721) Ǥ 15 9 import of your own ebooks possible

Ebook readers for lending libraries

2024-09-02

Skoobe: eBooks and audio books (4.4@16,772) Ǥ 12 4 Vorstellung 1/2024; monthly fee
OverDrive (4.3@207,883) Ǥ 11 5 / Libby, the Library App (4.7@415,733) Ǥ 13 1 cross-platform (Android, iOS, Mac, Windows); sells your reading history a.o. to advertizers
Everand: Ebooks and audiobooks (4.1@611,985) Ǥ 22 4 monthly fee (~EUR 7)
cloudLibrary (4@42,871) Ǥ 21 2
RBdigital (4@23,007) Ǥ 16 6 LastUpdate: 2020-12-09
Wattpad - Read & Write Stories (3.9@4,908,897) Ǥ 10 25
Open eBooks (3.7@595) 12 2 makes popular eBooks available to kids from low-income households (registration needed)
The Palace Project (2.6@57) Ǥ 11 2
Onleihe (2.5@14,032) Ǥ 12 3 Video Vorstellung 12/2019; Wikipedia (DE)
SimplyE (0@0) 9 2 New York Public Library; PD classics & open access books can be accessed without library card

Miscellaneous Reading Supporters

2024-08-27

Bibliothek-App für Büchereien (4.6@117) 7 1 Github; schützt vor verpassten Abgabefristen bei Leihbibliotheken
Openreads (4.5@214) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; books tracker, organizer and reading list
Literal (4.2@6) 6 1 LastUpdate: 2021-09-01 Github; capture annotations, sources, and knowledge from text that you read
NeverTooManyBooks (0@0) 7 1 Github; book catalogue application
OpenBooksDownloader (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; uses dbooks.org api to download open published books, to open with your favorite PDF reader
Knigopis (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-02-03 Github; keep track of what you've read
Sobuu (0@0) 3 1 GitLab; track your reading progress & share your reading moments
Myne: Download & Read eBooks (0@0; ~EUR 2.00) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; find & download eBooks from the Project Gutenberg
Alexandria (0@0) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; download & convert EBooks
BookWyrm (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; for the federated Goodreads alternative Bookwyrm

Further Readings:

General
- Comparison of Android e-book reader software (Wikipedia)
- Izzys Library: more than 12,000 gratis eBooks in German, plus about 1.000 English SciFi/Judaica books (mostly using the EPUB format)
- E-Books lesen ohne Reader: Fünf Apps im Test (1/2024)
- 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
- 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)
Others
- The 7 Best Book-Writing Apps for Android (9/2023)

2024-09-06

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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