eBook Readers

Open ebook readers with connections to online libraries

2023-03-21

Book Reader (4.7@393) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Gitlab; fork of FBReader; comes with Izzy's free eBook library pre-configured!
PDF Reader (4.2@359,844) 6 8 LastUpdate: 2019-10-17 EPUB, RTF, PDF, DjVU, XPS (OpenXPS), FictionBook (fb2 and fb2.zip), Comics Book formats (cbr and cbz)
AlReader -any text book reader (4.2@106,017) 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
Cool Reader (4.1@264,496) Ǥ 8 1 / Cool Reader (0@0) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-08-21 Github; Test 4/2014; Review 6/2017; Video Review 12/2018; TTS, OPDS, internal file browser, bookmark export, many formats supported
Librera Reader: for PDF, EPUB (4.1@133,398) Ǥ 12 3 / PDF Reader & PDF Viewer 2023 (4@14,888) Ǥ 11 3 / Librera PRO - all my books (4.1@4,719; ~EUR 5.00) 10 2 Github; PDF, EPUB, EPUB3, MOBI, DJVU, FB2, FB2.ZIP, TXT, RTF, AZW, AZW3, HTML, XPS, CBZ, CBR; annotations, dictionary lookup & more
FullReader – e-book reader (4.1@43,710) 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;
EBookDroid - PDF & DJVU Reader (3.9@87,080) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Review 5/2017; PDF, DjVu, XPS (OpenXPS), Comic books (cbz,cbr), FictionBook (fb2, fb2.zip)
EBook Reader & ePub Books (3.9@78,737) 9 3 epub, fb2, doc, txt, rtf, html, chm, tcr, pdb, prc, mobi, pml; no DRM; TTS
EBooki Reader - Best EPUB PDF (3.9@255) 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@266,589) Ǥ 11 5 / Moon+ Reader TTS Facelift (0@0) LastUpdate: 2015-12-23 / Moon+ Reader Pro (4.3@103,316; ~EUR 9.00) Ǥ 8 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
FBReader: Favorite Book Reader (3.8@222,810) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / FBReader Premium (4.4@12,476; ~EUR 9.50) Ǥ 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Wikipedia DE | EN
PocketBook reader - any books (3.7@85,679) Ǥ 27 6 PDF & EPUB (inkl. Adobe DRM), DjVu, TXT, FB2, FB2.zip, CHM, html(basic), CBZ, CBR, СBT, RTF
50,000 Books & Audiobooks (3.6@59,317) Ǥ 11 14
EPUB Reader for all books you (3.4@11,485) Ǥ 12 3 EPUB, PDF, MOBI, DJVU, FB2, TXT, RTF, AZW, DOC, DOCX, ODT
K Reader (3.1@1,696) Ǥ 10 5 / KReader PRO (4.6@90; ~EUR 2.50) 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@214,505) Ǥ 15 3 / Aldiko Classic (3.4@4,314) Ǥ 10 7 LastUpdate: 2020-01-27 Wikipedia
Bookari Ebook Reader Premium (2.5@6,723) 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

2023-03-21

Amazon Kindle (4.7@3,014,467) Ǥ 25 8
Google Play Books & Audiobooks (4.6@2,141,813) 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@481,625) Ǥ 19 5 HTML, EPUB, FB2, RTF, TXT, PDF & EPUB incl. Adobe DRM
Barnes & Noble NOOK (4.5@167,084) Ǥ 30 7 Barnes & Noble
readfy - Die eBook Flatrate (4.4@7,965) Ǥ 11 6 eigener "Shop" (werbefinanziert)
Kobo Books - eBooks Audiobooks (4.1@280,681) Ǥ 25 13 Video Intro 3/2019; Kobo
Bookmate: books & audiobooks (4.1@74,956) Ǥ 23 10 cloud-based; account needed; library includes free books; own eBooks can be added
Media365 - eBooks (3.4@255,194) Ǥ 15 9 import of your own ebooks possible

Ebook readers for lending libraries

2023-03-21

Scribd: Audiobooks & Ebooks (4.5@595,788) Ǥ 20 6 monthly fee (~EUR 7)
OverDrive (4.4@208,816) Ǥ 10 5 / Libby, by OverDrive (4.8@132,273) Ǥ 12 1 cross-platform (Android, iOS, Mac, Windows)
Skoobe: eBooks and audio books (4.3@15,452) Ǥ 9 4 Vorstellung 12/2017; monthly fee
Wattpad - Read & Write Stories (4.1@4,694,276) Ǥ 11 24
RBdigital (4@23,059) Ǥ 17 6 LastUpdate: 2020-12-09
cloudLibrary (3.9@34,174) Ǥ 21 2
Onleihe (2.3@13,153) Ǥ 12 3 Video Vorstellung 12/2019; Wikipedia (DE)
Open eBooks (0@0) 11 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

Miscellaneous Reading Supporters

2023-03-19

Bibliothek-App für Büchereien (4.5@109) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; schützt vor verpassten Abgabefristen bei Leihbibliotheken
Openreads (4.5@93) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; books tracker, organizer and reading list
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 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ 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 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; keep track of what you've read
Myne: Download & Read eBooks (0@0; ~EUR 2.00) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; find & download eBooks from the Project Gutenberg
BookWyrm (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ 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)
- 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 - 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)

2023-03-27

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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