eBook Readers
Open ebook readers with connections to online libraries
2024-03-15
- Book Reader (4.8@434) 5 LastUpdate: 2022-08-07 Gitlab; fork of FBReader; comes with Izzy's free eBook library pre-configured!
- PDF Reader (4.3@358,207) 7 2 EPUB, RTF, PDF, DjVU, XPS (OpenXPS), FictionBook (fb2 and fb2.zip), Comics Book formats (cbr and cbz)
- Librera: all for book reading (4.3@134,388) Ǥ 11 3 / PDF - PDF Reader (4.1@15,055) Ǥ 11 3 / Librera PRO - Book reader (4.2@5,093; ~EUR 5.50) 10 1 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@106,445) 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
- Cool Reader (4.1@264,453) Ǥ 8 1 LastUpdate: 2022-05-25 / 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
- EPUB Reader for all books (4.1@15,209) Ǥ 11 3 EPUB, PDF, MOBI, DJVU, FB2, TXT, RTF, AZW, DOC, DOCX, ODT
- FullReader – e-book reader (4@43,972) Ǥ 17 28 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@267,952) Ǥ 11 5 / Moon+ Reader Pro (4.2@104,183; ~EUR 9.50) 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 (3.9@90,997) Ǥ 27 7 PDF & EPUB (inkl. Adobe DRM), DjVu, TXT, FB2, FB2.zip, CHM, html(basic), CBZ, CBR, СBT, RTF
- EBookDroid - PDF & DJVU Reader (3.9@87,277) 6 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@78,420) 8 4 epub, fb2, doc, txt, rtf, html, chm, tcr, pdb, prc, mobi, pml; no DRM; TTS
- 50000 eBooks & Audiobooks (3.7@59,565) Ǥ 10 10
- FBReader: Favorite Book Reader (3.6@223,234) Ǥ 11 / FBReader Premium (4.3@13,086; ~EUR 10.00) Ǥ 10 Github; Wikipedia DE | EN
- K Reader (3@1,698) Ǥ 9 7 / KReader PRO (4.5@123; ~EUR 1.75) Ǥ 8 5 PDF, EPUB, EPUB3, MOBI, DJVU, FB2, FB2.ZIP, TXT, RTF, AZW, AZW3, PRC, HTML, CBZ, CBR, XPS, RTF, ODT and MHT
- Bookari Ebook Reader Premium (2.5@6,709) Ǥ 10 5 LastUpdate: 2018-02-01 EPUB+PDF, DRM; Sync possible with additional costs
- Aldiko Next (2.4@213,740) Ǥ 15 2 / Aldiko Classic (3.4@4,314) Ǥ 10 7 LastUpdate: 2020-01-27 Wikipedia
- Openlib (0@0) 7 Github; for Anna’s Archive
- OpenManga (0@0) 9 LastUpdate: 2019-07-22 Github
Shop-bound eBook Reader
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- Amazon Kindle (4.7@3,614,503) Ǥ 25 8
- Google Play Books & Audiobooks (4.5@2,497,074) 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@508,355) Ǥ 19 6 HTML, EPUB, FB2, RTF, TXT, PDF & EPUB incl. Adobe DRM
- readfy - Die eBook Flatrate (4.5@8,132) Ǥ 11 6 eigener "Shop" (werbefinanziert)
- Barnes & Noble NOOK (4.4@170,462) Ǥ 30 7 Barnes & Noble
- Bookmate: books & audiobooks (4.1@75,952) Ǥ 23 9 cloud-based; account needed; library includes free books; own eBooks can be added
- Kobo Books - eBooks Audiobooks (3.7@284,577) Ǥ 25 10 Video Intro 3/2019; Kobo
- Media365 - eBooks (3.4@255,600) Ǥ 15 9 import of your own ebooks possible
Ebook readers for lending libraries
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- Skoobe: eBooks and audio books (4.5@16,388) Ǥ 12 5 Vorstellung 12/2017; monthly fee
- OverDrive (4.4@208,253) Ǥ 10 5 LastUpdate: 2022-08-02 / Libby, by OverDrive (4.7@335,097) Ǥ 12 1 cross-platform (Android, iOS, Mac, Windows)
- Everand: Ebooks and audiobooks (4.2@609,849) Ǥ 24 7 monthly fee (~EUR 7)
- Wattpad - Read & Write Stories (4@4,817,344) Ǥ 10 27
- RBdigital (4@23,007) Ǥ 16 6 LastUpdate: 2020-12-09
- cloudLibrary (3.8@40,262) Ǥ 21 3
- Open eBooks (3.7@593) 12 1 makes popular eBooks available to kids from low-income households (registration needed)
- Onleihe (2.5@13,820) Ǥ 12 4 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
Other ebook readers
2024-03-15
- Book Dash: African Storybooks (5@983) Ǥ 11 3
- Legado (5@51) Ǥ 18 2 Github; TXT + EPUB; import from different online sources possible
- ReadEra – book reader pdf epub (4.8@1,178,734) 9 3 / ReadEra Premium – ebook reader (4.8@37,912; ~EUR 15.00) Ǥ 7 2 PDF, EPUB,DOC, DOCX, RTF, Kindle (MOBI, AZW3), DJVU, FB2, TXT, ODT, CHM
- Inkitt: Books, Novels, Stories (4.6@75,764) Ǥ 20 12 Vorstellung 2/2017
- Blinkist: Book Summaries Daily (4.5@122,487) Ǥ 16 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@26,445) Ǥ 24 7 PDF, EPUB, TXT, FB2, CBZ, DJVU, HTML and MS Office formats
- Reasily - EPUB Reader (4.5@2,486) Ǥ 10 Review 4/2021; w/ annotate, GDrive sync, dictionary support & more
- z Library: zlibrary books app (4.5@161) Ǥ 14 10 EPUB, PDF, TXT; integrated downloader (inbuilt library); also offers write & sell
- BakaReader EX (4.4@9,188) 6 LastUpdate: 2018-10-11 Github
- Librera: all for book reading (4.3@134,388) Ǥ 11 3 / PDF - PDF Reader (4.1@15,055) Ǥ 11 3 / Librera PRO - Book reader (4.2@5,093; ~EUR 5.50) 10 1 Github; PDF, EPUB, EPUB3, MOBI, DJVU, FB2, FB2.ZIP, TXT, RTF, AZW, AZW3, HTML, XPS, CBZ, CBR; annotations, dictionary lookup & more
- eBook Reader: PDF, EPUB, HTML (4.3@7,372) Ǥ 11 3 PDF, EPUB, EPUB3, MOBI, DJVU, FB2, FB2.zip, TXT, RTF, AZW, AZW3, PRC, HTML, CBZ, CBR, XPS, MHT
- beeline books and audiobooks (4.2@1,220) 10 6 Fb2, epub, txt, mobi, odt, rtf, doc, docx, html, and zip archives
- Lithium: EPUB Reader (4.1@35,808) 8
- PageTurner eBook Reader (4.1@427) 4 4 LastUpdate: 2015-04-08 / PageTurner Pro (4.5@61; ~EUR 3.00) 3 1 LastUpdate: 2015-02-22 epub, sync (progress), bookmarks, ColorDict, Calibre, TTS
- Bloom Reader (4.1@115) 10 1 Github
- OpenStax CNX (4.1@85) 4 LastUpdate: 2017-08-08 Github
- Document Viewer (4@5,907) 3 Github; PDF, DjVu, XPS (OpenXPS), CBZ (comic book; no CBR), FB2
- Kota Daisy Reader (4@56) 4 LastUpdate: 2018-12-14
- Open Comic Reader (3.9@1,403) 2 LastUpdate: 2014-09-27
- Go Read (3.5@556) 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
- BookPub: EPUB Reader (3.5@29) 6 2 LastUpdate: 2022-07-13 Github
- TTS Reader: reads aloud books (3.4@8,521) Ǥ 11 3 EPUB, MOBI, TXT, FB2, PDF, DJVU, RTF, AZW, HTML, RTF, ODT, web pages
- BookFusion - EPUB & PDF Reader (3.4@507) Ǥ 20 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
- 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
2024-03-18
- Openreads (4.6@176) 5 Github; books tracker, organizer and reading list
- Bibliothek-App für Büchereien (4.6@116) 7 1 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 1 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
- Alexandria (0@0) 6 Github; download & convert EBooks
- 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
- Others
2024-03-19