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FBReader
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Cannot search for books on a SD card
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Built in eBook store
FBReader features an in built eBook store for users to download eBooks onto their devices through the app.
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No light mode
Unusable if you have astigmatism.
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Simple and fast
FBReader, while offering many options is simple in design, with that allowing for fast use.
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UI is bad
User interface is confusing and ugly.
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Books can be saved to SD card
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Complex and confusing app settings
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Cloud sync
FBReader has built in Google Drive sync for the users files, allowing them to store their eBooks online, not taking up room on their local storage.
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Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
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Calibre
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Powerful book management software, very customizable and scriptable
Features include metadata editing and downloading, coverpage downloading., book tagging and categorization, webpage-to-ebook converter for popular websites, etc. Lots of plugins available to extend functionality.
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Average, non-power users might find the interface somewhat daunting
The interface, while functional is not the most attractive or intuitive which may put some people off and discourage their use.
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Cross-platform
Calibre is available for Linux, OS X, and Windows, 32-bit or 64-bit.
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Can't save text highlights or annotate
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Open Source
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Portable
Calibre has an optional portable build that can be stored on external media along with the users library. It can then be opened from the external media on any windows device.
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Platforms:
Windows, MacOS, Linux
License:
GPL-3.0-only
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KDE Okular
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Free and open source
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No XFA Adobe Forms support
Cannot fill PDF Forms created with Adobe.
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Trim margins
Easily trim margins either automatically or manually for easier reading
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Requires many KDE libraries
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Featureful
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No middle-mouse auto-scrolling
Instead of scrolling automatically when holding down the mouse wheel and dragging, it instead zooms in or out, in contrast with many other programs.
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Table selection
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Poor HiDPI support
You may have to tinker with QT__SCALE_FACTOR environment variables to get the desired size and not blurry content (this is a bug; see https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=362856 and https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/54688)
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Tabbed view option
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No search results overview
You have to navigate to next/previous hit one by one
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Supports touch interaction
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No "fit to page" option under printing settings
You can only print the content as given so, when you receive a bigger or smaller image thant the default of the printer, you will have to edit it first on other editor.
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Slow scroll
Its new ultra-slow-scroll for PgUp and PgDn makes it unuseable.
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Platforms:
Windows, MacOS, Linux (KDE), BSD
License:
GPL-2.0-or-later
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Sumatra PDF
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Reads many file types
Including PDF, XPS, DjVu, CHM, EPUB, Mobi, FictionBook, PalmDoc, and comic books.
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Windows only
No Linux or OSX versions available.
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Book updates on the fly
If Book font, style is changed, Sumatra will take the update instantly, No need to close first and import again! Huge time saver for self publishing.
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Portable
The application consists of a single file that can be run without installation. You can put it on an external device, such as an usb thumb stick and run it on any Windows machine from the thumb stick.
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Multilingual
It's available in 69 languages.
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Free and open source
Sumatra is available for free, licensed under GPL with source code available on GitHub.
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Platforms:
Windows
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GPL-3.0-only
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PocketBook - PDF, EPUB reader
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Asks to send you "offers"
Very suspicious.
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Beautiful user interface
Pocketbook is a very nicely designed eBook reader for Android that has a simple and intuitive interface.
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It asks for access to ALL your files in order to complete the install
ALL FILES? WHY??? Not just some prescribed folder, but everything, everywhere. Who would grant that kind of access?
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Crop page margins for pdf books
PocketBook allows manually or automatically cropping page margins to better fit text on screen.
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Most recent update removed features
No longer recognizes my TTS no longer has a sleep timer.
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Free
Pocketbook is a completely free eReader with zero in app purchases.
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Buggy
Pocketbook is still a bit buggy, where it sometimes does not open books or just opens to a blank screen.
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Lock screen orientation
The app allows for users to lock the screen orientation of the device in order to prevent the screen from switching while in the middle of reading. This is very helpful for those that read in bed and change positions a lot.
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Works with Adobe DRM on .epubs and .pdf
PocketBook is compatable with e.pub and .pdf Adobe DRM files.
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Xodo PDF Reader & Editor
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Efficient user interface
You get what you want by few interactions.
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Incitation to update to Pro Version
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Works great with diverse cloud services (e.g. Seafile) and saves changed documents on the fly in the cloud
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Column view buggy
Sometimes the column view is not correctly displayed.
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Very (very) good support
Feature Requests and bugs are nicely handled.
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No more Google Drive API
Xodo has stopped Google Drive API compatibility.
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Multi-tabs
Can open more than one PDF at a time in tabs.
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Lag when reading
When switching pages, there can be some lag and a re-zoom of the page.
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PDF can be read from SD Card
Xodo does not copy the PDF files to the internal memory.
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Reflow
App can reflow any PDF for an enhanced reading on small terminals. The process is a bit slow but works for every PDF.
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No ads
The reader offers a lot of features for free with no ads.
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Great handling for S-Pen/Digitizer
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Mantano Ebook Reader Premium
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Paid
The premium version of Mantano costs $4.99.
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Library / Bookshelf
Mantano features a library manager that appears as a bookshelf in the app.
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Great experience for reading
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Beautiful
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Integrates perfectly with a desktop PC
You are able to read/update/add to your library from a PC via a well designed web interface.
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Foliate
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Supports coloured text
Important for example for IT books (source code) or other reference books.
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No PDF support
Foliate cannot be used to read PDFs, which may be a problem for those who read many documents in this format.
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Minimal reading UI
When reading, there is only a customizable progress indicator at the bottom, and the title at the top.
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Platforms:
Linux
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GPLv3
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Kobo Books
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Not all eBooks sold on the site are Adobe Digital Editions compatible (.epub)
For some reason not all the eBooks available on the Kobo eBook site are downloadable as .ascm files. Most likely Kobo leaves this up to the publisher, as Houghton Mifflin Harcourt does not have a single book on the Kobo store that offers a separate .ascm download. What most users are unaware of is that the Kobo store is not primarily an .epub bookstore. Kobo uses a proprietary format called .kepub that only works on their own Kobo branded devices. Many of the books they sell do offer a separate .ascm file download, but not all. What exacerbates this issue is that there is currently no way for a user to know if an .ascm will be offered until after purchase.
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Offers separate Adobe Digital Editions downloads
The Kobo eBook store offers a separate file download (most of the time) from within a users browser. this file is called and .ascm file and is what is used to add an .epub to the Adobe Digital Edition software.
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Kobo randomly changes prices
Depending on whether a user is logged in, different prices will be shown on non agency eBooks. Non agency eBooks allow for Kobo to set the price of the title instead of the publisher and sadly it does appear as though Kobo has taken advantage of this to entice new users into thinking their books are priced lower than they actually are.
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Send eBooks as gift
Kobo Books eBook store allows users to send eBooks as gifts to their friends and loved ones.
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Desktop app doesn't function
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Self publish
Kobo offers a way for users to self publish their own eBooks with a service called Writing Life.
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Many coupons
Kobo often offers a lot of coupons for their eBook store. Some being as high as 80% off coupons. Though most only work on non agency eBooks, so not that great if the user only reads the newest of releases.
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Librera Reader (PRO)
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Free version contains ads
The Pro version has no problem. Alternatively, the fdroid version works as well, though it might be annoying to those who want cloud integration because the fdroid version doesn't have cloud integration.
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Has all the functionality one needs - nothing is missing and there's nothing excessive
Best app so far.
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No way to set a "home" folder
You have to press the back button a ridiculous amount of times to exit the app and then browse back to your books when you want to read again later.
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Fast animation
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Cannot reverse PDF reflow to return to normal view without exiting the PDF and opening again
Very annoying when you want to view graphics and tables etc.
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FOSS
GPL v.3.
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Some times adds blank pages after an image
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Can read aloud texts
Customize the voice with pitch, speed and do whatever you want with it.
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Flips pages by itself, cannot get it to stop
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UI and reading customization will blow your mind
You can even customize CSS code to fine-tune display of epub books. The best reader to handle online catalogs and TTS reading!
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Platforms:
Android
License:
GPL-3.0-or-later
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https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.foobnix.pro.pdf.reader/
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Ebook Reader
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Collects personal information
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Can import third party eBooks
Ebook Reader allows for users to import their own DRM free eBooks into the app.
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Slow to load eBooks
The app is pretty slow when opening an eBook.
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Free store for classic books
Ebook Reader has a large selection of free eBooks available for download through the app.
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ReadEra
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Open and read book files in EPUB, PDF, DOC, RTF, TXT, DJVU, FB2, MOBI and CHM formats
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No light mode
No light mode for the menu. Unusable if you have astigmatism.
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Very fast
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Not many settings
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Completely free, no ads anywhere and anytime
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Slow animations
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Supports chapters, bookmarks and page style
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Image sizing is wrong compared to other readers
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Supports TTS
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Images aren't has sharp as other readers
Images don't look like they are supposed to unless you full screen the image.
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Attractive interface
Looks well made and not just a txt editor or something.
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Kids mode
Makes it easier for kids to use the app.
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Google Play Books
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Allows bookmarking pages, highlighting text, and adding notes
Google Play Books offers many options while reading such as bookmarks, highlights and notes. Making for a good app to use for academic .pdfs and .epubs.
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Lacks library management features
No shelves, categories, or reading lists.
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Supports PDF & EPUB uploads
Users can use the Google Play Books webpage or app to upload their own .epubs or PDFs.
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External SD card
Google play books doesn't have the ability to save the downloaded books to an external SD card.
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Built-in dictionary
Google Play Books has an inbuilt dictionary for users to use to look up unfamiliar words.
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Font, font-size, layout and theme can be customized
Margins, text size, line spacing and color theme of the page can be changed to the users liking,.
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Syncs across devices
No matter what device one is using the Google Play Books service on it will sync all eBooks and placement into the cloud.
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Immersive mode
Google Play Books has built in immersive mode when reading. This allows for the navigation and notification bars to be hidden, allowing the full screen to be used for the eBook.
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Responsive interface
Like the majority of Google's apps, Google Play Books has a slick interface that works quite smoothly.
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Has light and dark themes
Google Play Books offers a dark and a light theme to make it easier to read in dark or light rooms.
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Books can be bought or rented directly from the app
Google Play Books has an in built eBook store within the app, making for a convenient way to purchase titles.
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Has text-to-speech support
Text to speech can be used to have an eBook read to the reader aloud.
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Aldiko Book Reader Premium
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Paid
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Customizable reading settings
Aldiko supports many different reading options such as text alignment, text size, background color and brightness.
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Page turning is slow
Compared to other popular eBook readers on Android the page turning animation/function is slow.
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Free advertisement supported version
Aldiko offers a free version of the app that features in app advertisements as well as less features. This allows users to try out the app in order to see how well it runs and if they like it in general.
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Heavy on resources
Noticeably slow on weaker devices compared to other apps on this list.
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In app eBookstore
Aldiko provides an online eBookstore within the app making for a pretty convenient experience for those that do not want to sideload and import their eBooks.
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Recent versions have substantially more ads
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Cloud storage
Aldiko offers users the option to store their eBooks on cloud storage sites such as Dropbox, which is great for users with low storage devices or multiple devices.
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Recent versions have brittle DRM loading
Adobe ACSM loading used to be rock-solid, but this has become brittle enough to simply not function on at least one device as of recent releases.
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Can be used to read Adobe DRM content
Aldiko Book Reader Premium supports Adobe DRM content that has been purchased from an assortment of eBook retailers that support downloads of Adobe Digital Edition versions of .epubs.
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Amazon Kindle
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Ease of use
Clean, simple user interface.
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No support for EPUB files
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Whispersync
Synchronization between devices. Easily pick up on where you left off reading on your Kindle, smartphone, or tablet.
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Not good for students research
The eBooks available from Amazon do not offer normal page numbers, printing or even copy paste, which makes using any of the ebooks for reports or papers pretty much impossible.
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Free
Available for free on Windows and Mac, and also a very good web app.
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Built in store
The Kindle app for Android features an in built eBook store within the app that sells eBooks, magazines, newspapers, comic books and graphic novels. Amazon also offers one of it not the biggest eBook store available today.
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Send to Kindle
The Kindle platform allows users to upload their own eBooks and documents to be read on any of the Kindle apps or devices.
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NOOK: Read eBooks & Magazines
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Spyware
Collects personal info.
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Cloud sync
NOOK offers a cloud sync feature that will sync all of the users eBooks, notes, bookmarks as well as read position. This way multiple devices and apps can be used by simply logging into ones own account, to then simply sync everything to enjoy the exact same experience no matter what they are using.
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Does not support audiobooks
Despite the fact that the new 4.0 NOOK app supports video and enhanced eBooks, it still does not support purchasing or playing audiobooks. Though Nook does offer a separate app for those that do want the function.
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Built in store
A built in store to purchase eBooks, magazines, newspapers, comic books and graphic novels is one of the main functions of the app. Making a convenient all in one solution for ones eBooks needs.
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Bookmarks
There is a bookmark features that is simply used by tapping in the top right corner in order to dog ear the page. Tapping in the same place again will un-bookmark the page
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8 adjustable fonts
The Nook app for Android has 8 adjustable fonts, that all have selectable sizes as well.
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