What is the best Windows eBook reader?

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Best Windows eBook reader	Price	Last Updated
-- Calibre	-	Oct 12, 2018
-- Kobo app	-	Jun 6, 2018
-- Icecream Ebook Reader	-	Jul 25, 2018
-- Adobe Digital Editions	-	Mar 26, 2015
-- Kindle for PC	Free	Oct 12, 2017

Calibre

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Top Con

Calibre will duplicate your .pdf and other formats to get a database from them

Even with hundreds of .pdf ebooks, Calibre took a lot of hard disk space before showing the ebooks. See More

Top Pro

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. See More

Top Con

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. See More

Top Pro

Portable

Calibre has an optional portable build that can be stored on external media along with the users library. I t can then be opened from the external media on any windows device. See More

Top Pro

Supports a multitude of formats

Calibres in built eBook reader supports a huge assortment of formats making for one of the best universal eBook readers available today. See More

Icecream Ebook Reader

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It is much more lighter than Adobe Digital Editions, Calibre, etc

So, Icecream ebook reader will work faster. See More

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Anyone

Top Pro

Pleasant reading experience

The app tracks how much of the book has been read, jumping between chapters or bookmarks can be done with a few clicks, and there's even a distraction-free mode that takes away all the interface and allows focusing on the book. See More

Top Pro

Clean, customizable UI

The application has an easy to use and understand interface with important features such as search always within easy reach at the top. The interface can also be customized to best suit wishes. For example, font size can be changed, there's choice between single and double column view when reading books, or table and bookshelf view when managing the library. See More

Adobe Digital Editions

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Allows for a number of purchased .epubs to be loaded onto the application.

Users can purchase their .epubs from a number of stores that allow for a separate download of an .acsm file that can be uploaded to Adobe Digital editions. See More

Top Con

Can't edit metadata

Lacks a built-in metadata editor. See More

Top Pro

Well-designed library management

All books are automatically divided in categories such as "not read", "borrowed", "purchased", "recently read", and "recently added" and additional categories can be added manually. They can be sorted by various criteria including "title", "author", "publisher", "date of addition", and "number of pages". Great for managing large quantities of books. See More

Kindle for PC

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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. See More

Top Con

Send to Kindle now has to be paid for

Send to Kindle only works if a user is already paying for a cloud subscription plan. See More

Top Pro

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. See More

Top Con

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. See More

Top Pro

App supports a multitude of operating systems

Kindle for PC is one of the many apps available from Amazon for the Kindle platform. This allows users to keep their library with them no matter what device they are using. See More

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