When comparing Aldiko Book Reader Premium vs Amazon Kindle, the Slant community recommends Amazon Kindle for most people. In the question“What are the best eBook readers on Android?” Amazon Kindle is ranked 14th while Aldiko Book Reader Premium is ranked 16th. The most important reason people chose Amazon Kindle is:
Clean, simple user interface.
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Pros
Pro Customizable reading settings
Aldiko supports many different reading options such as text alignment, text size, background color and brightness.
Pro 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.
Pro 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.
Pro 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.
Pro 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.
Pro Ease of use
Clean, simple user interface.
Pro Whispersync
Synchronization between devices. Easily pick up on where you left off reading on your Kindle, smartphone, or tablet.
Pro Free
Available for free on Windows and Mac, and also a very good web app.
Pro 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.
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.
Cons
Con Paid
Con Page turning is slow
Compared to other popular eBook readers on Android the page turning animation/function is slow.
Con Heavy on resources
Noticeably slow on weaker devices compared to other apps on this list.
Con Recent versions have substantially more ads
Con 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.
Con No support for EPUB files
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.