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Add to SafariWhen comparing PocketBook - PDF, EPUB reader vs Amazon Kindle, the Slant community recommends PocketBook - PDF, EPUB reader for most people. In the question“What are the best eBook readers on Android?” PocketBook - PDF, EPUB reader is ranked 3rd while Amazon Kindle is ranked 14th. The most important reason people chose PocketBook - PDF, EPUB reader is:
Pocketbook is a very nicely designed eBook reader for Android that has a simple and intuitive interface.
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Pros
Pro Beautiful user interface
Pocketbook is a very nicely designed eBook reader for Android that has a simple and intuitive interface.
Pro Crop page margins for pdf books
PocketBook allows manually or automatically cropping page margins to better fit text on screen.
Pro Free
Pocketbook is a completely free eReader with zero in app purchases.
Pro 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.
Pro Works with Adobe DRM on .epubs and .pdf
PocketBook is compatable with e.pub and .pdf Adobe DRM files.
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 Asks to send you "offers"
Very suspicious.
Con 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?
Con Most recent update removed features
No longer recognizes my TTS no longer has a sleep timer.
Con Buggy
Pocketbook is still a bit buggy, where it sometimes does not open books or just opens to a blank screen.
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.
