When comparing Google Play Books vs Peatix, the Slant community recommends Peatix for most people. In the question“What are the best Material Design apps?” Peatix is ranked 40th while Google Play Books is ranked 65th. The most important reason people chose Peatix is:
Unlike other ticketing systems, Peatix will inform users whenever the event organizer the user is following just created a new event. Users have the ability to follow the event organizer regardless of whether they booked a ticket with them or not.
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Pros
Pro 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.
Pro Supports PDF & EPUB uploads
Users can use the Google Play Books webpage or app to upload their own .epubs or PDFs.
Pro Built-in dictionary
Google Play Books has an inbuilt dictionary for users to use to look up unfamiliar words.
Pro 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,.
Pro 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.
Pro 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.
Pro Responsive interface
Like the majority of Google's apps, Google Play Books has a slick interface that works quite smoothly.
Pro 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.
Pro 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.
Pro Has text-to-speech support
Text to speech can be used to have an eBook read to the reader aloud.
Pro Get notified about new events from event organizers
Unlike other ticketing systems, Peatix will inform users whenever the event organizer the user is following just created a new event. Users have the ability to follow the event organizer regardless of whether they booked a ticket with them or not.
Pro Direct messages from event organizers via Inbox
Inbox is a feature where event organizers will send you a message whenever there is any update to an event that the participant needs to know. Participants can reply the message to the event organizer as well.
Pro Recommendation list
Peatix comes with event recommendations where it recommends events based on your past order or your friends from Facebook who may be joining the event.
Cons
Con Lacks library management features
No shelves, categories, or reading lists.
Con External SD card
Google play books doesn't have the ability to save the downloaded books to an external SD card.
Con Ticket cannot be manually cancelled / withdrawn by participants
Peatix currently does not have the ability to cancel their ticket by participants and must be done through contacting the event organizer. This will become a problem when event organizers do not respond to participants messages through Peatix.
