When comparing Google Play Books vs Turbo FTP Client, the Slant community recommends Turbo FTP Client for most people. In the question“What are the best Material Design apps?” Turbo FTP Client is ranked 58th while Google Play Books is ranked 65th. The most important reason people chose Turbo FTP Client is:
Turbo FTP client handles FTP, FTPS, FTPES and SFTP protocols, making for a wide array of configurations that Turbo FTP Client can work with, no matter the FTP it needs to connect to or share.
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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 Supports multiple FTP configurations
Turbo FTP client handles FTP, FTPS, FTPES and SFTP protocols, making for a wide array of configurations that Turbo FTP Client can work with, no matter the FTP it needs to connect to or share.
Pro Material design
Turbo FTP is developed within the Material Design guidelines making for a nice looking FTP app on Android that has a familiar interface for anyone familiar with Material Design.
Pro Multiview support
For Samsung devices that can use the multiview feature, Turbo FTP Client can utilize multiple windows.
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 Outdated
This app was last updated in July 2015, so there are potential vulnerabilities
Con Has low memory issues
Turbo FTP Client may run in to problems with a device running out of memory during a transfer, meaning the app will crash due to Android memory management. Making it difficult to successfully pull off transfers as well as use any other application during a transfer.