Best Free eBook Reader for Android [1]
Introduction
Printed books are far from dead and with the introduction of portable ebook readers and apps, reading has become more popular than ever. The ability to take a multitude of ebooks in one device, rather than require a lorry to follow you everywhere with the printed equivalent, is truly amazing. So, let's begin our journey by looking at some of the best freeware ebook apps available for Android.
Rated Products
Our Rating:
License: Free
Platforms/Download: [field_blackberry_download] | iOS [6] | Web App [7] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [9]
Summary:
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Platforms/Download: [field_blackberry_download] | iOS [6] | Web App [7] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [9]
| Our Rating: 5/5 |
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Clean, crisp, ebook reader that doesn't have many frills but does what it needs to do really well. Great app to have and use.
Doesn't say what formats it reads and the Read Aloud function is poor.
Read more... [5]
License: Free
Clean, crisp, ebook reader that doesn't have many frills but does what it needs to do really well. Great app to have and use.
Doesn't say what formats it reads and the Read Aloud function is poor.
Read full review... [5]
Our Rating:
License: Free (Open source)
Platforms/Download: [field_blackberry_download] | Blackberry [12] | Linux [13] | Mac OS [14] | Windows (Desktop) [15] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [9]
Summary:
Read more... [11]
Platforms/Download: [field_blackberry_download] | Blackberry [12] | Linux [13] | Mac OS [14] | Windows (Desktop) [15] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [9]
| Our Rating: 4.5/5 |
Highly customisable ebook reader with non-nonsense menus that delivers an excellent way to read an ebook.
Would be great to read more formats.
Read more... [11]
License: Free (Open source)
Highly customisable ebook reader with non-nonsense menus that delivers an excellent way to read an ebook.
Would be great to read more formats.
Read full review... [11]
Our Rating:
License: Free (Limited features)
Platforms/Download: [field_blackberry_download] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [9]
Summary:
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Platforms/Download: [field_blackberry_download] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [9]
| Our Rating: 4/5 |
Neat and clean user interface, highly customizable, visual and control options, bookmark, highlight, annotation, dictionary, share, backup and share, sync reading positions across devices, online ebook libraries.
Ads supported in the free version, doesn't read pdf files.
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License: Free (Limited features)
Neat and clean user interface, highly customizable, visual and control options, bookmark, highlight, annotation, dictionary, share, backup and share, sync reading positions across devices, online ebook libraries.
Ads supported in the free version, doesn't read pdf files.
Read full review... [17]
Our Rating:
License: Free (Open source)
Platforms/Download: [field_blackberry_download] | Linux [20] | Mac OS [20] | Windows (Desktop) [20] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [9]
Summary:
Read more... [19]
Platforms/Download: [field_blackberry_download] | Linux [20] | Mac OS [20] | Windows (Desktop) [20] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [9]
| Our Rating: 4/5 |
Opens a multitude of formats and has a huge amount of options and settings that goes beyond what you could hope for.
Doesn't read pdf and the automated reading is awful.
Read more... [19]
License: Free (Open source)
Opens a multitude of formats and has a huge amount of options and settings that goes beyond what you could hope for.
Doesn't read pdf and the automated reading is awful.
Read full review... [19]
Our Rating:
License: Free (Limited features)
Platforms/Download: [field_blackberry_download] | iOS [23] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [9]
Summary:
Read more... [22]
Platforms/Download: [field_blackberry_download] | iOS [23] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [9]
| Our Rating: 4/5 |
A good clean feel about it and reading ebooks is a pleasure; a wide range of settings to allow customisation.
Only reads PDF's and EPUB's.
Read more... [22]
License: Free (Limited features)
A good clean feel about it and reading ebooks is a pleasure; a wide range of settings to allow customisation.
Only reads PDF's and EPUB's.
Read full review... [22]
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Bluefire Reader [24] [25]
A clean and straightforward ebook reader designed with the reader in mind
Our Rating:
License: Free
Platforms/Download: [field_blackberry_download] | iOS [26] | Windows (Desktop) [27] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [9]
Summary:
Read more... [25]
Platforms/Download: [field_blackberry_download] | iOS [26] | Windows (Desktop) [27] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [9]
| Our Rating: 4/5 |
Good ebook reader to have on your Android device. No adverts either.
Limited readable ebook formats.
Read more... [25]
License: Free
Good ebook reader to have on your Android device. No adverts either.
Limited readable ebook formats.
Read full review... [25]
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Kobo eBooks [28] [29]
Handle ebooks really well with a respectable amount of options and settings
Our Rating:
License: Free
Platforms/Download: [field_blackberry_download] | Blackberry [30] | iOS [31] | Mac OS [32] | Web App [33] | Windows (App) [34] | Windows (Desktop) [32] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [9]
Summary:
Read more... [29]
Platforms/Download: [field_blackberry_download] | Blackberry [30] | iOS [31] | Mac OS [32] | Web App [33] | Windows (App) [34] | Windows (Desktop) [32] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [9]
| Our Rating: 3.5/5 |
A good ebook app with a lot of functionality. Can also read a multitude of formats including comics.
You need to sign-up to Kobo to use the app.
Read more... [29]
License: Free
A good ebook app with a lot of functionality. Can also read a multitude of formats including comics.
You need to sign-up to Kobo to use the app.
Read full review... [29]
Our Rating:
License: Free (Limited features)
Platforms/Download: [field_blackberry_download] | iOS [37] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [9]
Summary:
Read more... [36]
Platforms/Download: [field_blackberry_download] | iOS [37] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [9]
| Our Rating: 3/5 |
Straightforward ebook reader with an easy to navigate structure.
A bit slow turning pages. Limited number of ebook formats it can read.
Read more... [36]
License: Free (Limited features)
Straightforward ebook reader with an easy to navigate structure.
A bit slow turning pages. Limited number of ebook formats it can read.
Read full review... [36]
Our Rating:
License: Free
Platforms/Download: [field_blackberry_download] | Blackberry [40] | iOS [41] | Mac OS [42] | Web App [43] | Windows (App) [44] | Windows (Desktop) [45] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [9]
Summary:
Read more... [39]
Platforms/Download: [field_blackberry_download] | Blackberry [40] | iOS [41] | Mac OS [42] | Web App [43] | Windows (App) [44] | Windows (Desktop) [45] | [8]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [9]
| Our Rating: 3/5 |
Over 950,000 ebooks available to buy and thousands free; runs like a Kindle device.
You have to register with Amazon to use the app.
Read more... [39]
License: Free
Over 950,000 ebooks available to buy and thousands free; runs like a Kindle device.
You have to register with Amazon to use the app.
Read full review... [39]
Other Ebook Readers
- EBookDroid [46] can not only add bookmarks like most other readers in the market, it can also give the outline of an ebook that doesn't have a table of contents. It has the standard "go to" feature too, which comes in really handy if you want to jump to a page number. Don't use this utility for reading scanned books though; it takes a really long time to load. It also has a night reading mode which is excellent.
- PDF Reader & Viewer [47] is supported by ads. If you have a small tablet, the ads take up a lot of screen area. The app takes a while to load as well. It comes with all the other good features but you have to go for its paid cousin.
- Oodles 50000 Free eBooks & AudioBooks [1] offers oodles of new functionality to entice the average bespectacled android bookworm. For starters, it lists out all the fifty thousand books it offers in a handy little catalogue with books neatly put in various categories such as literature, fantasy, or women’s fiction. The book reading capability isn’t too bad either.
More apps to be reviewed:
- Ebook Reader [48]
- DNL eBook Reader [49]
- eReader Prestigio [50]
Related Products and Links
You might want to check out these articles too:
- Best Free Electronic Book Reader [51]
- Best Free Android Apps [52]
- Best Free iPad Apps [53]
- Best Free iPhone Apps [54]
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