Software:Comparison of Android e-reader software
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The following tables detail e-book reader software for the Android operating system. Each section corresponds to a major area of functionality in an e-book reader software. The comparisons are based on the latest released version.
Software reading systems
| Software | License | Other platforms | DRM formats supported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldiko | Proprietary | iOS | Adobe DRM |
| FBReader | Proprietary | Windows, Linux, PDAs, Mac OS X | None |
| Google Play Books | Proprietary | Web application, iOS | Adobe DRM |
| Kindle | Proprietary | Web application, iOS, BlackBerry, Mac OS X, Windows | Amazon DRM |
| Lektz | Proprietary | Web application, Mac OS X, iOS, Windows | Lektz DRM |
| OverDrive Media Console[1] | Proprietary | Chromebook, iOS, Mac OS X, Windows | Adobe DRM, OverDrive |
File formats supported
See Comparison of e-book formats for details on the file formats.
| Product | Formats total # | .cbr | .cbz | .chm | .djvu | .epub | .fb2 | .html | .mobi | .oeb | .rtf | .txt | .doc | .docx | .pdb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldiko Book Reader | 02+ | ? | ? | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? |
| Cool Reader | 07+ | ? | ? | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| FBReader[2] | 11+ | Yes | Yes | No | Plugin[3] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Plugin[4] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Google Play Books | 02+ | ? | ? | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Kindle | 02+ | ? | ? | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Lektz eBook Reader | 02+ | ? | ? | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? |
| Product | Formats total # | .cbr | .cbz | .chm | .djvu | .epub | .fb2 | .html | .mobi | .oeb | .rtf | .txt | .doc | .docx | .pdb |
| Product | Paging touch screen | Paging volume key | Backward-forward | Contents table | Bookmarks | Resume | Go to | Search full text | Sync to cloud | Autoscroll by pixel | Autoscroll by line | Autoscroll by page | Scroll speed control | Rolling blind mode | Continuous scrolling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldiko Book Reader[5] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
| Cool Reader | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
| FBReader[6] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[7] | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Google Play Books | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No |
| Kindle | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No |
| Lektz eBook Reader[8] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
| Product | Paging touch screen | Paging volume key | Backward-forward | Contents table | Bookmarks | Resume | Go to | Search full text | Sync to cloud | Autoscroll by pixel | Autoscroll by line | Autoscroll by page | Scroll speed control | Rolling blind mode | Continuous scrolling |
Display features
| Product | Theme | Day-night mode | Brightness control | Adjust to display size | Indent paragraph | Trim extra blank spaces | Enable-disable CSS | Customize text alignment | Customize font scale | Customize line space | Customize color | Customize transparent | Fading edge | Simulate real page flip | Image view with zoom/pan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldiko Book Reader | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Cool Reader | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
| FBReader | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No enable/disable CCS » YES | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Google Play Books | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
| Kindle | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Lektz eBook Reader | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
| OverDrive Media Console | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | No | Yes |
| Product | Theme | Day-night mode | Brightness control | Adjust to display size | Indent paragraph | Trim extra blank spaces | Enable-disable CSS | Customize text alignment | Customize font scale | Customize line space | Customize color | Customize transparent | Fading edge | Simulate real page flip | Image view with zoom/pan |
Edit-tool features
| Product | Highlight | Annotate | Metadata edit | Dictionary online | Dictionary offline | Wikipedia lookup | Translate | Share | Gesture command | TTS Support (read aloud) | Support DRM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldiko Book Reader | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Cool Reader | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| FBReader | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Plugin[9] | No |
| Kindle | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes |
| Lektz eBook Reader | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Product | Highlight | Annotate | Metadata edit | Dictionary online | Dictionary offline | Wikipedia lookup | Translate | Share | Gesture command | TTS Support (read aloud) | Support DRM |
Book source management features
| Product | Local books | Book file search | Epub downloading | Browser downloading | OPDS catalog | Books tag | Books sort | Books manage metadata |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldiko Book Reader | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cool Reader | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FBReader | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kindle | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Lektz eBook Reader | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Product | Local books | Book file search | Epub downloading | Browser downloading | OPDS catalog | Books tag | Books sort | Books manage metadata |
Other software e-book readers for Android
Other e-book readers for Android devices include: BookShout!, Nook e-Reader applications for third party devices and OverDrive Media Console. Additionally, Palmbookreader reads some formats (such as PDB and TXT) on Palm OS and Android devices. The Readmill app, introduced in February 2011, reads numerous formats on Android and iOS devices but shut down July 1, 2014.[10] Another popular app Bluefire Reader was removed from Google Play Store in 2019.
See also
- Comparison of e-readers - includes both device and software formats
- Comparison of e-book readers - includes hardware e-book readers
- Comparison of iOS e-reader software
- Comparison of e-book software
References
- ↑ "OverDrive App". OverDrive, Inc.. http://app.overdrive.com/.
- ↑ "FBReader supported and unsupported formats". http://www.fbreader.org/content/book-formats-supported-and-not-supported.
- ↑ "FBReader DjVu plugin". http://www.fbreader.org/content/fbreader-djvu-plugin.
- ↑ "FBReader PDF plugin". http://www.fbreader.org/content/fbreader-pdf-plugin.
- ↑ "Aldiko". Aldiko. http://www.aldiko.com.
- ↑ "FBReader". FBReader. http://fbreader.org.
- ↑ "FBReader Book Network FAQ". https://books.fbreader.org/faq.html.
- ↑ "Lektz". Lektz. http://www.lektz.com.
- ↑ "FBReader TTS plugin". http://www.fbreader.org/content/text-speech-plugin.
- ↑ Bond, John-Michael (June 24, 2014). "Readmill is closing its doors on July 1, 2014". The Unofficial Apple Weblog. http://www.tuaw.com/2014/06/24/readmill-is-closing-its-doors-on-july-1-2014-needs-picture/?ncid=rss_truncated.
External links
- Miller, Matthew (June 23, 2010). "Google Android showdown: Battle of the eReader Apps". ZDNet. http://www.zdnet.com/blog/cell-phones/google-android-showdown-battle-of-the-ereader-apps/4090.
- Ravenscraft, Eric (June 11, 2014). "The Best Ereader for Android". Lifehacker. http://lifehacker.com/5875516/the-best-ereader-for-android.
- "Android Ebook Readers - up-to-date screenshots". http://grantbarker.com/android-ebook-readers.html.
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