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, iOS, Mac OS X | Readium LCP |
| 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[broken anchor] |
| OverDrive Media Console1 | Proprietary | Chromebook, iOS, Mac OS X, Windows | Adobe DRM, OverDrive |
| Evie, the eVoice book reader | Proprietary | None | None |
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 |
| FBReader2 | 11+ | Yes | Yes | No | Plugin3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Plugin4 | 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 | ? | ? | ? |
| Evie, the eVoice book reader | 08+ | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Product | Formats total # | .cbr | .cbz | .chm | .djvu | .epub | .fb2 | .html | .mobi | .oeb | .rtf | .txt | .doc | .docx | .pdb |
Navigation features
| 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 Reader5 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
| Cool Reader | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
| FBReader6 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes7 | 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 Reader8 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
| Evie, the eVoice book reader | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | 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 |
| Evie, the eVoice book reader | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | 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 | Support DRM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldiko Book Reader | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Cool Reader | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| FBReader | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Kindle | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lektz eBook Reader | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Evie, the eVoice book reader | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Product | Highlight | Annotate | Metadata edit | Dictionary online | Dictionary offline | Wikipedia lookup | Translate | Share | Gesture command | 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 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Evie, the eVoice book reader | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
| Product | Local books | Book file search | Epub downloading | Browser downloading | OPDS catalog | Books tag | Books sort | Books manage metadata |
Text To Speech features
| Product | TTS Support (read aloud) | Android TTS engines Support | Cloud TTS engines Support | Translate and read translation | Resume reading | Jump Ahead / Jump Back | Jump to any location | Sleep timer | Voice effects | Read with screen off | Automatic language detection | Control speech speed | Adjustable pause after sentence | Adjustable pause in sentence | Android Auto integration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldiko Book Reader | No | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No |
| Cool Reader | Yes | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No |
| FBReader | Plugin9 | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No |
| Kindle | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No |
| Lektz eBook Reader | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No |
| Evie, the eVoice book reader | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Product | TTS Support (read aloud) | Android TTS engines Support | Cloud TTS engines Support | Translate and read translation | Resume reading | Jump Ahead / Jump Back | Jump to any location | Sleep timer | Voice effects | Read with screen off | Automatic language detection | Control speech speed | Adjustable pause after sentence | Adjustable pause in sentence | Android Auto integration |
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
External links
- Miller, Matthew (June 23, 2010). "Google Android showdown: Battle of the eReader Apps". ZDNet. Archived from the original on June 27, 2010.
- Ravenscraft, Eric (June 11, 2014). "The Best Ereader for Android". Lifehacker.
- "Android Ebook Readers - up-to-date screenshots". GrantBarker.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
References
"OverDrive App". OverDrive. OverDrive, Inc. Retrieved 2017-09-16. http://app.overdrive.com/ ↩
"FBReader supported and unsupported formats". Retrieved 19 January 2014. http://www.fbreader.org/content/book-formats-supported-and-not-supported ↩
"FBReader DjVu plugin". Retrieved 19 January 2014. http://www.fbreader.org/content/fbreader-djvu-plugin ↩
"FBReader PDF plugin". Retrieved 19 January 2014. http://www.fbreader.org/content/fbreader-pdf-plugin ↩
"Aldiko". Aldiko. Archived from the original on 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2011-01-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20120806050905/http://www.aldiko.com/ ↩
"FBReader". FBReader. Retrieved 2011-01-01. http://fbreader.org ↩
"FBReader Book Network FAQ". Retrieved 2014-01-19. https://books.fbreader.org/faq.html ↩
"Lektz". Lektz. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2011-05-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20120716020149/http://lektz.com/ ↩
"FBReader TTS plugin". Retrieved 11 January 2012. 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 ↩