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 iOS Adobe DRM FBReader Windows, Linux, iOS, Mac OS X Readium LCP Google Play Books Web application, iOS Adobe DRM Kindle Web application, iOS, BlackBerry, Mac OS X, Windows Amazon DRM Lektz Web application, Mac OS X, iOS, Windows Lektz DRM OverDrive Media Console 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 .pdf .txt .doc .docx .pdb Aldiko Book Reader 02+ Cool Reader 07+ FBReader 11+ Google Play Books 02+ Kindle 02+ Lektz eBook Reader 02+ Product Formats total #.cbr.cbz .chm .djvu .epub .fb2 .html .mobi .oeb .rtf .pdf .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 Reader Cool Reader FBReader Google Play Books Kindle Lektz eBook Reader 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 Cool Reader FBReader enable/disable CCS » YES Google Play Books Kindle Lektz eBook Reader OverDrive Media Console 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 Cool Reader FBReader Kindle Lektz eBook Reader 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 Cool Reader FBReader Kindle Lektz eBook Reader 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 Cool Reader FBReader Kindle Lektz eBook Reader 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. 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
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