There’s an old saying that goes: “Books are the windows to the world.“ Even though that in this digital age the leading role is taken by the internet, books still play their part as openings to the vast knowledge out there.
But modern technology also brings changes to the book world. Aside from the words printed on dead tree, now we also have digital version of books or better known as ebooks which can (and supposed to) be read on any digital devices with ebook reader applications installed.
If you are constantly on the move, love reading and want to bring a “library” inside your pocket, here are several free ebook readers that you can install in your mobile devices.
1. Adobe PDF Reader
One of the oldest and most popular format of ebook is PDF. So going with PDF is a sure way to get almost unlimited supply of books for the road.
The advantage of this format is that you can “print” any document to PDF and the documents will look the same wherever you open them. But you’ll need to continuously re-sizing the page on small screen. If your device is based on Pocket PC, Palm, or Symbian; you are good to go. Just grab the free reader from Adobe site. There’s also an Android version in the market and the unofficial iPhone version that you can grab from iTunes Store.
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2. Ibis Reader
Another format that has been increasing in its popularty is ePub – thanks to the adaptation of the format by Apple for its iBooks publications. And one of the most popular ePub reader out there is Ibis Reader.
- Download this app from Microsoft Store for Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone 8.1, Windows Phone 8. See screenshots, read the latest customer reviews, and compare ratings for Ebook Reader.
- Open source (LGPL) ebook reader for mobile phones with Java ME (MIDP 1.0). Supports multiple languages.
Here are Top 10 ebook reader apps for Android Devices 1. This app allows you to read, buy and download thousands of free ebooks, sync ebooks across multiple devices and platforms, you can customize the ebooks, you can even read magazines and text books in high-resolution.
One of the advantages of this format is the ebook will adjust the page layout according to the screen size while keeping the content intact. So one same ebook file will have different page number on different screen size. This will keep the book readable even on small screen.
3. MobiPocket
Aside from common ebook formats, this one reader is able to open other readable document formats such as: office documents and RSS eNews.
This application is available for most digital devices including Windows Mobile and Blackberry.
4. Kindle
The first popular consumer ebook reader in the world is called Kindle. It’s produced and distributed by the biggest bookstore in the world: Amazon. Being the biggest bookstore, Amazon provide Kindle users with tons of Kindle-friendly ebooks supply.
But you can also read those ebooks using your own mobile gadgets because there are Kindle softwares available for iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and Android devices – aside from the Mac and PC versions.
5. Kobo
Another worthy alternatives for ebook readers for mobile devices is Kobo. The free software is available for iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, Android and Palm. Kobo also has its own bookstore where you can get your ebooks. They have thousands of free classic books along with tons of new titles.
So if you are an avid reader and you’d love to fill in those idle times with good reading – wherever you are; you could pick one of these free mobile ebook readers and start flipping those ePages.
Which one is your favorite ebook reader?
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Do you like reading? Why not download free ebooks on to your phone so you can read books any time you like on the go? My favorite free book downloading site is Gutenberg. If you are searching for any good ebooks download resources, you should check it out. We will show you how to download free books from this site to your Android phones below.
Download Free Books to Android Phone
Open the above ebook downloading website with your browser on mobile phone. Browse to different categories or search for the book you like on the phone. When you find a book, you will get a page with download links to various file formats like below.
Each book comes with various formats for your choice. You can select and download ebooks in the right file format on to Android phones. You can choose ePub books that are compatible with almost all book readers across different mobile OS, like Android, iPhone, Symbian, Windows Phones. See how to download free books to iPhone iPad iPod touch? Books in plain text should be available for free download as well, however they lack of style. My favorite is to download these free EPUB books with image or without images if the book is too big so I can save space on the phone.
Read Books on Android Phones
There are just too many book readers for Android you can use to manage and read ebooks on the phone. You can download from Google Play store or any other resources. I like iReader app very much, it comes with both Android and iOS versions.
Run iReader for Android on your phone, then press the Menu button on your phone or the upward arrow on the bottom left corner to bring up the menu of iReader app for Android.
Open iReader menu and select Import to add downloaded ebooks to the reader for Android. The Android book reader itself allows you to download free books within the app as well.
From the books import options screen, choose Read books saved in phone. This option helps users load books downloaded from external sources or third party websites into the book reader.
iReader for Android is smart enough to find your downloaded ebook on the phone. You can then select the books and tap on Add to Library. When you add books to iReader library on Android phone, you will be able to run the book reader on the phone to manage and read the book imported. In case the book reader failed to find your downloaded or saved books on the phone. You can choose My directory from above screen to manually browse to the directory where your books are saved and load them into the book reader.
Move eBooks on Android Phones
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If you have a file manager app for Android installed on the phone, you can easily move download ebook files from one folder to another. You can also do that through a computer. Connect your Android phone to computer through USB data cable. Books downloaded would normally be saved to a ‘download’ folder. You can move downloaded books from this folder to your default folder for the Android book reader. To put all your ebooks in one folder, you can easily back up or transfer books in the future. If you have saved books on computer, you can also copy the books from computer to Android phone. Using a PC in the middle, you can also transfer books from one Android to another Android phone or tablets easily.