Quick verdict
- What it is
- Google Play Books allows users to read and listen to ebooks and audiobooks, with features like offline reading, customizable playback speed, and organization tools.
- Best for
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- someone who wants to read ebooks
- someone who wants to listen to audiobooks
- At a glance
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- Free (App Store) · Free (Google Play)
- In-app purchases
Categories and search queries
Official categories
- Books
- Books & Reference
- Reference
AppCorpus categories
People use this app to
Relevant searches
- download books for a flight
- ebook reader without streaming
- read offline on a commute
Key functions
| Function | Availability | Access | Scope | Evidence |
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| Free app | Yes | Free | — | Store published |
| Offline reading | Yes | Unknown | — |
From listing
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| Siri Shortcuts | Yes | Unknown | App Store | Store published |
Screens
Google Play
25 store screenshots
Pricing & paywalls
- Free to download
- Free to download
- In-app purchases: $0.01 - $9,999.90 per item
Ratings & reviews
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4/5Great Reader App
As a reader app it does the job solidly! I can easily read any book I have purchased through Google however the browsing abilities of the app are severely lacking. I don't want to peruse articles as much as I want to look for more books I might find an interest in. When opening the app there is a decent "recommended for you" list but with no way to change or extend the list, search a new list or simply refresh the list without going through a "build your interests" type form. Obviously, I can browse on a desktop or laptop but that isn't as convenient as being able to do it from the same device I just finished reading from. It could also benefit from manipulating the screen timer. It's quite frustrating to constantly have to unlock the phone because the screen times itself out on every page.
Noblueyes · 31 Jul 2026
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1/5So Unhappy I’m Crying
Sat there for hours waiting for a book to release. Refreshed for hours and hours and hours. The book didn’t charge to my account even though I preordered it way back on announcement day. Your app doesn’t show the cost of a book or the purchase button on the books store page, for some reason you can only see it on a computer. For years I’ve been struggling with having to switch to a desktop to buy books. After hours and hours and hours trying to refresh to get to my book, I tried my computer and found out the books I preordered didn’t purchase and were sitting there waiting for me to buy again. I’ve been sitting here. Waiting. And your app didn’t even tell me that my order was cancelled AND I couldn’t see that the book was ready for me to buy because your app doesn’t tell you that. Im so unhappy that I’ve been sitting here crying in frustration and I can’t even bring myself to read this book I’ve been waiting on since 2011 now that it’s in my library. What a horrible experience. I don’t care why you don’t have the purchase button in the app and I don’t care why you didn't send me a notification that my preorder was cancelled or didn’t go through, this app is completely ruined for me. Used to be a proud user, now I’m hateful and frustrated and it’s ruined my experience for this book in particular.
Cameyboi · 31 Jul 2026
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3/5It’s good but I have some concerns.
I do most of my digital reading on this app on the iPad Pro. My one major concern is that why can’t I make purchases through this app? Every time I want to read a new book I have to leave this app, hop onto google, buy it there, and then go back to the google play book app. It would be nice if could just purchase from the app instead, and save me a trip! Also why can I only put a book mark on the right side only? I should be able to put a bookmark on the left side too. One time I put a bookmark and it appeared all they way in the right side, when in reality it should’ve been on the left side because that is where I actually stopped reading. Then, some time later, when I came back to pick up a where I left off in my book, I forgot that I wasn’t actually done with the left hand side, so I continued on reading only the right hand side. That whole page had a lot of detail, and I was lost in the book for a few seconds only to realize the error that this app has. I wasted like 10 minutes figuring out where I actually was.
Sayydz · 31 Jul 2026
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5/5TRUE AMERICAN HEROES-ASTROS!
COLONEL WALTER CUNNINGHAM, USMCR (Ret.); Apollo 7 Lunar Module Pilot conveys all of the truths and emotions of what life as an astronaut was like during the early NASA Manned Space Program. “THE ALL AMERICAN BOYS” captures the inner spirit and tenacity of our early space pioneers thru this in-depth personal memoir! It examines the incredible risk that was exposed in many space flight missions; Project Mercury, Project Gemini, and ultimate success thru all of the Project Apollo space flights. The loss of fellow “Astros” during training hops in T-38’s and the untimely deaths of Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee during the Apollo 1 “plugs-out” test on the launch pad is vividly discussed and examined as horrible tragedies. Both hard copy book and audiobook (narrated by Colonel Cunningham himself) is extremely in-captivating and very well presented. Both formats are a tribute to the lives, sacrifices, and determination of a special group of men selected by NASA to achieve one of the greatest scientific human achievements of all time; to place a man on the surface of the moon and return him safely to the Earth before the end of the decade. The challenge spoken by President John F. Kennedy in the early 1960’s was met and ultimately task accomplished on July 20, 1969 with the success of the Apollo 11 First Lunar Landing. Colonel Cunningham’s story is told with a no-holds barred approach and written with sincere conviction. A must read for all ages and a documented account of great men putting risk aside and getting the job done by doing whatever it takes to achieve success in their missions. Thank you Colonel Cunningham for everything you have done to ensure the tremendous successes of the American Manned Space Program and your commitment to a grateful Nation! God Bless and Godspeed always! SEMPER FIDELIS!
HENRY A. KYLE III · 31 Jul 2026
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3/5Great app that is far more better than other apps but still more to do
I found this app great, still there are lot of things to improve to make it better. The great thing is that it has best 3d flipping animation while turning pages and it also syncs book to its drive, it can read both pdf and epub though it would better if it could read azw3, djvu, mobi, etc. it would also be better if i could put on some notes in it also it has some issues to be fixed while, i turn on voice for book it shuts off while going to another page simply it could read only a page at a time. i cant edit highlights i've previously made, to edit those highlight i should have to delete whole selected highlight and should be made again. To make this app better if user could make folders to separate different files. It would be great and i would be so thankful if the above issues and features would be upgraded. Thankyou for listening me.
Bibeku · 31 Jul 2026
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4/5
Nice app for readers
Priyanshu Kumar · 1 Aug 2026
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5/5
Good
Diyorbek Diyorbek · 1 Aug 2026
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2/5
nice
Abhi Rajak · 1 Aug 2026
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1/5
was hoping it to be able to link my libraries so I could use a single app, but this only allows Google books nothing else, OK if that's your only app but very limited if your a avid reader and source from kindle to kobo to find the book your looking for. you don't need a actual kindle or kobo or any reader now adays just an app on your tablet or PC, I was hoping to find a single app to link my accounts so I could view my collections in one, oh well some brilliant spark will think of it one day
Keith Keeton · 1 Aug 2026
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5/5
nice
Vijay Prakash Bairwa · 1 Aug 2026
Privacy & accessibility
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Accessibility
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Privacy
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Accessibility
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Versions
App Store
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25.10.0
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
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25.11.0
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
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25.12.0
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
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25.2.0
* Feature improvements and fixes
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25.4.0
* Feature improvements and fixes
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25.5.0
* Feature improvements and fixes
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25.6.0
* Feature improvements and fixes
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25.7.0
* Feature improvements and fixes
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25.8.0
* Feature improvements and fixes
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25.9.0
* Feature improvements and fixes
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26.1.0
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
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26.1.1
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
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26.1.2
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
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26.213.0
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
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26.227.0
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
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26.318.0
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
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26.406.0
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
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26.424.01
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
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26.507.00
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26.522.00
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26.605.01
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26.619.00
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26.619.05
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26.703.00
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26.717.01
· 27 Jul 2026
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
Alternatives
- BookPlayer — Same category + similar ratings
- AnyStories-Top Novels & Books — Same category + similar ratings
Availability by market
- US
Data quality & evidence
- Page completeness
- Independent summary published
- Last verified
- 31 Aug 2026
- Sources
- App Store, Google Play