Access your favorite books anytime, anywhere – on screen or via audio. Google Play Books is your all-in-one destination for ebooks, audiobooks, comics, and manga.
Explore millions of best-selling titles, including ebooks, comics, manga, textbooks, and audiobooks. Download your selections for on-the-go reading or listening. Once finished, discover your next read through personalized recommendations. Purchase ebooks and audiobooks individually – no subscription needed.
Key Features:
- Extensive Catalog: Millions of popular ebooks, audiobooks, and comics.
- Flexible Purchases: Buy ebooks and audiobooks individually; no subscription required.
- Preview Option: Sample books before purchasing.
- Exclusive Deals: Access special discounts on select bundles.
- Personalized Updates: Receive email or in-app notifications about new releases from your favorite authors and sales on wishlisted books.
- Rewards Program: Earn Google Play Points with every purchase, redeemable for Google Play credit.
- Price Drop Alerts: Get notified of price drops on sampled books and new releases from your favorite authors and series.
- Curated Discoveries: Explore new releases, bestsellers, and personalized recommendations across various genres (romance, sci-fi, mystery, self-help, religion, nonfiction, and more).
Superior Reading & Listening Experience:
- Cross-Platform Access: Read or listen on Android, iOS, or your web browser, even offline.
- Seamless Syncing: Continue reading from where you left off on any device.
- Customizable Settings: Adjust text size, font, margins, alignment, brightness, and background colors.
- Progress Tracking: Monitor your reading progress (percentage read and pages remaining).
- Organized Library: Organize books into custom shelves by theme or genre, accessible across devices.
- SD Card Storage: Save books to your device or SD card to manage storage.
- Kid-Friendly Features: Access word definitions, listen to specific words, or enjoy read-aloud functionality in children's books.
- Enhanced Comic Reading: Utilize Bubble Zoom for easier comic and manga reading on mobile.
- Collaborative Note-Taking: Take notes that sync with Google Drive and share them for group collaboration.
- Interactive Reading Tools: Look up definitions, translate words, save highlights, and bookmark pages.
- Night Light Mode: Automatically adjust background color and brightness, or use OS brightness settings.
What's New in Version 2024.10.4.0 (240976)
Last updated October 14, 2024
Arriving in 2023.6.12:
- Reading Practice Feature: Now available in select books within the "Tools for beginning readers" section. The microphone activates for voice input but doesn't record your speech.
Recent Additions:
- Library Enhancements: Improved library features including multi-select, enhanced filtering, an "unshelved" shelf, and an alphabetical index for quick title/author searches.
- Navigation Improvements: Easier access to series pages.
- Wishlist Tab: A dedicated wishlist tab for managing your desired books.