Dive into a world where all the books you cherish are accessible at your fingertips, whether you prefer the traditional page or the immersive experience of audio. With Google Play Books, you can enjoy your favorite ebooks, audiobooks, comics, and manga from anywhere.
Google Play Books is your go-to app for purchasing and indulging in millions of best-selling titles across various genres. From romance to science fiction, mystery & thrillers, self-help, religion, and more, the app offers personalized recommendations to help you find your next read or listen. Enjoy the flexibility of buying ebooks and audiobooks without the need for a subscription, and preview samples before making your purchase. Plus, take advantage of special discounts on select bundles and stay updated with emails or notifications about new releases from your favorite authors and when your wishlisted books go on sale. With every purchase, you earn Google Play Points, which you can redeem for Google Play credit, enhancing your reading and listening experience even further.
Experience a top-tier reading and listening journey with Google Play Books. Whether you're using Android, iOS, or a web browser, you can read or listen offline, picking up right where you left off on any device. Customize your reading environment with adjustable text size, font type, margins, text alignment, brightness, and background colors. Keep track of your reading progress, seeing how much you've completed and how many pages remain. Organize your library into themed or genre-specific shelves, accessible across all your devices, and save your books to your device or an SD card to manage space effectively.
For younger readers, Google Play Books offers reading tools in children's books, providing kid-friendly word definitions, the ability to listen to specific words, or hear the entire book read aloud. Comic and manga enthusiasts can benefit from Bubble Zoom, making reading on a mobile device a breeze. Additionally, you can take notes that sync with Google Drive, facilitating easy collaboration, and utilize in-app features like definitions, translations, highlights, and bookmarks to enhance your reading experience. For a comfortable reading session in low light, turn on Night Light to adjust the background color and brightness automatically or set the app to use your device's brightness settings.
What's New in the Latest Version 2024.10.4.0 (240976)
Last updated on Oct 14, 2024
Arriving in 2023.6.12:
- Reading practice feature is now available in select books in Tools for beginning readers. The microphone needs to be turned on to hear you, yet won‘t keep anything you say.
Recently added:
- Multiple library improvements, including multiselect, improved filtering, an unshelved shelf, and an alphabetical index to jump to a specific title or author.
- Navigation improvements to reach series pages.
- The wishlist tab.
