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About Apple Books
Apple Books combines an ebook and audiobook store with a reader in one app. Audiobooks sit in their own tab, and iCloud syncs your reading position across devices, so you can pick up where you left off.
Reading Goals track daily reading time and streaks, and the For You section recommends titles based on your library. Purchases can be shared with up to five family members, and books are bought individually with no subscription.
Strengths
- Ebooks and audiobooks in a single app
- Reading position syncs through iCloud
- Purchases shared with up to five family members
- No subscription required
Limitations
- Only available on Apple devices
- Store purchases are tied to Apple's ecosystem
Details
- Pricing
- FreeThe app is free; ebooks and audiobooks are bought individually with no subscription.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Apple
- Platforms
- macOS, iOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- iPhone, iPad and Mac owners who buy and read books from Apple's store
- Categories
- Audio tools, Ebook tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Apple Books
Compare allSoftware that can replace Apple Books for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Amazon Kindle
Amazon's free Kindle reading app for phones, tablets and computers.
Amazon Kindle adds Windows and Android apps and gives access to the Kindle Store, but purchases stay tied to Amazon's ecosystem instead of Apple's.
Google Play Books
Google's ebook and audiobook store with a reader for Android, iOS and the web browser.
Google Play Books offers a store with ebooks and audiobooks on Android, iOS and the web, but requires a Google account and has no Mac app.
Everand
A subscription service for reading ebooks and listening to audiobooks on mobile and the web.
Everand replaces per-book purchases with a paid subscription for ebooks and audiobooks on Android, iOS and web, with monthly title limits outside its unlimited catalog.
Kindle for Web
Amazon's browser-based reader for Kindle books, formerly called Kindle Cloud Reader.
Kindle for Web reads Amazon Kindle purchases in any browser with nothing to install, but it needs an Amazon account and has no audiobooks.
Koodo Reader
A modern ebook reader for fifteen-plus formats that syncs your library and reading progress through storage you already own.
Koodo Reader is an open source AGPL-3.0 reader on desktop, mobile and web that syncs through your own storage, but it has no store and opens DRM-free files only.
Readest
A modern ebook reader for EPUB, PDF, MOBI and comics, with highlights, notes, translation, text to speech and sync across every platform.
Readest is an open source reader for macOS, Windows, Linux, Android and the web with highlights and text to speech, but it has no bookstore or audiobooks.
FBReader
Cross-platform ebook reader supporting EPUB, FB2 and Readium LCP.
FBReader runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS and reads OPDS catalogues, though some features need paid add-ons and it has no built-in store.
Adobe Digital Editions
A free ebook reader from Adobe for EPUB and PDF books on desktop and mobile.
Adobe Digital Editions reads EPUB and PDF books from publishers and stores on Windows, macOS, Android and iOS, but its reading features are basic.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Libby
Borrows ebooks and audiobooks from a local library for free with a library card.
hoopla
Library app for borrowing ebooks, audiobooks, comics, movies and music free with a library card.
Palace
A library app for borrowing ebooks and audiobooks from participating public and academic libraries.
Panels
A DRM-free comic reader for iPhone, iPad and Mac with a library and synced reading progress.
Calibre
The ebook library manager: view, convert, edit and catalogue books in every major format, and talk to e-readers.
