Google Play Books OR Kindle Amazon Books?

[ddavtian]

Another user of Calibre. I only purchase from Amazon, remove DRM (it's for my own use), convert from Amazon format to epub and use Mantano reader. They have cloud for archiving, sharing across multiple Android devices. Much more customization than in Amazon or B&N apps.

There is a nice review of Android reading apps here:
The Big List of Android eBook Reader Apps - MobileRead Forums.

 

[camiller]

Another user of Calibre. I only purchase from Amazon, remove DRM (it's for my own use), convert from Amazon format to epub and use Mantano reader. They have cloud for archiving, sharing across multiple Android devices. Much more customization than in Amazon or B&N apps.

There is a nice review of Android reading apps here:
The Big List of Android eBook Reader Apps - MobileRead Forums.

Holy.....

Edit: Oh, and Mantano looks cool.

 

[cmandd]

Not all books are the same price. Just in looking around I have seen several books much higher on Google.

 

[sfreemanoh]

If I was more certain B&N wouldn't be going out of business (the Nook product line alone can't keep them afloat, and brick and mortar bookstores are unfortunately going the way of the dinosaurs), I would be more willing to buy books from them. The Nook Android interface is nice to read on, the page-turning thing is neat, etc. But that's about it.

 

[Tkbredx]

Looks like I'm going with kindle then. Or maybe kindle for free books and Google for books I buy.

 

[camiller]

Looks like I'm going with kindle then. Or maybe kindle for free books and Google for books I buy.

Or whichever is cheaper for books you buy ...

 

[GrooveRite]

I use Cool Reader and have A LOT of e-books!!

 

[Kegman]

the nook app is much nicer looking. The only other difference I had a problem with kindle (idk if they still do this) is that kindle numbers the pages by how many times you swipe your finger.

For example the paperback is 100 pages long, and the first chapter is 10 pages long. In the kindle it says the book is 300 pages long and you would swipe 30 times to get through chapter one....this pissed me off enough to go to nook.

In nook you will swipe 3 times before the nook changes the page because it is authentic to the paperback. in nook that same book will be 100 pages.

Nook/Barnes and Noble will be bought by someone if they go under, your books will still work even if they do. Barnes and Nobles are the last hold outs for a book store, ppl still like book stores, they will probably stick around.

 

[technomom]

No brainer for me.

Kindle.

Best library around, works on every device I have, completely rocks on actual Kindle devices because you can access the lending store.

 

[Sankentris]

I used ibooks before and had a few on Kindle. Happier with kindle app because if you switch to a different phone you'll still have access to them. Just finished reading Ready Player One on my gs3 and it was one of the coolest books I've ever read. If you're a need check it out. But having option to go back and forth between ios or android I'd recommend the kindle app.

 

[bikedogrun]

Been using Kindle (on a Fire and on my Galaxy Nexus). Just got a Nexus 7.

Play Books looks good, better than the Kindle app BUT - How the h**l do you import (or is that not possible) ???

I get many books from my local public library, super easy with Kindle. Web checkout, designate which device (any with the Kindle app already installed) and the book just shows up "auto-magically" on the next sync.

If the Play app could somehow import an epub or even pdf format book I'd switch as I do really like the Play Books app better... but it appears to be a totally closed system only for Google-purchased book content? Can this really (VERY sadly) be true???

Would be EXTREMELY SHORT-SIGHTED of Google if so ... very puzzled ///

 

[jeffreii]

Been using Kindle (on a Fire and on my Galaxy Nexus). Just got a Nexus 7.

Play Books looks good, better than the Kindle app BUT - How the h**l do you import (or is that not possible) ???

I get many books from my local public library, super easy with Kindle. Web checkout, designate which device (any with the Kindle app already installed) and the book just shows up "auto-magically" on the next sync.

If the Play app could somehow import an epub or even pdf format book I'd switch as I do really like the Play Books app better... but it appears to be a totally closed system only for Google-purchased book content? Can this really (VERY sadly) be true???

Would be EXTREMELY SHORT-SIGHTED of Google if so ... very puzzled ///

Well personally I have a Kindle so it's no question.

However a major gripe of Google Books, for me, is that you cannot import your own books like you can with Kindle. I have lots of books I have downloaded and Google Books won't handle them.

Google is great but sometimes they miss the little things! Like running a download from Chrome on a PC instead of saving it. Or setting a calendar event for every [5] days on Android...sometimes I think they are spread too thin pursuing the whole internet!

 

[OWybPPgO]

the nook app is much nicer looking. The only other difference I had a problem with kindle (idk if they still do this) is that kindle numbers the pages by how many times you swipe your finger.

For example the paperback is 100 pages long, and the first chapter is 10 pages long. In the kindle it says the book is 300 pages long and you would swipe 30 times to get through chapter one....this pissed me off enough to go to nook.

In nook you will swipe 3 times before the nook changes the page because it is authentic to the paperback. in nook that same book will be 100 pages.

Nook/Barnes and Noble will be bought by someone if they go under, your books will still work even if they do. Barnes and Nobles are the last hold outs for a book store, ppl still like book stores, they will probably stick around.

I don't think this is true, or at least is no longer true. Their e-book pages match the paperbook pages.

 

[dond02]

Thanks for the links.

 

[funkylogik]

i use the kindle app on my phone as i already had a kindle reader. reading on the kindle is much nicer than reading on the phone though, well worth the money but i have a habit of trying to swipe the screen and its not a kindle touch lol.
maybe google will bring out a simple dedicated reader with same type of screen as the kindle?

global s3, UK. Ask me anything and ill reply even if its just an intelligent (or crazy) guess

 

[lolmerrill]

anyone know if they have figured out a way to sideload books (like calibre files) onto google books? i ask because i really want to get a nexus 7 as an ereader but im used to the text-to-speech on my old and now broken kindle 3 and i think google books is the only android reader that also reads to you? i DONT want to get the fire hd because im disgusted with Amazon's customer service as my kindle broke after a yr and change with no provocation and they offered me nothing in return. sorry for bad puncuation etc. my hand is broken!

 

[funkylogik]

can i add to that, does anyone know how to get free books on my kindle reader (basic) ?

global s3, UK. Ask me anything and ill reply even if its just an intelligent (or stupid) guess

 

[trucky]

There is an incredible list of 65 sites with free ebooks for Kindle...

65 Places For Free Kindle eBooks Online (Legally)

 

[funkylogik]

There is an incredible list of 65 sites with free ebooks for Kindle...

65 Places For Free Kindle eBooks Online (Legally)

wow thanks cuz

global s3, UK. Ask me anything and ill reply even if its just an intelligent (or stupid) guess

 

[sara182]

how exacty do you copy non-amazon downloaded books onto your kindle?