Google Play Books

Google LLC

In-app purchases

About this app

Dive into a world of stories with Google Play Books! Explore millions of ebooks, audiobooks, comics and manga – all in one app.

Key Features:

• Your library, anywhere: Enjoy books on your phone, tablet, computer or even in your car with Android Auto. Plus, you can download books to read offline.

• Earn Google Play Points: Get rewarded with Play Points when you purchase books. Note: Play Points availability, award levels and multiplier rates differ by country. Play Points isn’t available in all countries.

• Organise with shelves: Personalise your digital library with custom shelves to categorise your books by genre, author or any theme that you’d like.

• Smart notes: Jot down notes that sync with your Google Drive and can be shared for easy collaboration.

• No subscription needed: Buy only the books that you want, when you want them.

• Kid-friendly reading tools: Let kids explore word definitions and listen to books aloud. Note: Reading practice tools are available in English only.

• Immersive comics: Experience Bubble Zoom for a specialised comic and manga reading experience.

• Preview before you buy: Check out samples to make sure that it’s the perfect book for you.

• Hands-free reading: Control your audiobook with your voice using Google Assistant.

• Read your way: Customise your reading experience by adjusting the font, text size, brightness and more.

Millions of stories await on Google Play Books! Download now and start reading.

Ratings and reviews

I was unsure about audio books at first, but the more I explore the app the more books I find to listen to, and finding out what narrators are better then some. I have found myself listening to more and more books now and absolutely love the fact that there are free books as well. some prices are high, but finding out that there are sales quiet often, and being able to find a series where the first book is free gives you a chance to see if you would want to listen to the rest of the series.

• text to voice needs more voice and speed options • home page of app should be library with a search tool. • book suggestions should be a menu item under profile, or a tab in the app. instead, it's always "greeting" me with "here! buy this!" It's hard (at first) to get back to books I've already bought. soon, we won't be able to go anywhere or do anything without damn commercials yelling at us. I'll tell you how i want to spend my money, thank you. Don't shove stuff in my face. It's rude.

Google Play Books to me, is a great digital book, library edition for any reader on any device. Its interface is easy to understand. However, it can be challenging for some who may suffer from certain brain conditions. The outside looks have a brand emblem that's crisp in colors. Now, I have to be candid, but I have bought some of my fav authors' books, samples, etc. But honestly, I don't like to read and I'm a writer, published. Yikes, I said that out loud! 🙊 Great Book Library, Google. 💯

What's new

New in version 2025.1.10

• Improved ease-of-use in eBook text selection menu

Check out these features

• Upload EPUB and PDF files and read them on all of your devices
• Download purchased ebooks and audiobooks (DRM-free if allowed by the publisher) to read on other devices such as Nook, Sony Reader, Kobo