Google Play Books & Audiobooks

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.

• Organize with shelves: Personalize your digital library with custom shelves to categorize your books by genre, author, or any theme 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 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 specialized comic and manga reading experience.

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

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

• Read your way: Customize 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

It might be great, but I need to change the voice. What I'm getting is a high pitched voice, and no options to SELLECT A DIFFERENT VOICE, AND OR TO CHANGE THE WAY IT SOUNDS, AND OR READING SPEED. NO ACCESSIBILITY CONTROLS AT ALL. YOU'RE GOOGLE AND EXPECTED TO BE HANDICAPPED-USER-ACCESSIBLE. USER-FRIENDLY!!!!! THIS IS NOT YOUR BEST WORK, BUT THANKS FOR AT-LEAST-TRYING

The severe slowness issue was resolved at some point. There are still minor frustrations like that the syncing of highlights and notes devices breaks frequently. But overall this is the best free syncing EPUB reader I've found. Previous review 9/16/23: Unusably slow. It's a shame because this was by far the best free reader out there. But now you have to wait a full minute every time you open it.

I love using Google Play Books! It's not just a great eReader, it's also a great library. It's market is extensive and easy to use. I most especially love how I can take an outside document or other source and have it uploaded to Google Play Books as another readable item. With the advent of self created Shelves I can now organize my Google Play Books eBooks, documents, eMagazines, etc any way I wish. When you purchase an ebook it belongs to you, unlike some other unnamed eReaders/Markets.