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

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.

Doesn't allow me to upload audio-books I have saved on my phone. This app is completely worthless. You should advertise that fact so I'm not wasting time and data downloading a worthless app that can't do the only thing I downloaded it for. It's an audiobook player that can't play audio-books. That's what people need to know. For anyone curious, this app only plays audio-books you buy from Google not ones you already own. So don't bother downloading it or giving any money to this evil company.

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.

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