Cengage Read

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About this app

Cengage Read is now faster, easier to navigate, and more accessible

• Pick up where you left off more easily with improvements to your bookshelf, including updated Pins and Last Read sections

• Find content faster with improved search and more responsive results

• Navigate with less waiting thanks to performance improvements throughout the app

• Enjoy a refreshed reading experience with a cleaner, more consistent design

• Access content more comfortably with enhanced accessibility features, including text-to-speech support and high-contrast viewing options

• Stay up to date with improved in-app notifications and messaging

• Run the app with confidence on the latest Android devices thanks to improved compatibility and stability
Read your eTextbook and study on the go with the Cengage Read app.
Updated on
Jul 16, 2026

Data safety

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  • No data shared with third parties
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  • This app may collect these data types
    App activity and App info and performance
  • Data isn’t encrypted
  • You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

846 reviews
Andrea Partner
April 20, 2026
The formatting of the buttons when I'm in a book make it impossible for me to access the read aloud or font options as they're underneath the home buttons. The bottoms at the top are nearly as bad because of how they're placed with the notifications bar. There's also no way to report this feedback in the app.
13 people found this review helpful
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Angela Beaver
July 9, 2025
I like that the tool reads without having to manually advance the page. I like the option to increase or decrease the speed. I do find moving to a SPECIFIC paragraph or sentence is impossible, which is extremely frustrating. I have also found that if your phone "goes to sleep" the reader immediately starts pausing between sentences. fairly long, definitely noticeable pauses. So I have to keep my phone "awake" to avoid that. This would be perfect if not for those two functionality issues.
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Colleen
April 11, 2026
the bottom and top button rows are on the same level as my os system stuff. I literally cannot tap the buttons for the table of contents, speech to text, text size, or bookmarking, because that's where my systems back, minimize window, and home buttons are. I cannot 'x' out of an image because that's where my system time is. Im a software qa who has worked on apps for almost a decade and this is, like, comically bad
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What’s new

Cengage Read is now faster, easier to navigate, and more accessible
• Improved search results
• Performance improvements