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In this review, we’ll take a look at Google’s ebook and audiobook service, Google Play Books, and talk about its features, benefits, and cons. We’ve done the research, and now we’re letting everyone who’s looking for audiobooks know what we found. All the details regarding the app’s user interface, features, capabilities, pricing, and rules are listed here. Then, we’ll analyse its online reputation and compare it to that of its rivals.
The Apple Books app makes it easy to read and listen to e-books and audiobooks on the iPad and other iOS devices. Since it first came out in January 2010 as iBooks, the app has changed and become a more advanced reading app. But Apple Books is just one of many e-book apps for the iPad and iPhone.
Google Play Books vs iBooks feature
| Google Play Books | iBooks |
|---|---|
| free e-books that are in the public domain. | With the new Navigation menu in Apple Books, it’s now easier than ever to change how you read. |
| You are looking through Google’s database of books instead of the websites that Google searches. | If you click on the pen icon, you can write notes on the PDF. |
| You can search for books and articles at the same time. | Using the same feature, you can sign PDFs before sending them back. |
| it can help you find journals and/or authors who write about your subject. | The unified search function in the app makes it easy to find and download books. |
Google Play Books vs iBooks: Features
You can also order ebooks and audiobooks ahead of time through Google Play Books. Still, some features are only available in certain countries. For example, only people in Japan can subscribe to a book series. Then, you can only send Google Play gifts by email to people in your own country who are also signed up for Google Play. After this quick overview, we’ll tell you more about how the service works on desktop computers and mobile devices.
Apple iBooks isn’t the first reading app, and most of its features are the same as those of other e-readers. You can add notes, bookmarks, and definitions of individual words. You can also look up words quickly on the Web. You can also highlight words, sentences, and paragraphs to look at again later. You can search for words, phrases, and even individual characters. You can download this app from its official website.
Google Play Books vs iBooks: App
Users of iOS gave Google Play Books a score of 4.5/5. Some of them don’t like having to leave the app, download books, and then go back to the app to listen to them, but for others, it’s still a top choice. One user wrote a review on Google Play Books saying that this app was great and not too expensive. But some people don’t like it because audiobooks can’t be played in the background.
iBooks is the name of Apple’s app for reading ebooks on the iPad. It connects to the iBookstore, where you can buy ebooks to download and read in a matter of seconds, as long as you don’t mind being locked into Apple’s new ebook DRM, which means you can’t read purchased books on anything but an iPad, iPhone, or iPod.
Google Play Books vs iBooks: Pricing
There are no subscription plans for Google Play Books. Instead, it has a pay-per-book pricing model. It also has content that is free to use. Its users can buy and rent audiobooks in browsers and the Android app. You can’t buy or rent audio files through the app on iPhones and iPads, which is a shame. But you can use Safari on these devices to get to the website and buy audiobooks. Then, you can go back to the Google Play Books app and listen to them on any device, even ones that run iOS.
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iBooks pros and cons
Pros:
- Polished, elegant interface.
- Easy to navigate.
Cons:
- Only available on backlit devices.
Google Play Books pros and cons
Pros:
- No subscriptions required
- The family library
Cons:
- Buying and renting books available on desktop and Android devices only
FAQs
Can I transfer my Google Play Books to iBooks?
It’s so simple to move those books to the Mac iBook app. Just right-click on the book and choose “Open with Books. app.” Your books from Google Play have now been added to iBooks.
Is Google Play Books going away?
Once you upload documents to Google Play Books, you can read them on any device that has Play Books. EPUB files can also have bookmarks, highlights, and notes added on all devices. Google Play Books also keeps copies of all the files you upload in the library. Google has no plans to close Google Play Books right now.
Can Google Play Books be read on iPhone?
Google Play Books for iOS is the one app you need to read and listen to books from Google Play. You can read a great book right now on your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad from the Google Play store. Download your book to read or listen on the go.