Google Play Books & Audiobooks

3.8
1.92M reviews
1B+
Downloads
Content rating
Parental guidance
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About this app

Google Play Books is the one app you need to buy and enjoy ebooks, audiobooks, comics, and manga.

Choose from millions of best selling ebooks, comics, manga, textbooks, and audiobooks. Download your book to read or listen on the go. When you’re finished, find your next favorite from recommendations personalized just for you. Buy audiobooks and ebooks as you go - with no subscription required.


Choose from millions of popular ebooks, audiobooks, and comics
* Buy ebooks and audiobooks as you go - no subscription required.
* Preview samples before you buy.
* Get extra discounts on select bundles.
* Receive emails or notifications about new releases from your favorite authors and when your wishlisted books go on sale.
* Earn Google Play Points with every purchase, then exchange them for Google Play credit.
* Receive notifications or emails for price drops in your samples and new releases from your favorite authors and series.
* Discover new releases, best sellers, and personalized recommendations across genres like romance, science fiction, mystery & thrillers, self-help, religion, nonfiction, and more.

Best in class reading and listening experience.
* Read or listen on Android, iOS, or your web browser, even when you’re offline.
* Pick up where you left off on any device.
* Customize your reading experience. Adjust the text size, font type, margins, text alignment, brightness, and background colors.
* Track your reading progress. See what percent you’ve read and how many pages you have left.
* Organize your library into shelves. Use the new shelves tab to curate your library by theme or genre. View your shelves across Android, iOS, and the web.
* Save to SD card. Choose to save your books to the device or an SD card, so you never run out of space.
* Use reading tools in children's books to get kid-friendly word definitions, listen to specific words, or hear the book read aloud.
* Use Bubble Zoom for easier comic reading on a mobile device. Tap the page and watch your favorite comic or manga come to life.
* Take notes that sync with your Google Drive and share them with a group for easy collaboration.
* Look up definitions, get translations, save highlights, and bookmark your favorite pages while you read.
* Turn on Night Light to automatically adjust the background color and brightness or set the app to use the OS brightness.
Updated on
Jul 28, 2022

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Financial info and 6 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted
Independent security review

Ratings and reviews

3.8
1.92M reviews
David M.
April 26, 2022
I used to be able to start the read aloud function and it would keep on going until I would stop it manually. Recently it started to automatically stop after 2 min. I have to unlock my phone every 2 minutes so it continues reading out loud. This is an inconvenience because I often just want to start this option, put my phone away and just walk around the house doing chores or something.
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A Google user
January 8, 2020
It is handy but less so since a couple months ago. It suddenly started to loose track of the page it was reading out loud when you returned to the app. So you would not know on which page you were left, which can be annoying. It did not do that a year ago. Also it would be handy to be able to sort your ebooks in different maps (e.g. based on school or genre). The read out loud function is really great!
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Hayley C.
August 21, 2021
I like the app as I can easily add all my books. I wish they would revamp the app, give it more options like creating and viewing planks to categories your books. It would be GREAT if there was a feature so you can see all the highlights you made in all your books so I don't have to click on each book. There is so much potential I hope you put in the effort to make it even better!
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What's new

Arriving in version 5.24.2
* Manage books on your wishlist with a new tab
* Find reading recommendations at the end of book in Google Kids Space
* Bug fixes, enhancements, and performance improvements


Recently added
* See all your prior notifications in one place
* Filters on chart and genre pages - filter by language, price, genre, and more
* Material You themed widget
* Audiobooks are organized into series
* Badges highlight new releases, price drops, and special promotions