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5+ best Windows 10/11 apps for reading eBooks with ease
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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ReadingeBooksis getting more popular every day. A lot of people choose rather download aneBookand read it on their device, instead of buying an actual book.
While old-fashioned readers don’t like the new way, modern generations tend to use this method of reading even more and more.
We prepared a list of the best Windowsappsfor reading and buyingeBookscompletely legally for all you modern-readers, as we hope that it will help you to find the best reading tool for yourself.
What are the best apps for reading eBooks?
Icecream Ebook Reader
Icecream reader is very attractive in terms of its UI design. It features a full-screen mode, anight mode, the ability to add bookmarks – things that are essential to aneBookreader for your Windows PC.
It helps you manage the process of reading, searching books, adding comments, and highlight ideas.
It has an interactive and intuitive interface, as it providesa well-designed digital book library. Icecream Reader supports all known formats, including EPUB, MOBI, FB2, PDF, and other popular formats.
Among its special features, we will find a fullscreen mode, bookmarks that allow you to revisit the most memorable parts of your book, night mode that enables lecture in low light or no lighting at all.
Icecream Ebook Reader
Adobe Digital Editions
Although Adobe Digital Editions is not as valued as other Adobe products, it was one of the first adopters of the ePub format which now is one the most utilized formats along with PDF and Kindle.
You can use it on your Mac, PC, ormobilewith the advantage of syncing the books across all devices, the best part being that Digital Editions are completely free and that is highly likely to stay for a while.
The app has a simple display panel that can display two views: Library and Reading. On the left dashboard, you can see if the book was borrowed, bought, or read along with the option to add notes.
You can also group or filter books by author, publisher, or your custom criteria.
Adobe Digital Editions
Soda PDF
Soda PDF is rapidly gaining momentum thanks to its fully-equipped platform and innovative functions.
What makes it an amazing eBook reader is the fact that it gives you complete freedom to adjust every element according to your needs.
Regardless of screen size or the device you’re using, you can customize the layout and font size, zoom in without losing quality, or change the orientation of the eBook.
Plus, you won’t have to worry about straining your eyes, as Soda PDF uses the eInk technology and lets you set the optimal screen brightness.
Another feature that stands out is the Read Out Loud option. This premium tool works based on the Text-to-Speech system and it can turn your eBook into an audiobook! While the software narrates the text, a marker runs along with the words, helping you improve your pronunciation and fluency.
Other top features of the software include:
• Bookmarking, highlighting, and annotations options.
• Integrated Optical Character Recognition (OCR) system.
• 3D page-flipping effect.
• Page jumping.
• Advanced import options, such as images, links, or e-signatures.
• Varied file support, including EPUB, CBR, and CBZ.
Soda PDF supports all the cloud storage services, including Dropbox and Evernote. It’s extremely easy to transfer the files you want and organize them to enhance your reading experience.
Soda PDF
Amazon Kindle
Amazon’s Kindle is probably the best-knowneBookreader in the market, but that fact didn’t prevent it from being second on our list.
Kindle has some great features and it’s worth mentioning. When you open the Windowsapp, you’ll get the grid list of youreBooklibrary, which can be categorized alphabetically or chronologically.
Switching between the content on your device and the content from your storage is also very easy.
If Nook beat Kindle in design,Amazon‘sappis definitely a winner when it comes to a reading experience. Kindle offers some nice features including note highlights and quick dictionary look-ups.
Navigation through the pages is also very easy and comfortable, but I’m sure thatAmazoncould do an even better job in the further versions of theapp.
⇒Get Amazon’sKindle
Nook
One of the world’s leading book retailers, Barnes & Noble, has made an outstandingappfor readingeBooks, called Nook.
This app is probably your best choice for buying and reading not just books, but also various collections of other media, like magazines and comics, which is different than Kindle.
We put Nook ahead ofAmazon‘s Kindle for a couple of reasons, and one of them isapp‘s bright design and UI, which is a real refreshment compared to Kindle’s dark and monotonous user interface.
After opening, Nook offers you yourDaily Shelf, a five-item collection of the content you’ve already read.
Nook’s start screen is divided into two sections, showing you content you already own, and Barnes and Noble’s recommendations for you.
Theapphas beautiful page slide animations, but some users reported that these animations distracted them after long reading time, but if you’re really concentrated, this shouldn’t be an issue.
The only possible con of Nook is the fact that columns couldn’t be adjusted manually because theappautomatically selects a number of columns based on a text size.
⇒Get Nook
Kobo
Kobo is definitely a smaller and less-knowneBookreader than Nook or Kindle, but it still provides a great selection of content. Kobo has some elements of both Kindle and Nook.
A simple, Kindle-reminding design of theapp, combined with similar store integration as Nook, makes Kobo a very decentappthat definitely deserves to be on our list.
Navigation between sections is a little bit rough, as the developer decided to put the navigation bar inside the settings panel, but the reading experience is very satisfying.
Navigation and transition between the pages is different than Kindle and Nook as you’re only allowed to tap on the screen, and not to swipe.
⇒Get Kobo eReader
Manga Tree
And now something different for all you manga fans out there. If you’re looking for a good manga reader, Manga Tree will make you stop searching.
Manga Tree allows you to browse for your favorite manga through categories like a harem, Shonen, slice of life, and so on. Instead of downloading pages locally, it pulls them on demand,
Navigation through theappis smooth and responsive, but some users said that they had certain problems with swiping to another page.
This problem is probably caused because Manga Tree doesn’t cache the mangas and loads them dynamically.
⇒Get Manga Tree
Perfect PDF Reader
Perfect PDF Reader is afreeapp that allows us to read and print many ebook file formats, such as PDF, XPS, OXPS, EPUB, MOBI, and FB2 eBooks.
You can use this tool across allMicrosoftplatforms. Thanks to the multiview user interface you can display multiple files or even multiple eBooks in individual windows).
There are also many customization options available that allow you to change contrast, enable night-mode, and so on.
There are also professional versions of the tool which are suitable for your business needs, such as Perfect PDF Ultimate, Perfect PDF Professional, or other editions.
⇒Get Perfect PDF Reader
We hope that you have found the best Ebook reader for you, in the above list. Most of them are free, compatible with multiple platforms and very easy to use.
If you have any suggestions or think we should add another Ebook reader to our guide, please feel free to leave us a comment.
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Ivan Jenic
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Passionate about all elements related to Windows and combined with his innate curiosity, Ivan has delved deep into understanding this operating system, with a specialization in drivers and driver troubleshooting.
When he’s not tackling diverse driver-related problems, Ivan enjoys watching good movies and spending time hiking with his family and friends.
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