Android market Free Books

ronlizpatsimon · 02-23-2012, 07:45 AM

I have converted my Vox so that I can use the Android Market. However; I get the impression that the free books are only readable on-line (not downloadable). Thats no good on a flight etc.
Can anyone confirm this restriction?

paulsalter · 02-23-2012, 07:57 AM

If you are talking about google books you can use the google ebooks app and you should be able to read them offline

http://books.google.co.uk/help/ebooks/android.html

if they are not google books, where are you getting the books from?

ronlizpatsimon · 02-23-2012, 09:00 AM

Good afternoon Paul,
As I indicated; I,m using the Vox and the now onboard Android Market Place Application, to request books or othere apps. I presume that all the books are Google ones as they come from the Android Market Place.

Laridae · 02-23-2012, 09:11 AM

I'm not familiar with Google's books and their ebook app, but maybe you don't really need it:

Some free books reside in the cloud, like Amazon's, for example. But there are many other sources that allow you to download the book file and read it locally.
Check out Gutenberg, plus most online booksellers (other than Amazon) make public-domain books available for free.
There's also an online forum here on MobileRead with many other sources.

ronlizpatsimon · 02-24-2012, 02:47 AM

[QUOTE=paulsalter;1977063]If you are talking about google books you can use the google ebooks app and you should be able to read them offline

http://books.google.co.uk/help/ebooks/android.html

Thanks Paul,
I,ve got the Google Books app now - and can read their books off-line.
I do observe that downloading a book from the Marketplace takes about 10 times longer than downloading the same book from the Kobo Store - both using the Vox only (not via PC)

02-23-2012, 07:45 AM	#1
ronlizpatsimon Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Cambridge UK Device: Kobo Vox	Android market Free Books I have converted my Vox so that I can use the Android Market. However; I get the impression that the free books are only readable on-line (not downloadable). Thats no good on a flight etc. Can anyone confirm this restriction?

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02-23-2012, 07:57 AM	#2
paulsalter Fanatic Posts: 579 Karma: 3243761 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Fire HD8	If you are talking about google books you can use the google ebooks app and you should be able to read them offline http://books.google.co.uk/help/ebooks/android.html if they are not google books, where are you getting the books from?

02-23-2012, 09:00 AM	#3
ronlizpatsimon Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Cambridge UK Device: Kobo Vox	Good afternoon Paul, As I indicated; I,m using the Vox and the now onboard Android Market Place Application, to request books or othere apps. I presume that all the books are Google ones as they come from the Android Market Place.

02-23-2012, 09:11 AM	#4
Laridae Addict Posts: 208 Karma: 1203096 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Nexus 7, Blackberry PlayBook, Nexus 4, ChromeBook	I'm not familiar with Google's books and their ebook app, but maybe you don't really need it: Some free books reside in the cloud, like Amazon's, for example. But there are many other sources that allow you to download the book file and read it locally. Check out Gutenberg, plus most online booksellers (other than Amazon) make public-domain books available for free. There's also an online forum here on MobileRead with many other sources.

02-24-2012, 02:47 AM	#5
ronlizpatsimon Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Cambridge UK Device: Kobo Vox	[QUOTE=paulsalter;1977063]If you are talking about google books you can use the google ebooks app and you should be able to read them offline http://books.google.co.uk/help/ebooks/android.html Thanks Paul, I,ve got the Google Books app now - and can read their books off-line. I do observe that downloading a book from the Marketplace takes about 10 times longer than downloading the same book from the Kobo Store - both using the Vox only (not via PC)

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