E-book reader recommendations?

zoomiest · 11-24-2014, 10:14 AM

I am just getting ready to publish an E-book about my ancestors, to my extended family. For some of them, an E-book may be new.

Does anyone have any special recommendations about free Ebook reader apps for Android, iPhone/iPad, and Blackberry handhelds and tablets?

The issue is specifically - which is easiest to load a an E-book from your desktop. So many readers are locked to a proprietary library (Amazon, iBooks, etc.) that its hard to get an eBook into the reader (especially for iPhone/iPad - I find Android devices will allow you a selection from installed apps, and you can just pick one). I don't have any experience with new generation of Blackberry devices.

I was just about to download a bunch of them, and run some tests, but I thought I would draw on the existing expertise of the community, first. Thank you, in advance!

theducks · 11-24-2014, 11:06 AM

Moon+ (Pro $) for Android

but why limit yourself to FREE?
Most Apps cost less than a Starbucks Pikes

zoomiest · 11-25-2014, 07:16 AM

Thank you.

Any recommendations for the iPhone/iPad?

meeera · 11-25-2014, 08:10 AM

What does "locked to a proprietary library" mean? You can easily sideload common or garden variety epubs to iBooks, if that's your reader app of choice on an iDevice.

11-24-2014, 10:14 AM	#1
zoomiest Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Canada Device: Pixel 3a	E-book reader recommendations? I am just getting ready to publish an E-book about my ancestors, to my extended family. For some of them, an E-book may be new. Does anyone have any special recommendations about free Ebook reader apps for Android, iPhone/iPad, and Blackberry handhelds and tablets? The issue is specifically - which is easiest to load a an E-book from your desktop. So many readers are locked to a proprietary library (Amazon, iBooks, etc.) that its hard to get an eBook into the reader (especially for iPhone/iPad - I find Android devices will allow you a selection from installed apps, and you can just pick one). I don't have any experience with new generation of Blackberry devices. I was just about to download a bunch of them, and run some tests, but I thought I would draw on the existing expertise of the community, first. Thank you, in advance! Last edited by zoomiest; 11-24-2014 at 10:16 AM. Reason: add the emphasis on "apps" (not devices)

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11-24-2014, 11:06 AM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,778 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Moon+ (Pro $) for Android but why limit yourself to FREE? Most Apps cost less than a Starbucks Pikes

11-25-2014, 07:16 AM	#3
zoomiest Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Canada Device: Pixel 3a	Thank you. Any recommendations for the iPhone/iPad?

11-25-2014, 08:10 AM	#4
meeera Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,658 Karma: 66417824 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2, iPadMini4, iPad4, MBP; support other Kobo/Kindles	What does "locked to a proprietary library" mean? You can easily sideload common or garden variety epubs to iBooks, if that's your reader app of choice on an iDevice.