I'm a really big fan of the Google Playbook reader, especially for an Android Tablet. I love the 2 columns and the effect when you go to other page. So I was wondering, is there a PDF/eBook reader with similar functionality as the Google Playbook? Unfortunately Google Playbooks don't allow to import documents in PDF or EPUB format.
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You can import/upload them:
Uploading the PDF/ePub file(s) to your Library
- Go to My Books
- Click on 'Upload File' in the top right corner.
- Choose the file(s) you wish to upload.
Getting the PDF/ePub files in you App
- Go into your Google Play Books App.
- Click on the button on the top left ('Read Now' or 'My Library').
- Select 'My Library'.
- Click on the button just underneath it ('All books').
- Click on 'Uploads'.
- Click the Android Menu button.
- Click on 'Refresh'
- When you try to open the file, you may be prompted to download it.
There are several apps you might check (ordered best recommendation first):
- Moon+ Reader Pro is the best ebook reader I know. Support for the important formats (txt, html, epub, pdf, umd, fb2, chm, zip -- pdf only in the pro, said to be the fastest PDF renderer on Android), plenty libraries pre-configured to download books from (you can add your own sources), great support, and more. Just no DRM (yet; as Adobe didn't answer to the developers requests). My clear recommendation for this one.
- Aldiko Book Reader supports epub, PDF, DRM -- and also can access online sources
- Mantano Reader supports epub & PDF, available in several versions, supports DRM
- GO Book supports epub, txt, umd, pdf and fb2 (DRM/catalogs support: unknown to me)
There are some more on the Playstore, but not all are recommendable (and some may have escaped my notice).
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After Izzy and @Fase comments i tried Mantano Reader and i love it aswell , it seems to support 2 columns but just in some PDFs, so i guess they have that option embedded?– JoyalJan 24, 2013 at 9:07
Amazon has just updated their Kindle app to offer a two column layout for tablets. I was thrilled that they did this. Google Pay Book reader has that two page layout and I really preferred that on my tablet.
Kindle app will also read PDF files. I don't think it will do EPUB but there might be a converter out there to make it into Kindle format.
There are several places to find good free Kindle books. I rarely pay for a book anymore.
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it seems that this feature only works with native kindle books, i just tried with a PDF and can not shown as 2 column, but yo can with a kindle book– JoyalJun 16, 2012 at 21:02