Comparison of iOS e-book reader software
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Navigation features
| Product | Pagination | Rotation Lock | Auto-scroll | Progress indicator | Backward/forward | Table of Contents | Bookmarks | Resume | Go To | Full text search |
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| Blio Blio Blio is a free to download e-reader software platform created by Ray Kurzweil that was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in early January 2010. The Blio e-reader preserves typography and supports color illustrations, features that make it particularly effective for certain... |
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| iBooks IBooks iBooks is an e-book application by Apple Inc. It was announced in conjunction with the iPad on January 27, 2010, and was released for the iPhone and iPod Touch in mid-2010, as part of the iOS 4 update. At that time, it was described by Apple as being available only in the United States... |
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| Stanza Lexcycle Stanza Lexcycle Stanza is a freeware program for reading eBooks, digital newspapers, and other digital publications. The software supports the eBook formats EPUB, eReader, MS LIT, Amazon Kindle, Mobipocket, and PalmDoc, as well as general document formats HTML, PDF, MS Word, and Rich Text Format... |
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| Product | Pagination | Rotation Lock | Auto-scroll | Progress indicator | Backward/forward | Table of Contents | Bookmarks | Resume | Go To | Full text search |
Display features
| Product | Styles (bold/italic/etc.) | Page Turn Effects | Themes | Day/Night mode | Enable/Disable sleep mode | Brightness Control | Indent paragraph | Enable/Disable CSS | Enable/Disable hyphenation | Customize margins | Customize text alignment | Customize font | Customize font scale | Customize line space | Customize paragraph space | Customize color | Customize transparency |
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| Blio Blio Blio is a free to download e-reader software platform created by Ray Kurzweil that was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in early January 2010. The Blio e-reader preserves typography and supports color illustrations, features that make it particularly effective for certain... |
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| iBooks IBooks iBooks is an e-book application by Apple Inc. It was announced in conjunction with the iPad on January 27, 2010, and was released for the iPhone and iPod Touch in mid-2010, as part of the iOS 4 update. At that time, it was described by Apple as being available only in the United States... |
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| Stanza Lexcycle Stanza Lexcycle Stanza is a freeware program for reading eBooks, digital newspapers, and other digital publications. The software supports the eBook formats EPUB, eReader, MS LIT, Amazon Kindle, Mobipocket, and PalmDoc, as well as general document formats HTML, PDF, MS Word, and Rich Text Format... |
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| Product | Styles (bold/italic/etc.) | Page Turn Effects | Themes | Day/Night mode | Enable/Disable sleep mode | Brightness Control | Indent paragraph | Enable/Disable CSS | Enable/Disable hyphenation | Customize margins | Customize text alignment | Customize font | Customize font scale | Customize line space | Customize paragraph space | Customize color | Customize transparency |
Edit/tool features
| Product | Highlight | Annotate | Edit meta-data | Online dictionary | Offline dictionary | Lookup wikipedia | Translate | Share | TTS support | DRM support | Export to iTunes |
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| Blio Blio Blio is a free to download e-reader software platform created by Ray Kurzweil that was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in early January 2010. The Blio e-reader preserves typography and supports color illustrations, features that make it particularly effective for certain... |
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| i2Reader | |||||||||||
| iBooks IBooks iBooks is an e-book application by Apple Inc. It was announced in conjunction with the iPad on January 27, 2010, and was released for the iPhone and iPod Touch in mid-2010, as part of the iOS 4 update. At that time, it was described by Apple as being available only in the United States... |
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| Stanza Lexcycle Stanza Lexcycle Stanza is a freeware program for reading eBooks, digital newspapers, and other digital publications. The software supports the eBook formats EPUB, eReader, MS LIT, Amazon Kindle, Mobipocket, and PalmDoc, as well as general document formats HTML, PDF, MS Word, and Rich Text Format... |
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| Product | Highlight | Annotate | Edit meta-data | Online dictionary | Offline dictionary | Lookup wikipedia | Translate | Share | TTS support | DRM support | Export to iTunes |
Book source management features
| Product | Book store(s) | Book search | Epub downloading | Browser downloading | Manual downloading | OPDS catalog | Other import via | Tag books | Sort books |
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| Blio Blio Blio is a free to download e-reader software platform created by Ray Kurzweil that was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in early January 2010. The Blio e-reader preserves typography and supports color illustrations, features that make it particularly effective for certain... |
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| i2Reader | Calibre Built-in web server |
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| iBooks IBooks iBooks is an e-book application by Apple Inc. It was announced in conjunction with the iPad on January 27, 2010, and was released for the iPhone and iPod Touch in mid-2010, as part of the iOS 4 update. At that time, it was described by Apple as being available only in the United States... |
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| MegaReader | Calibre |
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| ShuBook | Calibre |
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| Stanza Lexcycle Stanza Lexcycle Stanza is a freeware program for reading eBooks, digital newspapers, and other digital publications. The software supports the eBook formats EPUB, eReader, MS LIT, Amazon Kindle, Mobipocket, and PalmDoc, as well as general document formats HTML, PDF, MS Word, and Rich Text Format... |
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| Product | Book store(s) | Book search | Epub downloading | Browser downloading | Manual downloading | OPDS catalog | Other import via | Tag books | Sort books |
Supported File Formats
See Comparison of e-book formats for details on the file formats.| Product | total # of formats | .cbr/.cbz | .chm | .djvu | .epub | .fb2 | .html | .mobi | .pdb | .rtf | .txt | |
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| Blio Blio Blio is a free to download e-reader software platform created by Ray Kurzweil that was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in early January 2010. The Blio e-reader preserves typography and supports color illustrations, features that make it particularly effective for certain... |
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| Bluefire Reader | 2 | |||||||||||
| eBookMobi | 10+ | |||||||||||
| i2Reader | 6+ | |||||||||||
| iBooks IBooks iBooks is an e-book application by Apple Inc. It was announced in conjunction with the iPad on January 27, 2010, and was released for the iPhone and iPod Touch in mid-2010, as part of the iOS 4 update. At that time, it was described by Apple as being available only in the United States... |
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| Kindle | 1 | |||||||||||
| Kobo eBooks | 2 | |||||||||||
| MegaReader | 1 | |||||||||||
| ShuBook | 3+ | |||||||||||
| Stanza Lexcycle Stanza Lexcycle Stanza is a freeware program for reading eBooks, digital newspapers, and other digital publications. The software supports the eBook formats EPUB, eReader, MS LIT, Amazon Kindle, Mobipocket, and PalmDoc, as well as general document formats HTML, PDF, MS Word, and Rich Text Format... |
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| uBooks | 4 | |||||||||||
| Product | total # of formats | .cbr/.cbz | .chm | .djvu | .epub | .fb2 | .html | .mobi | .pdb | .rtf | .txt | |
Special features
| Product | Special features | |
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| Blio Blio Blio is a free to download e-reader software platform created by Ray Kurzweil that was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in early January 2010. The Blio e-reader preserves typography and supports color illustrations, features that make it particularly effective for certain... |
Support for the visually impaired | |
| Bluefire Reader | ||
| eBookMobi | Optional password protection Displays Microsoft Office documents Adjust screen brightness via swipe Localized in Japanese, English, German, French, Russian, Vietnamese Support custom Stardict Dictionaries Support online translation to 105 languages |
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| i2Reader | Configurable status line Custom PDF engine |
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| iBooks IBooks iBooks is an e-book application by Apple Inc. It was announced in conjunction with the iPad on January 27, 2010, and was released for the iPhone and iPod Touch in mid-2010, as part of the iOS 4 update. At that time, it was described by Apple as being available only in the United States... |
Synchronize reading positions between devices | |
| Kindle | Synchronize reading positions between devices | |
| Kobo eBooks | Support for magazine subscriptions. Extensive social media support via Facebook. Reading statistics and achievements. |
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| MegaReader | Adjusts hardware screen brightness via swipe Configurable tap zones (next/previous page, show menus, rotation lock, toggle heads up display) |
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| ShuBook | Basic support for Microsoft Office documents & PDF. | Extensive East Asian support |
| Stanza Lexcycle Stanza Lexcycle Stanza is a freeware program for reading eBooks, digital newspapers, and other digital publications. The software supports the eBook formats EPUB, eReader, MS LIT, Amazon Kindle, Mobipocket, and PalmDoc, as well as general document formats HTML, PDF, MS Word, and Rich Text Format... |
Cover FlowNot on the iPad Hide Status Bar Adjust screen brightness via swipe Extensive options for library sorting |
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Cost
| Product | Price [€] | In-App purchases [€] |
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| Blio Blio Blio is a free to download e-reader software platform created by Ray Kurzweil that was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in early January 2010. The Blio e-reader preserves typography and supports color illustrations, features that make it particularly effective for certain... |
Free | 7,99 (Voices) |
| Bluefire Reader | Free | - |
| eBookMobi | Free | - |
| i2Reader | 3,99 | - |
| iBooks IBooks iBooks is an e-book application by Apple Inc. It was announced in conjunction with the iPad on January 27, 2010, and was released for the iPhone and iPod Touch in mid-2010, as part of the iOS 4 update. At that time, it was described by Apple as being available only in the United States... |
Free | - |
| Kindle | Free | - |
| Kobo eBooks | Free | - |
| MegaReader | 1,59 | - |
| ShuBook | Free | 1,59 (Extra features) |
| Stanza Lexcycle Stanza Lexcycle Stanza is a freeware program for reading eBooks, digital newspapers, and other digital publications. The software supports the eBook formats EPUB, eReader, MS LIT, Amazon Kindle, Mobipocket, and PalmDoc, as well as general document formats HTML, PDF, MS Word, and Rich Text Format... |
Free | - |
| uBooks | Free | 3,99 (uBooks XL, ad-free) |
| Product | Price [€] | In-App purchases [€] |
Other software e-book readers for iOS
Other e-book readers for iOS devices are ARC Reader, Ouiivo Reader, Tomes, etc.See also
- Comparison of e-book readers - includes hardware e-book readers
- Comparison of e-book formats - includes both device and software formats