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All of the latest Android news as it pertains to e-books, manga, newspapers and audiobooks.

Google Play Books has been redesigned

Google has updated Play Books with a new material design that makes…

The best ebook and e-reading apps for Android – 2018

There are hundreds of millions of people that are using an Android…

The Most Popular Free E-Book Reading Apps For Your Smartphone

With the rise of digital learning, most people have stopped visiting physical…

Microsoft launches AI News App called Hummingbird

There are no shortage of online news apps to curate your favorite…

The best Android e-readers of 2018

Android e-readers have been around for the past four years and they initially had outdated version of the OS, which severely limited the number of apps that can be installed. Early models did not have an app store or Google Play and instead forced users to sideload in their own content, which was a tall order for newer users. 2018 has been the best year ever for Android e-readers. Energy Sistem is no longer making e-readers and Icarus went bankrupt. New contenders have risen to the top of the field and are pumping out a myriad of devices that have a higher version of Android, but also deadly hardware. Android Lite apps are paving the way for a great app experience. Visit goodereader for the full list.

E-Readers that run Ice Cream Sandwich will lose access to Google Play

Google has announced that they are discontinuing support for Ice Cream Sandwich,…

This is how you get Google Play working on Android e-readers

Earlier this year Google cracked down on devices that were not certified and blacklisted them from accessing the Google Play Store and various core services. It is now possible to bypass this and get Play working on e-readers.

Google is considering a paid app subscription package

Google is working on a monthly subscription package that will offer hundreds…

Pocket Redesigns iOS App and now has Amazon Polly for Article Playback

Pocket has just redesigned their flagship app for the iPad and iPhone…

These are the challenges for developing apps for an Android e-Reader

One of the big trends in the past four years has been…

This is how Android Lite and Go apps perform on an e-reader

Android developers have released a series of Lite and Go apps in…

Walmart ebooks now available for Android and iOS and it’s abysmal

Walmart recently introduced a new ebook app for iOS and Android. It is a clone of the main Kobo app, but it has some serious drawbacks regarding gift cards and logging in.

E-Reader companies should be adopting Android GO 9 Pie Edition

E-Reader companies have been using Android 4.04 and 4.4 for a number…

Android Lite apps are breathing a second life into e-readers

Major companies are releasing a series of Lite and Go apps that…

Goodreads launches new Android App

Goodreads has been quietly working on a beta version of ebook discovery…

Google launches dedicated Podcast App

Google Podcasts launched a couple of months ago, but it was incorporated…