This free reading application demonstrates the power of the open-source Readium-2 architecture for accessing Epub and Epub3 publications. It is compatible with Readium LCP, the non-proprietary and user friendly solution for distributing protected publications. It supports OPDS feeds, and therefore allows users to access easily a multitude of free ebooks from multiple providers.Įdit: R2 Reader also supports the new Readium DRM.

Just released this week, R2 Reader is an iOS app from EDRLab. This is an evolving app and it will get many new options in the coming months such as Dropbox, Google Drive, and iCloud integration.

The app has basic features like management of personal book collections, bookmarks, annotations, and full-text search, and supports both reflowable and fixed-layout ebooks. Released last month, Lea Reader is an Android app that uses the open source Readium SDK as the core of a custom and easy-to-use Android SDK. Readium-Based EPub3 Apps Released for Android, iOSĮBook app development is almost a dead field, but after years of only being able to report on new features in the Kindle apps, I am pleased to report that multiple Epub3 apps have been released in under a month.Ī couple weeks ago EDR Lab released the first alpha version of its app for Windows, macOS, and Linux, and now I can report that similar apps have been released for Android and iOS.

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