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We like to read eBooks with tablets or e-ink eReaders a lot, but sometimes we will like or need to open a book on our Mac. So choosing which app to open the book is important for us. Here I guide you top 5 free ebook readers for Mac, the best apps to read ebooks on your Mac computer.
A lot of our purchased books from a particular store (iBooks, Kobo, Nook, Kindle) can only be opened with their dedicated reading app, while some books we find at open libraries can be read with a variety of free reading apps. No matter where your books come from, here I list some ebook readers for Mac, and put them together compared for you.
Apple's iBooks--If You Love Apple Defaults
We are so happy when hearing the Apple's announcement of iBooks coming to the Mac OS X. It's bundled with Mavericks. It's amazing that iBookstore provides us a beautiful and clean library interface than others (I think so). We can adjust type size and color of the pages, and add notes, highlights, the definitions. In fact there are more customization options as this screenshot shows below.
If you also own an iPad or iPhone, you can't miss this reader app. It helps us sync the books between the Mac and the iPad and iPhone.
iBooks supports EPUB and PDF. We can purchase them directly from the store, and then put them together in one place. What's more, iBooks keeps track of our PDF files, too. I like this function very much as I've collected many business proposals and project plans to read.
Kindle for Mac--If You Have a Kindle Account
I think there must be a lot of people think that Amazon shares the biggest market of eBooks industy. Except for its Kindle eReaders, Kindle store still has the largest array of eBook contents online. It is an eBook publishing powerhouse. If you have a Kindle content, I believe that you are a crazy eBook lover and must have collected a plenty of eBooks files at hand.
As the image shows, we can add manage Kindle collections in Kindle app itself. This is good for those people who have gathered many eBooks. Then we can sync the newly customized collections between devices that support Kindle. Whenever you close a book, the last page read is also automatically saved and synced across your devices, too.
But Kindle only supports its own eBook formats like AZW3, Mobi, AZW, PRC. Though it allows us transfer personal PDF to read, but it doesn't support EPUB. So if you also read books purchased from other stores, you may want to check out another alternative.
Kobo or Nook--If You Own an eBook Reader
If you have a Kobo, Sony or Nook eReader, you're probably best off using the offered reading software for Mac. Both Kobo for Mac and Nook for Mac allow us to browse, purchase and read eBooks in app. They support EPUB and PDF formats books.
The good news is that Kobo now lists their books' DRM and formats types again before buying.
But these two readers for Mac don't allow us to import books from outside stores. For example, if we bought one EPUB book from iBookstore, we are not able to open it with Kobo for Mac app.
Adobe Digital Editions--If You Buy From Public Library
Many public libraries including Kobo and Sony offer books protected with Adobe DRM, but Adobe create the Digital Editions for us to open those books. And we can also transfer such books between supported devices, such as Kobo, android, Nook, Sony. I can say a large number of online bookstores allow us open their contents with ADE.
ADE is the simplest ebook reader on Mac to open EPUB books. But I love it is because of its DRMed eBooks compatiblity. It opens books protected by Adobe DRM the one that most libraries with digital books use.
And here is my own suggestion, if you read books not only from rakuten Kobo but also Google Play books and even other more, there is no need to install the Kobo, or play books one by one. You just need this one app to open books you purchased from these stores.
But ADE can't open books from Kindle store and iBookstore.
Conclusion
My opinion, if you really love reading ebooks you may have used these apps all. In other words, lovers who collected a lot of ebooks also need to install several apps. We can't open all the books just with one app. Such as, if you just use Kindle for Mac, you can't read your EPUB books. If you use iBooks, you can't read Kindle books. If you are using ADE, you can't open your Kindle contents.
But here I wil share you an easy way to resolve this problem. Just converting the eBooks formats between Kindle and common EPUB and PDF. But in fact the DRM limitation is also our obstruction that prevents us reading freely. Please install this fantastic tool Ultimate Converter, it helps remove DRM and convert formats pretty well. It's an all-in-one eBook tool that allows you to read eBooks on various devices and share your own eBooks with your friends and family without sharing the personal account.
All you need to do is firstly run this tool, and then choose one app you like from the list of top 5 ebook readers for Mac. My personal preference is converting books to EPUB by the tool and using iBooks to read the EPUB books on Mac.
Tips: These apps can be downloaded from iTunes store on Mac.
Ada Wang works for Epubor and writes articles for a collection of blogs such as ebookconverter.blogspot.com.
Kindle Viewer For Computer
Emulate the manner in which books are being displayed on Kindle devices and applications with the help of this easy-to-use piece of software
While many may argue, e-books have some advantages over traditional books. One of these high-points is their flexibility: they can be read on the PC or laptop when you’re at home, or on an e-reader, tablet or smartphone when you’re on the road. Thus, hundreds of books can be carried at the same time without feeling like you’re dragging rocks.
Kindle Previewer is a program that emulates the way e-book files are displayed on Kindle devices and applications. According to Amazon, the app goes hand in hand with an e-book creation tool and seeks to enable users to view how their books look like and if they need additional work done.
The software has a clean interface that is easy to figure out, thanks to its intuitive layout. It can open file formats such as AZW, MOBI, PRC and even EPUB, despite the fact that Kindle e-readers don’t support this format.
The program lets you “rotate” the screen and change the font size. Furthermore, the app can emulate any of the available devices, such as Kindle, Kindle DX, Kindle for iPhone and Kindle for iPad. It’s also possible to choose a custom format, which frees up the interface’s edges and lets you stretch it to any size you want.
Kindle Previewer comes with a few extra buttons that enable you to get straight to the book’s cover, to the table of content or access the NCX view.
The software also comes with a set of keyboard shortcuts, so the mouse isn’t necessary to navigate the book. Thus, pressing the left and right arrow keys takes you to the previous and next pages, while the Ctrl+Left/Right key combination takes you to the nearby sections.
All in all, Kindle Previewer is a nice app with plenty of options. Inexperienced users should be able to quickly figure out how to work with this software.
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Kindle Previewer is part of these download collections: Kindle Managers
Kindle Previewer was reviewed by Gabriela Vatu- 1GHz processor
- 512 MB of RAM
- 15-inch display size
- 1024 by 768 screen resolution
New in Kindle Previewer 2.94:Kindle Viewer Mac
- Support for previewing Kindle books on Fire HD, Fire HDX, Fire HDX 8.9', new Kindle Voyage and free Kindle reading apps for iPad/iPhone.
Kindle Previewer
Kindle Previewer 3.52
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- runs on:
- Windows 10 64 bit
Windows 8 64 bit - file size:
- 326 MB
- filename:
- KindlePreviewerInstaller.exe
- main category:
- Others
- developer:
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