Best ebook readers for Android – Top Free Apps to Read ePub and PDF

Printed books are loosing popularity as electronics readers gaining popularity. People now love to read on their smartphones and Tablet as they can take their favorite books on the go. Specially tablet devices offers a great experience for reading books as they are light-weight, very compact and capable of storing thousands of books.

Our goal is to find Some of the BEST ANDROID apps for reading ebooks which you can download for free! Let’s have a look at the list of Best free android reading apps.

By the way, there are many of us who loves to Download Ebooks, ePub books and PDF books over the internet and certainly look for some great apps to put them on to read on our Android. First we will discuss about the best Android reading apps with content support and great user experience.

Google Play Books

Google’s own Play Books app is the most fancy and best ebook reader android app. As you can guess from the title, google has to offer a wide range of books from its own play store where you can download free ebooks and purchase the premium books. Over 3 million titles available on google’s library for you to browse and download. On the feature side, the app comes with all the functions you would expect from a good android reader app. Another great thing is that it sync across all your devices means you can start reading a books on your tablets then resume reading where you left from your phone or in the computer. It supports the most popular  ebook formats.

Kindle

Most of us know how popular Amazon Kindle fire tablet among the readers for its content and great reading experience. Well, you can get the same experience on your phone or tablet with their Kindle app for Android. Similar to play books, users can download and Read Free Books—Choose from thousands of free ebooks and Easily shop for ebooks, including new releases and New York Times Best Sellers. Consider Kindle app as the one of the best ebook reader for android.

NOOK for Android by B&N

Following Amazon’s move on Android App, Barnes and Noble also brings their  NOOK for Android app. The company is already famous for its Nook Tablet and a wide range content on their online store allowing users to get access of million of books and magazine. The app allows you to subscribe a great list of magazine such as US Weekly, National Geographic, and The Oprah Magazine — starting with free for a 14-day trial period.

Aldiko Book Reader

A great alternative ebook reader and one of the best Pdf book read for Android. The app lets you buy ebooks at lowest price. EPUB or Adobe PDF books can be easily imported from your SD card and you can even also download directly ebook of your choice on Android device without using a computer to transfer files.

Moon+ Reader

Yet another great android app for reading books. Thousand of ebooks are free to download through online libraries. Comes with a nice day & night reading options for great reading experience without hurting your eyes. Real page turning effect seems very cool. The app also got gesture based controls to do many things such as zooming, lock the page, adjust brightness level and many more. Download an ebook or pdf book on your device and instantly find it on Moon Reader library.

Mantano Ebook Reader Lite

Recently released on google play store Mantano Ebook Reader is a great choice. Read, annotate to any EPUB or PDF ebook with the most powerful Android ebook reader compatible with the Adobe DRM.  With its advanced UI the app let’s you organized books in collection. Allows to  create annotations, highlights and bookmarks and Quickly access them. The integrated file explorer allows to browse through SD card and import books manually.

HTC One Mini pictures and specs leak again

One of the worst kept secrets in all of tech land, a new array of images and claimed specs for the heavily rumoured HTC One Mini have started doing the rounds.

Hitting the web ahead of the phone’s expected unveiling in the coming weeks, the latest HTC One Mini pictures show a phone which looks markedly similar to the 4.7-inch flagship HTC One, just scaled down to a more pocketable 4.3-inch form factor.

An expected rival to the Mini model of the Samsung Galaxy S4, the as yet unconfirmed HTC One Mini has been the thing of much rumour and speculation for a number of weeks, with the latest leaks claiming to confirm the handset’s full array of innards.

While a 4.3-inch 1280 x 720p HD display will see the mid-market spinoff touchdown with a higher resolution display to that of its S4 Mini branded rival, its mooted 1.4GHz dual-core CPU is down on the Samsung’s 1.7GHz dual-core offering.

With a HTC One Mini release date rumoured for August, it has been suggested that the phone will run Google’s latest Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean direct from the box. Although the full sized model launched with Android 4.1 in tow, a HTC One Android 4.2.2 update was recently rolled out to UK based users.

Maintaining the same 4-UltraPixel rear-mounted camera and BoomSound stereo speakers as its iPhone 5 rivalling sibling, the HTC One Mini specs sheet has been rumoured to be rounded off by a 1.6-megapixel forward-facing snapper and 1GB of RAM.

With no word having yet surfaced on potential HTC One Mini pricing, the phone’s battery size is also still up in the air.

LG unveils thinnest Full HD panel ahead of Optimus G2 event

LG has unveiled the world’s slimmest Full HD LCD panel for smartphones, conveniently launched just ahead of its Optimus G2 event next month.

Measuring just 2.2mm thick with a 2.3mm bezel, the 5.2-inch Full 1080 x 1920p HD panel is world’s slimmest and should allow smartphones to be considerably thinner.

Not only thinner, the panel is also lighter than other screen and will provide a larger surface area upon which to view content on smartphones.

“Today’s introduction of the world’s slimmest Full HD LCD panel represents an exciting advancement for the high-end smartphone segment, and is possible due to our world-class expertise in IPS and touch technologies”, said Dr. Byeong-Koo Kim, the VP and Head of LG Display’s IT and Mobile Development Group. “LG Display will continue its commitment to developing products that maximise consumer value as well as opening new doors for the mobile and tablet PC industry.”

The super-slim panel includes the latest touch technology from LG Display, named Advanced One-Glass-Solution (OGS). By inserting Dual Flexible Printed Circuits between the panel and the “touch film” increases the responsiveness of the screen.

LG Optimus G2 Rumours

LG has conveniently launched this super-slim panel technology just ahead of its August 7 launch for the LG Optimus G2.

The clearest LG Optimus G2 images emerged earlier this week, supporting the original reports that the smartphone was too thin for buttons. In fact, the smartphone’s volume rocker is supposedly located on the rear of the device below the 13-megapixel rear camera.

The South Korean electronics manufacturer could include this latest panel technology in its upcoming flagship, due to replace the LG Optimus G.

Lastest rumours have suggested that the smartphone will pack a 5.2-inch display, which could be this super-slim panel.

Other tipped specs include a 2.3GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 CPU with 2GB of RAM powered by a 2700mAh battery.

Motorola wants YOU to design the Moto X, touts device's homegrown cred

Motorola has hinted buyers will be able to customise the design and hardware specs of the still mysterious Moto X handset in a new advert scheduled to appear in U.S. newspapers over the 4th of July holiday.

In a new ad, revealed by AdAge, the company promises the device will be "the first smartphone you can design yourself" while boasting that the handset will be assembled on home soil in the United States.

Within the full-page ad, the company teases Moto X is "coming soon" and that "users should have the freedom to design the things in life to be as unique as you are."

What Google-owned Moto means by 'design yourself' isn't exactly clear yet, but earlier this year Google advisor Guy Kawasaki did (sort of) suggest the device could be personalised like a Porsche sports car.

Yahoo fancies a Qwiki

Yahoo's mobile property guzzling continues as the company announces it has bought Qwiki, an app that takes photos, music and clips and turns them into short movies.

The deal is said to have gone down for something in the $40 million to $50 million realm (about £26m-£33m / AU$44m-$55m).

It's another move from Yahoo to move into the mobile space, squaring up to the likes of Google and Facebook. However, unlike it did with Summly, Yahoo has promised that it has no intention of killing off the Qwiki brand, instead looking at ways to integrate the technology with other services.

Clearest LG Optimus G2 images yet emerge

The clearest images yet of the forthcoming LG Optimus G2 have been released onto the internet a month ahead of its likely launch.

An anonymous tipster supplied the revealing snaps to Engadget. They provide a clear view of the device, with Nexus 4-like rounded corners replacing the blocky design of the previous Optimus G.

Also noteworthy from these images is the dominance of its screen. The bezel is tiny, lending support to the suggestion that we're looking at a 5.2-inch Full HD display.

We can also see that LG has continued with the Nexus 4's button-free front approach, instead adopting the stock Android virtual controls for navigating the Android OS.

Previous leaks had already appeared to confirm reports that the LG Optimus G2 will adopt an unusual rear-mounted volume button set-up, but these pictures grant an even closer and clearer look.

They also show that the phone, whilst very slim (apparently slimmer than the Nexus 4), isn't as ridiculously thin as some had predicted. Back in April, South Korean news sources claimed that the decision to move the volume buttons to the back of the device was because it was simply too thin to house them on the side. That doesn't appear to be the case here.

The Optimus G2 tipster also expanded a little on the device's processor. We already knew from LG itself that the Optimus G2 would be using a Snapdragon 800 CPU, but we now know that it'll probably be clocked at 2.3GHz, and will be backed by 2GB of RAM.

LG has sent out invitations to a special event to be held in New York on August 7. It's almost certain that this will be for the LG Optimus G2 launch.

Samsung Galaxy S4 catches fire while charging overnight

A Samsung Galaxy S4 has reportedly burst into flames whilst set to charge, an incident that rises potential safety concerns around the Android 4.2.2 handset.

Something of an isolated incident more than a widespread issue, a Samsung Galaxy S4 owner based in Abu Dhabi has claimed that her iPhone 5 and HTC One rivalling handset caught fire without warning whilst plugged in to charge overnight.

“I cannot explain to you my extreme frustration, disappointment and extreme fear when I found my brand new Samsung Galaxy S4 burning at the charger connection to the phone,” phone owner Sarah Shurrub said in a correspondence to Samsung following the incident.

Describing the incident which took place late last month, less than a month after the S4 in question had been purchased, Shurrub added: “The phone was found burning, while charging. It’s only thanks to God that I woke up in the middle of the night and controlled the burning before it could cause damage to my home and family.”

Not quite a case of negligence on the owner’s part, the dangerous S4 had reportedly only been charging for a matter of hours when it combusted. “I woke up in the middle of the night to [attend to] my toddler, and it was about 2am at night. I think it was charging for about 3 hours by then,” the phone’s owner said.

While it is unclear as to the cause of the S4 started fire, Shurrub has suggested that Samsung has looked to amend the issue with the promise of free phones.

“It was agreed that they would replace [my burnt Galaxy S4] with a new phone, the flip cover that got burnt and as compensation, they will give me another brand new Samsung S4, though they don’t have a compensation policy and this is purely as an exception,” she wrote.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is one of the most popular smartphones on the market right now, with more than 20 million units of the 1.9GHz quad-core brimmed device shipping globally during the phones first two months on sale.

It runs a 13-megapixel rear-mounted camera and pairs a raft of premium hardware features with a collection of innovative software additions, including the eye-tracking Smart Pause and Smart Scroll.