Google Play Books & Audiobooks

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About this app

Dive into a world of stories with Google Play Books! Explore millions of ebooks, audiobooks, comics, and manga — all in one app.

Key Features:

• Your library, anywhere: Enjoy books on your phone, tablet, computer, or even in your car with Android Auto. Plus, you can download books to read offline.

• Earn Google Play Points: Get rewarded with Play Points when you purchase books. Note: Play Points availability, award levels, and multiplier rates differ by country. Play Points isn’t available in all countries.

• Organize with shelves: Personalize your digital library with custom shelves to categorize your books by genre, author, or any theme you’d like.

• Smart notes: Jot down notes that sync with your Google Drive and can be shared for easy collaboration.

• No subscription needed: Buy only the books you want, when you want them.

• Kid–friendly reading tools: Let kids explore word definitions and listen to books aloud. Note: Reading practice tools are available in English only.

• Immersive comics: Experience Bubble Zoom for a specialized comic and manga reading experience.

• Preview before you buy: Check out samples to make sure it’s the perfect book for you.

• Hands–free reading: Control your audiobook with your voice using Google Assistant.

• Read your way: Customize your reading experience by adjusting the font, text size, brightness, and more.

Millions of stories await on Google Play Books! Download now and start reading.
All the books you love. On the page or out loud. Anywhere you are.
Updated on
Aug 3, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • No data shared with third parties
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  • This app may collect these data types
    Personal info, Financial info and 5 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted
  • Independent security review

Ratings and reviews

2.85M reviews
Pato GMO
July 16, 2026
great stuff, able to download stuff and if you download the right type of files you'll be able to open them through the library here. The only bad things are: the prices on the books, though not outrageous there's rarely any discounts, especially for older and less popular books. and the audio reader function is awful, the voice sucks, the rhythm of reading sucks, turning pages messes the system up, you can't really choose where to start the reading, you can't pause (only turn it off), etc.
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Min Soo Kang
April 15, 2025
I cannot download the ebooks I have purchased for some reason. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the app but it didn't work. It keeps saying "The book cannot be downloaded right now. Try again later." It's been like this all day. This is the first time I am having such an issue with google books. I can still download the samples of unpurchased ebooks though. This is very strange. Help. (april, 2025) issue seems fixed, not too sure how though, still a little slow, rating changed to 4 stars
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Google LLC
February 21, 2025
Hi Min. Sorry you're having issues with your book! We'd be happy to help. Let's try these troubleshooting steps first: https://goo.gle/2Zsbssp. If these don't help, please contact us directly here: https://goo.gle/2QyJZSb. Hope this helps.
Beth Spirko
August 3, 2025
• text to voice needs more voice and speed options • home page of app should be library with a search tool. • book suggestions should be a menu item under profile, or a tab in the app. instead, it's always "greeting" me with "here! buy this!" It's hard (at first) to get back to books I've already bought. soon, we won't be able to go anywhere or do anything without damn commercials yelling at us. I'll tell you how i want to spend my money, thank you. Don't shove stuff in my face. It's rude.
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Google LLC
August 3, 2025
We understand your concern, Beth. Our product team greatly appreciates feedback. You can submit it via: The Play Books app > Profile Icon > Help & Feedback. Appreciate it.

What’s new

New in version 2025.1.10

• Improved ease-of-use in ebook text selection menu

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• Upload EPUB and PDF files and read them on all of your devices
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