Whats a good reader for Android?

Andre69er · 05-22-12 at 03:52 AM

I'm looking for a light weight app that supports a range of formats; epub, pdf, cbr and mobi. Is there one that supports ALL these or do I have to have multiple apps to view these ebooks?

I've never really understood why people favour PDF over EPUB or MOBI over PDF etc. What formats should I be looking for and why?

Thanks.

flexnemmeth · 05-22-12 at 04:56 AM

Hi there,
ACV read plenty of formats and is available via Play Store and totally free.
It can open almost everything I want to and is running smoothly on my G.Note.
Give it a try, I'm pretty sure you won't be disappointed :)
[ACV = Android Comic Viewer]

mfhraptor · 05-22-12 at 06:29 AM

I'm looking for one too for Galaxy Note.

What I'm looking for as a feature is : Reading 2 pages of the same PDF in two different tabs opened simultaneouly.

That's because I study and I read MCQs that have the questions stacked in chapters and the the answers on the other chapters. I need to be able to read a question, and then switch to see the answer quickley.

blryskkah · 05-22-12 at 06:16 PM

Give a "perfect viewer" a try

**OneTiger64** · 05-22-12 at 10:36 PM

I am the most happy with CoolReader so far. I also use Aldiko on occasion. My favorite format is epub and no matter what format I get I convert them to epub using a program called calibre. I use both of these readers on my galaxy tab and my S2 Skyrocket. Um, I don't know of one that will also open the comic files but I have a comic reader program in my Ebooks for Children thread down towards the bottom if you're interested. I liked the way it works for the open pages and all, it just seems a tiny bit touchy and I've found I have to close and re-open it sometimes to get it to work right.

shintaku · 05-23-12 at 06:08 PM

Mantano Reader is really good

sanchez198 · 05-24-12 at 09:33 AM

I'm using perfect viewer. It's not perfect but its free and easy to use

fossilfan55 · 06-12-12 at 08:27 PM

I use Aldiko as well. they have a pretty good library mgmt system.

itaintrite · 06-12-12 at 09:06 PM

Moon Reader is excellent.

05-22-12 at 10:36 PM	#5
OneTiger64 Expert Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 830	I am the most happy with CoolReader so far. I also use Aldiko on occasion. My favorite format is epub and no matter what format I get I convert them to epub using a program called calibre. I use both of these readers on my galaxy tab and my S2 Skyrocket. Um, I don't know of one that will also open the comic files but I have a comic reader program in my Ebooks for Children thread down towards the bottom if you're interested. I liked the way it works for the open pages and all, it just seems a tiny bit touchy and I've found I have to close and re-open it sometimes to get it to work right. Last edited by OneTiger64; 05-22-12 at 10:40 PM.

05-22-12 at 04:56 AM	#2
flexnemmeth Expert Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 825	Hi there, ACV read plenty of formats and is available via Play Store and totally free. It can open almost everything I want to and is running smoothly on my G.Note. Give it a try, I'm pretty sure you won't be disappointed :) [ACV = Android Comic Viewer]

05-22-12 at 06:29 AM	#3
mfhraptor Newcomer Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Africa Posts: 85	I'm looking for one too for Galaxy Note. What I'm looking for as a feature is : Reading 2 pages of the same PDF in two different tabs opened simultaneouly. That's because I study and I read MCQs that have the questions stacked in chapters and the the answers on the other chapters. I need to be able to read a question, and then switch to see the answer quickley.

05-22-12 at 06:16 PM	#4
blryskkah Newcomer Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 41	Give a "perfect viewer" a try

05-23-12 at 06:08 PM	#6
shintaku Newcomer Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 22	Mantano Reader is really good

05-24-12 at 09:33 AM	#7
sanchez198 Newcomer Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 28	I'm using perfect viewer. It's not perfect but its free and easy to use

06-12-12 at 08:27 PM	#8
fossilfan55 Newcomer Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 33	I use Aldiko as well. they have a pretty good library mgmt system.

06-12-12 at 09:06 PM	#9
itaintrite Novice Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 137	Moon Reader is excellent.