Ask -what I am reading at a given moment and I will probably be dirty at least three titles, not to mention the comics and the occasional textbook that I can also leave to the bottom. Reading several books may simultaneously look chaotic (at least people always tell me that they are), but there is a degree of organization for everything: each book in my current stack of readings is in a different format. I will have a physical book, of paper, an electronic book and an audio -book at the same time, so I always have something in my hand to read, wherever I am.
Although I used to carry a dedicated erreader, I have changed more towards using my phone for work these days, especially since I was folding. Consequently, I tried a lot of different applications to read and record my books. These are the ones I like the most.
Book.fm
The audiobooks have really grown up in recent years, replacing almost completely podcasts like the one I will throw when I clean, walk or pass on a long journey. While I tried to do it at first by providing only library audiobooks, I quickly found that the extremely limited selection of my library system, along with really long waiting time, would not cut it if I wanted to keep me in the new launches. After investigating all the options, I set myself Book.fman audiobook platform that shares a part of benefits (about half, according to 2022 interview) with independent bookstores. And even better, you get to choose which bookstore will support you with your purchases.
I did not expect to find my favorite local bookstore, a small shop in a small town in the New York Hudson Valley in Libro.fm, so I was pleasantly surprised when I appeared in search. With that and the fact that all the books of books Free Digital Rights Management (DRM)So you can really download the files and make them as you like, they sold me. You have some options to buy audiobooks Book.fm: You can subscribe to $ 15 per month, which gives you an audiobook credit and a 30 percent discount on all purchases; You can buy credit packages to save on purchases without subscription; And you can buy individual titles at their full and non -member price. There is also a lot of Free books to choose.
BOOKSHOP.ORG app
At the moment I found out Bookshop.org had launched ebooks and an application to read themI made the place my only destination to buy digital books and I haven’t looked back. Like book.fm, Bookshop.org Allows you to choose a local bookseller to support your purchases. He has been doing this for physical book sales for the last five years, and according to his account he has raised more than $ 38 million for independent bookstores at the time, but so far there has been no similar option for electronic books. The new application is an unmistakable app where you can browse the Bookshop.org catalog to save titles on your wishes list (purchases must be made at the site) and read all the electronic books you bought. There are some things that I would like to see in the future, such as comics and the option of showing pages along the style of books in a folding, but it is a good start as it is, especially if your main concern is supporting small businesses.
Right now, Bookshop.org’s ebook service is not synchronized with any of Ereader’s most important devices, so you are blocked to read to Android, ios or a web browser, but the company said that it is working on Kobo’s integration and we could see this happening earlier this year.
Libby
LibbyAka the application library, is my application that chooses for older e -books and audiobooks, or less on demand, or when I have nothing to do with and I just want to browse the catalog to see what jumps. It allows you to link several library cards, that is, it can have a large number of pool to remove and, since you are lending books instead of buying -they are completely free. Libby also connects with Kindle and you can automatically send your titles to your e -eraader. Some Kobo devices also support Overdive (Libby Dealer).
Although the use of an application may not be as satisfying as to use the IRL batteries, I really like the Libby Tag System, which allows you to organize your books borrowed and to read the titles in any way that works best for you. You can have a dedicated TBR tag or create several different labels to group things by gender, mood, etc. Libby is also a great place to find magazines.
Moon+ Reader (only Android)
Moon+ Reader It is the best app I have still used for cases where I have the real file for a book or document. It supports a ton of different types of files (including EPUB, PDF, AZW3, MOBI and many more) and allows you to highlight and write down the text, as well as offer an automatic displacement and a voice text so that the text can read aloud. It is also really customizable. You can choose things like the font, the color of the font, the background, the width of margin, the space between lines and much more for each document and keep the final creation as a subject so that you can return it to use later. Designwise, the application feels almost like a relic of a past digital age, organizing all your books on a Skeuomorphic virtual shelf and I love. There are some style options for the shelf or you can turn off the shelf and see your books on a standard network.
There is a free and paid version of The Moon+ Reader, and this is a situation in which to obtain the payment version (Moon+ Reader Pro) Really worth it. It is a single purchase of $ 10, and the route will get rid of ads and open more customization options. In addition to importing your own files to the app, Moon+ Reader has Gutenberg project Integrated so that you can access the library directly to more than 75,000 free books.
The Storgrà
Naturally I need a way to follow all the reading I am doing, and this is where The Storgrà Comes. The Storgraph is a data -focused application to keep track of everything you are currently reading, everything you have read and the list of titles you want to read. It even allows you to mark books as “did not end.” I love that I can have five registered books at once, and I can even update each post to notice how much I am, which is nice for those who drag my feet when I complete.
When you leave a review, you have the option of being really detailed in this regard, going beyond a star rating and a nuisance. Reviews may indicate if the book would appeal to readers to like a particular mood, with more than a dozen options. Rate the pace and answer basic questions about the plot and the characters, as if there is a character development or if the characters are even pleasant. There is also the option of adding content notices.
However, where the story shines, it is in statistics. There are tons of real graphics integrated into the experience to show a complete breakdown of your reading habits, from genres, moods and pace you prefer, to the amount of fiction you have read towards non -fiction. You can set challenges for yourself, as an annual reading goal, and you will be displayed a reading wrap by the end of the year. It will tell you the time it takes to finish a book on average and compare your reading statistics with previous years.
There is a gentle social component in the application, but it is in its own card and does not sink on the face, which I appreciate as someone who tends to move away from these things. If you want, however, you can participate or create Readalongs, Start Buddy Reads and Book Clubs (and even write a code of conduct for the latter) or simply see what others with interests similar to your reading. The stories team also seems to take into account users’ comments and are constantly adding new things to the application and adjusting existing ones to improve the experience, which is always nice to see.
