# Good alternatives to kindle to read ebooks **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 24, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternatives-to-kindle-to-read-ebooks/831464 "2019-03-24T19:59:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternatives-to-kindle-to-read-ebooks/831464/1 "2019-03-24T19:59:06Z")
Kindle doesn’t always recognize my ebooks. I tried AlReader and its not bad, but I don’t like the interface to select books. However its better than nothing. I also don’t like having to convert ebooks to mobi format to use them with kindle. Any good alternatives that can read a wide range of formats, but mostly mobi, epub & pdf? ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternatives-to-kindle-to-read-ebooks/831464/2 "2019-03-24T20:06:54Z")
Are you asking about a **device** or an **app**? (“Kindle” can refer to both.) ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2019, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternatives-to-kindle-to-read-ebooks/831464/3 "2019-03-24T20:08:23Z")
An android app I can use on my android phone. Apparently I asked this 3 years ago also. I should double check all those apps for functionality first. [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=790562&highlight=kindle](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=790562&highlight=kindle) ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternatives-to-kindle-to-read-ebooks/831464/4 "2019-03-24T20:23:43Z")
I like ReadEra. I’m…actually not sure if it does mobi, but it does do epub and pdf, handling the latter better than any other app I’ve used. (And it probably does mobi. Why wouldn’t it?) ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2019, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternatives-to-kindle-to-read-ebooks/831464/5 "2019-03-24T20:33:47Z")
I use [FBReader](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBReader)\* on my ancient Nook Simple Touch. But I use [Calibre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calibre_(software)) to handle format and whatnot issues. - No relation to that _other_ FB. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2019, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternatives-to-kindle-to-read-ebooks/831464/6 "2019-03-24T20:47:56Z")
I use FBReader on my Android tablet. It seems to be the most robust of all the eReader apps I’ve tried. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternatives-to-kindle-to-read-ebooks/831464/7 "2019-03-24T20:51:48Z")
I use .epubs, not encoded .azw files, but I really like [Moon+](https://www.moondownload.com/). If you are willing and able to convert formats, you can’t go wrong with that. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternatives-to-kindle-to-read-ebooks/831464/8 "2019-03-24T20:59:26Z")
BTW, [earlier thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=823321). ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2019, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternatives-to-kindle-to-read-ebooks/831464/9 "2019-03-24T21:15:04Z")
I see in the old thread you mention CBR/CBZ files. Moon+ handles them, but in a lackluster way. My favorite comic reader that I’ve found is [ComiCat](https://www.comparakeet.com/best-cbr-reader/comicat-review/). ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2019, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternatives-to-kindle-to-read-ebooks/831464/10 "2019-03-25T03:50:33Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > I see in the old thread you mention CBR/CBZ files. Moon+ handles them, but in a lackluster way. My favorite comic reader that I’ve found is [ComiCat](https://www.comparakeet.com/best-cbr-reader/comicat-review/). Since I wrote that original thread, I’ve been using perfect viewer to read comic books. I’m pretty happy with it. Of the half dozen apps I’ve tried so far for ebooks, I think I like pocketbook the best. The interface is good (it has book covers to scroll through), but it also has an option to turn any ebook into an audiobook. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2019, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-alternatives-to-kindle-to-read-ebooks/831464/11 "2019-03-25T04:32:04Z")
Unless I’m misunderstanding, I just use Overdrive to read epub eBooks. It’s already on my phone for library books, and it works with other epub books I’ve downloaded from other sites.