Tag: Android

  • Use share menu for translations in book-reading Android apps

    Use share menu for translations in book-reading Android apps

    Only few book-reading applications offer in-app translation. A noticeable example is Google Play Books, for both Android and iOS. However, if you own an Android tablet or smartphone, bringing translation to book-reading app is easier than you think. You just need to: download Google Translate app make sure your book reading app offers sharing option…

  • Night reading on Android made easy with Screen Dimmer app

    Night reading on Android made easy with Screen Dimmer app

    There are two problems with tablet displays: they are not bright enough (imagine yourself on Waikiki Beach, twelve noon) they are too bright (in most other cases) I mostly use the tablet at home, and mostly during evenings, so the latter issue becomes a pre-nightmare, especially when you want to read a book in a night…

  • Free books for Samsung tablets – where to find them

    Free books for Samsung tablets – where to find them

    In this post you’ll find best websites with free ebooks for your Samsung tablet or smartphone. Following our post with simple tips on how to turn a Samsung mobile device into a powerful e-reading device, we’d like to share a list of best sites where you can download free ebooks, completely legally. See also: [ef-archive…

  • Finding foreign language ebooks on Google Play Books

    Finding foreign language ebooks on Google Play Books

    When Google Play Books launched in Poland, the first thing I did was to check out how many books were available in Polish. A simple feature to find and/or filter books by language is offered by Smashwords or Project Gutenberg, but you have to use tricks to get a list of foreign language books in Kindle…

  • Instant translation is a killer feature of Google Play Books

    Instant translation is a killer feature of Google Play Books

    I was disappointed when Google launched the ebookstore back in December 2010. The iOS app suffered early-stage errors, but most of all the store was only available in the United States. There is, however, a single feature that makes the Google reading ecosystem extremely useful for non-English users like me: instant translation. When Google Play…

  • 9 best sites with free ebooks for Google Play

    9 best sites with free ebooks for Google Play

    A list of sites where you can find and download free ebooks for Google Play Books account. Smashwords, Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, and more.

  • How to upload own ebooks to Google Play

    How to upload own ebooks to Google Play

    One of the most requested features, the ability to upload own books, finally arrived to Google Play Books, and is available for users in countries where Google’s ebookstore officially launched (currently twenty-six – full list under the post). You can upload to Google Play Books unprotected files in pdf and epub format. You can keep…

  • 3 ways to find free ebooks on Google Play

    3 ways to find free ebooks on Google Play

    If you’ve got Android-based smartphone or tablet, you may want to check out Google’s native ebookstore available on Google Play. The number of countries with access to Google Play ebookstore is increasing. Currently there are 26 are on the list. While Google web search is famous from showing thousands of results to even the most specific…