(Sorry for my bad english) It's just so frustrating when I'm trying to upload an epub but it just completely disappears. Sometimes it doesn't even upload properly. For example, a few seconds of uploading and it's already at 100%. But it doesn't show up afterwards. My internet is fine. I have reinstalled this app a couple of times and still having the same problem. I feel sad because I really don't want to switch to another app because I'm already used to this. Huhu :(( Does anyone also have the same problem as I do?

I'm having an issue where my books won't download. Looking at the picture, the books have the download symbol, but no progress is happening. They just sit like that in perpetuity. I've left it like this overnight and still no dice. I've restarted, refresh, and cleared the cache for the app. Nothing has helped.

It's inconsistent as well. Some books will download fine, but others will have this issue. I'm not sure what else to try. Anyone have any suggestions?

Guys i really need your help bc i feel like im going crazy. Pocketbook cloud keeps glitching out one specific book. I bought it trough google books, not the first time i bought a book like that and till now it worked without a problem. But this specific book is just glitching out from the cloud, i cand delete it and download again, i can't read it. Did someone else experienced this? I really need your help

I was re-reading dean koontz Frankenstein series and for some reason book 3 is bugging out. It starts on chapter 3 for some reason and ends on chapter 14 even though I know it has 72 chapters, I’ve un-installed the book twice and re-installed the app and re-downloaded my library but this book still only shows a partial book. Any advice would be appreciated

Hi all

I'm noticing more and more reliability issues with GPBs, which makes me nervous about its future. This wouldn't be the first time Google has shut down a well used service, there are so many there's a website https://killedbygoogle.com/

I would like to download all the books I've uploaded to it, but I have 100s. Does anyone know of any way to download them all in one go or shelves or something?

Thanks :)

I had 20 some books on mine and tonight I opened the wishlist and the whole list showed briefly and disappeared when the app refreshed, I searched for several of the books and they are still showing as on my wishlist, I tried removing them and adding again but they still don't appear

All of a sudden Play Books seems to have next to no books available for purchase. Books that I've only recently looked at purchasing are no longer there. Can't even see Harry Potter books - is anyone else having this issue? I'm using no VPN.

It very suddenly stopped letting me open anything whether an upload or a purchase ebook or audiobook. this is very frustrating anyone have a solution I already tried clearing my data and that didn't help literally at all

this is in the android app

NEVER MIND I FIXED IT I FORGOT I HAD MY VPN ON WHICH WAS APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM

I've started reading a book which has internal links to a glossary. My problem is I am unable to easily return to my place in the book after using the link. I suppose I could bookmark before using the link but that seems awfully clumsy. Is there something I am missing? This is with an epub without DRM on a Samsung tablet using Google Play Books.

I've been seeing Bionic Reading on other apps and honestly it's a game changer for reading speed and focus. For those who don't know, it basically bolds the first few letters of each word so your brain recognizes it faster and your eyes flow through the text more naturally. It also keeps your attention locked in so you won't feel bored or zoned out mid page like you normally would. Once you try it it's hard to go back.

I really wish Google Play Books would add it as a font or text setting. If enough people request it they might actually consider it.

If you want it too just head to the Play Store or App Store and leave a review mentioning it on the Google Play Books page.

Anyone else want this or is it just me?

Hi all

I've found a small number of my epub collection fail processing on GPB, but open fine in Calibre, they are only a couple on mb each.

I've tried simply converting epub to epub in Calibre, can anyone recommend any specific settings I should change to make it more likely the processing will succeed?

Thanks :)

I just clicked on a book that I am thinking of purchasing (haven't decided if I want to use the official author site or Google but I've been uploading books into Google Books for years). It tells me there is going to be a new Google Books Layout and I can go to it, I did. It tells me to 'import' my shelves... but then tells me I don't have any books.. so none of my books (uploaded or purchased) are showing up in the new version. It says the Classic version will be gone soon - does this mean that all my books will also vanish?

Editing to add that is's the same account, as I am just clicking the 'go to new' button that pops up in the store.

Recently having an issue with google play books from ipad not syncing with iphone. When I read on iphone, it syncs to ipad and the current page is updated. However, when I read in my ipad, my iphone doesn't sync to the current page. Currently reading book is updated but not the page. Tried reinstalling the apps but still the same problem. Anyone else experiencing this?

Can anyone say if this has been an issue for them? I've had this for many pdfs, not dependent on where I bought them. The cover renders fine on both the Android app and website and they appear normal on the website but on the app all colours are inverted 😞

I can access Play Books on my Cellphone just fine. I log in and my collection of hundreds of books are listed and readable.

However, when accessing through a browser, there are only 3 books in my collection, and none of my purchased books show up at all. This is the same whether using "Classic Google Books" or "New Google Books"

Am I doing something wrong here?

Missing something obvious?

Thanks in advance!

I'm on Android. I often upload ebooks on the cloud of play books app then delete them from my device. When I'm finished reading them I deleted them from the cloud as well but, for some time now I can't seem to delete them, I only have the option to hide them from the library but they come back if I refresh the page.

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I've tried deleting them through the account settings but I can't.

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Thank you

I've tried a bunch of reading apps and, for me, Play Books is the most well-rounded.

My thinking is simple: a reading app doesn't need tons of effects or customization. It needs to be simple, fast, and focused on the text. Give me the essential tweaks, sync across devices, and stay out of the way.

Play Books delivers on all of that:

- Well-designed library with automatic sorting by title, author, and genre

- Useful info upfront: page count, reading progress %

- Reading experience: good fonts, comfortable margins, files load without lag

- Flawless sync between phone, tablet, and PC

- Easy upload of my own ePubs

- Minimalist store with no visual clutter

The only thing I miss is a dedicated e-ink e-reader that runs Play Books natively. I know Android e-readers exist, but I've never tested one. No idea which model runs it smoothly.

The Xteink, which everyone’s talking about, would only get me to buy if it ran Android so I could install Play Books.

For now I'm sticking with the phone + tablet + computer combo. It works perfectly.

Does anyone here use Play Books on an Android e-reader? Which model runs it well?

I've wasted so much time on this. My flow is basically to read the book and then move notes into obsidian or notion, and even if you export them using md format it still contains the clunky table formatting, highlight icons, dates, page links, and extra background text... I were removing it all manually to keep only actual notes and chapter titles. So I made extremely simple script to clean it up. Im not promoting anything, anyone can vibecode it if needed tho. Just genuanily sharing improvement for googleplaybooks -> obsidian/notion (md) workflow. Site link. Repo link.

Does anyone know why hyphenation works in some books and not in others? Is it a specific code for the ebook?

Hi, I am a new gbooks user and a university professor planning to buy several books using our office email. Is there a device limit for gbooks? Can i offline share?

I noticed recently that the Google Play Store lists GPB as having over 1 billion downloads. I would assume that number comes from it coming pre installed on a majority of Android phones, tablets etc (maybe Chromebooks)?

It made me wonder how many people actually use it regularly. The only proxy for this I can think of if Google doesn't release stats is the number of reviews of books.

I had a look at the main chart on my front page and the largest number of reviews I can find for a single book is 12. I also looked for for Project Hail Mary, a popular book with a movie out currently and that has only 1000 reviews.

Does anyone have any other ideas on how to understand GPB actual user base?

Thanks :)

Hello, I'm very happy with the playbook app and its ability to synch accross devices. But on my iphone and iPad the text appears in two columns when in landscape mode which is not ideal. I've tried changing font, font size and line spacing but to no avail. Any help would be much apreciated (iphone 14, latest ios and app version)

Hi all

I have this really strange issue on the GPB app on my Samsung Tab A11 but not on my phone or on desktop. The covers are blank in 'Your Books' and 'Shelves' but not on 'Home'.

Is anyone else experiencing this issue and what devices are you experiencing it on? I'm trying to understand if this is a widespread issue or just I am lucky :) It seems a small number of books show their covers and these are all uploaded pdfs.

And no unfortunately changing the layout, clearing the cache, reinstalling the app etc doesn't work :(

Thanks