Open eBooks
Free
3.0.0for iPhone, iPad and more
6.1
28 Ratings
The New York Public Library
Developer
84.2 MB
Size
Mar 4, 2024
Update Date
Books
Category
4+
Age Rating
Age Rating
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About Open eBooks
Our mission is simple: to foster the love of reading.
Our goal is to provide a free and safe reading environment in which students can develop a relationship with reading on their own terms. Open eBooks offers free ebook titles to students to read on their school-provided or personal devices.
Open eBooks stands apart from other ebook apps because we are focused only on reading. We do not collect, store or sell any personal data about users, sell any books or support any sort of in-app purchase, and do not gain any profit.
To learn more about our program, go to www.openebooks.org/faq
To get access to Open eBooks credentials to log on, teachers, school administrators, librarians and other educators can visit www.openebooks.org/educators where they can learn about our registration process.
Our goal is to provide a free and safe reading environment in which students can develop a relationship with reading on their own terms. Open eBooks offers free ebook titles to students to read on their school-provided or personal devices.
Open eBooks stands apart from other ebook apps because we are focused only on reading. We do not collect, store or sell any personal data about users, sell any books or support any sort of in-app purchase, and do not gain any profit.
To learn more about our program, go to www.openebooks.org/faq
To get access to Open eBooks credentials to log on, teachers, school administrators, librarians and other educators can visit www.openebooks.org/educators where they can learn about our registration process.
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What's New in the Latest Version 3.0.0
Last updated on Mar 4, 2024
Old Versions
Please note that this version iOS 14 or newer to run on your phone.
We've revamped our app! Here’s what we’ve been working on:
- Improved user interface
- Discover books by genre
- Updated accessibility controls
- Critical bug fixes
Attention! To improve the user experience, we have updated the reader. You may see your old bookmarks disappear.
We've revamped our app! Here’s what we’ve been working on:
- Improved user interface
- Discover books by genre
- Updated accessibility controls
- Critical bug fixes
Attention! To improve the user experience, we have updated the reader. You may see your old bookmarks disappear.
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Version History
3.0.0
Mar 4, 2024
Please note that this version iOS 14 or newer to run on your phone.
We've revamped our app! Here’s what we’ve been working on:
- Improved user interface
- Discover books by genre
- Updated accessibility controls
- Critical bug fixes
Attention! To improve the user experience, we have updated the reader. You may see your old bookmarks disappear.
We've revamped our app! Here’s what we’ve been working on:
- Improved user interface
- Discover books by genre
- Updated accessibility controls
- Critical bug fixes
Attention! To improve the user experience, we have updated the reader. You may see your old bookmarks disappear.
2.5.1
Sep 6, 2022
Please note this release will only support iOS 11 or later.
Here’s what we’ve been working on:
- Stop support for iOS 10 and below to upgrade system
- Improve error and crash logging
- User interface improvements during sign in and in Settings
- Improve download reliability
Here’s what we’ve been working on:
- Stop support for iOS 10 and below to upgrade system
- Improve error and crash logging
- User interface improvements during sign in and in Settings
- Improve download reliability
2.5.0
Jul 20, 2022
Here’s what we’ve been working on:
- Redesigned sign in experience
- Accessibility in password input
- Bug fixes
- Redesigned sign in experience
- Accessibility in password input
- Bug fixes
2.4.0
Apr 19, 2022
Here’s what we’ve been working on:
- Improved sign in speed
- Improved sign in speed
2.3.2
Mar 14, 2022
Here’s what we’ve been working on:
- Improve book load speed
- Improve book load speed
2.3.1
Mar 7, 2022
Here’s what we’ve been working on:
- Fix appearance bugs
- Improve access to Licenses page
- Improve catalog performance
- Fix appearance bugs
- Improve access to Licenses page
- Improve catalog performance
2.3.0
Nov 17, 2021
For this release we've added a more accessible color palette for patrons who use Dark Mode on their devices.
2.2.0
Oct 25, 2021
Here’s what we’ve been working on:
- The Return button is back, checked out books can now be returned before they expire
- Publisher toggle included in settings to show publisher default settings
- Accessibility improvements on login
- Critical bug fixes
- The Return button is back, checked out books can now be returned before they expire
- Publisher toggle included in settings to show publisher default settings
- Accessibility improvements on login
- Critical bug fixes
2.1.2
Sep 27, 2021
We’ve worked on some new features, including:
- Our font resizing tool is back in action
- We've changed the default e-book layout so users can adjust their font size
- We also have included some critical bug fixes to support reading and accessibility
- Our font resizing tool is back in action
- We've changed the default e-book layout so users can adjust their font size
- We also have included some critical bug fixes to support reading and accessibility
2.1.1
Aug 23, 2021
Contains critical bug fix to make previously checked out books accessible again.
2.1.0
Aug 18, 2021
- Contains critical bug fixes.
- Enhances book availability and presentation.
- Improves the progress bar to show you how long downloads take.
- Temporarily removes the return book button to optimize the return feature and will be added back in a future release.
- Enhances book availability and presentation.
- Improves the progress bar to show you how long downloads take.
- Temporarily removes the return book button to optimize the return feature and will be added back in a future release.
2.0.0
Jul 28, 2021
We’ve rebuilt the app to load faster on all devices and display appropriately for newer iOS features like Dark Mode. Readers should see catalog loading improvements and a smoother reading experience.
1.9.1
Jun 24, 2021
This release contains critical bug fixes.
1.9.0
Dec 15, 2020
We’ve upgraded the app to work better on newer iOS devices. Readers should see catalog loading improvements and a smoother reading experience.
1.8.1
Jan 18, 2020
- Fixed login bug
1.8.0
Jan 15, 2020
- Upgraded application infrastructure
- Added content protection
- Added content protection
1.7.6
Jan 30, 2018
Fixed a layout issue for users on iPhone X.
1.7.5
Oct 20, 2017
Open eBooks now offers support for iOS 11.
1.7.4
Sep 16, 2017
In iOS 11, fixed a bug that prevented users from opening books.
1.7.3
Aug 3, 2017
– Renewed compatibility with Google-mediated sign-in
– Additional bug fixes and improvements
– Additional bug fixes and improvements
1.7.2
Nov 16, 2016
– Made logging in with Clever more robust
– Fixed an issue where reading progress would sometimes not show on iPads
– Fixed an issue where reading progress would sometimes not show on iPads
1.7.1
Nov 8, 2016
– Fixed an issue where turning to a new chapter could result in a blank page
– Other minor bug fixes and improvements
– Other minor bug fixes and improvements
1.7.0
Sep 12, 2016
– Added support for logging in with Clever
1.6.0
May 31, 2016
- Various bug fixes
- Book render improvements
- Landscape mode for tablets
- Book render improvements
- Landscape mode for tablets
1.3.0
Apr 5, 2016
– Last-read locations within chapters are now restored correctly
– Page rendering performance and animation quality have been improved
– Eliminated graphical hiccups upon opening a book
– Made minor improvements to font scaling
– Various other bug fixes and improvements
– Page rendering performance and animation quality have been improved
– Eliminated graphical hiccups upon opening a book
– Made minor improvements to font scaling
– Various other bug fixes and improvements
Open eBooks FAQ
Open eBooks is available in regions other than the following restricted countries:
Maldives,Poland,Tajikistan,Tunisia,Argentina,Dominica,Jordan,Qatar,Singapore,St. Vincent & The Grenadines,Zimbabwe,Burkina Faso,Costa Rica,Philippines,Suriname,Anguilla,Botswana,Germany,Swaziland,Hong Kong,Malawi,Peru,Seychelles,Colombia,Lao Peoples Democratic Republic,Macedonia,Fiji,Micronesia,Yemen,Oman,Rwanda,Uruguay,Zambia,Bermuda,St. Kitts and Nevis,Liberia,Bhutan,Guyana,Honduras,Antigua And Barbuda,Albania,Guinea-bissau,Portugal,Slovakia,Switzerland,Spain,Norway,Sao Tome & Principe,Austria,Bahamas,Iceland,Nepal,Romania,Chad,Barbados,Belarus,Jamaica,Madagascar,Russia,Sierra Leone,Armenia,Bosnia & Herzegovina,Luxembourg,Lithuania,Serbia,Thailand,Venezuela,Bahrain,Brazil,Estonia,Senegal,Benin,Belize,New Zealand,Malta,Netherlands,Cote Divoire,Chile,Gabon,Georgia,Guatemala,Solomon Islands,Algeria,Egypt,Finland,Tonga,Tanzania,Hungary,Kyrgyzstan,Macao,Dominican Republic,Ecuador,Moldova,Trinidad and Tobago,Ukraine,Bulgaria,Cyprus,Czech Republic,Lebanon,Morocco,Mozambique,Sweden,Turkmenistan,United Arab Emirates,Afghanistan,Cape Verde,Uganda,British Virgin Islands,Turkey,Vanuatu,Cameroon,Japan,Mauritius,Cambodia,South Korea,Montserrat,Namibia,Nicaragua,China,Indonesia,Kenya,Pakistan,Mauritania,Niger,Congo, Democratic Republic,United Kingdom,Libya,Malaysia,Taiwan,Belgium,Brunei Darussalam,Montenegro,Panama,Palau,Uzbekistan,Vietnam,Bolivia,Congo,Greece,Ghana,Gambia,Sri Lanka,Myanmar,Papua New Guinea,Azerbaijan,France,South Africa,Paraguay,Saudi Arabia,El Salvador,Nigeria,Nauru,Grenada,Kuwait,Mexico,Kosovo,India,Mongolia,Slovenia,Latvia,Israel,Kazakhstan,St. Lucia,Denmark,Ireland,Cayman Islands,Iraq,Italy,Mali,Turks and Caicos,Angola,Australia,Croatia
Open eBooks supports English
Click here to learn how to download Open eBooks in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Open eBooks.
iPhone
Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 14.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
