Google Play

Web browsers. You can read books purchased from Google Play on any browser with JavaScript enabled. Learn more about the Web Reader.

Smartphones. You can download and install the Google Play Books reading app for free on any compatible Android phone that is running version 2.1 (Eclair) or later and has access to the Android Market, or on the iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. (iOS 4.0 or later).

eReader devices. Books on Google Play are available in the United States with the iriver Story HD™ as the first eReader fully integrated with the open Google Play platform. Stay tuned for more Google Play-integrated eReader devices to come.

Books on Google Play can also be read with any dedicated eBook reader that supports the Adobe eBook platform, including the Barnes & Noble Nook™ and Readers™ from Sony. More than 85 devices support the Adobe eBook platform today including Reader™ from Sony devices (PRS-300 - PRS-700), Aluratek Libre, Astak EZ Reader, Barnes & Noble Nook™ and Nook Color™, Kobo Touch, Kobo Wifi, BeBook, Bookeen, COOL-ER, Elonex eBook, HanLin eBook, IREX Digital Reader, Neolux Nuut, and more.

(Please note that Google's Chromebook only supports web applications, and is not compatible with Adobe Digital Editions software. This means you will not be able to transfer files from a Chromebook to an eReader at this time - though you can easily read your books in the browser via our web app)

For your convenience, here are details on contacting support for a few common manufacturers:

Please see the full list of Adobe eBook Platform supported devices.

Amazon Kindle. Currently, books on Google Play are not compatible with Amazon Kindle devices, though we are open to supporting them in the future.