What's New
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.
App Description
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.
iPhone Screenshots
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iPad Screenshots
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App Changes
- October 28, 2015 Initial release
- November 07, 2015 New version 1.1.0
- November 25, 2015 New version 1.1.1
- January 31, 2016 New version 1.2.2
- February 24, 2016 New version 1.2.4
- February 27, 2016 New version 1.2.5
- March 16, 2016 New version 1.2.6
- June 22, 2016 New version 1.6.0
- November 06, 2016 New version 1.7.0
- November 08, 2016 New version 1.7.1
- November 17, 2016 New version 1.7.2
- June 13, 2019 New version 1.7.6
- January 21, 2020 New version 1.8.1
- August 06, 2021 New version 2.0.0
- September 29, 2021 New version 2.1.2
- September 16, 2023 New version 2.5.1
- April 25, 2024 New version 3.0.0
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