Readium: An Efficient EPUB Reader for Chrome
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EPUB Reader for Chrome Readium for Chrome is the Google Chrome application based on ReadiumJS, an open source reading system and JavaScript library for displaying EPUB® publications in web browsers. ReadiumJS is a project of the Readium Foundation. EPUB is a widely adopted portable document format based on Web standards such as HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and SVG. EPUB is a registered trademark of a registered trademark of W3C ® (MIT, ERCIM, Keio, Beihang).
Improvements and Enhancements in this Release
IMPORTANT: This release, 2.31.0 is the final release of the Readium Chrome Application. As Google has deprecated Chrome apps, this app is longer actively supported, and will no longer be updated after the 0.31, October 01, 2018 release. A list of other apps that are powered by Readium can be found at Readium.org
Full release notes can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11yETD9-VR80UMiXRPd-x7T-87SBQYbh0OGSSI5S7-Eg/edit#
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- Easy to use
- Nice layout and good functionality
- Effective for reading ePub files
- Works reliably for fixed-layout ePubs
- Available on multiple platforms including Linux
- Not compatible with the latest versions of Chrome
- No search function
- Difficult to access the app from Chrome
- Google is discontinuing Chrome Apps support
- No way to delete books cleanly from the library
- Stopped working due to Chrome's app support being deprecated
- Good for reading ePub files
- Issues with functionality after recent updates
- Difficulty accessing the extension
- Suggestions for more features like night mode and text selection
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Readium requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
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Readium has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.