BookBeat Audiobooks & E-books10.19.1

BookBeat Audiobooks & E-books lets you stream audiobooks and e-books from one Android service, so a phone or tablet can serve as a reading and listening library. Its catalogue contains more than one million titles, spanning genres such as thrillers and biographies and mixing new releases with classics.

You can save books to an Android device for reading or listening when mobile data or Wi-Fi is unavailable, making it practical for travel, commuting, or other offline periods. Audiobooks offer bookmarks, notes, a sleep timer, adjustable playback speed, and selectable skip intervals. Tips and top lists support discovery, while personal statistics show reading and listening habits.

A family account supports up to five profiles, including a children’s profile with content tailored for children. The service works on smartphones, tablets, Chromebooks, Chromecast, and Android Auto, and includes dark mode, TalkBack, and other accessibility functions. Create the account on BookBeat’s website before signing in to the app; a trial can be used to evaluate the service before continued subscription use, with cancellation handled through the account.

Version 10.19.1 adds search within any e-book, continuous scrolling without page turns, and sorting controls for book lists. BookBeat publishes the Android freeware, while a paid version with additional features is also available.

Free to use — a paid version with additional features is also available.