Ebook Reader vs Columbia University Press
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ebook Reader
Access and read your favorite books on the go with this free application. Enjoy a vast collection of popular titles, read online, or download them for offline access. Features include intuitive page turning, adjustable fonts, and synchronized reading progress across devices.
- Read books online or offline
- Sync reading progress across devices
- Adjustable font size and night mode
- Page turning with tap or swipe
- Search text within books
- Organize books into collections
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Ebook Reader is replaced by our new app, eBooks.com. It is free on the App Store for iPhones and iPads running iOS 16 or later. It is faster and made for the newest devices and gets all our new features. Sign in with your eBooks.com account, and your bookshelf comes with you. This app is still available for readers on older devices. It is no longer updated, but it still works like before. Ebook Reader lets you read your favourite books while you are out. Go to eBooks.com and pick from a huge list of popular books you can download right away, or read your books online from any device with internet. Ebook Reader is free and made for the iPad and iPhone.
Columbia University Press
Access and read your ebook purchases from Columbia University Press. Enjoy offline reading, customizable text, and annotation features. Sign in easily with social accounts or email verification.
- Offline ebook access
- Social sign-on
- Email verification login
- Page bookmarking
- Customizable font and themes
- Full text search
- Highlighting and annotations
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An ebook app designed exclusively for purchases made at https://cup.columbia.edu. Welcome to the Columbia University Press app, powered by Glassboxx. We are delighted to offer you an easy and secure way to enjoy your ebook purchases. No password required – you can either use our social sign on with Apple or Google, or simply log in with the email address used to buy the book and enter the verification code sent to your email – and your content awaits in the ‘My books’ area of the app, with formats clearly labelled. With the content in the cloud, downloading requires an initial internet connection. Once downloaded, you can access your books and enjoy them offline. THE EREADER ALLOWS FOR: • Page book-marking, opening the title at the right place when you pick up, even across multiple devices • Font-size and font face changes, as well as dyslexic-friendly font • Page colour themes (white, dark, and sepia) • Full text search • Highlighting • Annotations
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ebook Reader at 51% against Columbia University Press's 0%. Ebook Reader also leads on rating (3.4 vs 1.7) and ratings volume (585 vs 6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ebook Reader holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ebook Reader has 585 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Ebook Reader's written reviews are positive against 0% of Columbia University Press's.
Ebook Reader ships an update every 3 months, Columbia University Press every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ebook Reader | Columbia University Press |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (585 ratings) — better | 1.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 585 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | EBOOKS.COM PTY LIMITED | Glassboxx Limited |
Customer experience
Ebook Reader
Columbia University Press
Bugs and requests
Ebook Reader
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes and freezes
- Losing page position
- Incorrect chapter/page display
- Incompatibility with newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to adjust font size and spacing
- Improved page navigation and bookmarking
- Sync across devices
- Dictionary and annotation tools
Columbia University Press
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ebook Reader
No in-app purchases
Columbia University Press
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Ebook Reader free?
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