Reed vs BooksWhale

Reed is a calm, focused reader for the books and documents you already own. Open plain text, Markdown, and EPUB files and read them beautifully. • Open your own .txt, Markdown (.md), and EPUB files • Clean, typographic reading with light, sepia, and night themes • Adjustable font, size, margins, and page-turn style • Reading progress, bookmarks, and in-book search • Read aloud with text-to-speech • Reading stats and streaks • iCloud sync keeps your library and progress across all your devices • Smart text-encoding detection for older files No account required. Your library stays on your device and in your personal iCloud. Reed is free with ads — remove them anytime with a one-time purchase.

BooksWhale is a quiet digital home for public-domain classics. Discover carefully prepared editions in multiple languages, add the books you value to your personal Library, and return to reading without distraction. Reading progress and bookmarks stay in sync across the BooksWhale app and website when you sign in. • Browse classics by title, author, category, and language • Read in a calm, comfortable Reader • Select and copy text for notes and study • Save bookmarks and continue where you left off • Keep claimed and saved editions together in Library • Access available EPUB and PDF files • Use BooksWhale in eight interface languages Annual membership provides a generous yearly allowance for claiming prepared editions and supports the continued preparation of public-domain works. Availability varies by edition and region.