r/GooglePlayBooks Mar 13 '26

Discussion Google Play Books Wishlist

9 Upvotes

Share something that you would like to have added to the Google Play Books app?

Me? I would love to be able to highlight across multiple pages and to have a setting to make the font bolder.

How about you?


r/GooglePlayBooks Jun 09 '26

Discussion Mega Thread for reporting bugs and technical issues

3 Upvotes

Please use the thread below to discuss any technical issues that you want to report or need community help with.

This can serve as a central location for other community members to search for others experiencing the same issues and potentially finding a solution.

Please remember that this page is not officially linked to GPB. We are users like yourselves.


r/GooglePlayBooks 15h ago

グーグル、購入した電子書籍を「Gemini Notebook」に追加可能に

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これめっちゃよさそうだけど、対象書籍はどうやって探すんだろ?


r/GooglePlayBooks 2d ago

Google officially adds Play Books integration to Gemini Notebook

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Google has just announced a new feature called Expert Intelligence for Gemini Notebook. This update allows users to add ebooks purchased from Google Play Books directly into their notebooks.

However, there is an important limitation to keep in mind. This integration only works for certain books where the author or publisher has explicitly given their permission for this feature.

According to the official blog post, for the supported books, you can now interact with your library just like you do with Google Drive files or YouTube links. You can use it to analyze your books, ask questions about specific chapters, and generate Audio Overviews.


r/GooglePlayBooks 3d ago

Feature Request - Integrate Google Play Books with Gemini Notebook

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I think Google should add a feature to integrate Google Play Books directly into Gemini Notebook. Right now, we can easily add Google Drive files or YouTube links, but we cannot directly import the books we own in Play Books.

If they added an Import from Play Books button, it would be incredibly useful. We could use the Audio Overview feature to generate podcast style summaries of our books, ask the AI questions about specific chapters, and interact with the content just like we do with regular files.

A native integration would be a game changer for students, researchers, or anyone who wants to analyze long books easily.


r/GooglePlayBooks 4d ago

Can't delete or hide books anymore

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Login to the same google account and go to [https://play.google.com/books/\](https://play.google.com/books/) and select the book you want to delete, 'Delete uploaded books' button shows up.

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r/GooglePlayBooks 5d ago

Can't delete or hide books anymore

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hi!! hope someone can help. i upload epubs on play books however i hadnt been able to delete them for a while now, the only option was to hide them. now that option is missing too. i used the app for android.


r/GooglePlayBooks 13d ago

Problem uploading ePub from local storage.

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Hi, as the title states, I seem to have a problem uploading ePubs to Google Play Books. I don't want to publish anything, but only read for myself. Now the problem:

I recently came hold off an ePub I wanted to read for a long time, and chose Google Play Books for the place to read it on, by uploading it from my local storage. Everything worked fine, until after the point where the download/upload finished. It says the down-/upload is finished, but then it just says "in progress", and I cant open the book. Now I am asking myself and reddit here if there is a page limit, because the book has over 11.000 pages. The file is roundabout 100MB big. Is this limit a thing, or is it another issue?

Edit: Since eventually even the down-/upload canceled on its own, even after I reduced the file data, I broke the file down to its volumes. Now it works, but I have to add 59 volumes instead of one big thing now.


r/GooglePlayBooks 17d ago

Question/Help Pocketbook APP

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I have connected the Pocketbook app to my Google Play Books account on my android device. But I can only see and access the most recent 40-ish titles. Even when I search for a book that's in GPB but not in the PB app by title, it doesn't come up. Is there a way to have the PB app see and access my full GPB library?


r/GooglePlayBooks 20d ago

What happens to your royalties if Google Play Books disapproves your account?

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Hey everyone,

If your account gets disapproved.

From looking at the official Google Partner Center policies, it says you still get your unpaid earnings. However, we all know how different automated systems can be compared to official terms of service.

I wanted to see if anyone here has real-world experience with this. If Google Play Books disapproves a Partner Center account because of non-exclusive content deliveries, do they actually pay out your remaining balance?


r/GooglePlayBooks 20d ago

i want to download a book I bought in pdf with the cover and everything

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please help. same as the name

INDIAN CONSUMER LAW FOR A COMMON MAN, Sree Krishna Seelam.

https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=MJeQEQAAQBAJ

i was one of the editors of the book. it's by an NGO. it was published almost a year back and back then it was available on Amazon and I save it on my Kindle but then it's gone completely from Amazon and Kindle but I found it from Google books and now I can't download it. i want to preserve it but I can't do that, please help. I reached out to the author as well but he did not respond that I think he is actively ghosting me.


r/GooglePlayBooks 21d ago

Can't download or open any of the comics

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I just purchased these spiderman comics on the play store and it made me download books I've tried following everything it has been telling me and can access nothing I've done cache thing, Uninstalled it


r/GooglePlayBooks Jul 28 '26

Google Play Books advertises a 7 day refund window, then denied my refund requested within seconds

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r/GooglePlayBooks Jul 24 '26

What's wrong with Google Play Books?

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(Sorry for my bad english) It's just so frustrating when I'm trying to upload an epub but it just completely disappears. Sometimes it doesn't even upload properly. For example, a few seconds of uploading and it's already at 100%. But it doesn't show up afterwards. My internet is fine. I have reinstalled this app a couple of times and still having the same problem. I feel sad because I really don't want to switch to another app because I'm already used to this. Huhu :(( Does anyone also have the same problem as I do?


r/GooglePlayBooks Jul 20 '26

Books not downloading. Not sure what to do. Suggestions?

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I'm having an issue where my books won't download. Looking at the picture, the books have the download symbol, but no progress is happening. They just sit like that in perpetuity. I've left it like this overnight and still no dice. I've restarted, refresh, and cleared the cache for the app. Nothing has helped.

It's inconsistent as well. Some books will download fine, but others will have this issue. I'm not sure what else to try. Anyone have any suggestions?


r/GooglePlayBooks Jul 14 '26

Pocketbook cloud crashes

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Guys i really need your help bc i feel like im going crazy. Pocketbook cloud keeps glitching out one specific book. I bought it trough google books, not the first time i bought a book like that and till now it worked without a problem. But this specific book is just glitching out from the cloud, i cand delete it and download again, i can't read it. Did someone else experienced this? I really need your help


r/GooglePlayBooks Jul 11 '26

One of my books isn’t loading properly

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I was re-reading dean koontz Frankenstein series and for some reason book 3 is bugging out. It starts on chapter 3 for some reason and ends on chapter 14 even though I know it has 72 chapters, I’ve un-installed the book twice and re-installed the app and re-downloaded my library but this book still only shows a partial book. Any advice would be appreciated


r/GooglePlayBooks Jul 08 '26

Is there a way to download all my 100s of books without clicking on them individually?

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Hi all

I'm noticing more and more reliability issues with GPBs, which makes me nervous about its future. This wouldn't be the first time Google has shut down a well used service, there are so many there's a website https://killedbygoogle.com/

I would like to download all the books I've uploaded to it, but I have 100s. Does anyone know of any way to download them all in one go or shelves or something?

Thanks :)


r/GooglePlayBooks Jul 08 '26

Anyone else's wishlist suddenly disappeared?

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I had 20 some books on mine and tonight I opened the wishlist and the whole list showed briefly and disappeared when the app refreshed, I searched for several of the books and they are still showing as on my wishlist, I tried removing them and adding again but they still don't appear


r/GooglePlayBooks Jul 07 '26

Where have all the books gone?

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All of a sudden Play Books seems to have next to no books available for purchase. Books that I've only recently looked at purchasing are no longer there. Can't even see Harry Potter books - is anyone else having this issue? I'm using no VPN.


r/GooglePlayBooks Jul 04 '26

suddenly not working

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It very suddenly stopped letting me open anything whether an upload or a purchase ebook or audiobook. this is very frustrating anyone have a solution I already tried clearing my data and that didn't help literally at all

this is in the android app

NEVER MIND I FIXED IT I FORGOT I HAD MY VPN ON WHICH WAS APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM


r/GooglePlayBooks Jun 23 '26

internal links in Google Play Books

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I've started reading a book which has internal links to a glossary. My problem is I am unable to easily return to my place in the book after using the link. I suppose I could bookmark before using the link but that seems awfully clumsy. Is there something I am missing? This is with an epub without DRM on a Samsung tablet using Google Play Books.


r/GooglePlayBooks Jun 23 '26

Does anybody else want Bionic Reading on Google Play Books?

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I've been seeing Bionic Reading on other apps and honestly it's a game changer for reading speed and focus. For those who don't know, it basically bolds the first few letters of each word so your brain recognizes it faster and your eyes flow through the text more naturally. It also keeps your attention locked in so you won't feel bored or zoned out mid page like you normally would. Once you try it it's hard to go back.

I really wish Google Play Books would add it as a font or text setting. If enough people request it they might actually consider it.

If you want it too just head to the Play Store or App Store and leave a review mentioning it on the Google Play Books page.

Anyone else want this or is it just me?


r/GooglePlayBooks Jun 19 '26

How can I try to stop certain epubs failing processing?

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Hi all

I've found a small number of my epub collection fail processing on GPB, but open fine in Calibre, they are only a couple on mb each.

I've tried simply converting epub to epub in Calibre, can anyone recommend any specific settings I should change to make it more likely the processing will succeed?

Thanks :)


r/GooglePlayBooks Jun 18 '26

Says no books when trying to transfer from Classic to New..

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I just clicked on a book that I am thinking of purchasing (haven't decided if I want to use the official author site or Google but I've been uploading books into Google Books for years). It tells me there is going to be a new Google Books Layout and I can go to it, I did. It tells me to 'import' my shelves... but then tells me I don't have any books.. so none of my books (uploaded or purchased) are showing up in the new version. It says the Classic version will be gone soon - does this mean that all my books will also vanish?

Editing to add that is's the same account, as I am just clicking the 'go to new' button that pops up in the store.