Applications and Widgets 186
Play Books
Use the Play Books app to read eBooks from the
Internet-based Google Play™ Books service. Google eBooks
is a new way to discover, buy, and enjoy your favorite books
online and offline.
You can read books online or mark them for availability
offline, so you can read them when you have no Internet
connection (such as on an airplane). You can also use Books
as your starting point for browsing or searching for books on
line.
1.
From a Home screen, tap
Apps
➔
Play Books
.
The Google Play Books main screen displays.
Note:
You may be asked to create or sign on to your Google
account. For more information, refer to
“Setting Up Your
Gmail Account”
on page 84.
2.
To add more books to your library, tap
SHOP
in the
Application bar.
A pop-up displays a link to the Google Play Terms of
Service. Read the document and tap
Accept
.
Browse the selection of Google eBooks, which are
arranged in categories like Featured, Top Selling, Top
Rated, Top Free, and many more.
3.
To find a book by title or author name, tap
Search
on the Play Books main screen or tap
SHOP
➔
Search
.
4.
On the Play Books main screen, tap
Menu
for
these options:
• Make available offline
: Mark books to make them available
offline. Tap below a book cover to mark it with
a pin and
then tap
. Just reverse this process to remove books from
your device.
• View as list / View as carousel
: Set how you want to view
your books.
• Refresh
: If a book in your library does not appear on your
device, use this option to update the display.
• Accounts
: Set the account to use.
• Settings
: Provides access to the application’s settings.
• Help
: Displays various Book help information. Tap
Help Center
to get additional Google Play Books information.
5.
Tap the cover of a book to start reading.
