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• Can I read books on Goodreads?

  No, you can't. If you're looking for a great reading experience that offers thousands of free ebooks, we recommend the Kindle app, available for free from the Google Play store for Android users or from the App Store for iOS:

  

  If you’re looking for to discover a great book, discuss your favorite books, or get in touch with your favorite author, Goodreads is the place to be!

  Also, if you're in the United States, Canada, Australia, India or the United Kingdom, you can Preview

  most books within the app to help decide on the right one for you. To see if a book has a preview available, just look for the preview button on the book page:

  

• Can I read ebooks using the Goodreads iOS app?

  Unfortunately not. Goodreads is primarily a book review and recommendations website and not a platform where you can read books. However, If you're looking for a great mobile reading experience that offers the world's largest catalog of ebooks, including thousands of free ebooks, we recommend the Kindle app, available for free from the App Store:

  

  If you're looking for a place to discover a great book, a place to discuss your favorite books, or a place to get in touch with your favorite author, Goodreads is the place to be.

  And if you're in the United States, Canada or the United Kingdom, you can Preview most books within the app to help decide if it's the right one for you. To see if a book has a preview available, just look for the preview button on the book page:

  

• Kindle Notes & Highlights: Can I delete a Highlight on my Kindle device/reading app via the Goodreads website?
• Kindle Notes & Highlights: Can I use this feature to keep track of the notes I make on my physical books?
• Kindle Notes & Highlights: How do I change the visibility of my Kindle Notes & Highlights?
• Some general guidelines for librarians
• How do I remove multiple rereading sessions?
• Kindle Notes & Highlights: Do I need a Kindle device to use Kindle Notes & Highlights?
• Kindle Notes & Highlights: I highlighted a single excerpt, but it's been shortened on my review page
• About Goodreads Librarians
• I imported my books from kindle.amazon.com, but I can’t see my reading dates
• Kindle Notes & Highlights: How can i share a link to a specific highlight?
• Kindle Notes & Highlights: Is there a page where I can view all my, or my friends', Notes & Highlights
• Kindle Notes & Highlights: I've shelved a book with Kindle Notes on Goodreads, but my Kindle Notes and Highlights still aren't visible
• Auto Updates: How do I automatically update my reading status when I start reading a book on Kindle?
• How do I import my book list from kindle.amazon.com?
• What is Goodreads Q&A?
• How Do I Remove a Book from My Books?
• How do I report a security issue?
• What is Goodreads self-serve advertising?
• Imprints are not series
• Combine versus merge
• What are Goodreads Giveaways?
• Merging whole-series placeholders
• Suffixes and prefixes for authors names
• Initials in author names
• Combining editions with more than one author
• Tips for booksellers and authors
• How to merge two identical editions
• What is the Goodreads Author Program?