Популярные бесплатные книги и справочники в Android Market

Read! (v. 2.9.0)

LitRes опубликовал приложение 2012-01-27
(обновлено 2014-02-16)

LitRes is a free and easy to use application for reading your favorite books right on your device. With the built-in bookstore you get the access to the full LitRes catalogue of Russian books from hot new releases to all-time classics, including:

- thousands of free books;
- modern prose;
- fantasy novels;
- science fiction;
- detective series;
- business books and much more.

Advantages:
- get 7000 books for free (see Free Books category);
- read and evaluate a book fragment, before you decide to buy a full book. Large free samples are available for all of the LitRes books;
- be among the first to know and to read: major part of new book releases are available in the LitRes bookstore instantly – right at the moment of the paper book release;
- participate and win the regular prize draws and competitions: every registered user is invited.

Features:
- book shelf: all the purchases you’ve ever made are available on all devices and LitRes website (assuming the same user account is used), your own e-books can be added to the bookshelf;
- detailed book descriptions;
- possibility to read book reviews written by the customers and submit your own;
- author pages with a biography, reviews, one click access to book series;
- offline reading – no data charges when reading a book;
- font type, color, size selection;
- night reading mode available in one click;
- several page turning modes – turn the pages with 3D animation effects or as a familiar scrolling.

Note that LitRes app can collect anonymous usage stats.

«LitRes» is the number №1 retailer of digital books in Russia. We are trusted by the leading Russian publishing houses and authors.
Company «LitRes» was founded in 2006 and eventually evolved into the largest and well-known digital book retailer in Russia. Today LitRes book store contains tens thousands of books. Every month the catalogue is expanded with up to 2000 new book releases.

Should you have questions, suggestions or tech.problems - let us know through android@litres.ru.

(с) 2011, 2012, 2013 LitRes

Holy Quran (v. 3.1)

Hamdy Ghanem опубликовал приложение 2012-01-21
(обновлено 2014-02-07)

برنامج القرآن الكريم
يحتوي علي خواص : البحث ( باللغتين ) تحديد العلامات و التحرك مع العلامة و حفظها و التقليب السلس و القراءة حيث يحتوي علي صوت لاكثر من 7 من مشاهير القراء
و أخيرا خاصية التحفيظ و هي تكرار الآيات
For any question please write here :
https://www.facebook.com/NileTechno
http://androidarabia.net/quran4android/index.html
https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/118397863752943756542/

This application is a gift to everyone who is interested in reading the Holy Quran.
First Bilingual Quran application (Arabic/English)

The main feature of this application is that it was developed to feel like the real book.
The pages are the same as the real book
Pages are scanned of the Madeenah print and not typed in (no chance of typos and errors).
There are no limits in creating bookmarks.
There are two types of bookmarks, one is dynamic that will indicate the page you read last, and the other is a static one that the reader will assign for frequently read verses or Surahs.
Arabic and English Tafseer (Explanation) is embedded along with details of each Surah.
Search in both Arabic and English
For more details on future updates kindly visit our page on facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/NileTechno
https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/118397863752943756542/

Please do not give low rate , if you face any problem running the application

Spanish English Dictionary (v. 1.1)

huangtiancheng опубликовал приложение 2012-01-19
(обновлено 2012-01-19)

Features
- Spanish-English dictionary contains over 17,000 entries.
-  English-Spanish dictionary contains over 22,000 entries.
- If your phone's language environment is English ,the application can let you type special Spanish characters without Spanish keyboard.just click the  SPEC CHAR  button on the top of the main screen , and the
special character button will display.
- Sound play is available , and it need network connection.
- You can add the word to your favorites and review it. long click the
favorites list item you can remove it from the favorites list.

Goodreads (v. 1.12.3)

Goodreads опубликовал приложение 2011-12-22
(обновлено 2013-12-22)

Tap into the world's largest social network for readers with the Goodreads Android app! Read thousands of book reviews by your friends and other Goodreads members, keep a virtual bookshelf of what you've read, and build your to-read list as you discover great books on the app.

Goodreads is a free service for everyone who reads. We have more than 8,500,000 members who have added more than 300,000,000 books.

* Search, rate, and review any book in our catalog of more than 12 million books.
* See book reviews and updates from your friends, and comment on them.
* Browse your shelves! Next time you are deciding what to read, your to-read list will be handy.
* Add status updates and page number updates for books you are currently reading.
* Use the barcode scanner to quickly scan all of your books onto your Goodreads shelves.
* Also use the scanner to quickly access book information while on the go.
* Find your address book contacts or Facebook friends on Goodreads

You can use the basic features of this app without a Goodreads account, but sign in or sign up (you can do this in the app) for the best experience!

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Why does Goodreads need the READ_CONTACTS permission?
You may choose to use your Android Contacts to find which of your family and friends are already on Goodreads. Your contacts will not be read unless you explicitly choose to do this.

Italian Translator (v. 1.4)

Pleng Apps опубликовал приложение 2011-12-21
(обновлено 2013-12-20)

English Italian Italian English Translator and Dictionary

Features
* Simple and intuitive interface
* Translates sentences and words
* Reads loudly after translation
* Voice recognition
* send as SMS or email  (tab on translation to active it)

Interent access is required.

Please email me if something doesn't work as you would expect or you find any other problem or want to improve things.

Saraiva Reader (v. 4.1.2)

Saraiva опубликовал приложение 2011-12-08
(обновлено 2013-11-28)

Saraiva Reader is one of the most downloaded ereading app in Brazil.
Currently, there are more than 250,000 international titles and 12,000 titles in Portuguese, 200 of which, completely free. All titles are available at Saraiva's website, where you can download free samples before purchasing. Download the app for free, and enjoy the best experience reading your favorite ebooks, with all the comfort and wherever you are.

Features
- Bookmarks, notes and text highlighting.
- Customize your reading experience by choosing the background color, font size, and either portrait or landscape format.
- Search inside the book to easily find your favorite sections.
- Tap on either side of the screen to turn pages. You also have the option to scroll both horizontally and vertically.

Wiki Encyclopedia (v. 1.4.2)

Wiki apps опубликовал приложение 2011-10-23
(обновлено 2011-10-23)

*Wiki Encyclopedia gives you access to Wikipedia, formatted for your Android mobile phone.

*The application remembers your Wikipedia language and text size preference.

*App can change between Wikipedia.org and Wikitravel sites!

*Select & Copy text.

*Move App to SD

*View mobile or desktop version of wikipedia: desktop version is useful for contributing to wikipedia.

-Languages currently available in Wikipedia Encylopedia are English, Dansk, Deutsch, English, Español, Français, Indonesia, Italiano, Lietuvių, Magyar, Nederlands, Norsk, Polski, Português, עברית, Bahasa Melayu, Česky,  Română, Slovenčina, Slovenščina, Suomi, Svenska, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, Volapük, Winaray, Български, Русский, Српски / Srpski, Українська, العربية, فارسی , 한국어, 中文, 日本語.


-Android application for mobile Wikipedia Encyclopaedia use. "The free encyclopedia". Wiki encyclopedia also works on tablets using Honeycomb (Android 3.0).


New languages added on wiki encyclopedia! Afrikaans, Aragonés, Armãneashce, Asturianu, Basa Jawa, Bosanski, Brezhoneg, Cymraeg, Eesti, Euskara, Frysk, Gaeilge, Galego, Hrvatski, Ido, Íslenska, Kreyòl Ayisyen, Latina, Latviešu, Lëtzebuergesch, Lumbaart, Ελληνικά, Беларуская (, Македонски, Чăваш, آذربايجان ديلی, كوردی

Similar apps include dictionnary and encyclopaedia britannica.

-Please note that Wiki Encyclopedia does not have a widget: Because by changing the preferences to "Do not display Wikipedia homepage", the search bar will be launched automatically and keyboard shown: making the App icon serve as the widget.

-Voice search. Easily search Wikipedia enciclopedia by voice.


-To remove ads, just tilt your phone to landscape and back again!

This free app is not associated with Wikimedia.

Offline dictionaries (v. 2.2.3)

NGHS.fr опубликовал приложение 2011-10-02
(обновлено 2013-08-09)

Offline dictionaries allows you to browse dictionaries without a network connection, such as when you're on a plane, traveling abroad, out of cellular tower range or if you want to save battery!

You download the dictionaries to the SD card the first time you launch the app. Choose which dictionary or dictionaries you want to download.

Perform advance searches in the dictionaries, which come in handy when you're working on a crossword puzzle.

Definitions can be read by the device using a text to speech module (some devices don't support this and some languages may not be available).

Offline dictionaries is a free, ad-supported application. For the ad-free version, check out Offline dictionaries Pro.

There are more than 40 multi-lingual dictionaries to choose from, including:
* English dictionary
* English anagrams
* English word list
* English <-> French
* English <-> German
* English <-> Spanish
* English <-> Russian
* English <-> Portuguese
* English <-> Arabic
* English <-> Hebrew
* English <-> Korean
* English <-> Chinese
* English <-> Japanese
* English <-> Hindi
* French dictionary
* French anagrams
* French word list
* French <-> Spanish
* French <-> Czech
* French <-> German
* French <-> Italian
* French <-> Chinese
* French <-> Japanese
* French <-> Arabic
* French <-> Dutch
* French <-> Hindi
* French <- Walloon
* Russian <- Chinese
* Russian <-> French
* Russian <-> German
* Russian <-> Italian
* German <-> Russian
* Japanese -> German
* Spanish dictionary
* Korean (full / law Hanja / Hanzi)
* Synonyms for English, French, Spanish, German, Czech, Polish, Irish

Dictionaries are added or improved regularly (ask us if you want a particular one).
Follow us on Twitter to get informed : http://twitter.com/nghsfr

The application can be used through ebook readers such as Moon Reader+...

Note: first INSTALLATION of BIG DICTIONARIES can be SLOW. Just WAIT for the progress window to be closed. No action is required.

Keywords: Thesaurus, dictionary, off-line dictionaries, disconnected, dictionnaire,  hors ligne

Dangerous Goods Manual (v. 1.3)

Knorre опубликовал приложение 2011-09-21
(обновлено 2013-07-19)

Dangerous Goods Manual helps you in identifying hazardous materials (HazMat).

Features:
- Search hazardous substances (UN number)
- ERI-Cards ("Emergency Response Intervention Cards") provide guidance on initial actions for fire crews
- Information about hazard identification numbers (Kemler number), Hazchem Emergency Action Codes (EAC), Packaging groups, Transport category and Tunnel codes
- Classification and labeling summary (including GHS)
- No internet connection required



Sources: CEFIC ERI-Cards (www.ericards.net), UNO's ADR

ERI-Cards guiding principles: http://www.ericards.net/psp/ericonline.psp_guidance?p_lang=1

Cefic has developed ERICards in good faith and has made every effort to ensure the reliability and completeness of the information provided. They are designed as guidelines to be used by fire crews, in the case of an emergency response to a chemical transport accident. The information available on the ERICards should be applied on the basis of sound judgement, taking into consideration the particular circumstances of each accident and the specialised equipment available. Consequently, this information may not be sufficient or appropriate in all cases and the authors will not be liable for the results of any misinterpretation or misuse of this information by fire crews or any other persons.

Tags: fire department, cargo, emergency responder

Oxford Grammar and Punctuation (v. 3.2.105)

Mobile Systems опубликовал приложение 2011-09-16
(обновлено 2013-07-11)

Giving examples of real usage, this software provides the basic information about grammar and punctuation that people need on a day-to-day basis.

Arranged A-Z, it contains entries for standard grammatical terms as well as dealing with related questions of usage. Readers of all levels will find this guide essential.  

This is a fully functional trial!

    * Over 250 questions of grammar and punctuation clearly explained
    * Uses examples of real English to clarify grammatical points taken from the Oxford Corpus
    * The supplementary section gives an overview of grammatical terms and the structure of English sentences
    * Contains special longer entries on a wide range of subjects, such as the difference between active and passive
    * Includes terms specified in the school National Strategies, making it suitable for homework as well as general use

In addition to explaining basic terms such as 'split infinitive', 'participle', and 'adverb', entries also discuss whether to use 'may' or 'might', 'that' or 'which', and 'it's' or 'its'. The Oxford A-Z of Grammar and Punctuation gives the reader quick and easy access to the answers to these, and many other, questions of grammar. It offers clear and coherent explanations, and illustrations across a broad range of topics, and is the first port of call for any reader seeking clear, authoritative help with grammar and punctuation.

Both easy to use and comprehensive, the Oxford A-Z of Grammar and Punctuation is an essential tool for writing at home, in the office, at school, and at college.

You can download and install the program directly to your device from our mobile website www.mobisystems.com/mobile

The MSDict Dictionary Format

The Oxford A-Z of Grammar and Punctuation 2nd edition is here presented in MSDict electronic format. MSDict offers best experience in mobile reference and is available for any handheld platform.

    * Quick dynamic search of words while you type
    * Transcriptions facilitating pronunciation
    * Hyperlinks between different related words
    * History to see the last 50 words you have looked up
    * Support for memory cards
    * Filters to help you locate the word you are searching for:
          o Fuzzy filter- used when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
          o Keyword-used to locate the instances of a key word within other compound words
          o Wild card - "?" and "*" replace a letter and group of letters in words
    * Fast article scrolling
    * Ability to have dictionary Word of the day as a widget on the phone home screen
    * Ability to search words in the installed dictionaries through the standard phone search feature