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What do Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Mark Twain and Charles Darwin all have in common? Probably not a lot as far as personalities go, but many of their greatest literary achievements are all available as free downloads in the Google Play Store. With the free Google Play Books app and your DROID RAZR MAXX HD by Motorola, you can read many great classics from them and other great authors. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is free, as is Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and also Treasure Island and Les Miserables. There are over 150 free books to choose from.

Of course there are also many contemporary titles at no charge and  today’s bestselling and up and coming authors available for purchase, with specials available all the time. Great books and literature at your fingertips and a friend to your budget.

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A good book can make the long commute home on the train or a cross-country plane flight go by so much quicker. The DROID RAZR HD by Motorola offers an amazing reading experience with a 4.7” HD display featuring a higher resoultion that makes every page easier on the eyes. Looking at images from content on Google Play Books means you get richer colors and more true-to-life visuals.

With Android™ 4.1, Google Play Books offers multiple new features to enhance your reading experience:

  • Embedded audio tracks and videos can now be easily streamed directly within the book you’re reading.
  • You can now add bookmarks to remember important information for later or pick up where you left off reading.
  • Play Books now offers fixed layout books, optimized for tablet-reading of books with beautifully designed graphics and layouts, like children’s books and comic books.
  • For visually impaired users, automatic text-to-speech settings have been enabled.

So whether you’re reading a guidebook for building your new piece of furniture or cozying up to a thrilling mystery during a rainy day, DROID RAZR HD and Google Play Books have you covered. Let us know what your favorite book is in the comments below.

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Motorola APPy Hour: Google Play Books

November 29, 2012 : BY Motorola

To be or not to be? That is the question. We say, why not both? Shakespeare isn’t for everyone, so if your style is more courtroom drama, romance, self-improvement, or even the latest celebrity chef effort, Google Play Books has you covered. The app is really all about giving you what you want, when and where you want it.

Choose from millions of titles on Google Play including new releases, New York Times best sellers, up-and-coming authors, and free books. Easily personalize your reading experience, pick up where you left off on your phone, tablet, or computer, and get reading today!

You can download the app onto your computer, your Motorola tablet and your Motorola smartphone to have a seamless experience wherever you go.

Forgot part of that new recipe you’ve been working on and planned to take to the dinner party tonight? No problem, just open up your Google Play Books app and you can go right to that recipe with the bookmark you placed. Didn’t quite finish that novel you stayed up until the wee hours trying to get through? Take the train into work, and finish it on your MOTOROLA ATRIX™ HD.

The Google Play store not only has millions of titles for sale, but they offer recommendations based on your reading list, and can organize titles by top sellers, genres, seasonal and weekly specials. And best of all, to get you started, there are always a bunch of free downloads right on the homepage. If you can’t make up your mind on what to buy, keep yourself reading with the top free titles, including such classics as Treasure Island, Great Expectations, Wuthering Heights, Einsteins Theory of Relativity,  and many more. With Google Play Books, you’ll never be without something to read, and with the long lasting batteries of the DROID RAZR Family of phones, you’ll be ready to take that reading mobile and get through to the last page without the dreaded black screen ruining your experience. Check out this video to see more about Google Play Books:

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