Bookmate vs The Palace Project
Bookmate
bookmate.comThe Palace Project
thepalaceproject.orgSide by side
| Figure | Bookmate | The Palace Project |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Audiobook Apps | 8.1 (#8) | 7.0 (#31) |
| Headquarters | Dublin, Ireland | Alpharetta, Georgia, United States |
| Support | The site links to a Help Center and provides a contacts page for getting in touch. | Libraries hosted by Lyrasis can contact [email protected] about app or Collection Manager issues, and the team says it will troubleshoot and escalate unresolved issues. |
Plans
In their own words
Bookmate
Bookmate is a subscription service for reading electronic books and listening to audiobooks, available on Android, iOS, and the web. Its catalog lists 1,800,000 books and 100,000 audiobooks in 16 languages, and it describes a free collection of 50,000 books. Readers can upload their own FB2 or EPUB files for use on a smartphone, tablet, or desktop, then adjust brightness, font, and background color. Social features let users follow friends’ reading, share books and quotes, and create or subscribe to themed bookshelves. Audiobooks can be saved for offline listening and synchronized across devices so listeners can resume where they left off. Bookmate lists a free plan and a seven-day trial; the Premium plan is listed at free. The subscription page describes monthly and annual options but does not show their prices. An account is limited to one person and no more than three devices. Books cannot be downloaded and distributed outside Bookmate.
The Palace Project
The Palace Project has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.