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Google Play Books updated for the iPhone and iPad with new Material Design look

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/google-play-books-updated-iphone-and-ipad-new-material-design-look' title="Google Play Books updated for the iPhone and iPad with new Material Design look"><img src='http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large_wm_brw/public/field/image/2014/12/google-play-books-iphone6-hero_0.jpg?itok=EkJs9Wrd' />[/url]</p> <p>Google Play Books for the iPhone (http://www.imore.com/iphone-6) and iPad (http://www.imore.com/ipad) is the subject of a major update that's now available for download. The update boosts its version number up to 2.0 and adds a number of new features, along with a user interface refresh that brings the Material Design themes of Android 5.0 Lollipop (http://www.androidcentral.com/lollipop) to the app.</p> <!--break--> <p>Here's what's new and improved in today's update:</p> <ul><li>A beautiful new look and feel</li> <li>See the books you've read most recently in Read Now</li> <li>Books in your library are categorized and sortable</li> <li>Upload and read your own PDF and EPUB files</li> <li>Access free samples from the personalized recommendations in Read Now or through search</li> <li>Double-tap on any page to zoom</li> <li>Opening a book for the first time is much faster</li> </ul><p>The update does bring Google Play Books closer to iBooks (http://www.imore.com/ios/ibooks) in terms of features for iOS device owners, especially the ability for users to upload and read PDF and EPUB files from within the app.</p> <ul><li>Free - <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id400989007?mt=8&amp;at=10l3Vy&amp;ct=d_im" title="" rel="nofollow">Download now[/url]</li> </ul></div></div></div><div id="comment-wrapper-nid-28664"></div><img width='1' height='1' src='http://tipb.com.feedsportal.com/c/33998/f/616881/s/410ab004/sc/4/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/>

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