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Notes on reading books and the news on iPhone and iPad, from the people who make Glosa.
How to read EPUB files on iPhone and iPad
Where EPUB files come from, how to open one from Files, Mail or AirDrop, what to do with a whole folder of books, and why some EPUBs refuse to open.
21 October 2026 · 3 min readLearning English by reading books, a practical method
Why reading builds vocabulary that sticks, how to pick a book at the right level, when to look a word up and when to let it go, and a twenty-minute routine you can keep.
21 October 2026 · 3 min readHow to read your Calibre library on iPhone and iPad
There is no official Calibre app for iOS, but your library can still reach your iPhone. Three ways to do it, from emailing a book to browsing the whole collection over OPDS.
21 October 2026 · 3 min readHow to open MOBI and AZW3 files on iPhone and iPad
What MOBI, AZW3 and KFX are, which of them you can open outside the Kindle app, how to read DRM-free Kindle files on iOS, and when converting to EPUB makes sense.
21 October 2026 · 2 min readThe best EPUB reader apps for iPhone and iPad in 2026
Six EPUB readers for iPhone and iPad compared on formats, sync, price and what each one is best at, so you can pick the one that fits how you read.
21 October 2026 · 6 min readKindle app alternatives for iPhone and iPad
Seven reading apps for iPhone and iPad that can replace or sit next to the Kindle app, compared on where your books come from, formats, price and sync.
21 October 2026 · 6 min readLingQ alternatives in 2026 for learning a language by reading
Six apps that, like LingQ, teach a language through reading, compared on price, what you can read in them and how they help with unknown words.
21 October 2026 · 6 min read