eLibrary Manager Basic is an app by Karl Weckworth in the Books & Reference category, listed since at least May 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 5 permissions, none of them sensitive.
What's new in v5.0.7
VERSION 5.0.7:
- Fix crash that can happen when Reader night mode is set using Display Options dialog, if Reader settings have not been saved yet.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Note: This app works with non-DRM ePub books.
eLibrary Manager is an Android app that allows you to manage and enjoy ePub books on your Android devices. With books loaded on an SD card, you can use the app to
1) Discover eBooks on the SD card and load them into your eLibrary.
2) Explore the eLibrary using the metadata included in your eBooks.
3) Customize which book metadata properties you want to use for viewing book info, performing searches, and sorting.
4) Find books in your eLibrary using ad-hoc searches or by invoking saved Book List searches.
5) View book lists with various layout, grouping, and sorting options to help keep the information organized.
6) Manage eBook info with update ability for virtually any metadata property available for your eBooks, including Categories (synonymous with tags, book shelves, subjects), Series and Series Index, Ratings (up to 5 stars), Title, Authors, Description, and many more...
7) Update book covers from images on your device storage.
8) Export updated book info.
9) Designed to work with calibre, suporting both standard and custom calibre properties.
10) Manage and read remote books through the calibre Content Server. NOTE: This feature requires use of Calbre Documents Provider app.
The ePub Reader is a feature of the eLibrary Manager app that allows you to read ePub books. Some of the features you can enjoy are
1) Use on-screen buttons or swipe gestures to change screen pages one at a time or continuously for fast screen flips.
2) Use pinch in and out gestures to easily change font sizes.
3) Keep track of the current and total screen numbers for the chapter you are reading, as well as the current and total page numbers for the whole book.
4) Goto any screen in the chapter or any page in the book.
5) Add your favourite fonts.
6) Read books in single or multiple columns.
7) Search for text anywhere in the book you are reading.
8) Navigate through the history of book positions when you need to explore.
9) Pick up where you left off when you finish reading and start up again.
10) Customize the visual presentation of books by setting margins, line height, justification, font, and font size.
11) Access the multi-level Table of Contents for the book you are reading.
12) View a summary of the book you are reading.
13) Perform dictionary lookups using configurable dictionaries.
14) Let your Android device read eBooks to you.
15) Export updated book info.
Upgrade to the full version to enjoy the following benefits:
2) [Full] Export ePub books with merged book info updates included, along with external book info files (OPF/cover image).
3) [Full] Manage non-ePub books. NOTE: Requires external reader apps.
4) [Full] Launch external reader apps.
5) [Full] Use the Book Info Browser to explore your library by browsing book info like authors, categories, series, book lists and more.
6) [Full] Integrate with Book Info Lookup Add-on app (available as a separate free download) to browse provider records for alternate covers and book info.
7) [Full] Export updated book info to calibre. NOTE: This feature requires use of Calbre Documents Provider app.
8) [Full] Create and manage custom eBook info properties.
9) [Full] Create and manage bookmarks, notes and highlights.
10) [Full] Export bookmarks, notes and highlights.
11) [Full] Synchronize book positions between devices.
Visit https://kpwsite.com/?itemSelectionPath=library for more information.
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
Certificate issued to “KPW”The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
Store checks and file details
Developer signature verifiedFeb 16, 2025
Signed byCN=Karl Weckworth, O=KPW, L=Toronto, ST=Ontario
Uploaded by “appupdater”Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (5)
eLibrary Manager Basic requests 5 permissions, none of them sensitive.
Prevent the device from sleepingandroid.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Run at startupandroid.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground servicesandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Show notificationsandroid.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
Required hardware & features
Basic touch inputandroid.hardware.faketouch
eLibrary Manager Basic APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.
Is the eLibrary Manager Basic APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is cdcd7c7ac23e166109309c743f7499bd.