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2. 2IW
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3. 3OO
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   2021 · github.com

4. 4
   Readr▲109

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5. 5HF
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6. 6
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8. 8
   Blinkist for Android▲86

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9. 9
   Folio▲93

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10. 10TT
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11. 11
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12. 12HA
    Hyphen – A beautiful, powerful, and robust eBook Reader for iOS▲34

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13. 13TL
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14. 14AA
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15. 15OI
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16. 16MI
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17. 17
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18. 18TF
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19. 19FN
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    2018 · github.com

20. 20NA
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    2020 · notebag.app

21. 21IM
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22. 22BH
    Blinkist – Hacking the way we read books, now on Android▲7

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23. 23AB
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24. 24MA
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