Apple device owners that use Google Play Books to manage ebooks can now make purchases via a “Get book” link that takes them to the Google Play store to make a purchase.
Google Play Books gets reader entitlement
Google Play Books gets reader entitlement
It isn’t possible for any app to link out to external websites, but there is an exception developers can apply for thanks to a 2021 lawsuit. Google waited a few years, but it has finally implemented the feature for Google Play Books.
Google explained the update via a blog post, first shared by TechCrunch. It mentions the new outgoing link and a purchase sharing system that works across devices in a family.