1. eBook-Flatrate from Skoobe
A German provider of eBook-flatrate is Skoobe. In the year 2010 by some of the major German publishers based eBook rentals claimed now for some years in the electronic books market.
- Books: The offer includes over 170,000 books, the vast number of English. Most of the eBooks are from the house of the publisher's founders, such as Holtzbrinck and Bertelsmann. In addition, there are more than 50,000 foreign titles.
- Selection: The largest categories of fiction, non-fiction book, how-to, and children & youth.
- Read Offline: In the Offline mode, you can read, depending on the plan chosen, differently for a long time. The wingspan ranges from 24 hours to 30 days. The Offline time is up, you need to go online shortly and can then read undisturbed offline.
- Leihbeschränkungen: you are allowed to read with Skoobe as many books as you want. However, only a certain number at the same time, which is between three and fifteen books.
- Cost: Depending on the membership Skoobe offers three subscription models - can cost you a month between approximately 10 and 20 Euro.
- Test: At Skoobe there are in addition to a test phase, also special actions, such as, for example, the first month for half price, or through an invitation Code for the first 30 days free membership.
- Cancellation period: you may Terminate the agreement at any time. Even after the termination of your reading statuses are retained.
- Readers: can read the eBooks from Skoobe on the iPhone and iPad as well as Android devices and the Kindle Fire.
eBook distributors Skoobe
2. eBook-Flatrate from eLibrary
Different eBook-Flatrate available at the eLibrary of the divibib, there are GmbH - the abbreviation stands for "digital virtual library". The eLibrary, which has been around since the year 2005, is the digital branch of their library.
- Books: how many books you can access, depends on which library you are logged in.
- Selection: From the book to the children book you can find as in the real library, everything.
- Read Offline: In the eLibrary, you may download the borrowed eBooks, and then read it offline.
- Leihbeschränkung: In the eLibrary, the "loan period" for a eBook in the rule is a maximum of 14 days. The time is expired, deleted the eBook automatically. The number of license books depends on your library.
- Cost: The cost varies from library to library. You only need to apply for a library card and the corresponding annual contribution to pay. However, your library must be a member of the eLibrary. Access to the eLibrary you get with your valid library card. Further costs are not incurred. Since the membership fees are usually very manageable, the eBook flat rate, but will be restricted to the cheaper eBook flat-rate providers.
- Readers: can read the eBooks on the Android as well as on devices with iOS , or as PDF, for example, on the Notebook.
- Special feature: The ebooks are just as limited as in the real library. This means, you can give the library the crime only in 5 copies, you must wait until a copy is available. You can, however, make a note and be notified when the eBook is available again. This usually takes a maximum of 14 days.
Digital Library ELibrary
3. eBook flat rate of Readfy
Relatively new on the market, the company Readfy is. Since the 7. February 2014 is the e-book distributors online.
- Books: so Far, the Books of over 60,000 e-books and 2,000 e-book series.
- Selection: you will find works of Science-Fiction as well as Fantasy books, biographies, Business & career books, guides, thrillers, and fiction.
- Offline reading: In Readfy you can books, depending on the payment method, up to 30 days offline reading.
- Leihbeschränkungen: so Far, there are no restrictions, the flat rate is unlimited.
- Cost: The eBook Flatrate at Readfy is free of charge. In order for the deal to be profitable for the operator, nevertheless, appears during the reading of advertising. As a result, however, is that you can read the eBooks online. You want to offline a book, and ad-free read, is also possible. You have to pay for a rental period of 30 days, the amount is depending on the eBook between one and four euros.
- Readers: can use devices to read the eBooks on both Android as well as iOS. The Apps you can download at Readfy.
Readfy-free eBook-Flatrate
eBook-Flatrate from Amazon
Since the end of 2014, Amazon is also offering in Germany E-Book-Flatrate, which has been dubbed the online shop in accordance with the eBook readers, Kindle Unlimited.
- Books: over 1,000,000 eBooks, including however, many foreign-language titles. First of all, the number of books appears to be quite large. The impression is put into perspective, however, a little, when you consider that many of them are works of unknown authors. The eBook Flat also includes a Self-Publishing works.
- Selection: The eBook range from Science Fiction & Fantasy of novels and thrillers to Business & career, as well as children and youth books. You don't have the eBook Flatrate however, access to all books offered from Amazon. The available books for the flat rate you will recognize the "Kindle Unlimited"Logo.
- Read Offline: The eBooks from Amazon, you can also read it in peace offline.
- Leihbeschränkungen: Basically, you can borrow at the Amazon E-Book-Flatrate so many books per month as you want. A small caveat however, it may be only ten eBooks at a time.
- Cost: membership in Kindle Unlimited will cost you on a monthly basis for around 10 euros.
- Test: In the books offered selection, you may browse the first 30 days free of charge. But caution: If you do not cancel the lifetime pass in time, be extended automatically to a paid E-Book subscription. In our tutorial, we will show you how you Kindle Unlimited cancel.
- Cancellation period: you may Terminate the agreement, the eBook-Flatrate from Amazon at any time.
- Readers: you can read the eBooks from Amazon, of course, all Kindle and Kindle Fire devices, as well as the Windows Phone and on the PC. In addition, using the Kindle App on Android and iOS devices.
E-Book-Flatrate Amazon
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