Scripd - The American E-Book distributor
The Ebook-Store "Scripd" is ready on the market since 2007 and has its headquarters in San Francisco. Since it is an American online Ebook store, you will find Scripd especially in English literature.
- The Ebook offer of the Scrips is sorted in a very extensive and clearly arranged according to categories. According to information provided by the Ebook provider, the Online library contains over 40 million books and documents.
- A month, you can use the services free of charge, then it costs the membership for USD 8.99 per month (as of Jan. 2014).
- The Ebooks you read with your Browser or with an Android or iOS device.
Online Library Scripd
E-Books to borrow for Skoobe
In 2010, they founded some of the large German publishing houses, the Online book shop "Skoobe". Here you will find mainly books in German.
- The Ebooks are neatly sorted according to sectors, however, the offer is not quite as large as is the case with other Ebook vendors: at The time you find out there are about 100,000 books. For popular publishing houses such as Campus, Dumont, Bastei Lübbe, Young and Young, S. Fischer, Goldmann, Heyne and Rowohlt, including in the case of Skoobe.
- A loan you are not subject to the Skoobe and you may read as many Ebooks as you want.
- However, there is a caveat: Depending on your membership, you can borrow only a certain number of books at the same time.
- You can opt for a membership there are three membership models available, from 9.99 euros to 19.99 euros per month. New customers can read in the first month for half the cost of Skoobe Basic. So to 4.99 in the first month, the offer a try.
- Tip: Let friends advertise the already Skoobe member, you can read about a coupon Code for 30 days free.
- The Skoobe-App for iPhone and iPad, Android devices and the Kindle Fire.
Books on Skoobe borrow
ELibrary – virtual library
On the "eLibrary" participating public libraries from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. Accordingly, the eLibrary is built similar to a real Leibücherei: in addition to the Ebooks in the eLibrary also offers magazines and Newspapers, as well as Videos, music and audiobooks.
- Such as in a public library every book in eLibrary only in a limited number. All copies are on loan you can reserve and will be notified via e-Mail, if you can get the Ebook.
- In addition, a certain rental time is per book - as soon as this is expired, there is a lock and you can no longer open the file. The book will, therefore, automatically the "back" and you need to borrow it again if necessary.
- To be able to online lending borrow, you must be a member of a public library, the eLibrary is a part.
- In addition to a possible fee for your library card no fees to fall more for you. So you already have a library card from a participating library, you can use the services of the eLibrary for free.
- The Ebooks can be obtained for Android and iOS devices and PDF Format for your computer.
Online Lending Library Onleihe
Amazon e - books to buy and borrow
Amazon is represented in Germany only since the end of 2012, with its Ebook library. Can you select from among approximately 200,000 books, of which only about 10,000 are in English. With the other, previously presented Online libraries the offer from Amazon, however, you should not really compare, because it has some special features.
- With Amazon E-Books not only to buybut also to rent, you have to have two requirements: you must have both a Kindle Ebook Reader, as well as Amazon Prime member.
- As a Prime member, you can join a monthly book for free to borrow. The Prime membership includes other benefits for Amazon customers, and it costs 29 euros a year (as of Jan 2014).
- Keep you may use the borrowed Ebook as long as you like. "Give it back" you need it, however, if you have a different book to borrow want.
E-Books from Amazon
Also interesting reading is the Android App "Wattpad", with the help of which you access to many free Ebooks get.
