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Digital Libraries

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eBooks don’t always have to be purchased. These days, many municipal libraries also offer an eBook lending service. The selection is initially limited in many cases, but it’s steadily growing.

Membership required

In most cases, a membership with the municipal library is required; often you’ll also need to obtain an access code on site to access the online library.

The system works much like a regular library: A certain number of copies are available; if they’ve already been checked out, the return date is displayed, indicating when the book can be borrowed again. If a book is available, you can download it with a single click and then transfer it to your eBook reader.

You can find more information in our eBook Lending Guide

List of e-libraries

StadtLink
HamburgLink
WolgastLink
NeubrandenburgLink
SchwerinLink
BerlinLink
Frankfurt an der OderLink
Brandenburg an der HavelLink
WolfsburgLink
HannoverLink
SalzgitterLink
ZwickauLink
OldenburgLink
BremenLink
BielefeldLink
GüterslohLink
HammLink
DinslakenLink
PaderbornLink
GreifswaldLink
LangenhagenLink
GoslarLink
DelmenhorstLink
MelleLink
SeevetalLink
LüneburgLink
VerdenLink
WilhelmshavenLink
Winsen (Luhe)Link
WunstorfLink
FürstenauLink
BuxtehudeLink
CelleLink
LeerLink
Neustadt a. d. RbgeLink
PeineLink
NordhornLink
WesterstedeLink
AchimLink
CuxhavenLink
AhausLink
BocholtLink
CoesfeldLink
DülmenLink
EmsdettenLink
GrevenLink
IbbenbürenLink
MünsterLink
RheineLink
SteinfurtLink
DorstenLink
Haltern am SeeLink
MarlLink
Oer-ErkenschwickLink
DattelnLink
HertenLink
RecklinghausenLink
WaltropLink
GladbeckLink
Castrop-RauxelLink
MoersLink
Neukirchen-VluynLink
RheinbergLink
Kamp-LintfortLink
DuisburgLink
GöttingenLink
DüsseldorfLink
KrefeldLink
NeussLink
MettmannLink
KölnLink
RemscheidLink
SolingenLink
WuppertalLink
NiesetalLink
RodenbachLink
Bad HersfeldLink
BruchköbelLink
DieburgLink
HanauLink
KelkheimLink
OffenbachLink
RüsselsheimLink
WetzlarLink
Bad VilbelLink
DreieichLink
LangenLink
MarburgLink
OberurselLink
WiesbadenLink
RödermarkLink
Fulda (Hochschule)Link
ArnstadtLink
GothaLink
GreizLink
JenaLink
ErfurtLink
SchmalkaldenLink
MeiningenLink
NordhausenLink
SömmerdaLink
Zella-MehlisLink
LeipzigLink
DresdenLink
BornaLink
GeithainLink
NaunhofLink
ChemnitzLink
Frankfurt am MainLink
PlauenLink
WeidenLink
AmbergLink
DeggendorfLink
StraubingLink
LandshutLink
MünchenLink
DachauLink
AugsburgLink
WürzburgLink
FreiburgLink
Neu-IsenburgLink
GermersheimLink
IngelheimLink
KandelLink
PirmasensLink
SchifferstadtLink
TrierLink
WittlichLink
WormsLink
HeidelbergLink
KarlsruheLink
PforzheimLink
Bad FriedrichshallLink
Bad RappenauLink
BrackenheimLink
GüglingenLink
HeilbronnLink
MöckmühlLink
NeckarsulmLink
ObersulmLink
ÖhringenLink
AspergLink
Bietigheim-BissingenLink
DitzingenLink
GerlingenLink
Korntal-MünchingenLink
KornwestheimLink
LudwigsburgLink
VaihingenLink
BöblingenLink
HerrenbergLink
LeonbergLink
WaldenbuchLink
EhningenLink
EsslingenLink
GeislingenLink
GöppingenLink
EsslingenLink
ReutlingenLink
SingenLink
GelsenkirchenLink
DarmstadtLink
GrazLink
LinzLink
SalzburgLink
WienLink
Land SalzburgLink
SchaffhausenLink
LiestalLink
ZugLink
BurgdorfLink
GlarusLink
UznachLink
St. GallenLink
Appenzell AusserrhodenLink
Innerrhoden AppenzellLink
SüdtirolLink
LiechtensteinLink
WismarLink
OstschweizLink
Österreich (gesamt)Link

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Even before Kindle launched in Germany, Chalid imported his first eReader from the US in 2007, driven by his passion for the technology. As founder and editor-in-chief of ePaper.tech and YouTube Channel "Chalid Raqami" he has tested over 150 eReaders, eInk tablets and other ePaper tech from various manufacturers since 2010. Learn more