Onleihe
Onleihe
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Onleihe

Unlock your library. This app turns your device into a portable branch, granting instant access to a vast digital collection.

Key Figures

Downloads

1M+

User Rating

2.5/5

Total Ratings

11.8K

Publisher

ekz.bibliotheksservice GmbH

Category

Books

Locales

3

Latest Version

5.9.9

Size

77.9 MB

First Released

Mar 7, 2011
Features

An evaluation of key functionalities enhancing digital media access for active library patrons.

Onleihe App: Feature Analysis for Public Library Members

Diverse Digital Media Access

The app provides extensive digital access to a wide array of media, including eBooks, eMagazines, eAudio, and eMusic, leveraging existing library memberships for cost-effective content consumption.

Cost-Effective Library Integration

This tool features seamless integration with over 2,900 public libraries, allowing users to leverage their existing membership for free access to a vast digital content collection.

Automatic Returns & No Fines

It ensures that borrowed titles are automatically returned after their lending period, eliminating the worry of overdue fines and providing a hassle-free borrowing experience.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Onleihe

What is Onleihe?

Onleihe is a free digital library service from your local library, available as an app. It allows lending and consuming eBooks, eMagazines, eAudio, and eMusic. It supports over 2,900 libraries.

How do I access the Onleihe app service?

Access to Onleihe requires active membership in a participating library. Your library provides the necessary username and login credentials. Existing web-browser users can use the same credentials for the app.

Can I read Onleihe eBooks offline?

Yes, the Onleihe app supports offline reading for downloaded eBooks and eMagazines. It features an integrated eBook reader, but users can also utilize external DRM-enabled eBook readers.

The following screenshots and description are sourced directly from the app's official store listing and are the property of the app developer.

App Store

Screenshots

Onleihe - The app showcases its intuitive category-oriented browsing, featuring vibrant eMagazine cover art and organized sections like 'Sachmedien & Ratgeber'.

The app showcases its intuitive category-oriented browsing, featuring vibrant eMagazine cover art and organized sections like 'Sachmedien & Ratgeber'.

Explore Vast Collections

Onleihe - Users can effortlessly navigate a filtered list of eAudio titles, with clear options to 'Anhören' (listen) or 'Ausleihen' (lend) and visible durations.

Users can effortlessly navigate a filtered list of eAudio titles, with clear options to 'Anhören' (listen) or 'Ausleihen' (lend) and visible durations.

Streamlined Audio Access

Onleihe - This tool provides a user-friendly integrated audio player, featuring essential playback controls and a clear progress bar for seamless listening.

This tool provides a user-friendly integrated audio player, featuring essential playback controls and a clear progress bar for seamless listening.

Immersive Audio Playback

Onleihe - The integrated eBook reader offers a clean text display and intuitive navigation, complemented by easily accessible reader settings and a page counter.

The integrated eBook reader offers a clean text display and intuitive navigation, complemented by easily accessible reader settings and a page counter.

Comfortable eBook Reading

Onleihe - The app features a powerful text search with auto-completion, providing structured result lists categorized by 'Titel' and 'Autor' for efficient discovery.

The app features a powerful text search with auto-completion, providing structured result lists categorized by 'Titel' and 'Autor' for efficient discovery.

Intelligent Search & Discover

Description

FEATURELIST - Library selection screen - Category oriented browsing in your library - Easy browsing of all eMagazines in your library - Text search with auto-completion - Clear structured result lists - Wide array of filter options for all search results and lists - Detailed overview for all titles with additional preview option - Lending and download options for available eBooks and eMagazines - Lending and streaming options for available eAudio and eMusic titles - Download option for eAudio and eMusic titles - Reservations for non-available titles - Overview for all lent, reserved and downloaded titles - Wishlist feature - Integrated eBook reader - Optimized for all smartphone- and tablet sizes - Offline reading feature - Offline player feature - Expired titles are automatically returned - Downloaded eBooks and eMagazines can be returned early - Supports over 2.900 libraries The Onleihe – the free of charge service of your library now as an app, supports over 2.900 libraries. With this app you’ll always have your library with you. Browse the collection of your library and lent eBooks and eMagazine on the fly or from your home directly with your smartphone or tablet. You can also lent eAudio and eMusic titles, listen to them via streaming or download them directly onto your device. Following the same principle as the web-based Onleihe, the lent titles can be consumed free of charge for a certain set amount of time. Afterwards the titles will automatically be returned to the library. You can search directly throughout the app or browse the collection of your library through different categories and eMagazines. On first sight, you’ll see if a title is available and you can alter your search results with an wide array of different filter or sort options. The detailed view of a certain title will give you all the information you seek, from the name of the book, the author, to the series name, length and much more. If a title is temporary not available you can also reserve it. As soon as the title is then available for you, you will get an e-mail notification to the address you specified. Your reservations are easily accessible with an overview and you can directly lent the titles if they are available. Should you no longer need an ongoing reservation or if you do need to change the address, you are able to edit or delete your reservations. At any given time you can access your overview of your lent titles. At the moment you are able to lent, read or listen to eBooks, eMagazines, eAudios and eMusic titles. ACCESS To access the service of the Onleihe, you need to be an active member of a library who is part of the Onleihe system. Username and login credentials are provided by your library. Should you already use the Onleihe via the web-browser you can use the exact same login credentials to access the app. CONSUME MEDIA You are able to directly load and read all eBooks and eMagazines which you have lent beforehand. You are also free use a different external DRM able eBook reader. eAudio and eMusic titles can be streamed directly via the in app player, or you can chose to download the titles and listen to them later on, even offline. This also needs to be done directly via the in app player.

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This page is not an official page of the app or its developer, but an independent editorial publication created for informational and commentary purposes. Unless expressly stated otherwise, neither the app nor its developer is affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, authorized by, or otherwise officially connected with MWM, Apple, Google Play, the app publisher, or the app's developer, and nothing on this page implies that the app was developed using MWM's services. Any trademarks, logos, screenshots, and other content remain the property of their respective owners.