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Onleihe of the Goethe-Institut in East Asia

What is “Onleihe”?

Onleihe is the e-Library of the Goethe-Institut in East Asia. This service allows you to borrow digital media, such as eBooks, audio and video files, and electronic newspapers, for a predetermined period of time, by downloading them through our Onleihe.

Returning the document isn’t necessary; at the end of the loan period, the document automatically becomes unavailable.

With our Onleihe, borrowing documents is at your fingertips 24/7.

Onleihe

Disclaimer: As the digital rights management (DRM) of Apple and Kindles is not compatible with that of Onleihe, the use of Onleihe media on Apple and Linux powered devices is limited to eBooks in the ePub format. The use of Onleihe media is not possible on Kindles.

Who can use the “Onleihe”?

Every person who is interested, who lives in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan or Korea, and who is registered with our virtual library, can use the services of the Onleihe.

How do I register to use “Onleihe”?

The following steps are necessary to register for the eLibrary:

Fill out the online registration form.
Once your registration form has been received, one of our employees will contact you on the following working day. We will send you a registration code which you will need to activate your access to the Onleihe.
The activation is carried out by our “My goethe.de” personalized web platform. Enter your registration code under the “My eLibrary” menu item.
(If this is your first time using "Mein goethe.de", you must first create a user account for this service. The registration and use of “Mein Goethe.de“ is free of charge.)

From the moment when you first enter the registration code, you will have access to the Onleihe service for one year. After one year, this access automatically expires. If you wish to continue using the Onleihe service, you will need to fill out another registration form. You will then obtain a new registration code to renew your access to the Onleihe.

The people interested can register by filling out the following:

Online form