eLibrary
Onleihe
Wings for Hire with Onleihe
The eLibrary is the virtual library of the Goethe-Institut. This service allows you to borrow digital media 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Digital media, such as eBooks, eAudios or electronic newspapers can be downloaded onto your computer, tablet or eReader without having to return the borrowed items. At the end of the loan period, the media automatically becomes unavailable. This service is free of charge.
- Classic German literature
- Contemporary & Crime fiction, also available as audio books
- Children’s and youth literature
- Books for learning German, e.g. Easy Readers
- Travel guides
- German newspapers and magazines: Süddeutsche Zeitung, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Die Zeit, Der Spiegel, brandeins, Xing
The loan period varies:
- 14 days for books
- 7 days for audio books
- 2 hours for newspapers
Every person who lives in Sub-saharan Africa and has submitted a filled out membership form can use the services of the eLibrary.
The eLibrary supports several file formats and almost all popular computers and mobile devices, such as PC, Mac or an eBook-Reader, with an Internet connection. The Kindle, which is only compatible with Amazon-products, is an exception.
- PDF-format and/or ePub-format for books
- WMA-format for audio files and music
- PDF-format for newspapers and magazines
Prior to registering for the eLibrary, please check that your PC or Mac meets the minimum technical requirements for use. We highly recommend a broadband Internet connection (DSL, cable) for media downloads.
The following formats are currently used in the eLibrary:for eBooks: PDF-format and/or ePub-format
The minimal requirements for Linux systems for eBook use are:
We appreciate your understanding that while we currently are able to make our new range of titles available to many customers, for technical reasons, we are as yet unable to do so for all of them.
Please make sure that your eBook reader is compatible.
The following formats are currently used in the eLibrary:for eBooks: PDF-format and/or ePub-format
- for eAudio: WMA-format
- for eVideo: WMV-format
- for ePaper: PDF-format
- Operating system: Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7
- Windows Media Player 11 or higher
- Adobe Reader X or higher
- Adobe Digital Editions 1.7.2 (free Adobe ID required for authentification)
- Internet Explorer 7.0 or higher
- Firefox 3.6.0 or higher
- Mac OS 10.2.8 - 10.4.2 + Adobe Reader 7.1.0
- Mac OS 10.4.3 - 10.5.3 + Adobe Reader 8.x (9)
The minimal requirements for Linux systems for eBook use are:
- SuSe Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 + Adobe Reader 7.0.9 - 8.x
- Slackware Linux 10 + Adobe Reader 7.0.9 - 8.x
- Debian 4.0 Etch + Adobe Reader 7.0.9 - 8.x
- Ubuntu (ab Version 8.10)
We appreciate your understanding that while we currently are able to make our new range of titles available to many customers, for technical reasons, we are as yet unable to do so for all of them.
Please make sure that your eBook reader is compatible.
Logging in to use our eLibrary is simple:
- Log in to your Mein Goethe.de account. If you don't yet have a Mein Goethe.de account please register for one (registration and use of Mein Goethe.de and the eLibrary are free of charge).
Our eLibrary is for customers based outside the German-speaking area. To use the eLibrary within Germany please contact your local library. - After logging in to Mein Goethe.de, go to the menu option "My eLibrary" and click on the "Log in" option. You can now use the digital media available in our eLibrary!