General Information
Here you find information on which media are usable on which device.
Computer / Laptop
Operating system |
E-Book - E-Magazine - E-Paper |
E-Audio - E-Music - E-Video |
E-Learning |
|---|---|---|---|
Windows 8 upwards | Yes | No | Yes  |
Windows 10 upwards | Yes | Yes | Yes |
MacOS | No | Yes | Yes |
Linux (64-bit) 8 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Onleihe-App
Operating system | Device | Onleihe app version |
E-Book - E-Magazine - E-Paper |
E-Audio - E-Music |
E-Video |
E-Learning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
iOS 12.1 and up 7 | Smartphone / Tablet / iPod touch | current | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Android 5.1 and up 5,6,9 | Smartphone / Tablet | 5.8.2 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Android 8.0 and up 5,6,9 | Smartphone / Tablet | current | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Sonstige mobile Geräte über den Browser
Operating system | Gerät |
E-Book - E-Magazine - E-Paper |
E-Audio - E-Music - E-Video |
E-Learning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E-Book-Reader | See here | Yes | No | No  |
older iOS | Smartphone / Tablet with Browser and reader app | Yes 4 | No | Yes |
Windows 8 upwards | Tablet | Yes | No | Yes |
Windows 10 upwards | Tablet | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1 | With the software Wine. WineHQ: https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=6326 |
| 2 | Using the Onleihe with Adobe Digital Editions on MacOS Computers is only possible in specific cases due to conflicts between ADE and MacOS. |
| 3 | Directly lending via the eReader Onleihe of E-Magazines and E-Paper is not possible. But you can transfer the titles from your PC to the eReader. |
| 4 | Older iOS and Android devices are not compatible with the Onleihe app. To use older devices with the Onleihe you have to use your browser and an external reader app like i. e. PocketBook reader to read downloaded books. |
| 5 | We received feedback that a login is not possible with Android 7.1.x devices. More about it here. |
| 6 | Devices with an Intel Atom cpu (x86 architecture) can't be used with the Onleihe app. More about it here. |
| 7 | iOS 10.3.x on 32-bit devices is no longer supported by the current version of the Onleihe app. More about it here. |
| 8 | Google stopped supporting the Widevine software component for 32-bit Linux systems on May 31, 2021. Widevine is necessary to be able to play media encrypted with copy protection. More about it here. |
| 9 | The Android version of the Onleihe app is also available for Amazon Fire tablets and can be downloaded free of charge from the Amazon Appstore. The minimum operating system requirement is Fire OS 5. The version of the Onleihe app for the Fire tablets will not receive any updates until the Onleihe app software is completely revised. The reason for this is that the current version of the Onleihe app (5.9.x) is not supported by more than 60% of the Fire tablet models. |
| 10 | Titles that are saved as PDF always require a valid Adobe ID on e-readers from tolino and PocketBook, as media of this type of file are in general encrypted with Adobe copy protection. |
Created on: 2020/01/25
Last updated on: 2023/09/22
To guarantee the functionality of streaming on your device, please make sure that you always have the latest version of your Internet browser installed.
We do not rule out the possibility that the streaming will work with other browsers and operating systems.
It is not possible to stream E-Videos and E-Audios in the browser of mobile devices.
The browsers "Internet Explorer", "Opera" and "Safari" are generally not compatible.
- From December 6th, 2022, the latest version of Chrome must be used when playing E-Audios or E-Videos. Earlier Chrome versions are then no longer compatible.
| Browser | Minimum requirement of the operating system |
|---|---|
Firefox |
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 Chrome |
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Edge |
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Created on: 2020/07/01
Last updated on: 2023/01/23
An early return of a borrowed title before the end of the loan period is possible for the following media types:
- E-Books
- E-Magazines
- E-Papers
In order for a title to be returned early, it must be downloaded first.
In the case of the Onleihe app, the title must be loaded in the app if an external app is used for reading, provided this app does not support an early return.
Click here for the tutorial video "Early return of eMedia" (German).
And only if you selected the format ePub or PDF for Adobe Digital Editions.
An early return of a borrowed title before the end of the loan period is not possible for the following media types:
- E-Audio
Why isn’t there a return button in the user’s account next to the title?
The return has to take place where the licence is ultimately used and saved. That way the licence distribution can be sure that the copy is returned and cannot be used on this device.
Return of english titles
The early return of a title from the supplier Baker & Taylor is not possible, due to technical differences in the setup of the DRM system.
Why is it not possible to end the loan period of an E-Audio early?
An early return is currently not implemented for technical reasons. If an audio track is streamed, it can be returned ahead of time, whereas a downloaded offline track can not.
This is incomprehensible to the users.
The return can be carried out using the following programmes/apps which have been tested and verified:
Adobe Digital Editions
To return your E-Book early, open up Adobe Digital Editions.
Right-click on the E-Book that you want to return and select "Return borrowed item" ("Ausgeliehenes Medium zurückgeben"). The E-Book will be removed
from your device and your Onleihe account, and can be borrowed by other users.
tolino E-Reader
You can return a title with any tolino E-Reader. The firmware version 1.9.0 and above is required.
Tap and hold the title you wish to return, then choose "Return" from the pop-up menu. The title will be available for the next user and disappear from your
account.
Onleihe-App
Press the "My Media" button in the main side navigation. Afterwards the app will jump directly to "on the device". Here press the context menu of the title
you want to return, and then choose "Return early".
It is requiremed that the title has already been downloaded to your device. If this has not yet been done, you are prompted to "Load" the title first.
Click here for the tutorial video "Early return of eBooks/eMagazines" (German).
Where are the user ratings displayed?
Web-Onleihe
User ratings are displayed for each title on its detail page in the top right corner and in the "Info" tab under "user rating".
The rating is based on the well-known 5-star system and indicates the average.
The more stars are chosen, the better the users rated a title. You can see the exact value of the average rating by the number above the star in the top right corner of a title's detail page.
In addition, the number of all evaluations made for a title across all Onleihe sites is displayed in the "Info" tab under "User evaluation".
Onleihe-App
Within the Onleihe-App the ratings are already displayed in the various result lists in the right top corner.
How can I submit a user rating?
User ratings can be given for each borrowed title in your own account or directly after the loan on the title's detail page.
There you will see five stars next to the heading "Rate". If you move the mouse pointer over the stars, a message appears telling you how many stars you have currently selected.
If you are satisfied with the selection, simply click on the corresponding star to give your rating.
User ratings may only be send while using the web-onleihe. The same function is still in development for the app.
How is the average rating calculated?
The ratings of a title are beeing update once a week (every saturday). Here, all rating from all Onleihe-systems are beeing collected and saved.
Afterwards the displayed average rating is beeing calculated by:
- Generating the sum of all ratings and dividing it by the number of ratings
- following a multiplication by 10
The displayed stars and hence the average rating are calculated based on this value. Which means an average rating of 30 to 39 is displayed with 3 stars,
above 39 it is displayed with 4 stars, and so on.
Using an example:
- The title "Forest" has 100 ratings
- The sum of all ratings is 342
- The sum (342) divided by the number of ratings (100) is: 3,42
- Multiplied by 10 make it: 34,2 als the ratings-value
- Using the above mentioned logic to display stars, the title will be shown with 3 full stars as the average rating
Here you will find everything you need to know about the media type "E-Book":
The term "E-Book" is a short form of "electronic book". An E-Book is an electronic file that contains the content of a book.
Advantages of E-Books:
They do not require space on your bookshelf. They can be bought or borrowed at any time of the day. They do not need any paper or ink. They can have many additional functions:
- Search the whole content by terms.
- Mark text passages.
- Create notes.
- Look up terms in integrated lexika and dictionaries.
Disadvantages of E-Books
They lack the feel, the smell and the rustling while turning a page. For E-Books you need a reading device with a power supply. Purchased E-Books can not be legally distributed to third parties.
Comparison of reading devices:
| Smartphone | E-Reader | Tablet | PC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery life |  |  | | |
| Display of pictures | |  | | |
| Display of videos | | | | |
Screen size | | | | |
| Readability of text | | | | |
| Color | | | | |
| Weight | | | | |
| Wifi | | | | |
| Suitability for fiction | | | | |
| Suitability for non fiction | | | | |
Very good: The device is suited for this function. Moderately good: The device is moderately suited for this function. Poor: The device does not offer this function or is not suitable for it at all.
The bookworm
You devour one book after another - especially novels - therefore you wish to have the best possible display for the text? You like to read your book
without any distraction from other apps or functions?
If this is the case, you should get an E-Book reader with an eInk screen.
The practical type
You do not want to carry different devices with you when one multi-functional device offers it all? You are a frequent or an occasional reader. Wherever
you are there are always enough power outlets, so that a low battery life is no problem for you? If so, a tablet or smartphone is the right device for you.
The expert
You work with non-fiction books, maybe you are even writing a thesis, and would like to use excerpts from an E-Book to paste it right into office software? If
this is the case, a laptop or PC is best suited for you.
Here you will find everything you need to know about the media type "E-Learning":
You can return E-Learning courses via your media account on the Web-Onleihe or in the Onleihe app.
Web-Onleihe
- Log in to your Web-Onleihe.
- Access your media account via the "My Account" button in the top left corner of the website.
- Hover your mouse over the context menu icon (three vertical dots).
- Finally, click "Entfernen" (see screenshot below).
Onleihe-App
- Log in to the Onleihe app.
- Open the app's menu using the three horizontal bars in the top left.
- Call up your media account via the menu item "My media" and switch to the media you have borrowed via the "Lend" tab.
- Tap the context menu icon (three vertical dots).
- Finally, select the "Return early" option (see screenshot below).
