License models
Access models
Purchase: 1 User / 3 Users
The e-book is only available to one user / maximum three users at a time. As soon as one user 'leaves' the book, other users can access it.
Purchase: Non-Linear-Lending
The e-book is available to all users at the same time, but a maximum of 325 accesses are possible per year of use. It is counted as soon as the e-book is read for more than 10 minutes, or downloaded, printed and copied.
Purchase: Unlimited Access
The e-book is available to all users simultaneously, the access numbers are unlimited.
Lending: 1-28 days lending
The borrowing users have access to the book for up to 28 days according to the selected loan.
Access Conditions
Online reading (Available on request)
Each book can be read for free in the browser for only five minutes per user. After one day, the time limit will be reset.
Online Reading (Available)
These books can usually be read in the browser without a time limit. If it is only 1 user / 3 user licenses, there may be restrictions on parallel usage.
Complete Download
The complete e-book can be downloaded as an .acsm file. Reading may require the software 'Adobe Digital Editions'. Usage is limited by the software, but can be easily extended (except for loans).
Chapter download
Hereby only single pages or chapters can be downloaded. The number of pages per day is limited, but is reset every 24 hours. In contrast to the complete download, a PDF file is usually generated, which does not expire in time.