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Originally Posted by ottdmk

Well, if Germany does have ebook library loans (and I can't think of why they wouldn't, almost everywhere else does) it won't have Kindle support. Only the US has Kindle library loans.

I know Kobo has support (through Adobe Digital Editions) for library loans almost anywhere. Not sure about other models like the Onyx line.

Thanks, that's very useful information. I use Overdrive loans on my Kindle so often, too bad it's not available elsewhere.

Originally Posted by Richwood

I take it that your uncle is in Germany? What languages does he read books in? If he reads English then ebooks are available from sources such as Smashwords which also has ebooks in other languages too, though much more limited selection. Mobileread Forums has a large selection of public domain books in multiple languages, including German.

If I were in Germany I would check with a favorite bookstore as I believe most German book stores support ebook readers. What does his local bookstore recommend and support?

Hard to beat the Amazon Kindles for convenient ebook purchases unless the uncle wants to borrow library books in Germany in which case he probably needs a epub files compatible reader. Again talk to the local library and local German bookstore.

He doesn't read in English, just German (and Croatian). I'll tell him it's good if he asks at his local libraries. He mostly reads romance and thrillers so, I don't know how much public domanin would help him.

Originally Posted by DaleDe

We have a great selection of free German eBooks in out E-Books section to download. The Tolino brand is specific to Germany. See out wiki for Tolino epos and the wiki page Tolino Shine compares several models. They all support Library checkout and German stores.

Dale

Thanks. He reads mostly romance and thrillers so I was thinking Kindle Unlimited might be good for him, but I think a different reader would be better if his library has enough ebooks to bother.