Tolino

E-readers and bookstore platform with EPUB support and free cloud storage of titles

Stuttgart, Germany · Founded 2013 · Paid
A European alternative to Audible Scribd Libby / OverDrive Kindle Unlimited

About Tolino

Tolino is the e-reading platform of an alliance of leading German booksellers — Thalia, Weltbild, Hugendubel, Mayersche, Osiander and Libri together with eBook.de — covering roughly 1,500 stores across Germany. The system spans dedicated e-readers (the tolino shine and vision lines, with 300 ppi E Ink displays, waterproofing and tap2flip page turns), free cloud storage of purchased books, support for open EPUB formats and free Wi-Fi at Deutsche Telekom hotspots in Germany. Books can be bought from any participating tolino retailer and read across devices. Since 2017 Rakuten Kobo has been the technology partner.

Quick facts

Pricing model Paid
Free trial
Open source
Self-hostable No
Public API No
Target audience B2C
Company size fit All
DPA available Yes
Data stored in EU Yes
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