
ProQuest Ebook Central | The platform
With over 1.89 million e-books, ProQuest Ebook Central is one of the largest and most renowned e-book platforms in the world. You can use this platform to acquire e-books according to your needs, manage them optimally, and use them at any time - with full cost control. Find out here what special features and advantages the platform offers in general and for libraries in particular.
Key figures
- 1.9 million e-books from over 900 international and German academic publishers (approx. 1,500 imprints)
- Of which over 250,000 German-language e-books
- Over 1.7 million e-books available for Demand-Driven Acquisition
- Approx. 330,000 DRM-free e-books
- Approx. 870,000 e-books are available for Access-to-Own
- 47% STM | 53% Humanities and social sciences
One of the largest & most renowned e-book platforms
- Full cost control through budget tracking
- Flexible use on desktop, laptop or other mobile devices
- No installation required, direct access via the platform
- Responsive web design
- Transparent prices
- Test 30 days completely free of charge and without obligation
ProQuest Ebook Central for Libraries
ProQuest Ebook Central provides a comprehensive e-book offering for university, college, and professional libraries. The platform provides libraries with various purchase, loan, and EBS options for licensing e-books. ProQuest Ebook Central operates browser-based and supports various single sign-on (SSO) authentication strategies such as Shibboleth, EZproxy, and OpenAthens.
E-books: Campus licenses for libraries
ProQuest Ebook Central offers libraries the possibility to purchase e-books as campus licenses. In the Unlimited-Access model, an unlimited number of readers can access the e-book simultaneously.
Demand-driven acquisition (DDA): e-book acquisition for libraries
ProQuest Ebook Central enables various customer-oriented acquisition options: from the entire moderation of customer requests to partially and/or fully automated rentals and purchases, everything is possible. You decide and can adjust the workflow to your needs at any time. Price limits also give you full cost control.

Ebook Central overview
In this video (YouTube, 2:13 min.) you will learn everything important about the e-book platform.

Your guide to Ebook Central
You want more info? In our brochure (in german) you will find everything you need to know.
Support
Our German-speaking Ebook Central experts will support you in all processes related to Ebook Central: from the test phase to setting up profiled, content-based DDA profiles. You can also take advantage of our webinars or screencasts tailored to your needs at any time. In addition, Schweitzer Fachinformationen is the exclusive partner for the aggregation of German e-books on Ebook Central.