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At a glance:

• What is Books Public?▼

Books Public is ideal for public libraries, giving patrons access to thousands of digital non-fiction books, professionally narrated audiobooks, and clear executive summaries in a single, searchable database.

There is unlimited and simultaneous access to all titles, and the collection is automatically updated with the latest releases.

Patrons can easily download chapters and excerpts for offline reading or printing. In addition to offering content in multiple languages, the platform supports automatic translation, allowing content to be accessed in the user's preferred language.

Books Public fully supports MARC records and KBART files, making catalog integration and discoverability in your local library system fast and straightforward.

• Why choose Books Public?▼

Delivering a great user experience and high stability is our highest priority. We provide a solution that:
 
  • Is automatically updated with new titles — with no extra administrative work for the library.
  • Integrates easily with the library's existing systems and supports Single Sign-On (SSO).
  • Ensures high uptime.
  • Offers a user-friendly design that makes searching, reading, and listening effortless.
  • Is offered at a competitive price tailored to the library's needs.

Our customers' long-standing trust in us and the platform is your guarantee of a strong and future-proof partnership.

• How is it integrated?▼

Books Public is accessible via most link resolver services. Because the collection fully supports both MARC records and KBART files, integration with the library's own search system and catalog can be established quickly and smoothly.

Access management supports both SAML-based Single Sign-On (SSO) and EZproxy. This ensures flexible, anonymous, and secure access for patrons — whether they are accessing materials at the library or from home.

If you require direct integration or local cataloging, Books Public allows you to easily import and update bibliographic data and title lists directly in your own catalog using standard MARC records and KBART files.

• Which publishers are behind?▼

All content is delivered as complete, unabridged editions through direct partnerships with a wide range of the world's leading academic and professional publishers.

The catalog features top international publishers, including John Wiley & Sons, Elsevier, McGraw-Hill, Cambridge University Press, and Taylor & Francis, among others.

The collection consists exclusively of quality-assured and peer-reviewed professional literature authored by leading experts and researchers — ensuring high academic validity, in contrast to unverified sources on the internet.

• What does it cost ?▼

Books Public is delivered as a flexible solution tailored to the library's needs, offered either as a site license based on the municipality's population or as a user-based license.

Regardless of the model, both patrons and staff receive unlimited, simultaneous access to the entire collection directly through the library system with no waitlists or queues.

The agreement is available for a period of 1, 2, or 3 years with annual billing, and is offered exclusively to public libraries and educational institutions.

We are happy to prepare a tailored offer based on your specific situation.

Books Public - The digital library

E-books, audiobooks, and executive summaries from the world's leading publishers. Ready for seamless catalog integration via MARC records and KBART files, with easy access for patrons.

The ultimate e-book solution for public libraries and patrons

Get online access to thousands of updated non-fiction books, professionally narrated audiobooks, and clear executive summaries with Books Public – a comprehensive digital library tailored for patrons, students, and local businesses.

Explore a strong collection of professional literature, handbooks, and practical titles from leading international publishers. The content is available in multiple languages and supports personal skill development, academic assignment research, and everyday information seeking.

With full, simultaneous access for everyone, there are never queue lines or waitlists for popular titles – whether patrons are at the library or logging in remotely.

The collection is automatically updated with the latest releases, ensuring you always provide the most current resources and newest knowledge.

The platform offers flexible knowledge acquisition and integrates seamlessly via MARC records and KBART files with your local library system as well as Single Sign-On (SSO).

Why Choose Books Public

High customer satisfaction and reliable performance are our highest priorities. We provide a solution that:
 
  • Is automatically updated with new titles.
  • Supports MARC records and KBART files for direct integration with your library system.
  • Provides patrons with anonymous and secure access.
  • Is exceptionally reliable and stable.
  • Puts the patron at the center with targeted functionality.
  • Is delivered on competitive terms.

The above is confirmed by our customers' long-standing trust in both us and the platform.

Versatile Content

The digital library Books Public is divided into a number of individual book collections and covers subjects including:

ITpro▼

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)

  • Big Data

  • Blockchain

  • Business Skills for IT Professionals

  • Certification and Compliance

  • CI/CD

  • Cloud Computing and Virtualization

  • Computer Science

  • Cyber Security

  • Data and Databases

  • Data Science

  • Data Visualization

  • Desktop and Office Applications

  • Docker

  • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

  • Hardware

  • IBM and Oracle Technologies

  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

  • IT Project Management

  • Kubernetes

  • Machine Learning

  • Microservices

  • Networks and Protocols

  • Operating Systems and Servers

  • Power BI

  • Software Design and Development

  • Tableau

  • Web Development and Graphic Design


Read more about ITpro here.

 

BusinessPro▼

  • Agile

  • Business Analysis

  • Business Skills

  • Coaching

  • Coordination

  • Corporate Case Studies & Interviews

  • Corporate Governance

  • Employee Training & Development

  • ESG Reporting

  • Finance & Accounting

  • GAP Analysis

  • GDPR

  • Hospitality & Tourism

  • Human Resources (HR)

  • International Business

  • Kanban

  • Management & Leadership

  • Marketing & Sales

  • PRINCE2

  • Project Management

  • Quality & Manufacturing Management

  • Recruitment

  • Scrum

  • Social Media

  • Sustainability

  • Sustainable Supply Chain

  • Team Skills

  • Technology in Business


Read more about BusinessPro here.

 

EngineeringPro▼

  • Algebra

  • Algorithms

  • Building Information Modeling (BIM)

  • Ceramics

  • Civil Engineering

  • Communications

  • Data Center

  • Data Warehousing

  • Electrical Engineering

  • Embedded Systems

  • Energy

  • Environment

  • Health

  • HVAC

  • Intelligence

  • IoT (Internet of Things)

  • Manufacturing

  • Matlab

  • Microelectronics

  • Microwaves

  • Mining

  • Physics

  • Polymers

  • Project Management

  • Radar

  • Robotics

  • Sensors

  • Six Sigma

  • SolidWorks

  • Structural Analysis

  • Sustainability

  • Technologies

  • Wireless


Read more about EngineeringPro here.

 

Desktop & Productivity▼

  • Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign

  • Advanced Excel

  • Android

  • Apple & Mac OS

  • AutoCad

  • CAD

  • ChatGPT for Productivity

  • Content Management System (CMS)

  • Copilot

  • Data Analysis in Excel

  • Google Apps

  • Graphics & Design

  • iOS

  • JavaScript

  • Linux & Ubuntu

  • Microsoft 365

  • Microsoft Collaboration Tools

  • Microsoft Dynamics

  • Microsoft Office

  • Microsoft Teams

  • Microsoft Windows

  • OpenOffice

  • Power BI

  • Prompt Engineering


Read more about Desktop & Productivity here.

Quality-assured content from leading publishers

With Books Public, you get unabridged original works directly from leading global professional publishers.

The selection features prominent international publishing houses such as John Wiley & Sons, Elsevier, McGraw-Hill, Cambridge University Press, and Taylor & Francis—including reputable German-language publishers such as Springer, GABAL Verlag, and De Gruyter.

All material in the collection is peer-reviewed and authored by recognized researchers and experts. This ensures an exceptionally high standard and a reliability that unverified internet sources cannot match.

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Logical and Thoughtful Design

Books Public combines a clear workspace with powerful digital tools, providing patrons with direct and seamless access to their literature. The platform features, among other things:
 
  • Personal bookshelves for an organized structure of topics and literature.
  • In-line note-taking directly within the text while reading.
  • Features for easily sharing materials with peers, reading groups, and colleagues.
  • Intelligent recommendations based on professional interests and search patterns.
  • Bookmarks and quick navigation for direct access to important chapters and sections.

These features create an engaging and flexible environment where exploring and working with professional literature is brought together in one place.

Read in Your Preferred Language

Although the majority of the literature is in English, Books Public also includes strong collections in languages such as German and French. Furthermore, the platform supports automated translation services, allowing patrons to translate text instantly with a single click.

This makes it easy for patrons to access professional literature across different languages.


Offline Access and Chapter Download

With the Chapters to Go feature, library patrons can easily download entire chapters from the platform's titles in a readable format. This makes it quick to save relevant professional literature for offline reading, print out selected sections, or take reading material on the go — without depending on an internet connection.
 
 
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Flexible Licensing Models

Books Public offers two simple licensing models that ensure easy and full access to the entire collection:

Site License: Licensed based on the municipality's total population, providing unlimited and simultaneous access to all titles.

User-Based License: Tailored to the library's specific needs, covering a set number of users with free access to all content.

Common to both licensing models is that you receive a comprehensive solution with free, simultaneous access for both patrons and staff. The titles appear directly in your existing library system, giving users immediate online access without restrictions or queues.

The agreement is available for a period of 1, 2, or 3 years with annual billing.

Books Public is offered exclusively to public libraries and educational institutions.

Delivered in Partnership with Skillsoft

Books Public is delivered in close partnership with our long-standing partner Skillsoft – one of the world's leading and most award-winning providers of digital learning platforms.

This ensures you a technologically strong and future-proof platform with high uptime, uncompromising data security, and continuous development.
 
 
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"We haven't had any issues with user access or connectivity at all. The platform requires very little day-to-day maintenance on our end, so we can focus on our core job of supporting students, faculty, and researchers."
Arteveldehogeschool
Tim Kruze
Media Library Service
"After meeting with the team at 2masterIT, we quickly built strong trust in their expertise. They were very flexible regarding our specific needs and worked closely with us throughout the entire implementation."
Arteveldehogeschool
Tim Kruze
Media Library Service
"It is a very good solution. Today all students and university staff have access from within and outside campus."
Mälardalen University
Tord Heljeberg
Librarian, e-resources

Simple Integration and Access Management

Books Public is designed to fit directly into your existing IT infrastructure – offering both straightforward administration and easy access for patrons.

Cataloging and Discovery:
The titles in the collection are fully supported via standard MARC records and KBART files, making catalog integration and discoverability in your local library system fast and straightforward.

Secure Remote Access and Authentication:
The platform supports Single Sign-On (SSO) via direct integration with SAML or EZproxy. This provides patrons with anonymous, flexible, and secure access – whether they are accessing the material directly at the library or logging in from home.

Would you like to try Books Public?

Get a free and non-binding 30-day trial access so you can experience all the benefits of our comprehensive collections.

Send us an email or give us a call, and we will find the best solution for you:

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