Ellibs was founded in Finland in 2003 and is now a pioneer in digital literature and eMaterials. Our selection of fiction and non-fiction includes thousands of works that provide libraries, consumers and companies with a unique way of incorporating literature into their digital environments.
We provide our customers with easy-to-use, cost-efficient and innovative eLibrary solutions and support services. Our partners include numerous publishers, libraries and companies, both in Finland and across Europe.
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Ellibs Oy is part of the Lingsoft Group, which specialises in versatile language services.
Our story
Books and literacy have been instrumental in shaping the course of humanity. As our world becomes increasingly digital, we at Ellibs want to enrich everyone’s lives with understandable knowledge, rich language and high-quality literature.
Ellibs was founded in Finland in 2003 and is now a pioneer in digital literature and eMaterials. Our selection of fiction and non-fiction includes thousands of works that provide libraries, consumers and companies with a unique way of incorporating literature into their digital environments.
We believe in providing accessible information to everyone, and we want to be an innovative bridge-builder for the publishing industry. We want to support both consumers and organisations in their search for an enticing digital reading experience that can inspire, elicit emotions and educate – in a variety of languages and across all layers of society. We offer an effective distribution and publication platform for publishers large and small as well as for self-published works, to ensure that everyone’s voice can be heard. We believe that everyone deserves access to literature. For us, books continue to embody the same values that they always have throughout history: learning, knowledge, information, imagination, truth, and limitless dreams.
We dream of a world built on equality, where different ways of reading, listening and communication help us strive further. Digital repositories can be enriched with technological innovations, and we want to transform these digital troves of language and information into new sources of wellbeing through interoperable and accessible services and solutions.
While nothing can quite match the feeling of holding a beloved book from your childhood or flipping through a well-worn favourite, e-books and audiobooks are unmatched when it comes to availability and portability. They can’t be lost, and they don’t take up precious space in your suitcase or backpack. They don’t have to be printed, transported or stored, and you can have access to thousands of works wherever and whenever you need them.
How do we envision the future of books and reading? We believe that while their role will continue to evolve with the rest of society, they won't become any less important. Digital books provide a richer, constantly improving reading experience and can reach audiences who aren’t enticed by traditional books. Improvements in technology provide new ways of bringing literature to the masses alongside traditional, physical books.
Those who feel most comfortable using a smartphone can download an e-book and embark on a literary journey without leaving their device. Those who don’t have the time to read can still enjoy captivating stories through audiobooks. Those who don’t have access to any libraries or bookstores can still discover a treasure trove of fact and fiction digitally. Those who find it harder to see these days can still continue to read with the help of various adaptive features. Those who seek information can find what they need faster with the help of technology. This is the world that we at Ellibs are helping to create.