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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Evaluating 86 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the platform for its excellent user experience, finding it simple and fluid to use, with a highly responsive interface. Many highlight the vast and diverse selection of books available, including niche and academic titles, which greatly aids their studies and research. The text-to-speech option and features like the bookshelf are also frequently appreciated for their usefulness. However, some customers also noted issues with the subscription and renewal process, describing it as glitchy. A few people experienced difficulties with the website, such as pages being slow to scroll or losing access to the site. Additionally, some reviewers mentioned that not all books have page numbers, which complicates citations, and some titles lack the "read aloud" option or the ability to highlight and annotate text.

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User experience

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Product

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Subscription

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Website

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Staff

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I find Perlego extremely useful for my research work. It allows me to quickly discover and access relevant sources, which saves me a lot of time. I also really appreciate the reading mode with audio,... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The app works well and allows me great access to books all searchable etc. Some books don't have page numbers which is irritating when doing citations it makes that referencing difficult. The custom... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I use Perlego for part-time Masters degree and for building my skills and knowledge in my work as lecturer. There are a fantastic range of books are available on Perlego. Not having to buy lot... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perlego is a really helpful tool for my studies at Bible college. It has a large collection of scholarly books available. The vast majority of the books I need to read for each class are included in... See more


Company details

  1. Software Company
  2. Career and Education Provider
  3. Library
  4. University Library

About Perlego

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Stop overspending on textbooks and learn without limits on Perlego. 📚

Read from a wide range of textbooks and academic titles—all without expensive bookstores or the hassle of check-outs, returns, holds, or queues.

Access your content anytime, anywhere, on web or the mobile app.

With a Perlego subscription, you'll benefit from key learning tools and resources such as:

Read Aloud text-to-speech options
Notes & highlights to mark your favourite parts
Citations & References available in 20+ modern styles
AI Researcher to guide you to relevant titles and key excerpts
Downloading books in the app for offline reading

🔎 Browse for books before signing up

To check out what books are available to you before signing up, go to www.perlego.com/search


🤸‍♂️ We're flexible

Cancel anytime—your access stays active until the end of your current billing period. If you return later, you can pick up where you left off with your saved Bookshelves, notes, and highlights.

Find further details of our pricing, or check out the library below: Pricing Visit the library

Our promise to learners

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Built for learning, not just reading
With an active subscription, read books on web, or download books within the app for offline reading, and use tools like notes, highlights, bookmarks, Notebook, Bookshelves, and citations (20+ styles on the website).

New to Perlego? Try it risk-free

14-day refund guarantee

If you’re new and it isn’t for you, you can request a refund within 14 days of your first charge by emailing help@perlego.com

Please note: refunds are not automatic and can only be granted upon request.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perlego

I study technical topics, and with just one subscription, I have access to all the books without having to buy them one by one like I used to. I find this service amazing.

May 9, 2025
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

My experience was very satisfying and commfortable with the Perlego system.…

My experience was very satisfying and pleasant in Perlego. So, I had one problem: When I want to locate a book it is sometimes impossible for me. Whereasm if I Google it on behalf of Perlego, it gets a reference to some books available in Perlego. This facility cannot exist directly in Perlego?

May 6, 2025
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Reply from Perlego

Hi Giannis,

We're glad to know you had a pleasant experience.

Thank you for letting us know as well about the issue you've had with searching in the past. Is there any chance you may be able to send a few examples to our email help@perlego.com so we can look further into this, please?

Hope to hear from your soon!

The Perlego Team 💙

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great academic book app

This is the first academic app/site I have come across which also offers some features needed by those with dyslexia. I have yet to search for a book that this sight doesn’t have (within the field of education, sociology, and philosophy). And this is rare!

Some of the features could be better developed to be more adaptable and useful for those who need both academic books and reading support, however, the foundation is amazing! It’s been two years of searching to find this good of a site!

May 6, 2025
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Reply from Perlego

Hi,

Thank you so much for your support and taking the time to share your experience with us. It's really wonderful to hear you've been able to find all of the books you need and that our features to support dyslexia have been helpful.

We also appreciate you sharing your thoughts on adaptability and reading support. We are certainly striving to continue growing in these areas, so keep an eye out for updates and new features. And please feel free to let us know if anything in particular would be ideal to have on Perlego.

Knowing that the foundation we've built is already making such a positive impact for you is incredibly encouraging. Thank you again for sharing your experience!

All the best,
The Perlego Team 💙

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perlego looks fine

I like Perlego. I wish they could have a smaller subscription than 12 euros a month, or some fully free platform. I really like this because at least, especially since I am in university, I can access a lot of bibliography that is vital for my research without having to pay 50 euros a book.

April 20, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

LOTS of books (academic and self-help) & great support

They have some book options. It is easy to read and also be read to if you are on the go. You can organize your books into "bookselves", so you can keep track of what different books are within a single topic you may be researching. The support team is also very response and helpful!

April 17, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

love this online library

love this online library, loads text books and supportive tools which makes studying so much easier, with good customer services too: I needed a more flexible payment option, requested to change my annual subscription to a monthly plan, all sorted really quickly no fuss.

April 16, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perlego is a fantastic resource for…

Perlego is a fantastic resource for text books and I relied upon them heavily for my MA research. They are such a good source that after my school subscription was over, I bought my own subscription. Highly, highly recommended.

March 21, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great app

Great app, excellent features such as highlighting and taking notes, the multiplatform aspect allows me to read even 5 minutes whenever I have the time on my smartphone and then resume work on my computer later. The possibility to have page numbers, for me, sets it apart from most ebook apps.
It allows for a fast and efficient reading experience.

March 13, 2025
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Kindly increase the percentage to copy…

Kindly increase the percentage to copy from text to 25%

March 13, 2025
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Reply from Perlego

Hi there, thanks for your feedback and the suggestion regarding the copy percentage.

We understand your desire to copy a larger portion of the text. Our current copy policy is carefully considered to balance providing useful functionality for learners with the copyright agreements we have with publishers. These agreements are essential for us to be able to offer such a vast library of resources.

While we can't immediately increase the copy percentage to 25%, we do regularly review our policies based on feedback and publisher guidelines. Your input is valuable to us in this process.

In the meantime, we hope the current 10% copy allowance is still helpful for note-taking and research purposes.

Thanks again for your suggestion – we appreciate you helping us to improve Perlego! 💙

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perlego is an easy app to navigate

Perlego is an easy app to navigate. I love the fact that almost all local TVET books are available on it. Since discovering Perlego I have very little study worries as I have access to a variety of the same kind of book. I love it.

March 13, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This is like Kindle but for textbooks

This is like Kindle but for textbooks. I can pull material from many different publishers and authors. It seems like they have a kagillion (not sure what that amount is but it is a lot!) of subjects. Well worth the money for what I am getting.

March 6, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perlego is a reader's dream

Perlego is a reader's dream, with a rich set of resources and a generous way of engaging with them. I love the "read to me" feature, which has a very natural sounding voice, as it can allow me to enjoy even obscure academic titles while I'm on the go. There are all kinds of ways you can organize your reading lists, and there's no fussiness with the service no matter the platform you choose to use. The book you want to read opens quickly and all the features are intuitive and responsive. And customer service is super friendly, personal, and respond to questions quickly.

February 24, 2025
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