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Preserve and Access Historical Documents

At READ-COOP SCE, we understand the critical role that digitisation plays in preserving and accessing historical documents, especially for organisations that aim to stay ahead of the curve in their field.

Join the Epic Members' League

Our Epic Members' League Programme is tailored to meet the demands of modern large-scale digitisation, transcription, analysis, and accessibility projects, offering unparalleled benefits and support.

Why Choose This Premium Membership Programme?

Acquire shares in the cooperative as a deposit that is fully refundable should you ever decide to leave READ-COOP. Make an annual membership contribution and receive exclusive access to all the benefits that being an Epic Member brings.

Full Cost Control

In most legislations, acquiring shares in a cooperative and the annual membership contribution do not constitute an exchange of goods or services and thus do not fall within procurement regulations or taxation.

Partnership Instead of Procurement

Contribute to the joint building and maintenance of common infrastructure and are entitled to free benefits. More than that, our statutes — the legal basis of our co-operative, forbids us from distributing profits to members, true to our creed 'purpose before profit'.

Scale Your Operation

With free premium consultation and training hours, you have direct access to our team of experts, ensuring your projects achieve excellence. This includes consulting on your particular projects, deep dives into the technology, sharing of best practices, integration support for technical solutions, and tailored training courses for you and your team.

Run Transkribus On Your Premises

Do you regularly deal with sensitive data or documents that cannot leave your premises for any other reason? Epic Membership includes free licences for our on-prem solution, ensuring total control of your documents and top-level data protection.

Join a Community of Innovators

By becoming part of the Epic Members' League, you join a community of forward-thinking organisations and individuals. Together, we are driving the future of document digitisation and transcription, making historical texts more accessible than ever before.

Full Feature Access

As a member, you will have unrestricted access to all the features and tools on the Transkribus platform, ensuring you can make the most of your experience and maximize the value that our technology and community bring to you. This includes access to Advanced AI tools, Web publishing, Advanced user management, Dedicated Account Manager, Dedicated Success Manager, and Advanced processing speed.

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How it works

Step 1: Select Membership Tier

Choose from our tiered membership options: Muse, Demigod, or Olympian, each providing specific levels of service and benefits.

Step 2: Submit Membership Application

Start the membership application process here, indicate the desired shares and submit your application. This starts the process of becoming a community member.

Step 3: Await Approval & Enjoy Benefits

Once the board approves your application, you'll be a member, enjoying benefits and contributing to the cause. Remember the annual membership fee, 25% of your shares' total price.

Membership Plans

Muse

50000 €

Share Amount

Annual Membership Fee: 12,500€

Unlimited Processing

1 million pages/year processing guaranteed

20 User Seats

Demigod

100000 €

Share Amount

Annual Membership Fee: 25,000€

Unlimited Processing

3 million pages/year processing guaranteed

45 User Seats

Olympian

200000 €

Share Amount

Annual Membership Fee: 50,000€

Unlimited Processing

10 million pages/year processing guaranteed

100 User Seats

Membership Details

Muse

50000 €

Demigod

100000 €

Olympian

200000 €

Details

Max votes	5	5	5
Unlimited Processing - Standard	1 million	3 million	10 million
Unlimited Processing - Advanced	500 000	1.5 million	5 million
Free Expert Consultation / Hours per Year	5	10	20
Free On-Prem Licences	1	2	4

More Information

Share Price: Each share has a nominal value of 250 €.

Access to All Features and Advanced AI Tools: All features in Transkribus are accessible without additional charges.

User Seats: Allocate access to all features for up to 100 users. The membership admin controls user seat assignments in Transkribus.

Member Associates: Allows for access to meetings, events, privileged information and to make purchases at a discounted rate.

Yearly Allowance: Yearly allowance of free credits for members.

Participation & Voting Rights: Exercise your voting rights at our Annual General Assembly.

Support: Enjoy premium support and access to our dedicated membership support.

Early Feature Access: Try out all new features before their general release date.

Online access to all read-coop events: Including the Transkribus User Conference

Co-Ownership: When you purchase shares, you become a co-owner of read-coop, a registered European Cooperative (please refer to our STATUTES for details).

Purpose Over Profit: Our priority lies in our purpose, not profit. We don't distribute profits; instead, our goal is to construct the foremost platform in historical technology, not to generate profits for shareholders, but to empower stakeholders to collectively make every historical document on the planet accessible. Check our “Why we are here” statement to learn more.

Member Participation: As a member, you can make your voice heard by voting on decisions and electing the board of directors, ensuring that your opinions shape the direction of read-coop.

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