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Kindle Book Lending - now avaliable!

post #1 of 6
12/30/10 at 9:38am
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...deId=200549320

Eligible Kindle books can be loaned once for a period of 14 days. The borrower does not need to own a Kindle -- Kindle books can also be read using our free Kindle reading applications for PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android devices. Not all books are lendable
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post #2 of 6
12/30/10 at 9:44am
Oooh that's great! I know my mum will appreciate that feature
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post #3 of 6
12/30/10 at 10:46am
I don't have a Kindle so I'm confused.

How do you "loan" someone something on a computer for a limited period of days? When something is downloaded onto someone's computer, they can use it indefinitely until they delete it. Even computer trial programs can be used forever if you know your way around the registry. Are they expecting people to be on the honour system and delete the book after reading it? If so, I think they have too much faith in the human race. I don't see that happening.
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post #4 of 6
12/30/10 at 11:24am
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Originally Posted by sarahp View Post
Oooh that's great! I know my mum will appreciate that feature
Unfortunately, she might not be able to use it.
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Is lending available internationally?

At this time, Kindle book lending can only be initiated by customers residing in the United States. If a loan is initiated to a customer outside the United States, the borrower may not be able to accept the loan if the title is not available in their country due to publisher geographical rights.
I'm disappointed. I thought I'd be able to lend to my niece and nephew.
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post #5 of 6
12/30/10 at 11:29am
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Originally Posted by Natalie_ca View Post
I don't have a Kindle so I'm confused.

How do you "loan" someone something on a computer for a limited period of days? When something is downloaded onto someone's computer, they can use it indefinitely until they delete it. Even computer trial programs can be used forever if you know your way around the registry. Are they expecting people to be on the honour system and delete the book after reading it? If so, I think they have too much faith in the human race. I don't see that happening.
Even if the book is saved to your hard drive, you can't access it without the Kindle Reader application. Ditto if the application is on your smartphone. You could try changing the format and saving it that way, but would probably end up with alphabet soup.
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post #6 of 6
12/30/10 at 7:40pm
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Unfortunately, she might not be able to use it.


I'm disappointed. I thought I'd be able to lend to my niece and nephew.
Oh no Hopefully they change that soon!
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