Comments on: How to loan a Kindle book to a friend

By: Robin Young

Robin Young — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:18:00 +0000

if the books were priced significantly lower then the paperback versions then I could see restricting lending of them, but in fact they are priced higher in some cases than the mass-market paperback versions. So – why would I buy the Kindle version other than to have access to it from any reader (phone, tablet, computer) I happen to have with me? My wife and I often read the same book and swap “real” books back and forth among other family members all the time. Not possible with a Kindle, or other eReader. Shame on the publishers for a) gouging us with their pricing (really you are not buying anything – it is DATA from the publisher’s typesetting operation that you are reading – the scraps from the print room floor) and for not letting us transfer the license anywhere else.

By: travelling crone

travelling crone — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:42:00 +0000

No it isn’t fair when book lovers have been madly sharing their favorites since the first book was published and the publishers didn’t have a problem with that. Very akin to sharing music… or not.

By: jamie b

jamie b — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:24:00 +0000

……this was a big selling point when the Nook rolled out. Seems like both the Nook and Kindle don’t allow you to lend many titles. Kind of false advertising….

By: namegamer

namegamer — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 20:53:00 +0000

There is another way and that is to use an ebook reader that lets you have books from where you like. I’m glad to hear that Amazon is working to download ebooks from public libraries. Neverthless the big ebook reader companies such as Amazon, Barnes and Nook, Sony and Kobo are keen to get you hooked into their stores to buy book. It is possible to buy ebook readers which will allow you to download your classic books from Gutenburg and your modern books from Public Libraries – all for free. I use a Prestigio ebook reader but there are many others available. They may cost more initially but they are not locked into a particular company.