grace'smom Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 :confused::confused::confused: Haven't seen one yet! :glare: That's all I had to say... Hailey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 That is changing by the end of the year. Amazon is going to be working with Overdrive to make it possible. So, if your public library uses Overdrive for it's ebook lending, then you should be set sometime this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grace'smom Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 But what about the books Amazon said you can lend to each other through their lending feature? The publishers don't seem to ever allow people to lend to each other. Just a little bummed out b/c I want to loan with my family and I can't unless I hand over my whole kindle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Yes, that is why book publishers and Amazon LOOOVE ebooks. Just remember, Kindles and Nooks were created for the sole purpose of selling books. If it's not about that, then they don't want to hear about it. The only reason Amazon is allowing library access is because it was hurting their competition with the Nook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Water for Elephants is. Want to borrow it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in Austin Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Try going to lendle.me. Even if you don't want to use their service (although I use it and love it!), you can find lists of books where lending is enabled. And just to be clear, there is a difference between the one-time, person-to-person lending that is available now and the library lending that will be available later this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 But what about the books Amazon said you can lend to each other through their lending feature? The publishers don't seem to ever allow people to lend to each other. Just a little bummed out b/c I want to loan with my family and I can't unless I hand over my whole kindle. The Nook always person to person lending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah C. Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 The Nook always person to person lending. As far as I know, the Nook book lending terms are the same as the Kindle - you can lend the book once for 14 days, and during those 14 days you do not have access to it. With Kindle, you can, however, share your account with as many people/devices as you like. One book can only be loaded on 6 devices at a time - that's the only limitation. So one could easily have a family account for a Kindle. Library lending is completely different, of course. Though there, again, I believe the lending period is 14 days. I can understand the ebook lending terms, honestly...Maybe not the "you can only lend it once" thing, but certainly the being unable to open it on your own device when someone is borrowing it thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grace'smom Posted May 3, 2011 Author Share Posted May 3, 2011 Oh my goodness! I am so glad you wrote that! I can share with my mom that way b/c I just got her a kindle for Mother's Day. We'll just have the same account! Great idea!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 As far as I know, the Nook book lending terms are the same as the Kindle - you can lend the book once for 14 days, and during those 14 days you do not have access to it. And it's the publishers who make the decisions. Neither Amazon nor Barnes and Noble get a say in the matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grace'smom Posted May 4, 2011 Author Share Posted May 4, 2011 And it's the publishers who make the decisions. Neither Amazon nor Barnes and Noble get a say in the matter. I know- it just annoys me. Uuuurgh! I bet if Amazon or Barnes and Noble said it was a condition of carrying the book they would choose to do it. It's not like they'll lose many sales if you can only loan it ONE time anyway. However, I know NOTHING about the business and it's not my place to pretend otherwise, but it is definitely annoying. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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