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Maybe we can start a lending section? This is way too cool. Anyone do this yet?
I saw that too, Meg, and I was excited about it. My daughter and I said we would do it, but your idea sounds great!
I'd love to participate in this! I hate that I can't forward or "lend" my ebooks once I'm finished with them!
well, I think we need to figure this all out. it has really exciting possibilities!
Okay, I will try to see if I can lend you a book - even if it is one that you've already read : ). I'm using my iPad now more than my Kindle, but I'm using the Kindle app on my iPad. I'll see if I can figure this out - the limitations, etc. - and get back to you!
It's not available yet, but is in the works. Stay tuned!
Very interesting! I too am interested in sharing.
I was glad to hear this. I do find it irritating that amazon didn't allow you to do that initially.
Very interesting news. Think I'm getting one for Christmas! :)
I love my Kindle and am so glad that they will enable lending!
I am back and this is the most exciting news, Meg!!! I would be willing to lend!
I will let everyone know once it happens, I think it supposed to be within the next few months.
And then we will dance party and have a virtual cupcake to celebrate.
I GOT AN IPAD! Woo hoo! I will check into lending but so far I've only done free books. Sometimes it's cool to like the classics.
Hi Meg!I got a Kindle for Christmas, and your post makes it even more exciting!
Meg wrote: "Can't wait to start sharing!" Meg, I hope to get one sometime in the near future, and would love to share with you too. :)
There was a link on Facebook...sharing on Kindle is now working. You don't even need to own one. As long as you have the app it should work.
Another of our Chicks posted the link:http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custome...
Now I'm surfing my book pile for which titles I can loan!
And done with my list. The books available for loan are so far and in between.
This sucks... I only found 1 book in my entire Amazon digital library that is loanable.
I agree - I know it is because of the publishers, but the only books on my list are the ones that are free or close to free. It is close to useless.
It may not work for ebooks, but for your old fashioned paper books there is bookcrossing. You can register your book on the site and it will get a unique ID number. Then you can pass it along and people can check the book in and you can see where it has traveled. Of course, that is not quite like lending because you will not get the book back (that's fine for some books you know you won't read again) but if you like to keep all of your books there is an option to do lending via mail.We could possibly do something like that on here too. Pretty much what happens is a member says they have a book they are willing to lend and people private message with their address. You print out the address list and mail the book to the first person. Then the first person mails it to the next person on the list and so on until it ends up right back in your mail box.
Like I said, it does nothing for ebooks (I have a nook so I dont know if I can lend to kindle ppl) but it is an option.
I got my first loaned Kindle book tonight! Yay! It was super easy to receive.My friend lent me Catching Fire. I probably would've never read if I had to buy it myself, because I didn't feel compelled to continue the series after The Hunger Games. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it, but not enough to buy the second book.
how do you lend with a kindle?
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The lending feature has been one of the primary selling points of Barnes & Nobles's Nook e-reader, which is slated for a refresh next week. As with Barnes & Nobles's lending feature, Kindle lenders will not be able to access the book on loan during the 14-day period, nor will they be able to loan the book to the same user more than once.