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I love my Kindle, and I've been trying to get my mom, an avid reader, to get one as well. Her biggest issue with it though, is that you can't share books with f
by kyleslattery 16y ago
I love my Kindle, and I've been trying to get my mom, an avid reader, to get one as well. Her biggest issue with it though, is that you can't share books with friends, and I feel like a lot of people have the same thing holding them back.
This seems like such a no brainer for Amazon to create, but clearly something's holding them back (likely the publishers).
- mattmaroon 16y agoWell, you can't if you bought the books through Amazon. If you get an unlocked one from the web you can :)
- angstrom 16y agoIt's not the publishers because the Barnes and Noble Nook already allows lending on an equal platform.
- jonknee 16y agoPerhaps the publishers gave B&N a different license agreement to encourage competition? That happened with Apple and the iTunes Store and it's a pretty strong parallel (one company with the bulk of sales in a whole category).
- kyleslattery 16y agoThough, if I'm not mistaken, the nook's sharing rules are severely limited: you can only borrow for 2 weeks, and you can only lend the book once.