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My understanding of the kindle lending process currently is that we will only be allowed to lend a book once[1]. Unless they say otherwise, this model would no

My understanding of the kindle lending process currently is that we will only be allowed to lend a book once[1]. Unless they say otherwise, this model would not work. I do think that eventually this will be opened up to work like actual book lending would though. Also, remember that publishers will be able to specify whether or not books are lendable, so this may all be moot anyway. [1] - http://www.amazon.com/tag/kindle/forum/ref=cm_cd_tfp_ef_tft_tp?_encoding=UTF8&cdForum=Fx1D7SY3BVSESG&cdThread=Tx1G2UIO9PJO50V&displayType=tagsDetail http://www.amazon.com/tag/kindle/forum/ref=cm_cd_tfp_ef_tft_...

noahc 16y ago
"lent once" as far as I can tell hasn't been defined as "lent once and only once" or "lent once every 14 days" Have you seen any clarification for this?
- jonafato 16y ago
  If the Nook is any indication of how this will work (and judging by how the game has been played with price drops / wifi versions so far, I think it is) the lending will be "once and only once". The details for the Nook lending feature are here: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/container/standard_bothnavs.asp?PID=35677 http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/container/standard_bothna... with the relevant answer under FAQ #2. Don't get me wrong; I think some day we will get full lending abilities on these devices, but this will probably be a baby step moment. Publishers probably think that if lending worked like real books, no one would ever buy one, so they will prevent it for now.