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KNic19
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Kim
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Kindle Library Lending coming later this year!!!
Kindle Library Article
I don't know about you but I am very excited! That is the one feature I really wished the Kindle had.
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Posted 4/20/11 12:11 PM  |
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liadorbs
LIF Adult
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Re: Kindle Library Lending coming later this year!!!
I kind of figured this would happen sooner or later.
I'm so glad I got the Kindle over the Nook!
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| Posted 4/20/11 1:04 PM |
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july4mrsO
Happy boy!
Member since 5/10 2867 total posts
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Jess
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Re: Kindle Library Lending coming later this year!!!
Woo hoo! 
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| Posted 4/20/11 5:00 PM |
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Blazesyth
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Re: Kindle Library Lending coming later this year!!!
Posted by liadorbs
I kind of figured this would happen sooner or later.
I'm so glad I got the Kindle over the Nook!
You should be glad that most people are buying the Nook now, otherwise Amazon never would have given in and put this new feature in. 
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| Posted 4/20/11 9:10 PM |
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smdl
I love Gary too..on a plate!
Member since 5/06 32461 total posts
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me
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Re: Kindle Library Lending coming later this year!!!
Posted by Blazesyth
Posted by liadorbs
I kind of figured this would happen sooner or later.
I'm so glad I got the Kindle over the Nook!
You should be glad that most people are buying the Nook now, otherwise Amazon never would have given in and put this new feature in.
I agree. Nook sales really hurt the Kindle. They had to do it to keep up.
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| Posted 4/21/11 1:51 AM |
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GoldenRod
10 years on LIF!
Member since 11/06 26792 total posts
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Shawn
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Re: Kindle Library Lending coming later this year!!!
Are "Kindle books" EPUB books, or their own format? Are they just calling all ebooks "Kindle Books" to try and get people to refer to any ebook with their name?
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| Posted 4/21/11 8:03 AM |
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Kathy
LIF Adolescent
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Re: Kindle Library Lending coming later this year!!!
I saw that and I was very excited too!!
I just hope the "later this year" is like summertime ;)
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| Posted 4/21/11 10:14 AM |
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memi7206
LIF Adult
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Due Dec 29th!!!!!
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Re: Kindle Library Lending coming later this year!!!
just read that, so excited~
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| Posted 4/21/11 11:08 AM |
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Dulcinea
Weekend Warrior
Member since 3/08 2530 total posts
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Dulcinea
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Re: Kindle Library Lending coming later this year!!!
Posted by GoldenRod
Are "Kindle books" EPUB books, or their own format? Are they just calling all ebooks "Kindle Books" to try and get people to refer to any ebook with their name?
Kindle has its own format but you can probably use some software like calibre to convert docs of other formats so it's readable in Kindle.
This sounds like a publicity stunt, kinda like giving macs to schools. Kindle is doing the masses a favor by lending books, but it's also doing this for the bottom line - increase receptiveness of people to the idea of ebooks, hence increase hardware/book sales. You can be sure there will be restrictions on what you can borrow.
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| Posted 4/21/11 11:19 AM |
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CathyB
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Re: Kindle Library Lending coming later this year!!!
Posted by GoldenRod
Are "Kindle books" EPUB books, or their own format? Are they just calling all ebooks "Kindle Books" to try and get people to refer to any ebook with their name?
They use their own file format, so it'll just mean that there will be less books available on both formats since libraries will have to buy ebooks in multiple formats.
Added to the new limits to the number of times some publishers are allowing libraries to lend ebooks out (HarperCollins recently announced a 26 time limit for library lending of their books) it's going to be hard for libraries to build robust ebook libraries.
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| Posted 4/22/11 10:44 AM |
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