Lendle was one of the first
ebook lending websites on the internet that focused on Kindle Books.
ALL of
the eBook lending websites tap into the main amazon API to fetch eBook Cover Art, Descriptions and BUY IT NOW links.
This common situation gave rise to
eBook lending websites such as Lendle, LendingeBook, eBook Fling and many others.
The one problem with most
eBook lending websites is that there is only a few copies of the most popular books, at any given time.
A cadre of authors thought that
ebook lending website LendInk was pirating their eBooks, when it only helped facilitate the lending process that the authors had opted in for, when they uploaded their books for sale on Amazon or Barnes and Noble.
Not exact matches
The former might lose sales because libraries can
lend ebooks more efficiently (they need fewer
websites than physical libraries) and they don't wear out or get lost.
However, the survey found that, while the number of people visiting a physical library location may have dropped by a few percentage point, library
website use is up, possibly due to increased access to
ebook lending to personal devices and library subscriptions to streaming videos, music, and research tools.
Step 2: If the library
lends out Kindle
ebooks, go to their
website and search for the title that you're interested in borrowing.
It was a little clunky at first to do library
lending because the libraries were a little sketchy on their educational programs, but since then I've seen library
websites with much easier info on how to download
ebooks.
Prime basically killed book
lending websites, because Amazon dominates the
eBook market.
In light of the need to reduce staff and cut operating hours,
ebook lending becomes more vital than ever, especially under systems that allow patrons to browse for
ebooks via the library
websites and borrow them directly through the online portal for web - based or device agnostic reading.
If it is, then you can browse your library
website to see what
ebooks they have available for
lending.
Amazon also has a
lending program that allows you borrow select books from other users or from
eBook Club
websites like Lendingebooks.com
The new
website offers some innovative features not found in many of the other
ebook lending sites.
eBook lending clubs have been around the last three years and many of the
websites have been sold due to the sheer amount of users attracted to Amazon Prime.
With the wealth of
ebooks titles available and an increase in the use of digital indie publishing platforms which enable authors to post their own works as
ebooks, more and more readers are turning to
ebook lending libraries and
websites for content, especially in recent months when best - selling titles have often been marketed at a very similar price point to their print counterparts.
There are a number of highly competitive
websites out there that compete with each other to provide a mostly free service to borrow and
lend out
ebooks.
Simon & Schuster's full catalog of
eBook titles are available for pilot libraries to purchase for
lending to their readers, or for readers to purchase through their library's
website with the new Library BIN (Buy It Now) option.
As a consequence, the
eBook benefits from John Pilger who
lends his star power to promote the
eBook on his
website.