I know some have mentioned how they worry about people finding ways around the
limited lend feature.
I'm surprised that none of it has happened yet; even the limited
lending feature of the B&N Nook doesn't really capture it:
Borrowers» email addresses are provided to lenders for no other purpose than to facilitate an ebook loan through Amazon's Kindle
book lending feature.
At the same time, the Reader doesn't have the same
e-book lending features as the Nook and Kindle — in which you can lend a friend a book for two weeks if they're on the same platform — nor does it offer some of the new social - media features (such as Twitter and Facebook integration) that Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo are integrating into the reading experience.
ETHLend will come up with a token
lending feature which will help users earn enormous profit by relying on the short selling market.
As Cialdini explains, «Drawing attention to the favored feature is effective not only in getting audiences to consider it fully but also in getting them to
lend the feature exaggerated significance.»
Sony continues to offer its popular and critically - acclaimed public library
lending feature by offering patrons with a valid library card the ability to easily and conveniently borrow free e-books wirelessly from over 15,000 public libraries in the US via an intuitive, simple - to - use dedicated icon on the device.
Nook's main advantages — Supports Library Books, Good quality screen, ePub support, a second LCD touchscreen for browsing book covers and navigation, looks pretty, B&N has a good bookstore, a
stunted lending feature.
We also tried out the new
digital lending feature, now up and running with over 11,000 public libraries in the US, including our local library system.
Though it doesn't have the Kindle's audio capabilities (MP3) or text - to - speech functionality or any sort of
peer lending features (with both the Kindle and Nook you can lend out certain titles you own), all the other core elements are here: there's a built - in e-book store that allows you to add titles right from the device via Wi - Fi, and it supports EPUB, PDF files, and e-book lending from your local library (Adobe DRM).
BN has a much
heralded Lend Me feature but it only allows you to lend a book once AND it will not be enabled for all books.
I'm surprised that none of it has happened yet; even the limited
lending feature of the B&N Nook doesn't really capture it: As soon as I've finished the book, the device prompts... Read more»
You can also side load your own ePub files, and it's the only app with an in - app
eBook lending feature.
An article in Publishers Weekly gives an overview of Amazon's
e-book lending feature and its implications for publishers and authors.
The Naperville restaurant draws inspiration from the popular Moser Tower and Millennium Carillon,
lending features like reclaimed Belgian bells to the design of the space.
Co-produced by Ben Stiller, Megamind has a moderately more adult bite to it that's initially intriguing, pushing a cast well known for their improvisational skills to
lend the feature an accelerated sense of humor.
Yes, if
the lending feature is turned on for the e-book.
They use
the lending feature of the Kindle and Nook, so each person who buys a book for their own reader can only lend it once — legally.
I'm not concerned about the way they operate the actual book loan, which uses
the lending features of the Kindle and Nook, but I have questions about their policy of asking the lender to request the borrower pay for this loan — not pay the lender, but the site owners.
This lending feature can be put to use only with the publisher's approval and you will not be able to access it for those two weeks.
The lending feature offered an irresistible low - cost entrance into a booming market, according to company president George Burke.
What's interesting, besides its rumored Android OS, is the device's
lending feature.
We recommend to find other lenders at our E-Reader Forum
This lending feature can be put to use only with the publisher's approval and you will not be able to access it for those two weeks.
A new entrant to the emerging realm of eBook lending services «Fling» has just opened for business and it allows eBooks that have
the lending feature, such as the Barnes and Noble Nook «Lendme» feature and the Amazon equivalent.
A new entrant to the emerging realm of eBook lending services «Fling» has just opened for business and it allows eBooks that have
the lending feature, such as the Barnes and... [Read more...]
Crisp E Ink screen; Free books through Amazon Prime membership; Multiple book -
lending features; Social networking sharing
So in that context, it's pretty impressive that over 15 percent of the first 1500 respondents to our survey said that they were «using the new
lending feature to lend or borrow Kindle books» sometimes (10 %), every week (4 %), or nearly every day (2 %).
Amazon was forced to match Nook's
lending feature and its PDF support.
If it had any sort of competitive strategy, it'd try to match Kindle's text to speech feature or Nook's
lending feature.
Now, both Kindle and Nook have
a lending feature that's a mockery of what lending means to books.
The All - New Nook also offers many of
the lending features available on the Nook Color, and includes Wi - Fi.
I've seen countless posts by readers decrying (a) high e-book prices (the agency model and $ 14.99 e-books), (b) delayed e-book releases, (c) publishers blocking text - to - speech, (d) annoying DRM attached to e-books (and the incompatibilities that result), and (e) recently, publishers blocking
the lending feature (which B&N has had for a while and Amazon just added).
The Nook allows you to use
a lending feature called LendMe to send a book to another user for two weeks.
Although Kindle advertises
a lending feature, this feature is rarely available if at all.
As a user and a Kindle owner the Kindle
lending feature is a very good addition.
Amazon only added
the lending feature in late 2010 after years of the Kindle store being online, and even now, it's not exactly a highly advertised feature.
Love
the lend me feature.