Just got a Kindle.

I love mine. I am currently working through the free 1632 books from Baen, get Isaac Asimov's SF mag delivered to it each month and take it to work as I have converted lots of technical PDFs to it. Although I only read the latter at work (cough)
 
Question for Kindle owners: I understand that you can share the books you've purchased with other Kindle owners for something like 30 days. Have you done this? Do you like this feature? Do you have to be in close proximity, or can you share with people via the web?
 
RobRoy said:
Question for Kindle owners: I understand that you can share the books you've purchased with other Kindle owners for something like 30 days. Have you done this? Do you like this feature? Do you have to be in close proximity, or can you share with people via the web?
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It's 14 days and its not just for Kindles; it's for any device which can use a Kindle app (does that include jail-broken colour Nooks?). The number of titles I have which can be loaned are limited at the moment, so I haven't used it. A link is e-mailed to the recipient telling them about the loan and they choose which device they want it sent to (so you don't have to be in close proximity).

Linda
 
fls said:
It's 14 days and its not just for Kindles; it's for any device which can use a Kindle app (does that include jail-broken colour Nooks?). The number of titles I have which can be loaned are limited at the moment, so I haven't used it. A link is e-mailed to the recipient telling them about the loan and they choose which device they want it sent to (so you don't have to be in close proximity).

Linda
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Linda is correct.

I haven't tried this out either, but here is a page with more information.
 
fls said:
It's 14 days and its not just for Kindles; it's for any device which can use a Kindle app (does that include jail-broken colour Nooks?). The number of titles I have which can be loaned are limited at the moment, so I haven't used it. A link is e-mailed to the recipient telling them about the loan and they choose which device they want it sent to (so you don't have to be in close proximity).

Linda
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Can you re-loan it if they don't finish it in the 14 days?
 
RobRoy said:
Can you re-loan it if they don't finish it in the 14 days?
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It looks like it can only be loaned out once, but that is based on what I have read, not on what I've tried.

Linda
 
RobRoy said:
Can you re-loan it if they don't finish it in the 14 days?
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Look like that's determined by the publisher. Just checked a few of my books. For the ones that are loanable I see this:

The publisher has set the following lending terms: this book can be loaned once for a duration of 14 days.
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fls said:
It looks like it can only be loaned out once, but that is based on what I have read, not on what I've tried.

Linda
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AdMan said:
Look like that's determined by the publisher. Just checked a few of my books. For the ones that are loanable I see this:
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That's unfortunate. Most of the books I read take a couple weeks at best to complete. I just don't have the time for sustained reading, and most of my friends tend to be the same. I was hopeful that this would be a nice option for sharing books of similar interest with my friends the same way we pass around a harcopy book.
 
RobRoy said:
That's unfortunate. Most of the books I read take a couple weeks at best to complete. I just don't have the time for sustained reading, and most of my friends tend to be the same. I was hopeful that this would be a nice option for sharing books of similar interest with my friends the same way we pass around a harcopy book.
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Mrs. Timbo absolutely did NOT want a Kindle. She and her sister each buy DTBs and then loan them to each other. Once Amazon announced that they were implementing the lending feature on Kindle, Mrs. Timbo asked sweetly if I was getting her one for Valentine's Day. She now has to convince her sister to get one.
 
RoboTimbo said:
Mrs. Timbo absolutely did NOT want a Kindle. She and her sister each buy DTBs and then loan them to each other. Once Amazon announced that they were implementing the lending feature on Kindle, Mrs. Timbo asked sweetly if I was getting her one for Valentine's Day. She now has to convince her sister to get one.
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I just loaned a couple of books to a friend who was interested in some steampunk titles. I would have liked to have done the same via Kindle, but it sounds like that's not a real option.

However, loaning books would not be the major reason that I would get the Kindle. Rather the ease of carrying hundreds of books, the reduction of shelf-space at my home, and the ability to gain new, desired titles instantly are the appeal. Loaning books as an option would have been nice.
 
RoboTimbo said:
Mrs. Timbo absolutely did NOT want a Kindle. She and her sister each buy DTBs and then loan them to each other. Once Amazon announced that they were implementing the lending feature on Kindle, Mrs. Timbo asked sweetly if I was getting her one for Valentine's Day. She now has to convince her sister to get one.
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Remember that if your wife and her sister are willing to register both of their Kindles to the same Amazon account (you can register up to six devices to one account), they'll be able to share books without having to worry about loans expiring.
 
RobRoy said:
I just loaned a couple of books to a friend who was interested in some steampunk titles. I would have liked to have done the same via Kindle, but it sounds like that's not a real option.

However, loaning books would not be the major reason that I would get the Kindle. Rather the ease of carrying hundreds of books, the reduction of shelf-space at my home, and the ability to gain new, desired titles instantly are the appeal. Loaning books as an option would have been nice.
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Great genre. James P Blaylock is a favorite.

AdMan said:
Remember that if your wife and her sister are willing to register both of their Kindles to the same Amazon account (you can register up to six devices to one account), they'll be able to share books without having to worry about loans expiring.
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Yes, I don't want her on my account.
 
Keeper said:
Like mine. Takes ages to turn off though.
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I noticed this difference between the Kindle 2 and 3. With the Kindle 2, sliding the button and holding for 5 seconds would turn it off (rather than just putting it to sleep). Then a slide and release of the button would turn it back on within a second or two. The Kindle 3 has a 15 second hold to turn it off, and it takes a long time to restart - maybe 30 seconds or more. Needless to say, I don't bother turning off my Kindle 3. There doesn't seem to be any point anyways. The battery life is so long it took 6 weeks before my mom noticed that she had left her charger cable at my place (she spent Christmas here and I gave her a Kindle 3 as a present).

Linda
 
Just got mine for Valentine's. Trying out the Washington Post to see if I can lose all the dead trees. Not sure how I'll start fires from now on though.
 
fls said:
Needless to say, I don't bother turning off my Kindle 3. There doesn't seem to be any point anyways. The battery life is so long it took 6 weeks before my mom noticed that she had left her charger cable at my place (she spent Christmas here and I gave her a Kindle 3 as a present).

Linda
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This is why I was initially confused by Keeper's post.

I've had my Kindle 3 since it came out last year, and I've never turned it off, just put it to sleep, or let it go to sleep on its own.
 
RoboTimbo said:
Great genre. James P Blaylock is a favorite.
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Suggest a title?

fls said:
I noticed this difference between the Kindle 2 and 3. With the Kindle 2, sliding the button and holding for 5 seconds would turn it off (rather than just putting it to sleep). Then a slide and release of the button would turn it back on within a second or two. The Kindle 3 has a 15 second hold to turn it off, and it takes a long time to restart - maybe 30 seconds or more. Needless to say, I don't bother turning off my Kindle 3. There doesn't seem to be any point anyways. The battery life is so long it took 6 weeks before my mom noticed that she had left her charger cable at my place (she spent Christmas here and I gave her a Kindle 3 as a present).
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That's interesting, and I could see how it could be annoying, but knowing this, if I get one, I'll just put it to sleep.

Anyone get the 3G + WiFi option? I'm thinking for the extra $50, why not?
 
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