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brunseye · 03-28-2011, 04:59 PM

Hi, I think I know the answer to this but I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything. My girlfriend and I both have Kindle 3s. We thought we might be able to share books using the new Lending feature, but in our extensive libraries, only *one* book is approved to be lent.

Combining our accounts would be logical, but impossible according to Amazon.

The only solution would *seem* to be either:

a) de-authorize one person's account and then link both Kindles to the other person's account. That's not a great solution as we've both spent plenty of money on books which would then be lost (until you deauthorized and reauthorized back to that account, which is a waste of time).

b) de-DRM the books, which I believe is impossible with a Kindle 3 using a Mac.

Am I missing a solution? All I want to do is be able to share books I *bought* with my partner!

Thanks!
K

03-28-2011, 04:59 PM	#1
brunseye Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle 3	lending in a household question Hi, I think I know the answer to this but I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything. My girlfriend and I both have Kindle 3s. We thought we might be able to share books using the new Lending feature, but in our extensive libraries, only one book is approved to be lent. Combining our accounts would be logical, but impossible according to Amazon. The only solution would seem to be either: a) de-authorize one person's account and then link both Kindles to the other person's account. That's not a great solution as we've both spent plenty of money on books which would then be lost (until you deauthorized and reauthorized back to that account, which is a waste of time). b) de-DRM the books, which I believe is impossible with a Kindle 3 using a Mac. Am I missing a solution? All I want to do is be able to share books I bought with my partner! Thanks! K