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Kumabjorn · 07-26-2010, 11:27 AM

With every firmware update the capability of the Kindle changes somewhat. So how about a thread related to the capabilities of the future we would like to see?

Mine is; Lending capabilities.

You now how when you lend someone a book and then after a while you forget it and then one day you start to look for it and you absolutely no idea where it is located. With an e-book that shouldn't be an issue. Using Whispernet, wouldn't it be a delight if I could lend you a book that I have finished reading, just as I could with a p-book? But with the added capability that I can have it returned on my conditions, not yours! If I lend you a book then it wouldn't, temporarily, be available on my Kindle, only yours. But the book would still belong to my library (S/N).
I see some formidable opportunities relating to social networking this way.

07-26-2010, 11:27 AM	#1
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	Added abilites we would like to see With every firmware update the capability of the Kindle changes somewhat. So how about a thread related to the capabilities of the future we would like to see? Mine is; Lending capabilities. You now how when you lend someone a book and then after a while you forget it and then one day you start to look for it and you absolutely no idea where it is located. With an e-book that shouldn't be an issue. Using Whispernet, wouldn't it be a delight if I could lend you a book that I have finished reading, just as I could with a p-book? But with the added capability that I can have it returned on my conditions, not yours! If I lend you a book then it wouldn't, temporarily, be available on my Kindle, only yours. But the book would still belong to my library (S/N). I see some formidable opportunities relating to social networking this way.