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jocampo · 04-22-2011, 04:15 PM

I'm a Kindle user and even when I'm happy with the new or future Kindle's lending feature, I'm not planning to make use of it. I actually prefer to buy my books instead of lending. Last time I visited a public library was in my country, not USA and I was not working; I was 13 years old.

This is how I check a nice book before actually buying it online, my options:

A trip to B&N
Drink a coffee with wife there, while she enjoys magazines :-) ... and I take a quick look on the book. If I like it, I buy it from Amazon. Yeah, I know, really ironic!

Download a sample
Use the "sample" option and read it on my Kindle

Amazon reviews
This is my favorite, and 90% of the time people are right (talking about computer books) So if I like the topic and I see lot of nice reviews, will be mine in a single click ;-)

Of course, it's just my opinion but I doubt that a big majority of Amazon customers will stop buying just for reading free. With gas prices going up, a trip to a Public Library will cost you more than buying the 5 or 10 dollars book online. I believe people will continue buying and using the new lending feature sporadically or if there is a Public Library really close to home.

04-22-2011, 04:15 PM	#283
jocampo Layback feline Posts: 3,034 Karma: 6980745 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Oasis 2nd gen, Sony DPTS1, iPad Pro 10.5"	I'm a Kindle user and even when I'm happy with the new or future Kindle's lending feature, I'm not planning to make use of it. I actually prefer to buy my books instead of lending. Last time I visited a public library was in my country, not USA and I was not working; I was 13 years old. This is how I check a nice book before actually buying it online, my options: A trip to B&N Drink a coffee with wife there, while she enjoys magazines :-) ... and I take a quick look on the book. If I like it, I buy it from Amazon. Yeah, I know, really ironic! Download a sample Use the "sample" option and read it on my Kindle Amazon reviews This is my favorite, and 90% of the time people are right (talking about computer books) So if I like the topic and I see lot of nice reviews, will be mine in a single click ;-) Of course, it's just my opinion but I doubt that a big majority of Amazon customers will stop buying just for reading free. With gas prices going up, a trip to a Public Library will cost you more than buying the 5 or 10 dollars book online. I believe people will continue buying and using the new lending feature sporadically or if there is a Public Library really close to home. Last edited by jocampo; 04-22-2011 at 04:22 PM.