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Originally Posted by barryem
I lend ebooks all the time. I have extra Kindles just for that reason. I have asked Amazon if I can get in trouble doing that and they said not to worry about it. I live in a retirement home in a rural area and I don't have a car so I depend heavily on Amazon and I'm very careful with my relationship with them.
So if you want to lend an ebook just lend it on a Kindle.
Amazon didn't tell me this and I'm guessing but my guess is that they want their customers to do things like this so they'll feel more comfortable buying from them. That just means they're easier to buy from and less worrisome. They might be the evil overlords on some level but from the customer point of view they're pretty nice.
Barry
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My library used to lend B&N Nooks (and maybe still does). Since you're licensed to read the ebooks on any Kindle device or application for your account, loaning one of your Kindle devices to someone is indistinguishable from you using it, and since you're not providing them with a permanent copy, you're OK. If you were to strip any DRM, if there is any, and give the copy to someone else, that's when you're violating the ebook license.