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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.
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I explicitly asked Amazon about this back on 18 October 2012 by email. I wrote:
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This is a question about item 1 of terms of use, specifically the bits
"Use of Digital Content.
[...]the Content Provider grants you a non-exclusive right to view, use, and display such Digital Content [...] solely for your personal, non-commercial use."
and
"Limitations. [...]you may not [...] assign any rights to the Digital Content or any portion of it to any third party"
When I buy a Kindle book, who else am I authorised to allow to read it?
e.g.
Spouse?
Child?
Child at University?
Parent?
Sister-in-law?
Nephew?
Close friend?
Or no-one at all?
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Their reply on 19 October 2012 was:
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In this case, I can confirm that in most cases, Paid Books have on average 6 Licenses and Free books have on average 99 Licenses.
Publishers choose whether they apply digital rights management software (DRM) to their content. There is no limit on the number of times a title can be downloaded to a registered Kindle device or Kindle-compatible device running a Kindle application, but there may be limits on the number of Kindle devices and applications (usually 6) that can simultaneously use a single book. If the limit is less than six Kindles devices or applications for a specific title, you'll see the message "Simultaneous Device usage: Up to X simultaneous devices, per publisher limits" on the website detail page.
This means that your Spouse's, Children's and even your friend's Kindle can be registered to your account and can download and read your books from you Archived items. Provided they do not exceed the limit of licenses.
Therefore, you can buy one copy of a book and have it available to be read on up to six devices (if it is a paid book) and up to 99 devices if it is a free book.
In terms of use, you have purchase a copy of a book with us, and it is your copy. You may authorize any one you wish to read it, but that person's device must be registered to your account to do so.
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