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Originally Posted by Deskisamess
The lending option for Kindle books is controlled by the publisher. Loaning a device is the best way to mimic loaning a paper book. I know some folks who buy the lowest cost Kindle and loan it when they want to loan a book to a friend.
I rarely loaned my print books, because when I did, I got them back dogeared or worse.
I have 3 family members (who share some of my reading interests) with devices registered to my Amazon account. They have access to any book on my account.
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Yes I know this, I just wish all publishers allowed it. Loaning a device isn't exactly like loaning a book. If I loan a book I can pick up another, if I loan the device I have to wait until they return the device. I always loaned books and rarely if ever wanted them back.
See my other post, I too do the sharing although my mom has passed now.
The point to me is, unless the book is by an author I love, I will not purchase it if is over $10 and even at the $9.99 price I have to think about it, read reviews over and over and question a book group I belong to to see if like minded readers read and liked it. I will wait and either get it from the library if available or watch my emails to see if they offer it on sale for a day then snatch it up. It doesn't matter to me because there are so many good books out there at lower prices.