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Originally Posted by Deskisamess
We've shared account info with the only family member who could have any interest in our digital books. But really, even she won't be interested in 80% of the books on my account.
My husband and I use one Amazon account for all of our books, beyond that, it's not a concern for us.
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I get that. And more power to you. It won't be an issue for everyone, of course.
But my Dad and I shared a love of SciFi, and although we vehemently disagreed politically we'd reach each other's books so as to at least understand one another's mindset, as a means of building tolerance. Sharing books and gift-giving of books was central to what worked in our relationship. To read the books my Dad was halfway through, at the time he suffered a massive stroke, is something of a mitzvah for me. (And I'm doing whatever it takes to be able to ...)
Apart from my own issue, on the larger scale I simply don't think any heir who wants such access should be denied.
For me, the insight into someone's soul and psyche that is afforded by reading through their library is sacrosanct. And not something that should be denied by book sellers refusing free access to at least one heir.