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Originally Posted by John F
Thank you for the info.
From what I've read on MR, Amazon took a different approach. For example(I think), you can borrow library books for Kindles in the U.S. but not Canada due to different lawS in the U.S and Canada?
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There were two reasons that Canadian libraries do not support Kindle loans. One being the cost of the loans (not only do you have to pay for the book, you have to pay Amazon for each loan at a higher rate than Overdrive, as an example, charges). The second being privacy. Most Canadian libraries will have a privacy officer and follow the Canadian Standards Association Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information (based on PIPEDA). Compare this to Amazon happily using your library loans as a basis for targeted advertising.
One of my cousins noticed this when he allowed his stepdaughter to borrow ebooks using his library account and he received emails from Amazon about other books by the authors of the books that she borrowed.