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Originally Posted by Tricorp
So how does the nook lending feature fit into this discussion?
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Barely at all; it's a mostly-crippled way of transferring usage rights.
1) Only works for two weeks.
2) Only works *once* per book.
3) Doesn't work at all if the publisher has decided not to allow it.
And, of course,
4) Only works for people who use B&N's software, on its limited range of devices, to read ebooks.
What the Nook lending feature is mostly useful for, is to show that lending and transferal of ebooks is *technologically possible*, and that publishers and bookstores are loathe to allow ebooks to be shared as pbooks have always been shared.