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Maggie Leung · 07-26-2010, 04:24 PM

I think the writer is complaining that there is no easy way to give a book as a present. She's not complaining about DRM, lending or giving away books you already own; she wants a mechanism that makes it easy for you to put a specific book on someone's Kindle as a present.

I think "gifting" is a handy verb. I can give you a book as an everyday thing, but the sense is different if I "gift" you a book -- a sense of occasion, meaning it is a present.

07-26-2010, 04:24 PM	#3
Maggie Leung Wizard Posts: 1,449 Karma: 58383 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Kindle, iPad	I think the writer is complaining that there is no easy way to give a book as a present. She's not complaining about DRM, lending or giving away books you already own; she wants a mechanism that makes it easy for you to put a specific book on someone's Kindle as a present. I think "gifting" is a handy verb. I can give you a book as an everyday thing, but the sense is different if I "gift" you a book -- a sense of occasion, meaning it is a present. Last edited by Maggie Leung; 07-26-2010 at 04:36 PM.