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View Poll Results: Is it ever OK to loan an e-book to a friend?
Yes. If it's OK with paper books, it's OK with e-books. 31 55.36%
It's only OK under specific circumstances (please specify). 20 35.71%
No, it's not OK. Loans only work with paper books. 5 8.93%
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Old 06-01-2023, 11:09 PM   #76
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If she really is a .6 person, what parts are missing?
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Old 06-01-2023, 11:43 PM   #77
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Sure. For family members and friends, I not only loaned ebooks I loaned my whole library as I have multiple readers on my account and I only use one.
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Old 06-02-2023, 08:57 PM   #78
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Nope. Definitely an insult. No irony involved.
Yes. Everybody knows your intent was clearly to insult. But I've always heard the saying stated as "...leaves a bit to be desired", as in "lacking something". Rather than "...are a bit to be desired", which implies desirability. So your insult could be misconstrued as a compliment. Probably not by anyone who frequents this forum though. But the theoretical potential to come up with the exact opposite interpretation of your intent is the irony I was talking about. It's humorous, because that is an unexpected twist.
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Old 06-03-2023, 06:04 PM   #79
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Meh, I voted "It's only OK under specific circumstances (please specify)" just to see what the results were. Really, I don't see how loaning ebooks to a friend would work anyway, outside of the old Kindle 'share a book' thing I never used.
I think you can still share some of the Nook books. If I remember right, when you shared a book, you didn't have access to it until it was returned.
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Old 06-04-2023, 03:22 PM   #80
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I think you can still share some of the Nook books. If I remember right, when you shared a book, you didn't have access to it until it was returned.
Good to know. Now I just need a friend that has a Nook
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Old 06-04-2023, 08:25 PM   #81
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Good to know. Now I just need a friend that has a Nook
And a book with the "Lend Me" tag attached. A quick look at my Nook books shows about 2/3 to 3/4 allow lending. The better known titles (like the "Lord of the Rings") won't allow it.
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Old 06-08-2023, 08:16 PM   #82
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And a book with the "Lend Me" tag attached. A quick look at my Nook books shows about 2/3 to 3/4 allow lending. The better known titles (like the "Lord of the Rings") won't allow it.
I do remember being involved in ebook lending back when I had a Nook (2011). There were ebook lending sites popping up all over to hook people up.

As I recall, once that happened, it wasn't too long before all the big name publishers pulled the lending for their books. I wonder if any of those sites still exist, or whether it's back to actually knowing someone else with a Nook?
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Old 06-14-2023, 01:35 AM   #83
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If you find yourself "loaning" more ebooks than you ever did physical books, ask yourself why.
Hardcopy books loaned out are returned on the never never system.
Ebooks that are loaned out are still on one's ebook reader.
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Old 06-14-2023, 04:15 AM   #84
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Hardcopy books loaned out are returned on the never never system.
Ebooks that are loaned out are still on one's ebook reader.
And you know this how? You know that any eBook I load is still on my Reader?

It will be an at least one calibre library.
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Old 06-14-2023, 12:08 PM   #85
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And you know this how?
It took four or five of my hardcopy books not being returned, for me to figure out that people won't return them.
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Ebooks that are loaned out are still on one's ebook reader.
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And you know this how? You know that any eBook I load is still on my Reader?
Sure, anything could happen. But it is realistic to bet that when I loan my mom a copy of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir I am unlikely to go through the trouble of removing that book from my reader. Anyone who told me they scrupulously did that every time, I would suspect of being untruthful.
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It took four or five of my hardcopy books not being returned, for me to figure out that people won't return them.
Or they were returned in ghastly shape. I had one paperback that was returned and the person who borrowed it was upset that I was actually expecting them to replace the book. Who hasn't left a book on a patio for a week of rain?
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Or they were returned in ghastly shape. I had one paperback that was returned and the person who borrowed it was upset that I was actually expecting them to replace the book. Who hasn't left a book on a patio for a week of rain?
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I just took another look at the poll and it seems to me it's missing the most honest and accurate option:

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