UNLIMITED LENDING!--Nook responds to Amazon Announcement - Page 2

MaggieScratch · 10-27-2010, 11:30 AM

I did that very thing with one of my extra readers--loaded it up with books and lent it to my sister. Last week she called me to ask if two of the books, which she had read and enjoyed, were available in hard copy so she could purchase them and add them to her library.

Penforhire · 10-27-2010, 11:35 AM

Bravo colinsky, very funny!

Piper_ · 10-27-2010, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

You may wish to read it again:

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lol yeeesh.

Donning my dunce cap for today.

bill_mchale · 10-27-2010, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by kcmay

This "sharing technology" has been around since books were invented! lol

No it hasn't. Apple invented the book, and Steve Jobs has not announced any intention of letting users share their licensed materials with family or friends

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Bill

Rich_D · 10-27-2010, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by colinsky

NEW YORK, October 26th. Barnes and Noble have again upped the ante. In response to Amazon.com's announcement yesterday offering restricted e-book lending on Kindle devices, Barnes and Noble have introduced a new unlimited book lending feature.

"Amazon have missed the boat," claimed a Barnes and Noble Spokesperson. "Their outdated approach only allows certain enabled e-books to be loaned a single time, for a non-adjustable two-week period of time--even less than can be done with a cheaper, paper-based book. Our new technology, enabled on all Nook versions, enables all of the digital books you own to be shared multiple times, without such restrictions, yet still prevents multiple individuals from unfairly reading the same book at the same time."

Although the sharing technology was not demonstrated due last-minute troubleshooting, an insider described the technique as "actually loaning the physical nook (and all the books on in) to your friend".

In a separate announcement, Macmillan Publishers, Inc.. announced a lawsuit against Barnes and Noble in order in order to restrain this technology from reaching the market. "This illegal and unethical sharing technology will directly harm the ability of our authors to make money from their works," they argued in an open letter to the Internet, raising investor fears that Barnes and Noble may soon be vilified online as Amazon themselves were earlier this year when they attempted to challenge publisher price fixing and collusion by temporarily halting sales of physical books.

Karma to you, my friend! You had me for a minute!

EricDP · 11-02-2010, 07:27 PM

The thing is, most of the p-Books I have actually say in the 'fine' print on the copyright page that I'm not allowed to lend it, MacMillan might have a case. B&N is attempting to increase sales by making the e-Book more like a p-Book, but the publishers just don't get it. They'd rather lose the sale/kill the e-Book market and pretend people aren't lending p-Books.

The dinosaurs failed to adapt... look where it got them.

Logseman · 11-02-2010, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by EricDP

The dinosaurs failed to adapt... look where it got them.

At least the meteor which changed the conditions for dinosaurs was unexpected. Ebooks aren't...

Dylrob · 11-03-2010, 04:22 AM

Gah, you had me for a minute!

ProfCrash · 11-03-2010, 09:31 AM

Sits down with popcorn to chuckle at the folks who still think this is real.

pholy · 11-03-2010, 11:26 AM

It is real - it's just not what the people (me?) who skim too fast thought it was.

I can see why it couldn't wait for April 1st; every opportunity for one-upping Amazon must be used.

graycyn · 11-03-2010, 07:07 PM

You know, the funniest part of this is that it is more or less true?

I mean, if you want to lend someone one of your BN ebooks, just have them side-load it to their nook and open it with your BN.com CC#. The Nook doesn't keep the card number accessible, just uses it to open the book. Obviously, you probably don't want to do this for strangers, but trusted friends and family, yep, you can lend them a book forever or as long as they want to keep it on their device. Done it for hubby... and am expecting him to do it for me in the near future, since he bought an ebook I want to read.

EricDP · 11-05-2010, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Logseman

At least the meteor which changed the conditions for dinosaurs was unexpected. Ebooks aren't...

Some people think it wasn't a meteor, and the extinction period was over a longer period. It's hard to know for sure since dating technologies aren't that accurate - 10 years or even 100 years can change a lot on this planet (as we've seen), but it is within the margin of error for radiometric dating.

jhempel24 · 11-06-2010, 01:05 AM

And the glove are off, it seems Nook is quickly catching Amazon in eBooks and Technology.....I guess the only thing left to say is:

IN THIS CORNER!!!!!!!

Crowl · 11-06-2010, 11:57 AM

Such a shame that the actual function on both devices is so restricted, the limitation of only being read by one person at a time is okay but the sheer arbitrariness of only being able to make one 2 week loan seems like it would just lead to less people using it at all.

Grimm · 11-08-2010, 12:33 PM

Edited because... yeah... got me... lol.

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10-27-2010, 11:30 AM	#16
MaggieScratch Has got to the black veil Posts: 542 Karma: 2144168 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania Device: Kobo Aura One, Kindle Paperwhite 2	I did that very thing with one of my extra readers--loaded it up with books and lent it to my sister. Last week she called me to ask if two of the books, which she had read and enjoyed, were available in hard copy so she could purchase them and add them to her library.

10-27-2010, 11:35 AM	#17
Penforhire Wizard Posts: 2,230 Karma: 7145404 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern California Device: Kindle Voyage & iPhone 7+	Bravo colinsky, very funny!

11-02-2010, 07:27 PM	#21
EricDP Groupie Posts: 165 Karma: 339490 Join Date: May 2010 Device: nook, BlackBerry	The thing is, most of the p-Books I have actually say in the 'fine' print on the copyright page that I'm not allowed to lend it, MacMillan might have a case. B&N is attempting to increase sales by making the e-Book more like a p-Book, but the publishers just don't get it. They'd rather lose the sale/kill the e-Book market and pretend people aren't lending p-Books. The dinosaurs failed to adapt... look where it got them.

11-03-2010, 04:22 AM	#23
Dylrob Murderous Mustela Posts: 10,234 Karma: 48000000 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The other land of schnitzel and beer Device: iPad M1 Pro, Kindle Paperwhite	Gah, you had me for a minute!

11-03-2010, 09:31 AM	#24
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Sits down with popcorn to chuckle at the folks who still think this is real.

11-03-2010, 11:26 AM	#25
pholy Booklegger Posts: 1,801 Karma: 7999816 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Device: BeBook(1 & 2010), PEZ, PRS-505, Kobo BT, PRS-T1, Playbook, Kobo Touch	It is real - it's just not what the people (me?) who skim too fast thought it was. I can see why it couldn't wait for April 1st; every opportunity for one-upping Amazon must be used.

11-03-2010, 07:07 PM	#26
graycyn Wizard Posts: 1,591 Karma: 11722446 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NE Oregon Device: Kobo Sage, Pocketbook Era, Kobo Forma, Kindle Oasis 2	You know, the funniest part of this is that it is more or less true? I mean, if you want to lend someone one of your BN ebooks, just have them side-load it to their nook and open it with your BN.com CC#. The Nook doesn't keep the card number accessible, just uses it to open the book. Obviously, you probably don't want to do this for strangers, but trusted friends and family, yep, you can lend them a book forever or as long as they want to keep it on their device. Done it for hubby... and am expecting him to do it for me in the near future, since he bought an ebook I want to read.

11-06-2010, 01:05 AM	#28
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	And the glove are off, it seems Nook is quickly catching Amazon in eBooks and Technology.....I guess the only thing left to say is: IN THIS CORNER!!!!!!!

11-06-2010, 11:57 AM	#29
Crowl Wizard Posts: 1,340 Karma: 1160346 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Southport, GB Device: Kindle Voyage, PW Signature edition	Such a shame that the actual function on both devices is so restricted, the limitation of only being read by one person at a time is okay but the sheer arbitrariness of only being able to make one 2 week loan seems like it would just lead to less people using it at all.

11-08-2010, 12:33 PM	#30
Grimm DRM killer Posts: 471 Karma: 793120 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Just northeast of Atlanta, GA Device: ASUS Transformer Prime (Sold: Nook, Kindle 3, Nook Color, Nook STR)	Edited because... yeah... got me... lol.

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