Lendle: Amazon has revoked Lendle's API access - Page 5

HarryT · 03-23-2011, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by kjk

The internet being what it is, this idea was expanded by several websites into a national network of lending to anyone.

National network? So you can only borrow from people in the same country as yourself?

queentess · 03-23-2011, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Giggleton

A highly sophisticated lendle program with millions of members could very well take the place of Amazon.

This is completely unpossible as the current "lending" scheme is a one-time 14 day loan. If I've lent my book once, it's done and cannot be lent again. It could never take the place of Amazon due to this constriction.

kjk · 03-23-2011, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

National network? So you can only borrow from people in the same country as yourself?

HarryT, my understanding was Amazon, at least, only has the lending thing activated in the US, at least from the initiation of the lending.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...deId=200549320

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At this time, Kindle book lending can only be initiated by customers residing in the United States. If a loan is initiated to a customer outside the United States, the borrower may not be able to accept the loan if the title is not available in their country due to publisher geographical rights.

This makes the reciprocal sharing aspect tough to do internationally for now.

HarryT · 03-23-2011, 01:32 PM

Good point. Yes, I see the problem. Thanks for the explanation!

DiapDealer · 03-23-2011, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by dmikov

The one accusing them of piracy and bad intentions?

??? Did you even bother to read my previous post? The posts you're referring to were earlier in the conversation. The one I was referring to was where I said:

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

I agree completely that Lendle wasn't doing anything illegal -- I've stated this already. I think that Lendle was doing something stupid. That something stupid was building an infrastructure that relied on Amazon's Product Advertising API.

Sound familiar?

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Originally Posted by dmikov

Padding your post count much?

I know, I know... my 2.5 posts per day average is just way out of hand. I'll slow down.

kennyc · 03-23-2011, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

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I know, I know... my 2.5 posts per day average is just way out of hand. I'll slowdown.

Well, I'm not slowing down for nobody. Ya wanna ride you gotta jump on!

Joykins · 03-23-2011, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Giggleton

A highly sophisticated lendle program with millions of members could very well take the place of Amazon.

In theory, in a weird future world, with no restrictions...maybe.

In fact, most of what's available to lend (for nook at least) appears to be (in no particular order): last week's freebies, classics, paranormal romance, Macmillan's popular bestsellers, and erotic novellas.

carld · 03-23-2011, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Giggleton

As to your remarks concerning the idea that writers will no longer write with no copyright protection, that is simply untrue. Some might not write, but many still will. And perhaps the writings we do receive from these writers will be of a higher quality.

And monkeys could fly out my backside, seems just as likely.

kennyc · 03-23-2011, 04:21 PM

And is all the atoms in your body moved exactly correctly you could walk through walls.

Joykins · 03-23-2011, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

And is all the atoms in your body moved exactly correctly you could walk through walls.

There's a patent app for that!

kennyc · 03-23-2011, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Joykins

There's a patent app for that!

bhartman36 · 03-23-2011, 04:33 PM

I'm sure some would continue writing if copyright went away, but many would not. As I've said before, the more people you have writing, the better writing you're going to have (just by the law of averages). It's in our cultural interest to encourage as many people to write as possible.

I'm certainly in favor of modifying copyright, though. I don't see why copyright should outlive the author. If an author wants to provide for his/her heirs, he/she can put the profits from the sale of the book in a bank account, and invest it if he/she thinks it's wise. There's no reason the heirs should be able to milk that cow 70 years after the author is gone.

Kali Yuga · 03-23-2011, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Piper_

Even more restrictive - it can only be lent out one time per the book's life.

Actually, that matches my experiences with loaning out paper books, except I don't get it back when I loan it that one time.

MrsJoseph · 03-23-2011, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga

Actually, that matches my experiences with loaning out paper books, except I don't get it back when I loan it that one time.

kjk · 03-23-2011, 05:50 PM

Interesting sidelight to the whole lending thing:
http://www.slate.com/id/2289012

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By my count, just three of the top 10 books in Amazon's Kindle store (as of Tuesday morning) are lendable. Things get worse when you move to the more expensive books on the New York Times bestseller list. Not a single one of the top 10 books on the Times' hardcover fiction list is lendable, and just one of the top 10 books on the nonfiction list can be loaned out—Pope Bendedict's biography of Jesus (and perhaps that's only because he was known to have strong feelings about charity).

Besides limited selection, being able to lend out a book just once total in its lifetime seems to be the big limiting factor for these sites.

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03-23-2011, 01:32 PM	#64
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,547 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Good point. Yes, I see the problem. Thanks for the explanation!

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kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,901 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	And is all the atoms in your body moved exactly correctly you could walk through walls.

03-23-2011, 04:33 PM	#72
bhartman36 Wizard Posts: 1,323 Karma: 1515835 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Jersey, USA Device: Kobo Libra Colour, Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition (2021)	I'm sure some would continue writing if copyright went away, but many would not. As I've said before, the more people you have writing, the better writing you're going to have (just by the law of averages). It's in our cultural interest to encourage as many people to write as possible. I'm certainly in favor of modifying copyright, though. I don't see why copyright should outlive the author. If an author wants to provide for his/her heirs, he/she can put the profits from the sale of the book in a bank account, and invest it if he/she thinks it's wise. There's no reason the heirs should be able to milk that cow 70 years after the author is gone.

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