01-14-2008, 06:25 PM | #1 |
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"borrow" ebooks from a co-worker?
I want to check out some ebooks a co-worker has bought from Sony eBook Store. Can I de-authorize my reader on my own account then authorize it on his account? After I finish the books I would just do the reverse and go back to my own account.
Have anyone tried this? Any side effects to the ebooks I have bought? |
01-14-2008, 09:47 PM | #2 |
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Just to clarify, what I actually borrow is one of the six device slots of his account for a period of time. After I de-authorize my reader from his account, I will not be able to read the ebooks he bought. I think it is a fair game within Sony's license limmits.
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01-14-2008, 10:03 PM | #3 |
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Or you could just exchange Readers for a couple of days.
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01-14-2008, 10:11 PM | #4 |
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01-14-2008, 10:22 PM | #5 |
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Haven't tried it, but I don't see why it shouldn't work.
Just out of curiosity, what are the books you plan to read? |
01-14-2008, 11:07 PM | #6 |
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Just some popular non-fictions like the tipping point, freakonomics, and become a better you, etc. It would take a while to finish them. So swapping the readers is not an option. But I think there should not be any problem authorize/de-authorize the reader many times. Will try it out tomorrow.
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01-15-2008, 02:30 AM | #7 |
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That'll work fine.
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