kindle sharing

[Priscilla]

does anyone here want to have a kindle books loan thread here?

[Libby Pritchett]

Yes! I was going to start one in a few weeks when my preorder comes in. I think it's a great idea!

[Priscilla]

I've read you can only loan a book out one time. IS that one time EVER?? Or one time to that person?

A friend loaned The Hunger Games to me. Does that mean she can't loan it to Friend B now that I am done?!

[MissKim]

It's one time ever.

I have over 60 books on my Kindle list and only 2 of them are lendable. I don't think the lending feature is that great for Kindle yet.

[Libby Pritchett]

Oh I didn't know that, Kim! I thought it was 1 time per person... how do the libraries do it then?

[MissKim]

Came back to edit: Maybe I'm wrong. I thought once you loaned a Kindle book, that was it. No more loaning that book.

The big issue is that not all books are loanable. In fact, most aren't.

Libraries are different. I'm guessing they buy different licenses.

[Libby Pritchett]

Well, that's a bummer if that's how it is. I honestly don't know... I just assumed. I need to get on the list at our library for some books, but the last time I looked, it was a MASSIVE list. I'd love if we could loan here among each other at SSD. Guess we have some investigating to do! LOL

[MissKim]

OK, I looked and I had loaned out The Hangman's Daughter a few weeks ago. It's been returned, but I no longer have the option to lend it.

None of my popular books is available for lending. I have one nonfiction book and one religious book I can lend. Lendability is determined by the publisher and it seems most mainstream publishers do not allow it. My Janet Evanovich, John Sandford, Kristin Hannah... none of those are lendable. It doesn't seem to be related to when the book was published either. I have some of Evanovich's first books and they're not available to lend.

However, if anyone wants to read about the Warren Jeffs saga or read Left Behind on Kindle, those are the two books I have available.

[Julie Billingsley]

I highly recommend lending and borrowing for free at http://www.lendle.me

[melmos75]

Originally Posted by Julie Billingsley

I highly recommend lending and borrowing for free at http://www.lendle.me

I second this! You also earn money for borrowing your books and once you reach the $10 mark, they send you an Amazon GC.

Here is me if anyone wants to follow me: http://lendle.me/users/28169/

[ripal]

Just added my profile:
http://lendle.me/users/ripal/

[Stacey42]

yeah, unfortunately it is one time per book for personal lending. Libraries belong to a thing called Overdrive and pay really big bucks to do so, my local library had to get together with 5 other counties & form a group to be able to afford it. The can lend multiple times because of the high fees they pay.

I'm on lendle too - http://lendle.me/users/stacey42/

[Lyd]

Here's my profile on Lendle if anyone wants to add me : http://lendle.me/users/28445/

[Libby Pritchett]

I finally got around to signing up for Lendle and adding my books to my profile. If anyone wants to follow me: http://lendle.me/users/libbyp/

Also, for those of us who are already signed up, we should all post our referral codes so that others can sign up (and we can earn extra borrow credits). My code is ESY5AVHO

[KimberlyMorris]

This is the first I've heard of Lendle, might have to check it out!

[SmallMoments]

http://lendle.me/users/nitsirk1976

I think that will get you to me. I don't have many books, though... and even fewer that are lendable.

[color of my heart]

thanks for the lendle link (: i don't have a kindle, but i have the app on both my imac and my macbook.

[tanyiadeskins]

here is a stupid question...

How do I share my lendle profile? I go to my page and the url only says http://lendle.me/

[Lyd]

Originally Posted by tanyiadeskins

here is a stupid question...

How do I share my lendle profile? I go to my page and the url only says http://lendle.me/

Click on the arrow up on the You tab and choose Your profile. I think that's how you get it. If you choose Your account and then click on refer friends, you can get the referral code for people to sign up.

BTW, if there are others who want to sign up, my code is: BW94LELC

[Amber1279]

ok, here is my link
http://lendle.me/users/Amber1279/

[nun69]

I think this is my link, but I don't have any books yet as I just opened my Kindle today
http://lendle.me/users/33398/

{I signed up under you Libby }

[Libby Pritchett]

Originally Posted by nun69

I think this is my link, but I don't have any books yet as I just opened my Kindle today
http://lendle.me/users/33398/

{I signed up under you Libby }

Congrats on your new Kindle! I LOVE mine!

[d2vasquez]

oh thanks for the link - going to check this out.