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« on: November 02, 2011, 07:17:24 PM » |
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Just went to browse November's 100 books for $3.99 or less, and noticed this new thing - apparently many books are available for Prime members to borrow for free! You can borrow one a month, with no due date. When did this start?  Am I the only one who didn't know about this?  Now I have to try to decide which book to borrow this month! |
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« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2011, 07:20:18 PM » |
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I did not know this! This is awesome! Must go see!
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« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2011, 07:22:11 PM » |
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Where does it say it?
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« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2011, 07:25:46 PM » |
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« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2011, 07:30:32 PM » |
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Me neither. |
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« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2011, 07:31:44 PM » |
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Apparently it's so. The Wall St Journal reporting it: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204621904577014273003626952.htmlThis is big. In one of our discussions of Prime, some members said they would get Prime if it meant they could borrow books.. Betsy |
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« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2011, 07:33:57 PM » |
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« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2011, 07:39:17 PM » |
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Here's a link that explains about the new Kindle Owners' Lending Library for Amazon Prime members: http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?docId=1000739811. "Books can only be borrowed and read on Kindle devices (works with all Kindle generations)....Choose from over 5,000 titles, including more than 100 current and former New York Times Bestsellers, to read on your Kindle." |
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« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2011, 07:44:24 PM » |
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Thanks, DreamWeaver, that's a much better link than I came up with! Today's my birthday - this was my present from Amazon!  |
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« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2011, 07:48:44 PM » |
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Apparently, it's one book a month. I'm already trying to decide which one to get....
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« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2011, 07:57:17 PM » |
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I'm not a Prime member (yet, anyway) so I can't test it fully, but I pressed Menu on my K3 Kindle, selected "Shop in Kindle Store," then under "Browse" I selected "See all categories." There is a "Kindle Owners' Lending Library" option there. There are illustrated instructions on the Amazon page I linked in my last post. Cool!
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« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2011, 07:59:00 PM » |
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They're talking about it on "other" boards, but they don't seem to have known about it for too long, either. This was kind of a stealth launch by Amazon! If you read the instructions, you can only access the books from your device. Wonder how difficult it will be to navigate/search? I've only bought books on my pc, never on my kindle, so I don't really know how they have it set up (I'll find out soon, though! ). |
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« Reply #12 on: November 02, 2011, 08:07:53 PM » |
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You can also browse on Amazon, and once you find a book, do a search for that book on your Kindle. If you look at pages that list books, you'll be able to pick out the ones that have lending enabled. They'll be marked with a little "Prime" indicator. This was a list of Literary Fiction.  |
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« Reply #13 on: November 02, 2011, 08:10:07 PM » |
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I've been looking through the cookbooks.. YUM
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« Reply #14 on: November 02, 2011, 08:12:14 PM » |
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I've started a Wish List called "Prime Lending" to add books to when I see them, since it's only one a month...
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« Reply #15 on: November 02, 2011, 08:25:46 PM » |
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I don't want to seem greedy  , but I wonder if they'll increase the number of books you can borrow per month after a while? After all, with the Prime Instant Video, you can watch as many as you want.... |
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« Reply #16 on: November 02, 2011, 08:30:52 PM » |
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You can also browse on Amazon, and once you find a book, do a search for that book on your Kindle. If you look at pages that list books, you'll be able to pick out the ones that have lending enabled. They'll be marked with a little "Prime" indicator. This was a list of Literary Fiction. It's odd, because you can't see the Prime icon on this same book when you sort by the major genre list (not in my case). When I did a regular ol' search for "Water for Elephants," then I saw the logo. There has to be a better way to find these books. |
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« Reply #17 on: November 02, 2011, 08:32:13 PM » |
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you're supposed to look for them via your Kindle/Kindle App. They are quite obvious that way.
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« Reply #18 on: November 02, 2011, 08:39:57 PM » |
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you're supposed to look for them via your Kindle/Kindle App. They are quite obvious that way.
My Kindle for Mac program doesn't even let me shop for kindle books. It just send me right back to my browser to shop. I'll pull up my kindle 2, but I hate shopping for books in B&W.  |
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« Reply #19 on: November 02, 2011, 08:52:21 PM » |
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Is it one book per kindle per month or one book per account? There's a fairly good selection of kids books, my daughter will be thrilled.
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« Reply #20 on: November 02, 2011, 08:52:49 PM » |
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The Wish List is a good idea, Betsy. Because, you know, I need *another* TBR list... :-P.
I'm actually really excited by the kids' books...
As a Prime member already, this is a really nice added bennie. The movies/TV weren't something we really used, but this we will. And I can see people deciding to buy prime and this being a fairly big influencer. Amazon is so smart. When we got our Prime membership, we started buying *way* more stuff on Amazon because it's so darned easy.
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« Reply #21 on: November 02, 2011, 08:53:19 PM » |
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you're supposed to look for them via your Kindle/Kindle App. They are quite obvious that way.
It is a bit easier, the top paid 100 does show it in the listing on the device. When I come across one that I think I might want, I'm adding it to my Prime Lending wish list; then when I want to check out a book, I'll go to that list where they are all in one place and pick one. Betsy |
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« Reply #22 on: November 02, 2011, 08:56:03 PM » |
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Current number of selections in some categories:
Fantasy 30
Science Fiction 68
Romance 330
Mystery & Thrillers 149
Lit Fic 78
Children's 294
Fiction (total) 1,346
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« Reply #23 on: November 02, 2011, 08:56:59 PM » |
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« Reply #24 on: November 02, 2011, 09:00:50 PM » |
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This is for devices only correct? Not the apps?
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Have ebooks, will read.
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