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« Reply #25 on: November 02, 2011, 09:11:45 PM » |
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It's on the Amazon home page. I just saw it when I went to Amazon. This is huge. I think the selection is still limited, but no doubt will grow. The good news, too, is that there is no due date (unlike with the regular loans that expire in, I think, 2 weeks?)
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« Reply #26 on: November 02, 2011, 09:13:46 PM » |
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It's on the Amazon home page. I just saw it when I went to Amazon. This is huge. I think the selection is still limited, but no doubt will grow. The good news, too, is that there is no due date (unlike with the regular loans that expire in, I think, 2 weeks?)
Yeah, I'm not terribly impressed with the selection either. Then again, it's 5,000 books, so that's plenty. It looks like Encore books and books by the Amazon imprints are in there, so those should be easy to pick up this way. |
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« Reply #27 on: November 02, 2011, 09:16:14 PM » |
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I just saw it, but they lost me on two things ( and I have been a Prime member for years )
1 it only works on kindle devices ( IE no iPads or iPhones)
2 as frequently as a book a month
Sorry, but I'm not going back to reading on a kindle device for one free library book a month.
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« Reply #28 on: November 02, 2011, 09:17:01 PM » |
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I just borrowed my first book - I'm really curious why we can't do this online. It would be soooo much easier. On a Fire, I can see it, but on my Kindle? Browsing is ugly. Some books I recognize just by title/author, but I wonder why they're making this so user unfriendly? (Amazon doesn't do much without a reason, so I assume they have one - I just have no idea what it is.)
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« Reply #29 on: November 02, 2011, 09:21:57 PM » |
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I just saw it, but they lost me on two things ( and I have been a Prime member for years )
1 it only works on kindle devices ( IE no iPads or iPhones)
2 as frequently as a book a month
Sorry, but I'm not going back to reading on a kindle device for one free library book a month.
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« Reply #30 on: November 02, 2011, 09:25:58 PM » |
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I only did the most basic browsing by titles. Actually, I only got through 5 pages of books because it's well past midnight and I should be sleeping! But I did see the Hunger Trilogy on there, which will no doubt be popular with a lot of people. And I'm sure the selection will increase. At least I hope. I also have a couple of hundred books TBR on my Kindle, so I'm not sure how often I'll be taking advantage of this borrowing!  |
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« Reply #31 on: November 02, 2011, 09:26:05 PM » |
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I just borrowed my first book - I'm really curious why we can't do this online. It would be soooo much easier. On a Fire, I can see it, but on my Kindle? Browsing is ugly. Some books I recognize just by title/author, but I wonder why they're making this so user unfriendly? (Amazon doesn't do much without a reason, so I assume they have one - I just have no idea what it is.)
Hoping that as you browse, you'll see some other book you have to have? Building your "looked at" list so they can refine the "recommended for you?" I agree that I wish the "Prime" indicator showed up more readily on more lists... I still plan on doing a lot of browsing online and putting books on my Wish List... Betsy |
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« Reply #32 on: November 02, 2011, 09:38:59 PM » |
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I just saw this on the Amazon homepage! Simply amazing and wonderful. I LOVE Amazon!!!
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« Reply #33 on: November 02, 2011, 09:41:17 PM » |
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Hoping that as you browse, you'll see some other book you have to have? Building your "looked at" list so they can refine the "recommended for you?"
Hmmm. But they could do all that by putting the lending library list on their website. It doesn't exist on the website, so they're actively "hiding" it. I suspect it won't be long before some blogs or sites like ereaderiq have a linkable list of titles that can be borrowed, with some genre filters and stuff like that (maybe I missed those on my Kindle?). |
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« Reply #34 on: November 02, 2011, 09:52:19 PM » |
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Does anyone know if it's one book per calendar month or per 30 days or whatever?
And if there's no due date, does that basically mean we're getting a free book each month to keep forever? Or until/if we cancel our Prime Membership anyway?
I already have Prime, so this is a huge benefit for me! Very excited.
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« Reply #35 on: November 02, 2011, 10:06:10 PM » |
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I think no due date means that you'd get one free book in theory, if you didn't return it, but you'd be unable to borrow another one until you gave the previous one back to them. Make sense? |
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« Reply #36 on: November 02, 2011, 10:07:57 PM » |
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And if there's no due date, does that basically mean we're getting a free book each month to keep forever? Or until/if we cancel our Prime Membership anyway?
I just read the Help section - it says you have to return one book to borrow the next. So I'm thinking this will be my little bonus on the first of every month (or the second, I guess!). Return one, get another... |
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« Reply #37 on: November 02, 2011, 10:41:51 PM » |
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This is for devices only correct? Not the apps?
Yes, this is for Amazon Prime members with Kindle devices only. No apps. There's more information about borrowing and returning books from the Kindle Owners' Lending Library here. And here's a link to Amazon's Press Release: "Introducing The Kindle Owners' Lending Library". |
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« Reply #38 on: November 03, 2011, 04:27:30 AM » |
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And once again, this would appear to be a feature only available to US customers.  |
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« Reply #39 on: November 03, 2011, 04:47:18 AM » |
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And once again, this would appear to be a feature only available to US customers.  <==seriously meant Be comforted, Linda, there isn't much available yet. I'm sure they have to go through different hoops for international rihgts. Hopefully they'll be able to unveil it soon. Betsy |
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« Reply #40 on: November 03, 2011, 05:31:51 AM » |
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<==seriously meant Be comforted, Linda, there isn't much available yet. I'm sure they have to go through different hoops for international rihgts. Hopefully they'll be able to unveil it soon. Betsy Yes, I'm sure the different hoops for rights is also why it's not available for use on Kindle apps, but on Kindles only. |
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« Reply #41 on: November 03, 2011, 05:56:27 AM » |
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I plan on taking advantage of the 30 day free Prime when my Fire comes in...and then signing up! I like this idea.
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« Reply #43 on: November 03, 2011, 06:07:47 AM » |
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I just borrowed my first book - I'm really curious why we can't do this online. It would be soooo much easier. On a Fire, I can see it, but on my Kindle? Browsing is ugly. Some books I recognize just by title/author, but I wonder why they're making this so user unfriendly? (Amazon doesn't do much without a reason, so I assume they have one - I just have no idea what it is.)
It looks like Amazon just rolled this feature out, so it's possible the ability to browse online will be coming. I'm hoping they just focused on getting browsing on the Kindle working first, and will make the ability browse online available next. Like others have mentioned, I prefer to browse for my books online. But I am excited about this in general. |
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« Reply #44 on: November 03, 2011, 06:08:50 AM » |
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Yes, I read that, too. It is apparently an opt in program based on the relatively small number of books included so far.
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« Reply #45 on: November 03, 2011, 06:13:41 AM » |
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Very sly of Amazon -- not in an HP Slytherin way, but in a business sense way. Piled on top of the Fire streaming video benefit, they stand to sell a LOT of Prime memberships.
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« Reply #46 on: November 03, 2011, 06:20:22 AM » |
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Well, I think they got the idea here, as one of our members was saying last week that they would get Prime if book borrowing was included. Betsy |
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« Reply #47 on: November 03, 2011, 06:43:11 AM » |
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I first heard about it from a couple of posts on the Kindle Nation Facebook page. You should see the consternation in the replies! Lots of people are assuming this means no more free books unless you are a Prime member, even though multiple people are telling them that non-prime members are losing NOTHING.Folks are yelling at Kindle Nation and removing themselves from the page. (Actually KN needs to post more info - they put it up like a teaser saying - Watch for a post here shortly to sort out what's changed with Amazon's new approach to free books! Hint: it's good news for Amazon Prime members!) So I guess that is where people got the idea this will be the ONLY free option availabe now... Some folks already bought a bunch of the titles, thinking they were getting them all for free, and now are irate and calling Amazon to cancel their orders. (Not sure how you can think something is free when the buy button clearly states the price...). The instructions are fairly clear on the KN Facebook page and on Amazon. I mean, not every detail of the program is clear, but enough to keep PEOPLE WHO CAN READ from accidentally buying a dozen books at regular price!!!! Read, folks, do not just get Click Happy!! Good grief!!!!l
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« Reply #48 on: November 03, 2011, 06:48:52 AM » |
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And this is why people only need KindleBoards.  Never been to the KN Facebook page and don't think I'll be going there anytime soon.... Betsy |
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« Reply #49 on: November 03, 2011, 06:51:34 AM » |
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I wonder if they will ever have a subscription for non-prime? I mean, it's only 12 books a year (and obviously kind of a test program at this point) so unless you use the other benefits of prime, the prime is too expensive to buy just for 12 books. I've been waiting for such a program, but I'm not ready to buy into prime just for 12 books. I hope they expand it. I hope the publishers buy into the program too. Looks to me like Amazon has to buy the license in some cases to pass on to the "lendee" for those publishers who don't want to participate.
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