Nook ebook lending

I see a few on your shelf that I wouldn't mind borrowing once I am less backed up on books. Jul 30, PM. Any time, Dixie! I know what you mean though, I have tons of paper books still to get through at home. Aug 10, PM. Here is my Nook Lending bookshelf! Aug 22, AM. I have a question for those of you who have used the Lend feature. When the 14 days are over, do you get the book back?

You get your book back after you lend it. It is supposed to go back onto you eBook library. Aug 23, PM. I just got my Nook on Saturday too and am willing to lend! I will work on adding a Nooklendme shelf! I noticed quite a few of mine have the lend me option next to them! Sep 24, AM. I created a shelf too and will add some books to it to be lent.

Great idea. Sep 24, PM. Welcome to the group, Cassie and Bekah. How long have you had your Nook? I've been keeping my 'To-Lend' shelf updated, so feel free to PM me if you're interested borrowing anything. Sep 25, PM. Thanks Dorie! I got my Nook in July for my birthday and love it! I have been reading like crazy and luckily have been able to utilize my library's ebooks.

I just found this group yesterday and think it's a great idea to share between other Nook lovers. Sep 27, AM. I'd love to borrow "Wicked Appetite" by Janet Evanovich.

I have the latest Dick Francis "Crossfire" if anyone would like it. Question: I can only lend book which read "Lend Me" right? Because I have others I'd be happy to share. Sep 27, PM.

Yeah only if the book has LendMe next too it are the ones that can be shared. Oct 01, AM. Oct 02, AM. I don't know if you intended this for me, but I do have Wicked Appetite to loan. If you want you can PM me your email address and I'll send it off to you. Oct 02, PM. So if one is looking under the "Owned" view of books, it shows up in one of the columns. Or we could create NOOK bookshelves maybe?

Are bookshelves searchable by shelf NAME? Oct 31, PM. Question: Some people have been telling me that with the Nook if I have a "Lend me" book, I will only be able to lend the book out one time?

Is this true? Or will I be able to lend the book out once to each person? Let me know! Nov 01, AM. You can only Lend the book out one time The Nook is constantly getting updates so maybe eventually you may be able to lend out a book more than once. And that limitation is from the publishers.

But you can get ebooks from the library. Nov 01, PM. Sandra aka Sleo wrote: "And that limitation is from the publishers. I've been making use of my library and some free ebook sites online. You can also get some free ebooks on GR too Nov 03, PM. I have also created a self with nookbooks to lend.

If you are interested just let me know. I will try to keep it updated with ones that are avaliable to lend out. Nov 05, AM. Short Window: As mentioned before, your book can only be shared for 14 days. If you want to return the book before that date, you can do so by deleting the book from your Kindle library.

Linking accounts to Amazon Household will allow you to share Prime benefits and digital content, including Kindle books and audiobooks. With Family Library, there are no limits on what books you can share or time frames for lending, and you can both read a book simultaneously.

You can choose to share all of your Kindle books to your Family Library or select titles individually. With that in mind, Family Library should only be used with someone you trust. You can find instructions for that here. Even better, there are no late fees with e-books from libraries: They just expire when the lending period is over.

After a tentative foray into digital lending on PCs and e-readers several years ago, public libraries are opening the next chapter for smartphones and tablet computers. The movement kicked into high gear in September when Amazon finally turned on its Kindle for 11, local libraries, triggering a flood of new users. App developers are also working with libraries to enable book lovers to borrow on their smartphones.

Some people may confuse it with borrowing Kindle ebooks from public libraries. Does anyone know the pricing model to libraries? An important thing to realize about how the rise of ebooks effects libraries, is the legal difference between ebook or print books for library lending. Alternatives to the Kindle Library Lending - pmiller, savings. If you think the Amazon Prime e-book lending program isn't ready for prime time--no pun intended-- here are some alternative free and legal ways to borrow e-books.

There are about 11, public libraries that participate in the program, and users can take advantage of it without needing to invest in one of Amazon's Kindle e-readers. What's Coming to Amazon's Lending Library? Now you can check it out for yourself; the list of eligible books is posted on Amazon's Web site.

There are currently 5, Kindle e-books available to Prime members. The good: If you are a Kindle holder and also Amazon Prime member you just got yourself a free ebook every month. This is also good news to ebook lending fans in general - the market is and will get more competitive and readers will be the ones that will profit from it eventually. For example, right now ebook lending services such as eBookFling and BookLending, as well as libraries, let you rent ebooks only up to 14 days. Amazon has introduced a new lending library for Kindle owners that lets them borrow one ebook a month for free, if they have an Amazon Prime membership.

Amazon is offering more than 5, titles, including New York Times bestsellers, that Prime members can borrow. Board a bus or a train today and chances are you'll see several people with eReaders in hand. While most probably bought their electronic books on a popular website, you may find a few who borrowed the paperless books from the library.

EBooks accounted for 6. Hachette Book Group has been doing a lot of legwork in recent months as part of an effort to decide whether it should increase its exposure to the library ebook market, reversing a previous decision that has kept Hachette's frontlist ebook titles out of library hands since July E-books continue to be an area of growth for publishers.

What once equaled about 1. As sales continue to grow, the desire for features, services and the amount of e-book titles also expands. Interested in borrowing an ebook?

As ebook lending becomes a growing trend, we see more websites that fulfill the role of marketplace, matching ebook lenders and borrowers. But who are these websites? And what they offer those of you who want to take advantage of the feature allowing Kindle and Nook users to swap ebooks with each others? We decided to provide you with a comparison of the three websites that seems to lead the ebook lending market - eBookFling, BookLending and Lendle.

Amazon announced that Kindle users will be able to borrow ebooks from more than 11, libraries in the U. Kindle Library Lending will enable users of Kindle ereaders and apps to check out books from their local libraries. Kindle e-book lending service reinstated after modification of code - Philip Jones, The Bookseller, March 23, Lendle, the US-based tool that allows Kindle users to lend their e-books, has been reinstated after Amazon said that its concern related to its "Book Sync tool".

The news that Amazon had locked the services out of its API caused a sensation yesterday [22nd March] as news sites and Twitter erupted with consternation. Authors and publishers have previously raised concern over e-book lending and its impact on book sales.