Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

I wanted to loan e-books to a friend from Kindle and I don't see that option available anymore on my Content & Devices page. Did Amazon remove this feature or am I missing something?

I looked into this recently and it seems thatAmazon HAS eliminated the ability for you to briefly loan your Kindle books. I think there’s kind of. Techy back door way of doing it that involves downloading the files, (maybe converting them to pdf?), then putting them on a thumb drive for your friend to load onto their computer and then their kindle, but at that point you’ve spent so much time, you might as well just have them buy it. Or better yet, have they checked their library/Libby for a kindle version to borrow?

Tracy wrote: "I looked into this recently and it seems thatAmazon HAS eliminated the ability for you to briefly loan your Kindle books. I think there’s kind of. Techy back door way of doing it that involves down..."

What a bummer they removed that loaning option. At least I know now. Thanks for replying!

No problem!

No loaning is the worst thing about ebooks/audiobooks. When you are done, you can't easily pass them on. I do download the Audible books to my computer (because I want to put them on a tiny iPod rather than a bulky phone), and then I have them, but anyone interested would have to come to my house or I would have to put it on a drive and that is more work than just passing on a physical book. I also can't donate it to a library or other program when I am done.

In theory, if you haven't downloaded a book from Amazon/Audible, it could disappear if they change their licensing agreements.

Yes, technically you don’t own ebooks (or at least kindle books). You just have a license to use them.