Amazon now loaning many books free /w prime

[Dulanic]

http://news.consumerreports.org/ele...-books-to-kindle-owners-via-amazon-prime.html

After enabling library-book lending on Kindles in September, Amazon has introduced its own e-book-lending program: Kindle Owner's Lending Library is currently offering over 5,000 titles for loan, which include among them more than a hundred current and former New York Times bestsellers.

Owners of any generation Kindle device (including the upcoming Kindle Fire tablet, shipping November 15) who are also Amazon Prime members can borrow e-books—only one book at a time, and just one per month, but you can hang onto it as long as you like. The e-books will not work on Kindle apps, though—only on Kindle devices. (And if you're not a Prime member, Amazon's offering a one-month free trial of the service, which costs $79 a year.)

This is a great idea for Amazon. Prime already is worthwhile IMO, but this is just another reason to have it.

 

[Red Storm]

Yep I think it's a great move. Will definitely be getting a new Kindle soon.

 

[akugami]

My only disappointment is this does not work on the Amazon Kindle app for iOS and Android.

 

[Red Storm]

My only disappointment is this does not work on the Amazon Kindle app for iOS and Android.

It is called the "Kindle Owner's Lending Library" and not "Kindle App Owner's". 😉

I agree it would be nice if it was part of the Kindle app (and I think it eventually will be), but the Kindle is a great product so I don't see it as a downer.

 

[thedarkwolf]

I just hope they give us a away to search through the available books on a computer rather than just on the kindle which is a bit of a pain.