Kindle Gains Lending Feature

The Kindle is getting an update which will allow users to lend and share books. Users may lend a book to a fellow user, but just like with a real book, the original owner will not be allowed to view it while it’s on loan.

Amazon says that not all books will be eligible for lending, and also imposes a restriction (similar to the rival Barnes and Noble Nook) that the same book can not be loaned to the same person more than once. That is a limitation that hinders the value of lending in a business setting--since a user may need to reference the same shared title on more than one occasion.

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