Submitted by Jesse on Sun, 10/24/2010 - 11:01
The Washington Post reports (via AP) that Amazon is joining Barnes & Noble's Nook in allowing people to lend eBooks. While the book is on load (for a two-week period) the owner won't be able to read it, which is exactly the behavior of traditional books. (Presumably at the end of the loan period, the eBook will be automatically returned to the owner, a great improvement over traditional book lending.)
Will iBooks on iPad follow suit? If so, one of the biggest issues with eBooks appears to be on the brink of being resolved.
Submitted by Jesse on Sun, 07/19/2009 - 08:13
We're finding out more about the Kindle/1984 issue in which copies of George Orwell's novel have been deleted from Kindles after purchase and download. (See the NY Times article here).
The fact that Amazon can reach into your Kindle is not news (unless you turn off synchronization as discussed on this blog previously). That's how the Kindle iPhone app can synchronize with your Kindle. It also allows for updates as in newspapers, although I'm not aware that anyone is using this at the moment.
