Apparently, the use of Kindle by libraries is very fuzzy:
http://lonewolflibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/wisconsin-library-begins-l ending-the-kindle-2-e-reader032309/ "Conclusion? It's either OK or not OK to circulate Kindles, with or without content, depending on who at Amazon you ask." Also, FWIW, the downloadable books that are currently available through Monroe County Library System come from Overdrive and can be downloaded to most mp3 players (but not iPod) and have a three-week due date just like borrowing a library book. Once the 3 weeks is up, the book is no longer playable. (I don't know how this works - probably Eric does.) There are also a limited number of copies available, just like real books, so you sometimes have to place a reserve on a download just like you would with a real book. One might assume Kindle will work in a similar way at some point in the near future. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eric Scoles Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 7:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: author's guild discriminates? I think that would qualify as a system hack rather than a patch. My understanding of how Kindle works is that DRM is rendered almost irrelevant (though it's still there) by the workflow: You buy a work, the purchase is recorded, and normally you download it (but not necessarily); you can later delete, then re-download the same work. I know that you can put your own otherwise-purchased ebooks onto a Kindle, but I gather it's a non-trivial exercise. And you wouldn't be able to share from the Kindle. On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 9:23 PM, delancey <[email protected]> wrote: BTW: can someone tell me, I gather that you cannot share a kindle copy. Is that right? If so, will libraries have some DRM patch to lend them out? Anyone know? cd -- eric scoles ([email protected]) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
