Is there a big Kindle book lending thread I've missed?

[13aines]

Hi all.

Just bought a kindle. Read about the lending service which sounds great, but I mostly read non-fiction and don't know many people with kindles, let alone with simillar interests.

I expected to find a big thread here with people posting books they wanted to borrow or had available to lend, but my searches have turned up nothing much to my surprise and disappointment - I imagine many here have books I'd be interested in - likewise I'll have books others would be interested in.

If a pistonheads kindle lending thread doesn't exist I'll have to try and get one going!

Posted in the lounge for max exposure to Kindle users.

Thanks.

Matt

[Patch1875]

Didn't know you could lend books? You can borrow from amazon if you have a prime membership.

[13aines]

As far as I know you can lend any book in your collection for two weeks to anyone using their email address, during which you cannot access the book yourself...

Can you borrow from Amazon with prime?! I know you can rent some textbooks. I've got a trial currently, and can't see any options for library like loans from Amazon.

Having said this, this is online - my kindle arrives tomorrow.

[Patch1875]

You can borrow one a month with prime.

[psgcarey]

You can also borrow e-books from your local library, via their web site.

[williredale]

psgcarey said:

You can also borrow e-books from your local library, via their web site.

But if your's is anything like mine you can't read them on your kindle. Which means I'm stuck reading library books on my iPad or Nexus.

[FlossyThePig]

williredale said:

psgcarey said:

You can also borrow e-books from your local library, via their web site.

But if your's is anything like mine you can't read them on your kindle. Which means I'm stuck reading library books on my iPad or Nexus.

Kindles can't read ePub format books available from British Libraries as they are locked to the Amazon money making business model. Two and a half years after getting my Kobo I have yet to buy a book, good old Suffolk library.

(Is Amazon Prime worth £79 a year?)

[hal 1]

Have you tried the 'kindle users forum' ?
google it up and there's lots of free books

[13aines]

Cool. I've got prime so that's good, nice to know. Smaller selection than I'd hoped, and only one a month is a shame, but a nice perk. When I'm back to uni I'll be reading next to no non study related books anyway.

For now, and my holiday in September, I've found Lendle and Booklending.com, which I'll have a play with.

I'm going to try to make a thread on here where people could list the books they are willing to lend in their library - would there be much uptake?

I tend to read motorsport/engineering books, and driver/rider biographies so I'd hope in a community like this, I'd have many others would be interested to read, and others would have books I'd like to read.

[jimmyjimjim]

Amazon have introduced 'kindle unlimited' in the us for $10 a month.

You can have up to 10 books on loan at a time and borrow an unlimited number during the month.

Not all kindle titles are included, but there's an interesting mix of old and new, well-known and un-known titles.

I've been ripping the arse out of it for a few weeks now.

[badgerade]

Launched in the UK as well now, for 7.99 a month. Will sign up for the free month when I've finished my current book.

[jimmyjimjim]

It's worth doing. Only drawback/annoyance so far is that it doesn't appear to show a history of what you've borrowed, only what you're currently borrowing. So if you like something, make a note of it.