Lendling

Amazon has announced that Kindle owners and readers who use Kindle apps will now be able to loan e-books to other users (story here).

"The online retailer announced the upcoming feature in a discussion forum for the Kindle on its website Friday, saying that later in the year it will start letting Kindle users and people who use its free Kindle apps loan books to others for a two-week period. During the loan, the book's owner will not be able to read the book, Amazon said."

Not a bad start. Why only two weeks is my question. If I can't read it on my Kindle, why does it matter how long the friend has it. I think it should be indefinite.

Did not know this:

"The Kindle will not be the first e-reader to get a lending feature; Barnes & Noble Inc.'s Nook e-reader also has such a feature that lets users loan books between other Nooks and gadgets that have the free Nook software."

Had I known this about the Nook, I might have gone this route instead of toward the Kindle.