Borrowing and selling with Kindles

[xwb]

Just a bunch of hypothetical questions. I'm just wondering whether with machines like Kindles, it is just a one way street with Amazon getting all the money.

Normally, when we get books and we no longer want them, we can sell them on to a second hand shop and possibly in return get 5 books back for 50p.

Is this possible with a Kindle? How do I sell on books that I no longer want. For instance, if I wish to declutter to make room for more books.

Also, when I've finished reading a book, my friends might want to borrow it and read it. If they have a kindle as well, is it possible to transfer the book to them temporarily.

Last of all, if I sell a kindle with say £1000 of books, can I get my money back for those £1000 of books or should I just sell the tablet at a fraction of the price I bought it for?

 

[goombawaho]

just a one way street with Amazon getting all the money

I think that is exactly what Amazon and book publishers have in mind.

http://www.amazon.com/forum/kindle?cdForum=Fx1D7SY3BVSESG&cdThread=Tx30W7MD2GVYT1G

 

[webrabbit]

Amazon does provide for lending e-books.

 

[xwb]

Found this about lending ebooks. Guess it helps if you know which keywords to type into the search engine. Works like a library and you can even return them early.

 

[r0gerc]

I think you can only lend books in the USA at the moment.

 

[goombawaho]

But no selling as "used".

 

[hairlessupportmonkey]

you might want to keep an eye on this then?

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[rclarke250]

Don't know anything about how Amazon works, I use nook software and aldiko on my phone and tablet, my brother lives in another state, He has a nook, we buy ebooks all the time, have a share ebook folder on our drobbox accounts, if I want to read a book he has, he uploads it to the folder, and vice versa. Also there is a program out called Calibre and it can change formats, and even remove the copy protections from the ebook. There are also exchange sites for ebooks setup, so if someone is looking for a book, and has one to lend, they can search the site, and most are a one for one exchange, you can upload a book to lend, and then download the book you want. I also buy books from publisher sites, like Baen books, that do not put any copy protections on their ebooks, and the author gets more of the profits than from Amazon.

 

[strongm]

Now that's interesting

 

[Sympology]

Just remember removing copy protection is illegal in a lot of countries.
Just saying.

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[rclarke250]

No, getting caught is. Just like speeding in a car.

 

[goombawaho]

I'm with Sympology. No - speeding, just like removing copyright protection is illegal period (if illegal in your country). Getting CAUGHT is another matter. Maybe you will, maybe you won't. But, seeing stories like these makes you take pause. Never know when you'll be ratted out. Don't know if sharing/selling Kindle books has arrived on the copyright holder's radar yet.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igenerati...ered-to-pay-675000-for-sharing-30-songs/16309

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/20...rleader-dinged-27750-for-infringing-37-songs/

 

[rclarke250]

It's a moot point for me, I use the program to change the format,it also is a very good tool for auto uploading to the ereader or tablet, not remove copyright, I only buy ebooks with out copyright protection, and those that say sharing is okay. Like I pointed out at Baen publishing earlier. Baen They also have a free library of older books, which I think is a very good way to find an interest in an authors style, and therefore more likely to purchase their newer works. If I can't find a DRM-free version for the book, I just wait to buy the paperback, or use the library. Which also has ebook versions for checkout.