Amazon Kindle & Fire discussion

Just saw the announcement that people using Amazon Prime will have a shot at grabbing a free book from a list of 5,000 and growing books for as long as they like.

There's also a nice rundown on the whole Prime program here, for people wondering what it's about:
http://gizmodo.com/5855981/game-over-amazon-prime-is-officially-the-greatest-deal-in-tech

Here's a link to the details: Amazon Kindle Lending Library (books must be accessed from Kindle)

List of books: Amazon Kindle Lending List

This is AWESOME! I didn't know this was even available!

I heard a report about this on the radio today. I'll be making use of this.

I had read that this was coming in the Wall Street Journal a while back so I thought it was probably a reliable rumor. This is exciting. You can get a 1 month free trial of Amazon Prime. With the books and the streaming video, it is almost too good to pass up. I am definitely going to have to break down and order that Fire!!!!

Jan wrote: "I had read that this was coming in the Wall Street Journal a while back so I thought it was probably a reliable rumor. This is exciting. You can get a 1 month free trial of Amazon Prime. With the b..."

It really is a great deal, Jan. And I agree with Anne-Gigi. Another reason why I am glad I'm getting my Kindle Fire!

I like that there are no due dates for the borrowed from Prime books!

Ann wrote: "I like that there are no due dates for the borrowed from Prime books!"

Agreed!

Ahh, someone posted a link to the list of eligible books, which can be divided by genre to the left: Amazon Kindle Lending List

Candy wrote: "I love this! I signed right up for my free trial as soon as I heard this yesterday and am now asking for a Kindle Fire for Christmas!"

Good call, Candy! I hope it works out for you!

Almost everything by Max Allan Collins is on the list, which is great, and the Hunger Games series, but nothing else I've seen that I'm interested in. Here's hoping the list grows.

Okay. Matterhorn is on the list. I'm gonna hit that.

Eric wrote: "Okay. Matterhorn is on the list. I'm gonna hit that."

Glad you found a few things worthwhile.

I was also reading some speculation that Amazon will be sued over this whole thing by publishing companies and it won't last very long. I hope not!

electronic content law is murky. You aren't actually buying a book ... you are buying a limited license to read the book.

Anne-Gigi wrote: "Jan wrote: "I had read that this was coming in the Wall Street Journal a while back so I thought it was probably a reliable rumor. This is exciting. You can get a 1 month free trial of Amazon Prime..."

Even though you can share, you still have to be the main account user who bought prime to reap the benefits. So, the other 4 would benefit from 2 day free shipping and nothing else.

I don't think amazon is going to get sued since the only books they are making available are ones where the publisher has agreed to it. They said that for most of the books, they are paying the publishers a flat fee but in some cases they are paying the publishers per book. I see no reason for publishers who have made these deals with amazon to sue. I also don't think the publishers who haven't made deals can sue since amazon isn't making their books part of the program.