library books to readers on Kindle available and other devices of the Kindle app users of the Amazon Kindle e-reader, are soon able to out electronic books from libraries in the United States.The retailer is together with overdrive, already an e-book lending service offers more than 11,000 American libraries.
Kindle owners have not title downloaded the device be used as a unique file format.
Overdrive is also in the UK, but Amazon would confirm, if his plans include United Kingdom.
It said that the US system would start this year.
Borrowed books to readers, as well as other devices on the Amazon Kindle Kindle software, including iPads and Android tablets will be available.
If you will, to borrow a publication must be a member of their local library.
Title of the library downloaded website are and will be automatically after a certain number of days, with a maximum loan period of three weeks away.
Publishing systemOverdrive has for several years in the business and offers hundreds of thousands of books for readers whose Ger?te use the EPUB format.
Amazon has an own proprietary system, but based on the Mobipocket format, includes a digital rights management system to copy to prevent.
The fact that Overdrive is finally, that technology and large welcomed by industry watchers have been, but has some clearly underwhelmed.
"This is to move me," said Martin Hoscik, which the website eBook magazine is running.
"There is no innovation here." "It's like to congratulate channel 5 for the transmission of their images in color, if everyone else has done it for years."However, is expected to increase the profile of library loans the dominant position of the Kindle in the e-book market.
"I am nothing, the reader the possibility of a library, you'll find more books to read are", said Phil Bradley, Vice President of the Chartered Institute of library and information professionals.
UK librariesCurrently in the United Kingdom, 33 of the country using 151 library authorities the OverDrive system.
If this be extended to Kindle, questions must be answered on their implementation, Mr Bradley said.
In particular, he called for more details on Amazon's plan, users of e-books notes add can be. "As you keep confidential?" he asked.
Amazon has pointed out that you the conditions of credit use is ordered by publishers.
The Harper Collins established the company, that his books, once acquired only for 26 loans can be provided by a library before are permanently deleted.
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