New Kindle Announcements From Amazon

Amazon made 2 groundbreaking announcements on October 22. First, Kindle magazines and newspapers will soon be availble across devices. For example, if you purchase a Kindle magazine you can read it on your Kindle and read it on your iphone Kindle app. This is great news for all of us who enjoy reading newspapers and mags on our Kindles. The philoshpy from Amazon is 'buy once, read everywhere'!
The new technology will be available in the coming weeks. To begin with, the technology will be availble on iphones, ipads, and the ipod touch. Next, Amazon will work to get the Android on board along with other formats.
The second major annoucement is no less exciting...
Kindle owners will soon have the power to loan ebooks! Kindle owners can loan Kindle books to other Kindle owners via a Kindle device or app. The loan takes place for 14 days. Each book can be loaned only once and the lender cannot read the book during the period it is on loan.
Not all ebooks will be availble for lending. The option is dependent on the publisher and/or the person who owns the rights to the book.
I think this is one of the most exciting things to come out of the Kindle world in some time. I know other Kindle users I would love to trade books with for a short time. I think people might even buy a Kindle if they realize they have this new option.
No word from Amazon if the new lending option requires the Kindle owner to download a software update. Stay tuned for more information. It will be posted as it becomes availble!
Where did you read your Kindle today? It was a gorgeous fall day here. I got to sit on my front porch, enjoy the changing leaves, and read in the gentle breeze. What was I reading? A book I downloaded some time ago but never got around to reading...Elizabeth Street. Anybody read this book?