From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-12-29 19:08, rbowman wrote:   
   > On Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:18:59 -0000 (UTC), Lars Poulsen wrote:   
   >   
   >>  From a practical perspective, I am pretty sure the Amazon system only   
   >> allows a temporary loan. As to the legality, I am pretty certain that   
   >> you don't own the book, but have a permanent, non-exclusive,   
   >> non-transferable *license* to use the intellectual property that is the   
   >> "book". Anything else would be too messy to describe in the chain of   
   >> contracts from the author to the publisher to the e-book "seller".   
   >   
   > Amazon discontinued the person to person lending library. As a Prime   
   > member I 'borrow' a lot of books at no cost. You then return them although   
   > there isn't an expiration period.   
   >   
   > I'd asked an author that I read about that but he never replied. Most of   
   > the people I read aren't on the best sellers list and the prices run about   
   > $5, so if I outright buy a book rather than borrowing it does the author   
   > receive more? If I like someone's work I like to help them eat regularly   
   > rather than starving in a garret.   
   >   
   > The same author has also mentioned the numerous scam artists that approach   
   > him offering to help him get on the best seller list. In a way it's an   
   > electronic vanity press but it does help to get a lot of books out that   
   > would never make it through traditional publishing.   
      
   There is a small author I want to try. The thing is, some books are in   
   Amazon (but not in Kobo), some is somewhere else. Two or three places. I   
   will have to buy and download the kindle version, then convert to epub.   
   He assured me his books don't have DRM.   
      
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   Cheers, Carlos.   
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