http://paidcontent.org/2011/11/05/419-new-questions-concerns-about-kindles-lending-library-what-about-authors/ The economics of digital content Tue, 21 May 2013 18:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://paidcontent.org/2011/11/05/419-new-questions-concerns-about-kindles-lending-library-what-about-authors/#comment-86057 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:35:45 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2011/11/05/419-new-questions-concerns-about-kindles-lending-library-what-about-authors/#comment-86057 How is Amazon going to stop it’s Prime members from un-DRM-ing these loaned books and just keeping them? Because technically speaking it’s pretty easy to do. And if the lending program doesn’t translate into eventual sales of the books being lent (which I assume is the point – it may just be a way to increase Prime memberships), that can’t be good for anyone.

]]> http://paidcontent.org/2011/11/05/419-new-questions-concerns-about-kindles-lending-library-what-about-authors/#comment-86056 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:28:48 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2011/11/05/419-new-questions-concerns-about-kindles-lending-library-what-about-authors/#comment-86056 I have yet to hear anyone pose the argument that Amazon received payment for these “free” e-book titles in the form of their annual $79 Prime membership. It would bring back the argument of selling for a loss but it is income none the less. Could this be considered a wholesale model wrapped up in a different package?

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