Amazon Kindle Owner's Lending Library

Amazon, the company which holds one of the largest online bookstore in the world, has again, initiate a big move by offering its customers an e-library service named "Amazon Kindle Owner's Lending Library", granting its Amazon Prime's subscribing Kindle users the opportunity to borrow some of their favourite books from its newly formed online library system. An even greater news is that Amazon's library currently holds around 5,000 titles from a wide variety of genres and publishers, which provide subscribers with more choices to choose from. Amazon is still in the process of pursuing more publishers to join the game, as many are still not convinced by the profitability of this service.

So,  what's the catch? Will there be any restriction for this service? Any due date? For now, each user is allowed to download only one book at a time, and there's actually no time limit for the book that you borrow. Not only that it offers unlimited borrowing period, it also allows you to place bookmarks, highlights and even annotations on the book (it wouldn't hurt the book anyway). It's indeed a very thoughtful feature, with one more interesting related feature included, where you will have all your bookmarks, highlights and annotations remained at the exact places, if you ever borrow or purchase the same title again. Isn't that amazing?

When will this service be available internationally? Or perhaps we should say, "will it?" This service is now available only for U.S Amazon Prime members who own Kindle devices, according to Amazon.com, and I guess the rest of us will have to wait and see.

For U.S readers, you can click on this link for more detailed information about "Kindle Owners' Lending Library."