[Web4lib] Library Purchase/Subscription For Kindle Content?

[Louise Alcorn]

I agree that libraries seem to be excluded, and in fact I've discussed
this with a couple of libraries currently using Kindles.  Amazon *seems*
to have been turning a blind eye.  That could, of course, change as it
has with other services when they begin to perceive us as a 'threat'.
*shrug*  I think there are a number of objections and obstacles to using
them effectively in libraries even before the legal issue.  
 
Louise E. Alcorn
Reference Technology Librarian
West Des Moines Public Library
4000 Mills Civic Pkwy
West Des Moines IA 50265
(515) 222-3573      louise.alcorn at wdm-ia.com
http://www.wdmlibrary.org <http://www.wdmlibrary.org/>    


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From: Benjamin Daeuber [mailto:bdaeuber at gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 3:03 PM
To: Louise Alcorn
Cc: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Library Purchase/Subscription For Kindle Content?


Unfortunatly, there's this clause in the Kindle Terms of Service:
 
Use of Digital Content. Upon your payment of the applicable fees set by
Amazon, Amazon grants you the non-exclusive right to keep a permanent
copy of the applicable Digital Content and to view, use, and display
such Digital Content an unlimited number of times, solely on the Device
or as authorized by Amazon as part of the Service and solely for your
personal, non-commercial use. Digital Content will be deemed licensed to
you by Amazon under this Agreement unless otherwise expressly provided
by Amazon.
 
Restrictions. Unless specifically indicated otherwise, you may not sell,
rent, lease, distribute, broadcast, sublicense or otherwise assign any
rights to the Digital Content or any portion of it to any third party,
and you may not remove any proprietary notices or labels on the Digital
Content. In addition, you may not, and you will not encourage, assist or
authorize any other person to, bypass, modify, defeat or circumvent
security features that protect the Digital Content.
 
 
 
That would seem to exclude libraries...
 
Ben
 
On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 11:35 AM, Louise
Alcorn<Louise.Alcorn at wdm-ia.com> wrote:
>  My understanding (and don't quote me on this) is that as long as the
> Kindles are linked to the same *account*, they can share content.  I
> think it's supposed to be like a "family plan".
>
> >From this page on Amazon:
>
http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-DX-Amazons-Wireless-Generation/dp/B0015TCML
> 0
>
> Whispersync
>
> Have more than one Kindle? Our Whispersync technology allows you to
> seamlessly switch back and forth between your Kindle devices and
iPhone
> while keeping your reading location synchronized--now you can read a
few
> pages on your iPhone or Kindle and pick up right where you left off on
> your Kindle DX.
>
> Louise E. Alcorn
> Reference Technology Librarian
> West Des Moines Public Library
> 4000 Mills Civic Pkwy
> West Des Moines IA 50265
> (515) 222-3573      louise.alcorn at wdm-ia.com
> http://www.wdmlibrary.org
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
> [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Brian Gray
> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 7:33 PM
> To: McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]
> Cc: lita at ala.org; sig-bwp at asis.org; asis-l at asis.org;
> web4lib at webjunction.org; McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]
> Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Library Purchase/Subscription For Kindle
Content?
>
> Can you transfer Amazon-purchased content? E-book collections
available
> through licensing are very different than purchases through Amazon's
> current single-user purchase model.
>
> Brian Gray
> mindspiral at gmail.com
> bcg8 at case.edu
>
>
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