Amazon improves lending
A few years ago, Amazon tried to solve the issue by connecting library lending to its Whispersync service. Once you hook up your Kindle and library accounts, they can send e-books to their Kindle from the library’s website and it syncs just like a purchased book. Though this is a big step forward, very few of the other e-reader makers followed suit. This kind of easy synchronization wouldn’t be hard to implement on the Nook Simple Touch or the Kobo Glo, Touch, or Mini. So, why hasn’t it been?