From ALA Tech Source: http://www.alatechsource.org/blog/2011/02/e-book-lending-clubs.html
The article, ‘Ebook lending clubs’ gives a little background on lending ebooks and information on five lending clubs. Be sure to check out the clubs listed in this article.
The clubs/sites listed below are not included in this article. I have not borrowed from any of these clubs – this is just information not a recommendation for use.
Lendle states they are the “easiest, fastest, fairest and best way to lend and borrow Kindle books.”
BookBee http://www.bookbee.net/
“A Beginner's guide to ebooks - simple guide/comparison to device, software, format, buying and help. Info on Kindle, iPad, Nook, PC (Windows), Mac (OS X), iPhone.” This site also offers Book Ant (search for books with prices at B&N and Amazon) and an ebook exchange. I registered on BookBee to see what is offered. At the time, only four books were available, but this was a few weeks ago.
Ebook exchange http://www.ebookexchange.com/
Lend or borrow ebooks (Kindle or Nook). Complete step-by-step instructions and registration is free. I did see a spot for a $3 donation, but I’m not sure this is required.
Open Library (Internet Archive ) http://openlibrary.org/
“Open Library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published…. Just like Wikipedia, you can contribute new information or corrections to the catalog. You can browse by subject, author or lists members have created. If you love books, why not help build a library?”
List of worldwide lending libraries
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