Mixed Answers to "Is It OK for a Library to Lend a Kindle?"

As a few more libraries begin lending the Kindle, the e-book reading device from Amazon (AMZN), the company continues to offer ambiguous messages regarding its policies. Asked by the Howe Library, Hanover, NH, if it was OK to lend a Kindle, an Amazon support staffer said yes–and the library has proceeded to do so, with much positive response.

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