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Re:Kindle gets library book lending by locopati on Thursday April 21, 2011 @09:50AM (#2470589)
This does seem to be something that needs to be broadly considered when it comes to new technology. For example, Netflix - one account for my household, but there's no separation between recommendations for my wife, my son, myself (which makes for some amusing confusion). In general, the possibility of personalization needs to be considered for applications where you want single-billing but might have many individuals within that account.
Re:Kindle gets library book lending by ja27 on Thursday April 21, 2011 @10:15AM (#2470671)
Netflix does have sub-accounts to allow for different family members. It works reasonably well, but you can only stream video using the primary account.
Re:Kindle gets library book lending by locopati on Thursday April 21, 2011 @10:18AM (#2470679)
Since streaming is often the main source in my family, the sub-accounts don't appear to solve the recommendations issue.