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In practice, no. Kindle lending is up to the publisher, and it seems most do not allow it. I've yet to find a book that actually can be lent.

Doesn't the decline of CD sales and increase of downloads suggest the future is digital data distributed by download rather than by individual physical media? It might be a long time to wholly disappear, but I'd guess it will become ever more relegated to the smaller market of enthusiasts.

I've got bad discs, so having physical media is no panacea :) likewise , "streaming" implies rental, to me. And whether I rent from Blockbuster or ITunes, I don't have anything on my shelf. "buying" by streaming...I find that an uncomfortable idea. I'd expect that if I've boing Tao etching, I...

I've really not had the "communal" experience at the theater. A thin crowd of strangers enters, sits quietly in the dark for two hours, and them leaves. I like that being at the theater means I can remain focusedon the move; and not distracts by gadgets or cats or things I should be doing at...

For a different perspective, I look to my dad. I don't think he's bought or rented a disc in a decade. He goes the the theater maybe monthly. And at home, he gets all his movies from the cable pay-per-view. Mostly the free ones, but sometimes newer, for fee. For him, the futures now, and he's...

I was sloppy; I think downloads are the future. It may not be streaming specifically or generally. But downloads, as with music and apps, are the future of distribution. That goes to my Cost factor: iTunes tends to be more expensive than physical media. And convenience: I don't have a simple...

Streaming is clearly the future of home video. But for me it's not yet the present. I look at the Quality, Cost, Convenience. Blu-ray has the best video quality. And for TV seasons, it's generally the best cost (iTunes is always very expensive for the shows I want). And it's about even on...