Patent ID: 8655739
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing an e-book lending library comprising a library interface and a database containing a plurality of e-books; loaning to a user for a predetermined finite period of time a first e-book from the plurality of e-books, comprising transmitting to an electronic device associated with the user, via a communications network, the first e-book including a lending license therefor; upon expiration of the predetermined finite period of time, receiving from the electronic device data relating to the user's reading history of the first e-book; automatically determining the user's reading progress through the first e-book based on the data; and, when it is determined that the user has other than finished reading the first e-book, transmitting to the electronic device via the communication network a signal comprising an offer to sell to the user the first e-book via the e-book lending library.