If you want to set up additional devices, see what you have checked out, or return a book, go to Manage Your Kindle.If you choose to purchase the book from the Kindle Store or check it out again at a later date, all of your notes and highlights will be preserved.Click the Actions button next to the title and then Return this book.Visit cloudLibrary for complete instructions on installing and setting up the app. This app is not available through the Amazon Appstore. You can also install the cloudLibrary app on your Kindle Fire, which gives you access to an additional collection of library e-books to borrow. Follow the Android instructions for setting up the app and checking out e-books and audiobooks. In addition to Kindle formatted e-books, you can read EPUB e-books and listen to MP3 audiobooks on the Kindle Fire by downloading the OverDrive app from the Amazon Appstore. For more information, read Amazon's instructions for transferring files via USB.Connect your Kindle to the computer via USB and save the file to the Kindle's Documents folder.In the final step of the checkout process, you'll have the option to download your e-book as a file.If you have an older Kindle without Wi-Fi, or no available Wi-Fi connection outside of the Library, there are a couple additional steps to transfer the e-book file from your computer to the device. If your download does not appear once you connect to Wi-Fi, click Menu and "Sync and Check for Items.".If you do not have Wi-Fi at home, visit one of our libraries or another Wi-Fi hotspot. Choose your device, click on "Get library book," open your Kindle or Kindle app and v oilà! There is your library book, just waiting to be downloaded.Settings > Wireless Settings > Connect). The site will now take you to Amazon, where you can pick the device you'd like your book sent to (your phone, Kindle, computer, or Kindle Cloud Reader). Once you've logged in, you should see that you have the option to "Read now with Kindle" or "Download EPUB eBook." Choose the Kindle option, unless you're a maverick with an alternate e-reader, in which case you can download all the EPUB eBooks you like. You'll be asked to enter your library card number, and/or the four digit pin you chose when signing up for your library card. All the books are labelled as either "Available," meaning you can read them right now, or "Wait List," meaning that you can put a hold on the title and have it downloaded to your phone instantly as soon as it becomes available.Ĭlick "Borrow" or "Place a hold" on the title you're interested in. You'll be able to search for specific titles or authors, or simply browse the virtual shelves until something jumps out at you. You should now be looking at a catalog of beautiful, shiny Kindle books. Once it pops up on the map, click "Visit Library Website" to be whisked away to the Kindle books section of your local library. Simply click the big red "Find libraries near you" button on the home page, and then search for your local library by name or zip code. Overdrive is a magical hub of Kindle books from libraries all across the country. You now have a library card, and complete access to the whole of the literary world. For most libraries, you can register for the card online, and then just swing by the front desk of your local library branch with a photo ID or proof of address and pick up your card in two minutes flat (two pieces of mail addressed to you should do it, if you don't have an ID with your address on it). I know we're all busy, but trust me, it's worth it. Yes, this will require actually walking into a physical library building with your own human body. Here's how.įirst of all, go get a library card, if you don't already have one. Even if you're constantly on the go, you can still read just about any book your literary heart desires on your phone or Kindle for free. Millennials might be using the library more than any previous generation, but a shocking number of people, both young and old, are completely ignoring this library perk. But there is one shining ray of hope in the distance, one bright beacon to bring a little joy into your dull and listless life: you can rent free kindle and audiobooks from your local library. There's war and famine, corruption in politics, widespread ecological destruction, and those silly new earbuds with no cord.
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