I live in Washington! Vancouver, WA to be exact. It's not only my library, many other area library districts provide this service. The app I use to get the loans is called Overdrive. I actually use it on my Nook HD+, running the Kindle app via KitKat OS booted from a N2A micro SD card.
Greg -----Original Message----- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 12:39 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Andrew Strasfogel Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived Where do you live, Greg? I may want to move there. On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 12:45 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > <<...reading almost all free books.>> > > I have recently become aware that most local libraries allow "borrowing" > of e-books. I have searched and found a few books by some of my > favorite novelists available for a 3-week "loan". My library's app > directs me to Amazon where I download the book. > > It's pretty convenient and FREE! > > Greg > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of OK > Don via Mercedes > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 9:23 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Cc: OK Don > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Kindle revived > > If this is the original Kindle book reader, not the Fire tablet, it > should use a standard micro USB cord, like Curt said. My wife uses > hers several hours every day, reading almost all free books. She will > only pay for one if it's the next in a particularly good series. > The Kindles are great for casual reading, not as good as paper for > serious learning/studying. > > On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 9:09 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > My son bought me the original Kindle. I uploaded a free book - Jack > > London's Fang - but bogged down and then lost the charging cord. it > > now sits unloved on my desk... > > > > > > -- > OK Don > > NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! > > *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and > many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The > few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the > electric fence for themselves." > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
