Your Kindle and the Library

So far, my experience has been checking out 2 different books. Once I entered my library card number and figured out what they wanted for a "pin" number (for some it is the last 4 digits of your social security number and for others it is the last 4 numbers of your library card number) it was very straightforward.

...except the sending to my Kindle part. I would find the book in the Manage Your Kindle area of my Amazon account, and it was very easy to choose "which" Kindle device to send it to, but the books didn't appear on the chosen devices until I opened the Kindle software on the device, found it in the Amazon archives for my Kindle account and selected and downloaded it from the actual device.

So I think you can skip the part about going to the Manage Your Kindle area and sending it to the Kindle you want. Just do that part from the Kindle itself.

To return a book early, you still need the Manage Your Kindle area on your computer and Amazon account. Find the book, then click the Actions button and choose to Return this book.

If the Internet is as good as I hope it will be on the newest Kindle fire, you should be able to visit your library, check out and return books, all from the same device. After having (and loving) my iPad this year, I am looking forward to being able to (at a reasonable price) actually compare it with the new Kindle tablet (android) back to back. It will be fun!

Free on Amazon Today

Note: If you are reading this on your Kindle and want to get a book from the Kindle store now, type the title with your Kindle, then press the right hand button in the 5-way area or (if you have a Kindle 2) toggle your 5-way switch to the right until the word store is highlighted. Press in on it to search. When the title comes up, use the 5-way toggle switch to move around the book info area to read more about the book. Make sure it is still free (or an acceptable price) before finally pressing in on the 5-way switch to "buy" it. You can always press the back button (before you press buy) if you change your mind. And remember... what is FREE today may not be FREE tomorrow, so get it while you can!


Oh boy!  Imagine how these are going to look on those new Kindles!

Night Terrors By: V. A. Jeffrey Available for free in: Asia & Pacific, Australia, Canada, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, Africa

		I Shall Not Want : Psalm 23 Mysteries Book Two (The Psalm 23 Mysteries) By: Debbie Viguie (Abingdon Press Fiction)  (12) Available for free in: United Kingdom, United States
		The Last Drop By: L. Sprague de Camp (Galaxy Press LLC.)  (7) Available for free in: United States
		Highland Blessings By: Jennifer Hudson Taylor (Abingdon Press Fiction)  (33) Available for free in: United States
		Dead Reckoning By: Ronie Kendig (Abingdon Press Fiction)  (59) Available for free in: United States

I have mine ordered...

The New Kindles

This is Amazon Amazing! I knew they were going to come up with something good, but 3 something GREATs?

Go to amazon.com and read all about them... Even the prices are better than what I expected. The Kindle fire looks like it may end up being an iPad killer. It does FLASH! I couldn't resist pre ordering mine. Now I just need to wait for November to get here.

Ask Mrs. Wizard - Most Frequently Censored Books?

Thanks for letting me know Jon!
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Hi, Cindy! I thought you might want to link to this story. The American Library Association released this year's list of the most-frequently censored books - and interestingly, 7 of the 10 most-censored books are now available on Amazon's Kindle — more than twice as many as last year." Included in the top 10 are two best-selling novels - Twilight and The Hunger Games - as well as Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. And The Color Purple -- a frequent target of book censors -- also became available in a Kindle edition last week.

The ALA's annual list celebrates "the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment," highlighting "the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship..."  And I like to think that the availability of many titles in a digital format suggests the Kindle might have a role to play in fighting the censorship of books.
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Jon Cog, Editor
"Me and My Kindle" blog

Kindle Skills - Deleting Archived Books

You could theoretically own a Kindle and never connect it to a computer. You can browse various titles, read about books you might be interested in and purchase them from the Kindle Store with your Kindle via Amazon's Whispernet service. If you haven't explored this option before, press the Menu button on your Kindle, glance up toward the top right of the Home screen to make sure the words Shop in Kindle Store are underlined (selected), then press in on the center button of your 5-way navigation. You will love poking around in this area!

Be sure to let your Kindle have a close association with your computer. With just a few computer skills you can find books elsewhere on the Internet, free books even. There are certainly plenty out there, from many different sources. Once you find them, you can download them and store them in a special ebook folder on your computer for use on your Kindle. It is a terrific partnership. In the case of books, free does not mean inferior (think Classics).

With a computer, you can also visit your Amazon account, specifically the Manage Your Kindle area, and send your Kindle books you have purchased to other devices on your account, even delete one for good if you truly no longer want it. If you remove a book you have purchased from Amazon from your Kindle, it is still going to be stored in the Archives (your library) on Amazon.com. You can dig it up and have it sent back to your Kindle any time you want. In order to really remove it completely (you would actually have to purchase it again if you wanted it back), you need to delete it yourself from the Archives on Amazon in the Manage Your Kindle part of your account.

Free on Amazon Today

Note: If you are reading this on your Kindle and want to get a book from the Kindle store now, type the title with your Kindle, then press the right hand button in the 5-way area or (if you have a Kindle 2) toggle your 5-way switch to the right until the word store is highlighted. Press in on it to search. When the title comes up, use the 5-way toggle switch to move around the book info area to read more about the book. Make sure it is still free (or an acceptable price) before finally pressing in on the 5-way switch to "buy" it. You can always press the back button (before you press buy) if you change your mind. And remember... what is FREE today may not be FREE tomorrow, so get it while you can!

I almost hate to caution you to get them while you can. Free books on Amazon are actually quite plentiful! Don't you just love it?

Love Wins Companion: A Study Guide for Those Who Want to Go Deeper By: Rob Bell (HarperOne) Available for free in: United States, Canada, Australia

		How to Stay Christian in College (Think) By: J. Budziszewski (NavPress)  (31) Available for free in: Australia, Canada, United States, India
		The Art of Asking: Ask Better Questions, Get Better Answers By: Terry J. Fadem (FT Press)  (10) Available for free in: Australia, Canada, United States, India
		Evolution: A View from the 21st Century (FT Press Science) By: James A. Shapiro (FT Press)  (10) Available for free in: Asia & Pacific, Australia, Canada, United States, India
		15 Expert Lessons for Retirement Planning (Collection) By: Steve Weisman (FT Press)  (3) Available for free in: Asia & Pacific, Australia, Canada, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, Africa
		The Other Side of Wall Street: In Business It Pays to Be an Animal, In Life It Pays to Be Yourself By: Todd Harrison (FT Press)  (50) Available for free in: Asia & Pacific, Australia, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, Africa
		Pumpkin Cookbook By: Gooseberry Patch (Gooseberry Patch) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Asia & Pacific, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, United States, India
		Age Smart: Discovering the Fountain of Youth at Midlife and Beyond By: Jeffrey Rosensweig (FT Press)  (10) Available for free in: Asia & Pacific, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, United States, Africa, India

Kindle Library Books

Here's a little screen shot from my Manage Your Kindle area. I like the way this library book is clearly marked with the due date information right out front too. Notice the nifty little link to purchase the book if you decide you want it for your very own?

Gotta love Amazon. They have mastered the art of discreet marketing.

Free on Amazon Today

Note: If you are reading this on your Kindle and want to get a book from the Kindle store now, type the title with your Kindle, then press the right hand button in the 5-way area or (if you have a Kindle 2) toggle your 5-way switch to the right until the word store is highlighted. Press in on it to search. When the title comes up, use the 5-way toggle switch to move around the book info area to read more about the book. Make sure it is still free (or an acceptable price) before finally pressing in on the 5-way switch to "buy" it. You can always press the back button (before you press buy) if you change your mind.

And remember... what is FREE today may not be FREE tomorrow, so get it while you can!

If you haven't made it to your library yet...
And if you have a Vook capable Kindle device (iPhone, iPad and iPhone touch devices only)

		Shadow Touch By: Erin Kellison (Zebra Books)  (9) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, Africa
		Gulliver's Travels: Vook Classics By: Jonathan Swift (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Asia & Pacific, Australia, Canada, Middle East, United States, Africa, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*
		Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: Vook Classics By: Mary Shelley (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Africa, Asia & Pacific, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East
		Stickeen by John Muir: Vook Classics By: John Muir (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Asia & Pacific, Australia, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, Africa
		Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen: Vook Classics By: Jane Austen (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Asia & Pacific, Australia, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, Africa
		Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen: Vook Classics By: Jane Austen (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Asia & Pacific, Australia, Middle East, United States, Africa, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*
		Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: Vook Classics By: Jane Austen (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Asia & Pacific, Australia, Middle East, United States, Africa, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*
		Classic Sherlock Holmes Mysteries: Vook Classics By: Arthur Conan Doyle (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Asia & Pacific, Australia, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, Africa
		Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy: Vook Classics By: Leo Tolstoy (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Asia & Pacific, Australia, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, Africa
		Our National Parks: Vook Classics By: John Muir (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Asia & Pacific, Australia, Middle East, United States, Africa, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*
		Jane Eyre: Vook Classics By: Charlotte Bronte (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Africa, Asia & Pacific, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East
		Dracula: Vook Classics By: Bram Stoker (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Africa, Asia & Pacific, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East
		Kidnapped: Vook Classics By: Robert Louis Stevenson (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Asia & Pacific, Australia, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, Africa
		An Englishman's Travels In America by John Benwell: Vook Classics By: John Benwell (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Africa, Asia & Pacific, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East
		Edward Henry Harriman: Vook Classics By: John Muir (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Asia & Pacific, Australia, Canada, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, Africa
		Even More Poems by Walt Whitman: Vook Classics By: Walt Whitman (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Asia & Pacific, Australia, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, Africa
		A Princess of Mars: Vook Classics By: Edgar Rice Burroughs (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Asia & Pacific, Australia, Canada, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, Africa
		A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens: Vook Classics By: Charles Dickens (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Asia & Pacific, Australia, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, Africa
		Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau: Vook Classics By: Henry David Thoreau (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Asia & Pacific, Australia, Canada, Middle East, United States, Africa, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*
		On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin: Vook Classics By: Charles Darwin (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Asia & Pacific, Australia, Middle East, United States, Africa, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*
		Paradise Lost by John Milton: Vook Classics By: Vook (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, United States, Africa, Asia & Pacific, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East
		The Poems of Walt Whitman: Vook Classics By: Walt Whitman (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Asia & Pacific, Australia, Canada, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, Africa
		Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne: Vook Classics By: Jules Verne (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, United States, Africa, Asia & Pacific, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East
		Even More Classic Sherlock Holmes Mysteries by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Vook Classics By: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Asia & Pacific, Australia, Canada, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, Africa
		Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) by J.M. Barrie: Vook Classics By: J.M. Barrie (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Asia & Pacific, Australia, Canada, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, Africa
		Little Women by Louisa May Alcott: Vook Classics By: Louisa May Alcott (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Asia & Pacific, Australia, Canada, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, Africa
		My First Summer in the Sierra by John Muir: Vook Classics By: John Muir (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Asia & Pacific, Australia, Canada, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, Africa
		Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens: Vook Classics By: Charles Dickens (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Asia & Pacific, Australia, Canada, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, Africa
		Picturesque California: Vook Classics By: John Muir (Vook) Available for free in: United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, United States, Africa, Asia & Pacific, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East

A Touch of Night By: Sarah A. Hoyt (Naked Reader Press)  (1) Available for free in: Asia & Pacific, Canada, India, Middle East, United States, Africa, Latin Am. & Caribbean*

Space Junque (Apocalypto 1) By: LK Rigel  (33) Available for free in: United States, Africa, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, Asia & Pacific, Australia, Canada

And of course... shameless promotion below.

  

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