What a nice surprise!!! I don't have one so can't help with your question.

i've had one for about a month and love it! go to amazon and search for kindle. there are books, (some free) accessories and forums to learn a lot. there a ton of free books as well as under $1 at amazon as well as a site called pixelofink.com.

i bought a great cover with a built in light from amazon that i like very much.

I have an iPad but get many of my books from Amazon who makes the Kindle. If you go into their bookstore you will find some free books to start you off. Look on the left hand side of the page for the list mania. I find that "Books on the Knob" updates the free ones regularly. The Gutenberg Project books are free but out of copy write classics. There are scam web sites a plenty offering unlimited books for fifty dollars. Most just give you instructions to find books. I have about 300 books now and have paid for under a dozen. For best sellers, I find Amazon very favourably priced in comparison with the Apple bookstore or Chapters but it pays to check.
Enjoy your Kindle!

I just got one from my fiace for my birthday! i am so excited. I have downloaded the free books from amazon wishing for a kindle on my pc and now I have one. I have no idea how to use it yet but it's just awesome!

How nice for you and leann! great!

As other have said, you can order from Amazon, and the ones you pay for are put on your Amazon account. When you click to purchase, look on the right hand side, and ask for a "sample" of the book. It will automatically download onto your Kindle, at no cost. The sample consists of about 20-30 pages that you can read at any time, and on the last page, you can choose to click to download (and pay) for the entire book or not(at no cost).
I keep 4-5 Samples on my Kindle, so that when I finish reading a book, Idon't have to look for another.
Also, lets me decide(especially with a new author) if I really like the story enough to purchase it.

That's great advice. Thanks Monica! And thanks to all of the other's who have contributed. I downloaded my first book and I have about 5 others that I found that I want to download. I can't believe how fast it is! Can books be shared between others with Kindles or other e-readers?

Because we have the same Amazon account, DH has the Kindle app on his laptop, and reads from there. No extra cost for sharing.

How does kindle work, do you download books from the net...

Clairdo2 I had ask about the Kindle just a couple of weeks ago, and got tons of GREAT information about them, everyone was so helpful. Maybe you can go back and search for that topic too, it was very informative.
I love hearing about everyone's experience's with them, I want to get one soon !

I've only bought from Amazon for my Kindle. Wouldn't know how to do anything else.

Unfortunately, you can't "share" books unless the devices are registered to the same Kindle account. Most books can be used by six devices at once but that is left to the publisher. Your place is bookmarked so it isn't lost. You can always retrieve them though when you are finished them- they can be archived. They do not leave clutter, you never have to worry that they won't be returned.

Just thanks - I am thinking of getting a Kindle, and
you guys have given some good information.

I have an I-Pod and use I-tunes, and that is the
easiest thing in the world. I have always had good luck in ordering things
from Amazon - so hopefully the books will be easy too.

Thanks again for the info.

Ordering books from Amazon is almost too easy. Just two clicks!

Thanks Kat. Clairdo, Amazon has a list of places that you can get electronic books from besides them. it's in there frequently asked question section where they are explaining it will work with multiple types and locations. When you go to the other sites, it will have Kindle in a list of formats and then you download them just like you do on Amazon.

Just a book suggestion here - Amazon.com is offering "Outlander" by Diana Gabaldon for free. If you haven't read it, it's REALLY GOOD!

I think they're giving it to you free because it's the first in a series, and once you read the first one, you'll definitely want to buy the rest.

Here is a link that might be useful: FREE Outlander for Kindle

Thanks for the "heads up", just downloaded it.

Watch out for that Gabaldon time-traveler series -- there goes a chunk of your life!

I know - it was the first series ever where I finished it and immediately started on it again. And it got so bad that when I got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, I'd have to fight with myself not to pick up the book again.

On September 18 Lavon started a thread here with the subject line Anyone Have a Kindle? I'm providing the link, below. There's some good information there if anyone is still wondering...

Here is a link that might be useful: Anyone Have a Kindle?

Unfortunately Outlander is not available for those in Canada.

i've had one for about a month and love it! go to amazon and search for kindle. there are books, (some free) accessories and forums to learn a lot. there a ton of free books as well as under $1 at amazon as well as a site called pixelofink.com.

i bought a great cover with a built in light from amazon that i like very much.

While I was in Virginia last week, I saw my Aunt's kindle and was very impressed, so I ordered one! LOL! I can't help myself, had to have it. Anyway, my DD suggested that maybe you could get downloads from the public library. I don't know if it's possible, but I'm willing to look into it. I'm sure if you could, it would only be a loan for the standard amount of time, but why not?

Had anybody else looked into the library for this application?

Laurel

Yes, many libraries have e-books available, but not all.

Here is a link that might be useful: E-Books from libraries using Overdrive