[lcole]

I am a new member, and this is my first post.

I have a Kindle, and almost all of my content has
come from downloading (free) material from sites
other than Amazon. I have also spent a little time
with the Calibre software, but I have not yet
mastered that program.

Although I regularly use my local library (system)
to borrow books and videos, I have only just learned
that my library also offers EBOOKS, but I don't
understand the idea of EBOOK borrowing/rental. A
quick perusal of the books offered seems to
indicated that to receive an EBOOK from/through my
library, I must download it from some other source.
Some of the sources are Amazon, Adobe, and one or
more sources that offer the EPUB format.

Can I assume that if I download an EBOOK through my
library that I will receive a book with a code that
will cause the book to self destruct at the end of
the rental period? I know that with WiFi connected,
Amazon can/will remove a book under certain
circumstances. Is that also true of Adobe and other
EBOOK sources will have access to my Kindle and
remove EBOOKS too? Is it therefore true that all
books download through my library will have time
limits built into the rentals?

As of today, I do not look fondly at "the cloud" and
prefer to have my software, data, and books secure
in my own computer system.

Pleas tell me what you know or think of
borrowing/renting EBOOKS.