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Old 01-23-2014, 10:23 PM   #14
eschwartz
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Originally Posted by NickyWithNook View Post
PW is very easy to borrow library books on too, if you're in the US.
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If you live in the USA it is very easy to check out library books from OverDrive on the Kindle too. I have been told you can do it directly from the device if you have a Sony, but any other epub ereader will be using Adobe Digital Editions with the PC as a go-between. On a Kindle you can check out from OverDrive with a link to your Amazon account, and the book then acts like any Amazon-bought book, until the loan expires.

I don't know how easy this is in comparison to the Sony, but it IS really, really easy on any Kindle. Assuming you use a US library system, as no other country currently (as far as I'm aware) offers Kindle books through OverDrive.

The Kindles also have the advantage of being super-easy to use, with rock-solid firmware, so you will probably never have to deal with issues.
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