Then again, I could only buy a certain number of books given my limited budget as a child. Given my unquenchable thirst for material to read, this made my fellow bookworms and the public library an excellent resource for extending my reading pleasure via good, old borrowing.
Borrowing in the Age of Kindle
How to Borrow an Ebook From Another Kindle Owner
If you know another Kindle owner, you can actually borrow ebooks from them for 14 days. As the borrower, you don’t even need to own a Kindle. That’s because you can borrow ebooks using the Kindle app on your smartphone, tablet or PC. Note that periodicals such as magazines and newspapers can not be borrowed via this method as of this tutorial’s writing. Not all books are also available for borrowing. Keep in mind that books only can be borrowed once via the same account with this method so you can’t just return the lent book and then borrow it again over and over. The owner of the book also won’t be able to read it while it is being borrowed by another user.
How to Borrow an Ebook From a Public Library
Even with the advent of non-physical texts, the good old public library remains an option for borrowing ebooks as well. All you need is to do is find out if your library lends ebooks and you’re good to go as long as you have the requisite library card. Just because the books are digital does not mean libraries have unlimited copies to lend out, though. Like regular books, each digital copy is treated like one title and can only be borrowed by one person at a time.
