E-book reader Kindle Paperwhite

mikestock wrote:

gloriepkj wrote:
Here are a few links you probably should look at. There are THOUSANDS of free books available for you. These pages should get you started toward reading pleasure. I have a NOOK instead of a Kindle, for various reasons, and usually have a number of books loaded, and lots more on hold at my local library. All of which I access online.

My wife and I are big into library checkouts. The problem is that new books have long waiting lists and when they become available you can only check them out for 3 weeks maximum. The 3 week part is OK but my problem is that I get on the list for 3 or 4 books and they all become available at the same time. You can't drop down the list. If you're not ready for a book when your time comes you have to start at the bottom of the list. I get 3 or 4 books and can't get them all finished unless I dedicate a lot more time for reading that I do now.

I have asked the person in charge to change the system so that you can bypass a book on your list without dropping off and starting over. It should be better for everyone and keep people from tying up books they can't get around to reading. So far, no success.

If you don't connect to the internet your Kindle has no idea what date it is. Unless you're using a tablet like the KindleFire. The e-ink Kindles are pretty dumb about the date. So, theoretically of course, if you didn't connect to the internet after the due date you could still read your book until you finished it. You won't be able to wirelessly load books, but you could read the book past the due date, although that would be gaming the system a bit, nudge, nudge, wink, wink.