I love my Kindle. I'm an old lady and if I can figure it out you can too. I just keep learning new things all the time. I read the books from the kindle and also from my local library. My library had an overview on how to download the books since there were so many new Kindles and Nooks gotten for Christmas. There is so much you can do with it and once you get the basics down you will be able to do almost anything on it. Don't give up on it.
Pat in MN