I am hooked on Kindle reading. I received Amazon gift cards from time to time. I try to order books that are on special but have relented to buying their full price when it's a book I really want to read at the time. I've never used free Kindle books from the public library but I understand that they are free. I don't know much about the operation of the Kindle but I do know how to order and load. My next step in learning will be to learn how to store the books that I own in the "cloud" -- whatever that is. ;o) Believe me, if you love to read, you will love your Kindle. I carry mine along with me. When others are on their phones, I'm on my Kindle. Enjoy!