What you do need is a Kindle Fire and one particular library-friendly e-reader app. Here's how to check out an e-book straight from your library to your tablet.

Different publishers set different prices for e-books and audiobooks and even how they charge for them.

With a free library card and the right app, you can check out e-books, audiobooks and more from your local branch.

Here is what you will have to do to continue reading a library book even past the due date. All that you need to do is put the Kindle in airplane mode.