Sync your Kindle or Kindle app to see your new title. Make sure that the Deliver To information is set to your preferred device.Ĭlick Get Library Book and the title will be sent to you. Once you have found your eBook, it’s time to check it out.Ĭlick on Borrow under the book you want. If you have a Fire tablet or a smartphone, you can download other e-reading apps to beef up your library, but with the E Ink Kindles (including the Paperwhite. Tip: To find an eBook you can download right away, tap on Preferences and then Availability. Most books check out to one person at a time. If not, you can place a hold and receive an email when the title is ready.

If your book is available, it will say Borrow.

Under Compatibility, select “Kindle” to search all of the Kindle-available titles.

Select the purple bar called Preferences.

You will need to have an Amazon account.įirst, go to the Libby app on your smartphone or tablet.

For information on using Libby to download and read eBooks on Kindle Paperwhite, please click here.

You will need to have either a Kindle reading device or the free Kindle app installed on your smartphone or tablet. If you’d prefer to use an app on a smartphone or tablet, then you’ll want to download the free Libby app. You download the app separately (on your phone) and check out books to kindle which you can then open on your paperwhite.

You need to have the Libby app downloaded onto your smartphone or tablet, and be signed in. Youll be taken to Amazons website to finish getting the book.

To follow along with this video tutorial, you will need three things:

Did you know that you can check out and download eBooks and eAudio through the library? This video tutorial will show how easy it is to check out an eBook on the Libby app from OverDrive, and send it to your Kindle, or the free Kindle app on your smartphone or tablet.

Get libby app on kindle paperwhite