ebookborrower

Fall 2011 many libraries with audiobook subscription services for patrons added eBook lending; e.g. briggspubliclibrary.org .

This example shows Overdrive's "fuel your mind" steps to download ePub or Kindle editions for 14 day periods.

If you belong to several libraries, you can download their copies, too. NY Public Library has guest memberships, I think.

see also Care and Feeding of Your Kindle for new users.