If I owen A hardback book, how do I get this book on my kindle?

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I do not own a reader, but I seriously want to buy one, I am confused of how to get a book loaded to the tablet, the cost, and the ownership of that book, any help out there?

 

[kch50428]

You'd have to use a scanner to scan the book page by page and store it in and electronic form on computer that can be transferred to the e-reader... or just buy an electronic version of the book via the e-reader's book store.