you can get it on your pc and then download to the kindle? I thought.

Yes you can do that, as long as it's a file that the Kindle can read. [mobi files I think they are].

There is a free program that can change files into Mobi format, and that is Calibre. It works great at converting your PDF books and files into MOBI format, which is very Kindle-friendly.

http://calibre-ebook.com/about