VA Funding Fee. In layman's terms the VA funding fee is a fee that the Department of Veteran's Affairs charges on each loan so that the VA can generate enough revenue to maintain the existence of the VA home loan program.
Reading Google eBooks on a Kindle Fire entails sideloading the Indiebound Reader App (which also works for the Nook, Android, iPhone, and iPad -- you can find the app in your device's app store).
You can check out Kindle books through the website of your local library and have them sent directly to your Fire tablet, Kindle device, or Kindle reading app. Kindle books that you borrow from a public library are available to you for a specific period of time, just like with physical library books.