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At the risk of sounding stupid, I have to ask: Why do people choose to buy books over just checking it out from the library?
I know that some libraries are better than others. But I find myself struggling between buying content for my kindle (which I just got this week) and just borrowing the book from the library. I knew that I would struggle with this before buying my kindle, but I thought that the benefits of reading it on the device would completely erase the notion of getting the books for free from the library.
So far, I've bought one book for my kindle. The book ("Dreams from my Father") currently has a wait list of 300 at my library, so I figured it was worth buying. However, for most titles, I am able to get them either now or within 2 weeks.
Does anyone else have this problem or dilemma? If so, what is your approach to buying and/or borrowing books? I hate to feel buyer's remorse for my kindle, but I am starting to debate whether I made the right decision (especially, since I tended to borrow rather than buy books in the past).
I know that some libraries are better than others. But I find myself struggling between buying content for my kindle (which I just got this week) and just borrowing the book from the library. I knew that I would struggle with this before buying my kindle, but I thought that the benefits of reading it on the device would completely erase the notion of getting the books for free from the library.
So far, I've bought one book for my kindle. The book ("Dreams from my Father") currently has a wait list of 300 at my library, so I figured it was worth buying. However, for most titles, I am able to get them either now or within 2 weeks.
Does anyone else have this problem or dilemma? If so, what is your approach to buying and/or borrowing books? I hate to feel buyer's remorse for my kindle, but I am starting to debate whether I made the right decision (especially, since I tended to borrow rather than buy books in the past).