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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have no interest in buying $$$ coffee, but I’ve always been a book buyer and don’t have any issue spending money on books. The library never seems to have the book I’m interested in or I can’t finish it in time because there’s a waitlist behind me so I buy most of my books, immediately donate the ones I don’t absolutely love and keep the ones I might read again or loan to a friend. I also feel like buying books helps support authors and publishers—and imo that’s worth it alone. [b]If you are a library mostly person, do you just read whatever the library has available whenever it comes ready?[/b] I’m curious to know if people tend to buy books more than take out from the library.[/quote]

Yes, pretty much. I’m not usually in a rush to read any particular book. [/quote]

Same when it comes to hard copy books from the library.

But most of my reading is via Libby - the free library app. Mostly audiobooks, and  e-books when I travel.

I have multiple library cards for Libby (I live in NY state, so I have my local county, NYC, and Queens, all allowed with a NY drivers license) so I can have something like 20 books on hold at a time, and the opportunity to have more on my “shelf” than I could possibly read or listen to in time. So I try not to hoarde!

I keep up on new releases and new additions to Libby - so closely that when I go to the local branch of my actual library and scan the “New Release” section, I usually see at least one on my Libby hold shelf or wish list. So that’s what I read next. [/quote]

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