[Taya]

So after hours of research (mostly on this site btw, thanks everyone!) I've pretty much decided on the Nook instead of the Kindle (not interested in Sony/Kobo/etc.).

I've had a look in person at both of them, and while they look pretty much the same to me, I kind of prefer the touch screen on the Nook.

My reason for the Nook decision is because I want to mainly check out books from the library. (I do actually have a US address so I can always buy books from B&N if I have to).

1) However, my question is about the library itself really. When I checked out my library, they have lots of ebooks, but I would say probably 90% of them seemed to be checked out already! If you're allowed 14 days to have the book, that basically locks that book in to only 26 people per year if there is only one copy of that book.

My question is, how long do people usually wait for their ebooks from the library? If I am in the queue for a book, am I going to be waiting a year to read it? How fast is the turnover?

Why I put this question is this forum is because this info could sway my decision about the Nook. If I can't even GET the books out from the library, what's the point?

2) Also, my aunt and I trade books all the time. She is thinking of getting whatever I am getting, but she buys all her books. If she bought a Nook and bought all her books, is there any way I can get them from her without using that limited lending library thingie? (I am familiar with the concept of stripping DRM if that's the way you would do it).

Thanks in advance, sorry for the long first post!
- Taya