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My strategy is that every few weeks I do an advanced search to check the most recently added books. Sometimes you can get in line for books in advance of the release date. Otherwise, I find books I want and add them to my wishlist. By keeping a long wishlist, I don't forget the books that I was interested in, and there is always something immediately available. I have more books on my wishlist than I could read in a year.
Wait lists at my library have grown significantly this year compared to last year. I wouldn't say there's been a specific increase because of the Kindle. On the other hand, my library has added a significant amount of books and now have more copies of popular items. They also reduced the maximum borrowing limit to 2 weeks and the number of days to redeem a hold to 2 days. Therefore the actual wait time isn't much different.
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