[spindlegirl]

Rant mode ahead:

The reason Library lending means so much to me is *because* I want to buy and own more books! Buying an e-reader has opened my eyes that there are so many new books out there I had never heard of because I don't go out browsing much.

However, I am not a throwaway spender.

I cannot afford to gamble that I am buying a book whose content, for me personally, has a short enjoyment shelf-life due to trends. Everyone has different books that for them are absolute classics that they read and re-read. There are many paper books that I have on my shelf that I have read *many* times. I am not a "read once and toss it" girl. I am passionate about my books! And books that cut to my heart are books I will eventually buy!

Therefore it is crucial to me that I read a book first before deciding if I like it enough to really want my own copy. The "sample chapters" simply don't cut it for me.

I am the same way about borrowing DVDs from the library. I often want to sample movies in their entirety and then decide if they will become addictions in our household, enough of an addiction that I need to buy it. We don't have tv, so we narrow our video content to what we can borrow from the library and then thus buy.

I find myself deeply saddened by this. I was going to *buy* a physical copy of some of the Penguin Books I had borrowed from the library recently.

They have it ALL WRONG! And it is very clear not a single publisher ever has tried to borrow one of their own e-books from the library. "Instant download" my eye! Prisoner of Tehran was popular due to Canada Reads and I had to wait my turn just like everyone else!

(edit to add, not that I am complaining in the slightest about "waiting". That to me is the least of anything. Waiting for holds is something I'm extremely used to and happily do).