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Yeah for me the library exists for one important reason, try out new authors or series by authors I like, but am dubious about (Well, he is a sci fi author, a mystery series? Really?). If I can try out a book or two by a new author or in the author's series that I haven't tried and I like it, I have no issues buying other books by them. However, I refuse to pay money for a book that is a complete unknown quatity. Through library lending at least the publisher and author at least get some small indirect cut of money from me by allowing me to borrow it (get enough people borrowing it and the library is likely to buy more licenses to lend the book). Also if I like the new author/series the publisher/author is going to see a lot more money from me as I buy other titles by the author or in the series.
Otherwise I will either attempt to find alternate means of access to the book or I just won't bother reading any titles by the author or in the series and thus I am not getting/buying any books by that author. No revenue.
There are plenty of times I have borrowed books and also wanted my own copy. Occasionally I read something where I go "well, that was a good book, but I don't think I'll ever care to read that again". I think of my personal library of about 300 odd titles I've read at least 90% of them at least twice, at least 75% of them at least 3 times and probably more than a third of them at least 4 times.
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