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Originally Posted by DrNefario
I get anxious if I haven't acquired any new books for a while. It's ridiculous, really. I haven't bought any books since the 8th, and I feel like I ought to buy something even though I don't need anything and nothing on my wishlist is on offer.
Also, I really need to check my library more often. Two of the most expensive ebooks I bought last year are borrowable for free, I noticed when I checked their ebook catalogue a few days ago. I even waited months for their prices to drop.
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I'm the opposite; the longer it's been since I've bought a book, the less likely I am to want to buy any. That's a colossal reason to resist temptation and I've found that merely adding a book to my wishlist takes the edge off the fleeting impulse (as do prices these days!). Every now and then, I'll prune the list of books that don't seem that compelling, another colossal reason to resist the immediate temptation and revisit the want after the first flush of enthusiasm.
As for the library, I've decided to get a Brooklyn library card; its OverDrive library has roughly twice as many books as my best library, Boston, and for $50 I'm sure I'll save money on the year. Part of my justification is that FLP, where I have a free card, has little to offer me these days and I remember the long hiatus in book buying there last spring, when they ran out of funds months before the end of the fiscal year.