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Generally, if I hear of a book (fiction novel) I want to read, I follow these steps to obtain it:
(1) Check the libraries I'm a member of for an eBook version for download
(2) Check the libraries I'm a member of for an audiobook version for download
(3) Check my closest physical library for a paper version
(4) Check my closest physical library for inter-library loan availability
(5) Check Amazon for a used paper version for purchase
Generally, I stop after going this far and choose a different book to read. But if I really really want to read the book badly:
(6) Ask my friends if they have a paper copy that I can borrow
(7) Check Amazon for paper and eBook purchase prices
For steps 1-4, the library steps, I will happily wait months for the book to become available. I already own enough books to keep me reading for the rest of my life, so there is no urgency for me to obtain "the latest book", ever.
So this new "window" approach for libraries that publishers are reportedly starting up now won't affect me. I won't complain about it much (but I will comment on it), nor will I switch over and start purchasing more eBooks because of it. I probably would have never known it was happening had I not read about it here on MobileRead. What I would notice is if publishers succeeded in getting rid of libraries. That possibility is quite remote. But if they did somehow manage it, I would just revert to my already-purchased lifetime supply of books. I would take such a move by publishers as a slap in the face, and therefore dedicate myself to never buying another of their books (that I don't need anyway). No big loss for them though, as I estimate that I probably won't purchase more than a dozen (fiction novel) books during the rest of my life anyway. I binge-purchased over the last few years, and now I can just sit back and enjoy my investment. Reference/training books are a different story however.
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