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Old 09-16-2019, 03:56 PM   #35
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I’ve raised the same point without the motives.

Your taxes equate to fractions of a cent per ebooks you borrow.
Sure, that's correct. But I won't be shamed into buying books that I typically borrow from my library. I have borrowed books from the library since I was a child. I can easily read 4-6 books a week, in the lite fiction genre I like. Books I generally don't read again.

I can't afford to buy all of those books, and say that without guilt. If I was unable to borrow them, I'd wait for them to come up as a freebie, or those occasional $.99 sales.

I also use Kindle Unlimited, because many of those books are not available at the library. But I or anyone else shouldn't have to defend this. I think the publishers may be only harming themselves. They need to adapt or die, like all the other businesses have to do in this digital age.

I do admit to not spending a ton of time thinking about these issues. I'm busy, with life. And I squeeze out a couple of hours each day to escape a bit, in books. Some of which I buy, most of which I borrow.
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