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Originally Posted by CRussel
@ Issybird: Have you considered public libraries? That has become my favourite way to avoid paying for books, regardless of Amazon's deals. Almost all of the Big Four books end up at one of my libraries, and while I might have to wait a while, my TBR is large enough that that isn't a significant problem.  |
Oh, I get a ton of books from the library, both ebooks and audiobooks*. It's the main reason my TBR doesn't drop much -- I really don't buy all
that many books over the course of the year and I
only buy books none of my libraries owns**. I never care how long I have to wait, either.
*My audiobook library doesn't factor into my TBR. My list, my rules.
But audiobooks are another reason my TBR melts slower than glaciers do these days.
**I really miss the recommend function at OverDrive, because sometimes it was successful.
ETA: I took a quick look and I've read 98 books so far this year and bought 30. But my TBR is down only three books.
ETA2: I also read a lot of public domain and they don't count, either.
ETA3: And of course library books rise to the top of the pile because of due dates.