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In reply to the discussion: Where do you get your books? And so you purchase, borrow, or both? [View all]LearnedHand
(5,091 posts)36. I used to buy a ton of ebooks
        Until I got wondering if I could donate them to my library and give them to family members. No to both. I'm fact, *I* don't even own them. The publishing bastards have successfully contrived a system where you purchase a lifetime license to the text but it does with you. Mostly. Your heirs can only access your digital content if you give them your account credentials.
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                        Where do you get your books? And so you purchase, borrow, or both? [View all]
							LearnedHand
							Aug 2024
							OP
                        
        
        I have a Tribal library card that's good at every library in my county.
        multigraincracker
        Aug 2024
        #1
      
        
        Growing up in a family that forbid my sister and me to read (that's another story), once I learned the power of words
        wordstroken
        Aug 2024
        #18
      
        
        subscribe to Book Bub or Robin Reads.  Pick your preferences and you will get a daily email
        yellowdogintexas
        Aug 2024
        #32
      
        
        I am 99% ebooks now.  The only physical books I buy are gifts for Mr YD
        yellowdogintexas
        Aug 2024
        #33
      
        
        online digital borrow for 95%, the rest bought from authors selling at tables or readings
        willamette
        Aug 2024
        #38
      
  