I love my local library. I just checked out a bunch of records that I've never heard on vinyl, and since my home Internet is currently shut off, I've been checking out a mobile hotspot once a week and plugging it straight into my router
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free mobile hotspot?! that is awesome
Meanwhile authors, who you might imagine might be most upset at their books being "given away" by libraries, actually love libraries and are delighted to hear stories of people checking their books out.
Can confirm. I wrote to an author asking what I the best way I can support her because I have so limited space in the place I currently in. She said buying physical books is the best, but I was surprised to learn that borrowing books from libraries is also a big help. Authors don't make much from ebook sales.
There’s a library 5 minute walk from me. They have ps5 games on release day. I haven’t bought a game in years.
That's insanely amazing!
I go through the list and place a hold on a bunch of games and I will get a text every few weeks for a new one. You keep em from 2-3 weeks depending on the game. Last game I played was Star Wars outlaws, a game i would never pay for but for free why not
Guess I’ll check out my library
Is this actually a thing rich people say? I've never heard it said before.
Morda in polish is a colloquialism for mouth
Kutas is a bad word for cock
Make of that what you will
Remember folks, not everything has to generate a profit. Things can exist simply to just exist.
Respect libraries
Technically libraries don't give away books for free, they lend them out but they also pay for them. There's a reason publishers are more than happy to sell books to libraries, but hate Internet Archive, and that's because a library can only lend out however many copies of the book they have at a time, but Internet Archive lent out hundreds of generated copies.
Even for ebooks, libraries are limited to how many they can lend out, plus the ebook has an imposed end of life.
I’ve read claims that ebooks are more expensive for libraries than physical books, because of those limitations
Ebooks are a fun hell to order for a library. Many do have an end of life either in the form of maximum number of checkouts or under a license of 1-2 year access. They have all the same restrictions as normal books so patrons still have to wait to access the magic pixel arrangement. Ebooks are also generally just more expensive, even with the limitations. I have seen several above the $100 range, and many of those still have some form of end of life. If you ever wonder why your libraries ebook collection is a little slim, it is because they are incredibly cost prohibitive to maintain.
Yeah. I think most of them have a lifespan of like 20-30 uses per license.
Based
I dont have one in my area :(
My place is too small to keep a lot of books, so the library has become my new extended bookshelf. It's a pretty short walk from my place too, which is nice.
IRL convo I had just the other day:
Sister: "Can you loan me some money and take me to the bookstore?"
Me: "Why?"
Sister: "So I can get a book."
Me: "Why not check it out from the library?"
Sister: "I want to keep the book."
Me: "Why not check it out from the library, and then never return it?"
/S
becsuse apparently nothing is absurd enough anymore to actually notice when the intent is humor.
There’s nothing wrong with buying something if you feel it is a good value, especially if you plan to keep it in the long term.
Much better than stealing from our public services.
If you intended it as a joke, can you please add a /s or something to indicate it is a joke, when it’s not obvious? It does not read as a joke to me, but as a serious comment. It can be difficult to understand the author’s intended tone by just reading text.
Thank you!
We shouldn’t have to add /s on a joke. provided it is well crafted and actually funny. But that comment is neither of those things. Even adding /s doesn’t help it.
Lol, just yaRrr it... at least then you don't deprive someone else of a copy
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