MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - if you don't read library ebooks , why not?

DiapDealer · 09-22-2021, 08:41 AM

Poor selection, long waiting lists, timing (if I'm in the middle of one book, I feel like I need to set it aside to begin the borrowed book as soon as it's available so I don't lose my place in line).

Mostly it's because I'm a "free range" reader. I don't stockpile, and I don't work from a TBR list. I don't like planning my reading around circumstances I don't have control over. I like discovering an interesting book and being able to start reading it almost immediately.

I finish one book and then begin the process of looking for the next one to buy/read. Relying on libraries would force me to plan ahead. And I hate planning my reading ahead of time. I don't read a lot of bestsellers, but I do read a lot of newly released books from favorite authors.

09-22-2021, 08:41 AM	#4
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,580 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Poor selection, long waiting lists, timing (if I'm in the middle of one book, I feel like I need to set it aside to begin the borrowed book as soon as it's available so I don't lose my place in line). Mostly it's because I'm a "free range" reader. I don't stockpile, and I don't work from a TBR list. I don't like planning my reading around circumstances I don't have control over. I like discovering an interesting book and being able to start reading it almost immediately. I finish one book and then begin the process of looking for the next one to buy/read. Relying on libraries would force me to plan ahead. And I hate planning my reading ahead of time. I don't read a lot of bestsellers, but I do read a lot of newly released books from favorite authors. Last edited by DiapDealer; 09-22-2021 at 08:52 AM.