I read like mad and am currently working my way through MC Beaton's Agatha Raisin stories. Currently on book 5 in under a week and chuckling my way along - these are a cross between Miss Marple and Midsommer Murders!! Love them. I buy the paperbacks - 'as new' from Amazon but have a dilemma now -I have access to a Kindle. So my question is:Do I buy the next book as a Kindle book at £4.75, or the paperback at £2.80 or better still do I go to the local library and borrow it for Free?????
At the moment I buy the paperbacks because I like to see them on the shelf but as I am only going to read them once (I guess) the library is a better option is it not?
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The library service is wonderful and needs to be used so they are less tempted to cut the service. Even if you need to request the book, it's only around £1.20, which is cheaper than buying a one-read book, and it saves resources in paper, printing and transportation, too. I am a voracious reader, too, and our bookshelves are over-full. I find it really hard to get rid of books I've bought, so the library is perfect as a source of my reading.
I guess the library is the 'best' option, but I have to admit that I rarely use them myself! Now I have an iPad I tend to download books via kindle or iTunes as its so much easier and doesn't take up shelf space! However I still have to buy copies of reference books etc as they're not the same digitally!
You're way ahead of me on the Agatha Raisin books! I love our local library but only use it for reference books. There is something lovely about opening a new book and getting stuck in...
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