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minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoIt’s useless to you, but not to other people. Libraries are useless to me because I pirate books, but I’m not going to say it’s a waste
minus-squaregwl [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoWhere do you think the pirated books come from? Usually library copies
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 hours agoUsually the new releases are from people who personally bought them, not people who wait for them to be put in a library. Last few physical books I read I just bought because they were rare
minus-squaregwl [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-217 hours agoOh I forgotten y’all are Americans, where your libraries have to wait for books instead of getting a copy pretty much immediately
It’s useless to you, but not to other people. Libraries are useless to me because I pirate books, but I’m not going to say it’s a waste
Where do you think the pirated books come from?
Usually library copies
Usually the new releases are from people who personally bought them, not people who wait for them to be put in a library.
Last few physical books I read I just bought because they were rare
Oh I forgotten y’all are Americans, where your libraries have to wait for books instead of getting a copy pretty much immediately