Agreed. I think it's mostly the publishers fault but it's still annoying. BTW, most libraries have a digital lending thing now where you can get a kindle book

Agreed. I think it's mostly the publishers fault but it's still annoying. BTW, most libraries have a digital lending thing now where you can get a kindle book for free for a month or so. (And presumably renew it after that.) And my local library's digital catalog can also find books that they don't actually have and let me click a "recommend purchase" button. Last time I clicked it, I got an email a few days later that the book was now available.