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Maybe in the USA, but over here, many book stores are a lot better at selling books (both on- and offline) than Amazon

by zilti 3y ago

dageshi 3y ago
I read a lot of books. It's pretty much my main source of entertainment. Nobody else came up with something like Kindle Unlimited where you pay a flat fee and read as much as you want instantly. There's entire genres that only exist on amazon that will never appear in a bookstore.
- felurx 3y ago
  You are describing a library. Those have been around for quite a while. Nowadays, many do have online offers where you can "borrow" e-books. Of course, any library's catalogue is probably smaller than Amazons, but they usually are quite up-to-date with mainstream stuff and have more than you could ever hope to read in any case. Plus you get to have a warm fuzzy feeling for supporting an institution that is really good for your local community :)
  - dageshi 3y ago
    I'd frankly rather just support the author directly. They wrote a book, I'm happy to pay for it in some manner and Kindle Unlimited honestly seems like the fairest possible solution, I as a reader aren't required to buy in advance, I can try it to see if I enjoy it and if I do the author gets paid per page read.
- tomrod 3y ago
  In my areas we have puli libraries with interlinear loan. Being able to read for pleasure is a wonderful luxury!
  - Kye 3y ago
    I think I would miss PINES if I ever left Georgia. The nearest library is tiny, but I can have any of 10 million books delivered to it. And if the system doesn't have it, they appreciate and respond to requests.
    - downut 3y ago
      We moved from AZ to suburban Atlanta last year, and were familiar with interlibrary loan for rural libraries in AZ. But wow! PINES is sensational. We get books and DVDs, even some BluRays from all over GA. Been watching The Wire again, it's great. And the inventory isn't censored either. I started a reread of Gravity's Rainbow and that came from Carrolton (college town). Certain gory/raunchy murder mystery series come from the oddest places. Series like Game of Thrones. And highbrow academic stuff like Anne Hollander. Reminds me I got to log on and extend a couple of titles. But yeah, we still buy dead tree books, occasionally, from Amazon, but only if we want to keep them. It turns out PINES is great for that, too. Just put it on hold, review it in person, and if it's actually good, buy it.
      - tomrod 3y ago
        We did the same -- Sequoyah regional library has been really cool!
- SSLy 3y ago
  > Nobody else came up with something like Kindle Unlimited where you pay a flat fee and read as much as you want instantly https://www.legimi.pl/ https://www.legimi.pl/

Maybe in the USA, but over here, many book stores are a lot better at selling books (both on- and offline) than Amazon

by zilti 3y ago

Maybe in the USA, but over here, many book stores are a lot better at selling books (both on- and offline) than Amazon

I read a lot of books. It's pretty much my main source of entertainment. Nobody else came up with something like Kindle Unlimited where you pay a flat fee and read as much as you want instantly. There's entire genres that only exist on amazon that will never appear in a bookstore.

felurx 3y ago
You are describing a library. Those have been around for quite a while. Nowadays, many do have online offers where you can "borrow" e-books. Of course, any library's catalogue is probably smaller than Amazons, but they usually are quite up-to-date with mainstream stuff and have more than you could ever hope to read in any case. Plus you get to have a warm fuzzy feeling for supporting an institution that is really good for your local community :)
- dageshi 3y ago
  I'd frankly rather just support the author directly. They wrote a book, I'm happy to pay for it in some manner and Kindle Unlimited honestly seems like the fairest possible solution, I as a reader aren't required to buy in advance, I can try it to see if I enjoy it and if I do the author gets paid per page read.
tomrod 3y ago
In my areas we have puli libraries with interlinear loan. Being able to read for pleasure is a wonderful luxury!
- Kye 3y ago
  I think I would miss PINES if I ever left Georgia. The nearest library is tiny, but I can have any of 10 million books delivered to it. And if the system doesn't have it, they appreciate and respond to requests.
  - downut 3y ago
    We moved from AZ to suburban Atlanta last year, and were familiar with interlibrary loan for rural libraries in AZ. But wow! PINES is sensational. We get books and DVDs, even some BluRays from all over GA. Been watching The Wire again, it's great. And the inventory isn't censored either. I started a reread of Gravity's Rainbow and that came from Carrolton (college town). Certain gory/raunchy murder mystery series come from the oddest places. Series like Game of Thrones. And highbrow academic stuff like Anne Hollander. Reminds me I got to log on and extend a couple of titles. But yeah, we still buy dead tree books, occasionally, from Amazon, but only if we want to keep them. It turns out PINES is great for that, too. Just put it on hold, review it in person, and if it's actually good, buy it.
    - tomrod 3y ago
      We did the same -- Sequoyah regional library has been really cool!
SSLy 3y ago
> Nobody else came up with something like Kindle Unlimited where you pay a flat fee and read as much as you want instantly https://www.legimi.pl/ https://www.legimi.pl/