A periodic reminder that if you can't afford a book the library does buy books, and sometimes we even buy hundreds of copies of one book. Checking out books from your local library supports authors, which means they get paid and can write more great books!

And sometimes you can request books to be added to the collection.

Thank you!!

Unless they're a YA series that was only semi popular over a decade ago, and then, good luck...

Even if there is a long waiting time for your favorite ebook, add your name to the queue. This incentivizes the library to buy more copies of the book.

You can also use the Borrow Box app if you prefer a digital copy of a library book, especially if you no longer have a library close to where you live 📚🦋

I get books for my Kindle from the library too, which is saving us from being paupers because I can't afford my reading habit

I am queued up in spot 125 out of 250 on 35 physical copies of several pieces of media at my library.

How does the amount paid to authors differ between library loans and book sales?

Libraries are magic. At age 6, I walked by myself to our library, a block from my house. Momma was a teacher and friends with the school librarians, so we could check books out for the whole summer. As a senior on a fixed income, I get to read as many library books as I want for FREE. Glorious!

I volunteered in my local library for a while, which happened to be during the period when they stopped buying books that were requested by members and instead subscribed to a generic "curation" service which chose books they thought would be popular and supplied them, and only them