Where All The Books Are

"Why do you buy books when the library is right there?"

#public libraries are good because they let people access books they might never otherwise read#private book ownership is good because it's Yours#physical books are good because they last a long time and again it's Yours#ebooks are good because you can fit a whole library into the physical space of a single book and they're cheaper to produce#audiobooks are good because they're accessible to people with eyesight or visual reading issues and leave your hands free#in conclusion: all books are good and people should enjoy them however and whenever they can#(lest it be misunderstood I agree with you completely OP I just also really like books in general and it got away from me)

Libraries are a huge purchaser of books. Thousands of titles a year. Far more than a single reader could buy. The publishers court us. There are more libraries than McDonald’s in the US. You see a single library and, say, 20 readers. Twenty readers, maybe a few of which would have bought the book had the library not exist.

oh locklyle I love u so