>>>Wrong yet again. Have you been in a library lately?
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>>>I didn't chose my words well, sorry, I'll rephrase- most libraries have a very small selection compared to any brick and mortar retail store.
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>>That I agree with. It doesn't change the basic point of contention, though. I bought Sara Ford's book legally and can do anything I like with it, other than disseminate its contents broadly.
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>I don't know how your libraries operate but here you can order books and the libraries pool their stock so it will be brought in from another branch . I've not being using them much until recently when I realised that unless they get used some smartass will decide they aren;t needed anymore and cut them. So now when I read a good review I try and order it from my local library.

Same here. The only difference is the due dates are stricter when the Round Lake library obtains a book from another nearby library. James Ellroy's latest is at the top of the TBR stack and came from the Northbrook library, which means I better get it back on time. (Or risk the wrath of fines of 20 cents a day -- how quaint).