So I'm sitting here thinking -
It'd be really awesome if there were a service like Netflix, but for books. You could read a book and have it for a few weeks, then send it back to get a new one. What a great service - you don't have to shell out all your monies to buy new books!
Then someone informed me that this service already exists and it's free. They call it the "public library". It sounds kind of strange, but I think I'll go check it out!
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I've had this same conundrum. Unfortunately, what the library doesn't do is automatically keep a list of all the cool books you've heard about and want to read or recommend new ones based on your ratings. Plus you actually have to get off your duff and go to the library to get these things instead of them just coming in the mail.
*sigh* Can't win them all I guess.
-- A Librarian
This makes me laugh for several reasons, one of which being: as I was reading the first paragraph I was also thinking "what a genius idea Julie has just had!"
We have one of those "library"s. Libraries. Obviously I don't frequently go.
As I was reading I was thinking - Oh Julie, doesn't she realize there are libraries- but walah - you did know! How grea is that HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
I believe it is actually pronounced liberry.
Look what I just found!
http://www.booksfree.com/
So, it's kind of expensive, but it exists!
Oooo yay! Should I do it? I should look for some sort of discount for people that like Turkish history and smutty vampire novels, right? Maybe I can get my roommates in on it...
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