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I've got no problem with waiting for a book. You're trading off immediate gratification for money. This is an acceptable value exchange for me.

E-book borrowing is so good these days. I walked down to the library, they reissued my card, I punched that into Libby and picked a book and it was on my Kindle. Now I just borrow. So good.

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Christchurch in NZ is hooked up with Libby and a video service just recently. It's pretty great having a solid physical library with books for the toddler/baby and the digital for me. (though apparently I'm supposed to actually read physical paper books to encourage the youngins to read as well). As a student I'd be in the school library all the time, now as an adult with kids having the public library is amazing, so glad I didn't need to buy the 60+ books we've been through so far (they wouldn't be exposed to books..)

I love putting books on hold on Libby. I basically pick out a few books I want, and when I get one, I suspend any that are close to being available so I don't have to go through the whole queue again. I usually have a problem with too many books available.

Yes, I need to wait to read a specific book, but I don't need to wait to read something I have on my list.

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