I tend to buy second hand books from charity shops and then take them back to be resold I live in a very small town and the library is somewhat pitiful. whereas we are coming down charity shops.

First, a confession. I followed alt.ebooks many 20+ years ago and read quite a few pirated books on my PDA. Anyone remember PDAs?

Our brick and mortar bookstore rule now is that for any two titles we see at the store and then either get from the library or buy for kindle, we buy one physical book.

That just makes you smart. I buy books and sometimes don't even finish them.

At least you're reading, and it keeps the library buying books, so it contributes to the book industry, even if it isn't a full purchase.

I'll sometimes download an episode of a show I missed. I don't really feel bad about it if it was something they were streaming and I just got behind on my viewing. If it's a show that I can't easily get elsewhere without having a subscription to HBO or something, I feel a little bad but not enough to warrant not downloading it. I figure they're making it super expensive to watch one show, so t'hell with 'em. Most of the time, though, I try to watch shows through official channels.

All my life, until lately, I used to be a voracious reader, reading anywhere from 3-8 books a weeks. Since I'm not well off financially, I always went to the library and checked out a bagful at a time, or I went to a used bookstore and bought them for 25 cents each.

My ex wife was a book collector. I would text #unaccompanied if she said she was at the library alone. 10 at a time, why not. There’s no guilt there. Do you read more than one at a time?

Yes, always look at the local library first.