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It's also free.

That's stupid. There's tons of free media nowadays, even if you don't want to pirate.

So's the library.

I mean, I love fanfiction, but cost is no barrier to reading actual books.

Bed bugs.

They love to hide in book spines, and libraries are a great way to get them.

I take out probably 150+ a year from the library, never got bedbugs, even from the branch that was reported to have them.

But if you're still nervous, libraries lend ebooks too.

Personally, I read more fic than I do real books just because it's easier for me to find/search for. I can just pick a show/pairing I already like & sort through the stuff that sounds good, and I'm perfectly satisfied.

But for actual novels, well. There's so much to choose from, I have no idea where to start or what to look for? I'm completely lost. I mostly just end up reading things associated with movies/games I already like, tbh.

If you really want some new stuff, there are lots of ways you can find things.
Ask for recs from friends, or even here - if you give a few examples of stuff you like, people can sometimes find you great stuff :) I've gotten some really good recs that way.
There are also lists published by various sites, like Buzzfeed and on Amazon and such, like "best 20 fantasy books published this year" and whatnot. You can scan through those, and see if anything attracts your attention.

Also, if you go on Amazon and other book sites, if you search for a specific book sometimes it'll give you "customers who bought this also bought" or list similar books. You can start from something you like, and then branch out from there.
Even in libraries, sometimes it's worth just browsing around and pulling something off the shelf because the title catches your eye, or the cover looks interesting, or maybe because you've heard of the author.

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- Get recommendations from people who you trust have similar taste to you.

- Spend hours browsing a library or bookstore.

- Join online book discussions on websites like Goodreads.

- Using "suggester" websites, where if you type in a book that you like, it gives you suggestions for other things that you might like.

It may seem overwhelming at first, but once you figure out what your taste is and what authors you like, it's much easier to whittle things down.

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8pm at night and I want to read something now. The library isn't really an option and I don't want to spend my night browsing for new titles.

Not everyone has access to a library.

It's actually a problem right now, the fact that libraries are closing down and the people most in need of them can't get to them.

That may be true in some areas, but libraries often now offer eBooks.

Plus, there are thousands of free eBooks available online with simple Google searches with no need for a library at all.

Thrift stores are chock-full of cheap books, too.

It's totally cool if someone prefers to read fanfic; sometimes I do! I just don't think books are generally difficult to come by. At the same time, there was no internet when I was a teenager. We had to go to a bit of effort to find reading materials, and I'd often come home from the library with 12 books and decide four of them were terrible after reading a few pages.

God knows the library is too expensive, right?

Yeah, sure want to risk getting bed bugs that love to live in book spines!

Oh yeah, I hear about this on the news every day. It's a huge problem. That's why they're trying to pass legislation to close down all the libraries.

You are adorable.

Wait, what? You're serious? I saw that up above and thought it was a joke and chuckled to myself. Little did I realize that you live in fear of bedbugs in library books.

I hope you never take public transit or sit down in a public place like a doctor's office or coffee shop, or wash your clothes at a laundromat, because any piece of furniture can harbor them, and washing doesn't get rid of them.

Oh for God's sake. I have been borrowing books for nearly 50 years and have never, repeat never, come across of heard of this.

I call Urban Legend.

I wish I could go to the library every day but I'm in the middle of nowhere and usually have no transportation. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

Ebooks.

sarillia - 2015-12-24 01:16 (UTC) - Expand

Why would you need to go to the library every day? At the most you'd probably have to go every month, or however long your book/movie checks out for. If they renew items, it might be once every three months.

Both my local library systems offer ebooks from their websites, and at least one but probably both offer free library cards to anyone who lives anywhere in the state, not just the immediate area. Maybe check the library websites for big cities in your state to see if they offer free cards to state residents?

Not everyone has access to a library. Libraries are currently on the decline, because people don't want to spend the tax dollars to keep them open.

That's maybe the third time someone has said this here.

Context? Are we talking about the USA here?

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There's a lot of free original fic on the internet too but personally I don't care if someone only reads fanfic. Reading is supposed to be fun.