Up until November, Erik and I had not been buying a lot of books in the recent past. This is both good and bad. Good because we don't have a lot of room for extra books and bad because we just don't have as much disposable income to spend on those types of purchases. I know that many people are feeling the pinch and perhaps have begun to also not purchase books. This becomes a little awkward when you go to an author signing or discussion and don't have their books to get signed.
Actually, John Green's event in November was the reason that we actually began buying books again. That and Erik didn't want to listen to Twilight on audiobook for some reason so we purchased those books. In the month of November we purchased 8 books which is more than the 5 previous months combined.
However, we have been reading a TON of books, thanks to the libraries. We easily go to the library once a week if not more. We've really been better about a lot of things and I'm truly grateful for that. Timmy enjoys going to the library a lot and that's something else that I really enjoy seeing.
Anyway, getting back to the point of this post, authors really don't mind that you borrow their books. While they might prefer you purchase them, borrowing them from a library is important too!
Justine Larbalestier is a young adult author who has posted just this exact thought on her blog a few days ago. For those of you who don't know her, she's Scott Westerfeld's wife (another young adult author). If you don't know who he is either...just know that they are both authors and therefore have a different insight. Justine Larbalestier's opinion about borrowing books (from libraries or friends). Enjoy!
