Libby and digital libraries are great, when they have what you want to read. Terrence Wise, Medieval Warfare (1973)? Don't be silly. (Picked it up at a used book store, weirdly.) John Guilmartin, Gunpowder & Galleys: Changing Technology & Mediterranean Warfare at Sea in the 16th Century (2003)? (Managed to order it for a reasonable price from Amazon UK.) Nope. Max Hastings, Operation Pedestal (2020)? None of the library systems I have access to have it. (Audible. Really good, so far.) All of the recent, popular fiction? Sure, although you may have to wait several months to get it.
I get that the library systems are limited by their budgets and have to prioritize what the majority of their patrons want. But back in the depths of last year, everyone was saying, "You can get all the books you want digitally!" No, no you can't.
I get that the library systems are limited by their budgets and have to prioritize what the majority of their patrons want. But back in the depths of last year, everyone was saying, "You can get all the books you want digitally!" No, no you can't.