Realised this weekend that using the Internet Archive doesn't stop me from buying books. It stops me from buying books that I wouldn't want to own.

That I have two books on order is a direct result of that.

@bonaventuresoft same here. Shit i don't even *read* books as often as I collect them. My to-read list is a mile long. I buy physical copies of books I want more of in the world or to keep for posterity or as mementos while I do most of my reading from free or pirated digital copies or audiobooks.