Literature

I pirate shamelessly. Z-lib is my to-go.

I'm a pirate, I download almost everything that I'm going to read. Honestly, I don't even remember when was the last last time when I bought a book.

libgen, anna's archive, scihub if I'm feeling academicky. So I guess renting eh?

used to have a kindle pw2 but nowadays I just read stuff through koreader or mupdf on a smartphone

I love physical books and rely mostly on my local library, on donation boxes, and sometimes on my local bookshop.

I also love ebooks, so if I'm not 100% sure I'll enjoy a book I usually get it on libgen, and then if I've liked it enough that I want to (literally) showcase it and pass it around to my friends, I go to my local bookshop and get the paper version.

My library is huge, I don't have enough shelf space for all of my physical books, and on my ebook reader, I have a big kindle, humble bundle and bookfunnel library. I also have an offline ebook library.
I probably don't have enough time in my life to read all the books I want to read.

So I'm now pretty picky on what books I'm going to buy, rent, 'steal' or borrow.

I'm pretty much 100% Kobo for my reading these days, and am not averse to buying things when they're on offer on Amazon then stripping off the DRM. I've had my library account attached to it in the past, but moved recently, so need to re-register with my local library.

I usually check them out from my library through Libby or on my Kobo reader. I just read e-books these days because my library is a bit far away and not open very often. When I lived in a bigger city, I liked to wander around the library and pick out things that caught my eye on the shelves.

I make poor financial decisions haha. I used to live not far from a library though and that was handy for finding books I wouldn't have read otherwise.

I buy books as epubs and read them on my Tolino Epos. Buying is a no-brainer for me because if you think about it, the hours of entertainment / price ratio is insanely good with books. Paying between 5-15€ for a book here in Germany is less than I pay for a good meal.

I read everything via the library first, unless it’s an author that I am absolutely positive that I will enjoy everything they write. I’ll borrow ebooks or physical books, depending on which will be available faster. Then, if I absolutely love the book and I’m sure I will read it again, I’ll buy a physical copy for my shelf.

I have two apps for borrowing books, one for Finnish and one for English books (Ellibs and Libby). Weirdly the Finnish one sucks balls and literally has like 100 fantasy books in total. I don't read a ton but I do take a gander at stuff to borrow on occasion. I can sync the borrowed books with my Kobo e-reader which is nice. Then I also use the Kobo store to buy books, but my god their app is terrible. Bad enough that I groan when I need to browse books in there. I don't really read physical books but it has been tempting to start browsing libraries as I have two within walking distance. Perhaps during summer.

Haven't really found a good place to find new books. It is mostly though reddit. I know people use Goodreads but eh, for some reason it does not appeal to me that much.

i rarely buy physical books as i like reading during breaks or when im waiting on something and its not always feasible to have a book with me i buy books when they are available for a price that will not bankrupt me as a book thats 10 dollars is around 50 ron wich in my opinion is far too much especially as i need money for other things otherwise i simply pirate them

I buy and read used physical books, when possible. To discover new books I frequently visit open bookshelves in my area, look into book subreddit/communities, look up similar books to those I already read, or go through the assortment of sellers when I buy used books (mainly to save shipping costs...).

I love physical books, but I always read on my Kindle that I buy straight off from the Kindle store. I'm trying to minimize my physical possessions, and reading ebooks has been a great way to do that.

I mostly buy paper books in person from Pegasus, usually 2 books a month. My wife instead orders in huge stop and start spurts from Amazon. My kids mostly borrow from their school libraries and public library, and they are much more likely to use a kindle than we are.

Buy them in store or online at Waterstones and I also use world of books for stuff out of print.

I've tried ebooks using a kindle and other pads. I cannot get used to it so I stick to physical books.

Bit of a mix really. I’ll mostly buy them on kindle but I’ve been a bit more mindful of money and just supporting libraries recently so I’ll check to see if it’s available in the local library first.

If it’s a special / meaningful book I’ll buy a physical copy (preferably a signed one!) but I try to keep this limited just due to space! Can get a lot more books on my kindle than I can on the book shelf

I’ve also been into audiobooks recently - as it’s much easier to listen to a book during those late night toddler wakes than it is to read (plus good when I have to drive any long distances) - for audio books I quite like audible (preferably when it supports whisper sync so I can switch between reading on my kindle and listening). I probably need to check to see if my library can provide audio books too!

I have a Kindle for reading ebooks (no subscription though) but I buy comics/BDs physically as it feels nice having them on my Shelf and in my Hands while reading them.

Either Library Genesis for ebooks, or thriftbooks.com. Also some local used book stores, like Half Price Books (not sure if they are everywhere?)

Thrift Books is nice because you can choose the edition you want, if they have it available. Also you might get nice surprises occationally. I ordered Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons and ended up getting an autographed copy. You can also earn credits for free books, and it's free shipping on orders over $25(?), so I usually order 4-5 at a time. (Not an ad, I just really like thriftbooks lol)

I usually use Libby for most of my books, unless I'm in the middle of a series and have to have the book now.

I don't read a ton of physical books. I kind of like getting physical books as "collectors items", if I really like a book I'll try to find a nice hard cover copy of it.

I only read ebooks now, because a Kobo is what got me to read again (after a long time of only reading for school).

How do I get the books? Usually torrent (it's the convenience, price, and format that works best for me). Other times it's through the library or if I really want to support an author (like Cory Doctorow) then I buy the ebook.

Anyway that is convenient. Used book stores, new book stores, libraries, Costco, dollar shops, eBay and whatever other webstores, yard sales, online archives, open hard drives, random websites, humble bundle and friends, itch.io...

For ebooks I have a couple of Kindles I load using Calibre, PDFs I use whatever, but they are best on my iPad Pro using Yomu. On Android they all seem to suck, but I haven't tried any outside of F-Droid.

I used to use Scribr, but I found the selection to be severely lacking. I guess it is good if you want a steady stream of best sellers, a meaningless accolade, or junky weird ass titles that no one should waste their time reading. I suppose their magazine access is super nifty, just the articles and no ads. It is relatively cheap, cheaper as a student I believe, and it comes with perks like Pandora premium and Mubi. It is worth it, but in the end their formatting is just the worst. Reading an ebook on a tablet is the worst of both worlds. Still, I think it is a service worth paying for just for the sheer amount of stuff, not to mention the user submitted stuff that is a gold mine.

The best book subsciption I ever had was Safari Books, which I think is now just O'Reilly. When I used to want to be a programmer, it was the best thing in the world. I even scored a pretty good deal at $200 a year. My dumbass didn't renew one year, and now it is stupidly expensive.

When I was still in school, I used to buy physical books and magazines from local bookstores.

Nowadays, I buy e-books, mostly from Humble Bundle.

Ebooks on moaan inkpalm, which is a small cellphone sized e reader. I've used kindles and nooks, and I prefer the smaller form factor, because it's easier to always have with me. I don't have as much free time as I used to, and being able to read when the opportunity arises really helps me read more. I also listen to audiobooks. I have a problem with keeping books, and eventually it's just too much, so as much as I like physical books I don't buy many anymore.

Mostly borrow ebooks from the public library. There is a small new-and-used bookstore near me, one of those classic “open 3 hours a day, more if we feel like it” ones. Very fun to go wander the shelves when I want a physical book.

I just use my local library now. I don't usually read a book twice, so I don't see any point in purchasing books anymore.

Yes to all of that :) I just realised exactly how eclectic my reading habits are - lately I've been visiting the local library once or twice a week, plus I have a kobo subscription that has introduced me to a heap of indie authors I never would have discovered otherwise, plus I have a wall of books which are mostly used/secondhand except for a handful of absolute favourites.

I read primarily ebooks that I download to my kobo ereader. Eink ereaders are so nice and made me read a lot more.

I buy my books from either ebooks or Amazon, then load them on my kindle which I carry everywhere. It's an old paper white that usually fits into the pocket of whatever jacket I'm wearing.

I like physical books too but I really don't have the space to be stacking up. I also read a lot in public and don't like for people to always know what I'm reading lol. Nothing sketch, I'm just a private person.

I listen to a lot of audiobooks in my car, which got me back into the reading-for-pleasure habit after a dry spell during and after grad school. I have a subscription to libro.fm, the source of most of my audiobooks.

When not in my car I borrow a lot of ebooks from libby, or hoopla if the book’s not on libby. I also sometimes borrow audiobooks. I haven’t borrowed a physical book from the library since COVID.

Less often, I buy books from Powells, but my physical book collection is so big, I usually only buy older books that aren’t available from other sources.

I have a wealth of sources for book recommendations to find new books. Powells, who have staff recommendations every month, New York Times, librarything, a gazillion places on the web…

I buy books only when I really love the edition. Otherwise, I'll buy some on kindle and rent others through my local library, or Libby. I only buy physical copies of books I am happy to re-read.

I buy (used) physical books for every book I read, other than humble bundles (typically for programming e-book bundles). I put a lot of my income toward books though, which is maybe not advisable, but I simply love having a ton of books in my home

I typically buy used books on ebay when I want something specific (often technical books), but for fiction I often browse one of the used bookstores around me, or grab a random book from one of those little library book-boxes-on-a-stick. I like to follow the whimsical approach of reading books that come to me

Combination of my local second-hand bookstore (which has a wildly good selection given that I live in a small country town), my two favourite "regular" bookstores, Libby, and the Kobo ebook store.

If I can't find something particularly niche or out of print, I'll use Abe Books but I try to avoid that since it's owned by Amazon.

Edit: I've started to favour print books most of the time, at least for poetry and non-fiction. I've started to write more again and I find physical books much easier to refer back to.

I use the Libby app and check out ebooks from my local library usually. I have a bunch of physical books as well, but I am out of room to put them now. I also find ebooks to be more convenient. I can read whenever I want because I have all the books I'm reading on my phone.