There was a book I got a few years ago for fairly cheap, Fleet of Worlds. I enjoyed it. While going through a purge of my household, I found my copy again and thought that i would like to read the other three books in the series. My natural inclination would be to go buy it on Amazon. But I’m purging, I want less stuff at home, not more.
Then I made a brilliant leap of logic. eBooks! Sure enough, I can buy the other three books on iTunes. However, they aren’t that much cheaper than paperback copies there. They might be cheaper at another store. I’ll have to look into it. But this would be a way for me to read the books and then not have to deal with clutter.
And not once during this time did it occur to me that I could just go to the library, become a member and read these books and more for a significantly smaller amount of money.