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YSK that if you can't find a book at the library, you can probably request another one to send it to yours via inter-library loan

In the United States, Libraries usually participate in a program called ILL (Inter-Library Loan). You can request the book be sent to your nearest branch and they'll find a library that has it in stock. Just look up "[Your library name] interlibrary loan" in your preferred search engine

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I bring this up like every chance I get, but check out Libby if you don't want to go to the library. You just link your library card and you have access to tons of books, audio books, and magazines. I also just found out about Hoopla a couple days ago and will be checking that out as soon as I go get my library card renewed tomorrow. Same principle, access to your library's stuff, but also includes music and movies as well.
- The issue I have with Hoopla is that you can't read on an ereader as far as I can tell. You need to read books through their app on your phone. I much prefer e-ink so I avoid Hoopla if I can
  
  Depends on your e-reader! If you have a Kindle, Kobo, or Nook, yes, that’s true. However:
  Boox has e-readers that run Android and you can install Hoopla. The Palma 2 is phone sized which is great. The Page, Leaf2, and Go 7 are all in the 7” form factor, plus they have 6” versions. And they have tablet sizes, too. They have both traditional black&white and color e-ink displays.
  I have the Boox Air 3C and the original Palma and both are great. I’ll likely get a Boox as my next standard sized e-reader, too (whenever I replace my Kindle Oasis). Though unless the technology drastically improves before then, it’ll be one with a black and white screen. (The color is nice in the tablet sizes, though, especially for comics from Hoopla.)
  Some other options that I’m less familiar with include:
  Bigme has Android 7” color e-readers, as well as tablets and e-ink smartphones.
  Meebook has e-readers that run Android (and Android e-ink tablets)
  The MuSnap Aura C is a 10” Android e-ink tablet
  XPPen has an 11” Android e-ink tablet
- Yeah it's cool but personally I don't really like ebooks

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