I only buy new copies of books by authors I know--as in know personally, through LJ, or whathaveyou
I try to do the same, and the last new hardback I purchased was for that reason (that was years ago), but, yeah, I'm in the same boat entirely.
Remember the days when you could buy a paperback for less than five dollars? *sighs nostalgically*
As for musicians, I don't buy whole albums anymore and probably never will again. Between my occasional lifting of free mp3s from various sources and iTunes, I only buy singles, and only if I really like them.
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I try to do the same, and the last new hardback I purchased was for that reason (that was years ago), but, yeah, I'm in the same boat entirely.
Remember the days when you could buy a paperback for less than five dollars? *sighs nostalgically*
As for musicians, I don't buy whole albums anymore and probably never will again. Between my occasional lifting of free mp3s from various sources and iTunes, I only buy singles, and only if I really like them.