My local library system does something really sensible.
They rent both bestseller DVDs and books, but also buy copies for the collection. If you don't mind waiting until stuff comes your way through the reserve/hold system, you can just wait (they get 5-10 free copies, so on average, I wait 2-3 months for the really popular stuff, if I don't reserve them really early. I usually start somewhere between 40 and 70 on the hold list.)
If you want them faster, you can see if it shows up on the rental shelf. Rentals are 25 cents per day (including days the library's closed.) Videos are in the same ballpark for rentals - and again, either you can reserve and wait for it, or you can pay.
Works really well, and they funnel the rental money back into more rental stuff, and into general collection building.
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They rent both bestseller DVDs and books, but also buy copies for the collection. If you don't mind waiting until stuff comes your way through the reserve/hold system, you can just wait (they get 5-10 free copies, so on average, I wait 2-3 months for the really popular stuff, if I don't reserve them really early. I usually start somewhere between 40 and 70 on the hold list.)
If you want them faster, you can see if it shows up on the rental shelf. Rentals are 25 cents per day (including days the library's closed.) Videos are in the same ballpark for rentals - and again, either you can reserve and wait for it, or you can pay.
Works really well, and they funnel the rental money back into more rental stuff, and into general collection building.