An NRO donor writes:

You guys are treading on dangerous ground!
Isn’t it odd to see a bunch of authors, potential authors and sundry
writers, whose income is dependent on having as many people buy–not
read,
buy–their work as possible, discussing whether it is better to stop
wasting
money on purchasing books? It is especially odd to see it on a website
which
is free to anyone who wants to view it, but which encourages people to
donate to support it. A discussion of whether books are too expensive,
and
whether it is better to get things free at the library, could easily be
extended to the supporters of your site!
(Written as I sip out of my NRO mug, while wearing my “Making Al Gore
regret
inventing the internet” T-shirt.)

Thanks for making us clarify. Obviously when being selective, one would always first own books by NRO authors, subscribe to NRODT, etc. It’s a given.