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BWinmill · 07-07-2012, 07:19 AM

In my case, ereaders have cost me a small fortune. I used to grab books from the library or used, so I wasn't spending very much on books. So I have spent about $600 on hardware over a period of time when I'd spend approximately $250. The ereader also changed my reading habits. Prior to ereaders, I mostly read technical books. With ereaders, I read a lot of fiction. The thing is, a $5 (used) technical book takes a lot longer to read than a $5 ebook novel. So in a burst of enthusiasm over ereaders, I spent nearly $400 in books. So I'd say it cost me 4 times more. But it got me reading more, and different stuff.

Thankfully I switched to an ePub based reader so there's library lending. I've also ditched new ebooks for very old ebooks (i.e. the public domain). So maybe I'll break even by 2018.

07-07-2012, 07:19 AM	#60
BWinmill Nameless Being	In my case, ereaders have cost me a small fortune. I used to grab books from the library or used, so I wasn't spending very much on books. So I have spent about $600 on hardware over a period of time when I'd spend approximately $250. The ereader also changed my reading habits. Prior to ereaders, I mostly read technical books. With ereaders, I read a lot of fiction. The thing is, a $5 (used) technical book takes a lot longer to read than a $5 ebook novel. So in a burst of enthusiasm over ereaders, I spent nearly $400 in books. So I'd say it cost me 4 times more. But it got me reading more, and different stuff. Thankfully I switched to an ePub based reader so there's library lending. I've also ditched new ebooks for very old ebooks (i.e. the public domain). So maybe I'll break even by 2018.