"I am hoarding books for retirement." - Page 6

WillysJeepMan · 02-06-2014, 08:38 AM

I'm hoarding ebook readers for my retirement. Is that the same thing?

mva1985 · 02-06-2014, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by WillysJeepMan

I'm hoarding ebook readers for my retirement. Is that the same thing?

Close ;-) People do collect all sorts of things.

crossi · 02-06-2014, 01:22 PM

There is a problem with hoarding for the future. A book that is by one of your favorite authors now might by the time years in the future no longer appeal. Better to read it now when you still like that author. Also some series go stale. If you save up a long series without reading it you might be buying series that have done so and you wouldn't be aware of it.

Ken Maltby · 02-06-2014, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by crossi

There is a problem with hoarding for the future. A book that is by one of your favorite authors now might by the time years in the future no longer appeal. Better to read it now when you still like that author. Also some series go stale. If you save up a long series without reading it you might be buying series that have done so and you wouldn't be aware of it.

Well, you could add all the good ones you read to your "hoard". Maybe by the time you retire your cache of known good reads, well be great reread candidates. Then you might add a few that samples indicate could be as good. Then ...

Luck;
Ken

dandelioncottage · 02-06-2014, 03:22 PM

Thanks to your tip, I was able to find them on Kobo UK, and they were even couponable!

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Originally Posted by HarryT

There are seven shown as being available on Amazon UK, if that's of any interest. Pretty cheap, too - two priced at 79p and the other five at £2.39.

eschwartz · 02-06-2014, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by WillysJeepMan

I'm hoarding ebook readers for my retirement. Is that the same thing?

No, that's a different support thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=226136

GreenMonkey · 02-06-2014, 03:46 PM

I'd have to buy a LOT of books to outpace my reading. I don't think my backlog has ever been over a couple of dozen. And those are mostly books that I have dropped for some reason or another, or maybe found hard to read and stall on reading (Gene Wolfe comes to mind).

I've had lots of video game backlog (used to collect oldschool and Playstation-era RPGs which can take 20-80 hours to complete). I've had lots of movie and TV backlog on DVD.

But books go everywhere and I guess since I read so much, it's pretty rare that I have a whole lot more than I can read.

Katsunami · 02-06-2014, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by GreenMonkey

I've had lots of video game backlog (used to collect oldschool and Playstation-era RPGs which can take 20-80 hours to complete).

No, nooo! Stop it! Don't make me remember that backlog. It hurts!

Grrrrr... can I give negative Karma?!

CWatkinsNash · 02-06-2014, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Katsunami

No, nooo! Stop it! Don't make me remember that backlog. It hurts!

Grrrrr... can I give negative Karma?!

LOL I was thinking the same thing. In my case, it's all the games I grab during the Steam sales, and I was just looking at my Steam library thinking, "Crap, if I'm gonna install some of those, I need to uninstall some of these..." And then I ended up just playing Civ V some more. Because it's awesome.

But hey, playing games slows down my ebook acquisitions considerably so I guess it all balances out.

Fluribus · 02-06-2014, 09:15 PM

I have a DVD backlog. I have a game backlog. I have a book backlog (paper and electronic). I have a backlog backlog. Oddly, I feel not the slightest shame.

CWatkinsNash · 02-07-2014, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Fluribus

I have a DVD backlog. I have a game backlog. I have a book backlog (paper and electronic). I have a backlog backlog. Oddly, I feel not the slightest shame.

I don't either. I'm quite content, in large part due to my entertainment collections. I've got a game / movie / book for any mood I may find myself in, plus a huge music collection as well. Getting bored is very, very bad for me so it's best that I don't run out of things to hold my attention.

HarryT · 02-07-2014, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by dandelioncottage

Thanks to your tip, I was able to find them on Kobo UK, and they were even couponable!

You're very welcome. Happy to help

.

LovesMacs · 02-07-2014, 01:02 PM

I don't intentionally hoard books for retirement, but I won't likely finish reading everything (e-book and physical) before I retire, even with a few decades to go.

PurpleStar · 02-07-2014, 01:07 PM

I have nothing to retire from. I just plain hoard books.

Fluribus · 02-07-2014, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash

Getting bored is very, very bad for me so it's best that I don't run out of things to hold my attention.

If you get bored, let me know. I'll whack your shins with my cane. Should hold your attention. If I whack you hard enough, I might even be able to hobble away before you can get revenge.

View Poll Results: Do you hoard ebooks for retirement?
Yes. I would have done (or do) so with paper books as well.	20	10.81%
Yes, but I would NOT have done so with paper books.	18	9.73%
No, not for retirement... but... uh... I hoard (e)books anyway.	113	61.08%
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02-06-2014, 08:38 AM	#76
WillysJeepMan Guru Posts: 655 Karma: 2877892 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kobo Touch, KFHD7, GTab 8.4 Pro, iPadAir 2	I'm hoarding ebook readers for my retirement. Is that the same thing?

02-06-2014, 01:22 PM	#78
crossi Guru Posts: 992 Karma: 12000001 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle Wahington U.S. Device: kindle	There is a problem with hoarding for the future. A book that is by one of your favorite authors now might by the time years in the future no longer appeal. Better to read it now when you still like that author. Also some series go stale. If you save up a long series without reading it you might be buying series that have done so and you wouldn't be aware of it.

02-06-2014, 03:46 PM	#82
GreenMonkey DRM hater Posts: 945 Karma: 2066176 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Michigan Device: Nook ST glow, Kindle Voyage	I'd have to buy a LOT of books to outpace my reading. I don't think my backlog has ever been over a couple of dozen. And those are mostly books that I have dropped for some reason or another, or maybe found hard to read and stall on reading (Gene Wolfe comes to mind). I've had lots of video game backlog (used to collect oldschool and Playstation-era RPGs which can take 20-80 hours to complete). I've had lots of movie and TV backlog on DVD. But books go everywhere and I guess since I read so much, it's pretty rare that I have a whole lot more than I can read.

02-06-2014, 09:15 PM	#85
Fluribus Guru Posts: 891 Karma: 8893661 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Kindle	I have a DVD backlog. I have a game backlog. I have a book backlog (paper and electronic). I have a backlog backlog. Oddly, I feel not the slightest shame.

02-07-2014, 01:02 PM	#88
LovesMacs Fanatic Posts: 513 Karma: 2644386 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: iPhone, Kindle Touch	I don't intentionally hoard books for retirement, but I won't likely finish reading everything (e-book and physical) before I retire, even with a few decades to go.

02-07-2014, 01:07 PM	#89
PurpleStar Wizard Posts: 1,620 Karma: 11387182 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Clara 2E	I have nothing to retire from. I just plain hoard books.