02-13-2013, 08:31 AM | #61 |
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I had exactly the same pattern with my ereader as with my ipod touch. At first I actively seek out freebies and download any old rubbish, but after a few months reach a saturation point - probably about 3-400 in both cases - when I just stop looking, and only download something if it really sounds like something I want.
There's no point hoarding anything that's permanently free. It'll still be there when you want to read it. It's those sneaky one-day specials that need a bit of consideration. It's not just freebies. I've pretty much been the same with low-priced items all my life. It's just a bit easier with physical objects to tell when it's time to stop. |
02-13-2013, 10:17 AM | #62 | |
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Neither is the 'lendable' feature permanent. I've had more than a few of those that were lendable suddenly not be any more. I belong to a lending site and have to clear out my 'no longer lendables' every few months. Between the end of October and this last Monday I removed 170 ebooks no longer listed as lendable from my list. So I wouldn't count on any kind of permanent situation at all. |
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02-13-2013, 10:36 AM | #63 |
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We've got a used goods / recycle store in my neighborhood. You can bring anything you want to get rid of that's not worth much, but is too good to just throw away. Many people bring books there. The store sells them for €0.10 per 100 pages. Paperbacks therefore often just cost €0.30. Some that are damaged (tear in the cover, for example) are free.
Sometimes I'd get my books there (before I basically stopped reading Dutch translations), and could have often walked out with 100 books for (much) less than €30, assuming I'd accept a rip in a cover or a cracked spine here and there. Never felt the need to do so. Therefore I also don't see the need to try and get every possible free eBook... |
02-13-2013, 10:56 AM | #64 |
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yes, selecting is the way forward in self-evolution
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02-13-2013, 12:39 PM | #65 |
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I'm not going to get every paper book that I could, because I don't have infinite shelf space, and I wouldn't want to lug them around. But e-books weigh nothing, and don't take up space. Books in Amazon's cloud don't even take up space, there isn't some book stored, all that is stored is a license.
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02-15-2013, 01:17 AM | #66 | |
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I love thinking that I have so many books to choose from, that finding stories in my TBR collection that I will really enjoy is increasingly likely Amazon free books! |
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02-15-2013, 05:05 AM | #67 | |
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wonderful beautiful wife wonderful mother of children works- good salary collects hats and shoes and gloves and belts and scarf never disposes other things clothes furniture equipment- cycle in, cycle out total amount remains relative constant hats and shoes and gloves and belts do not cycle- grows all neat densely organized- similar to library throw away 1000 --never notice I begin to say how many rooms to store I stop. Last edited by forsooth; 02-15-2013 at 05:07 AM. |
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02-15-2013, 05:22 AM | #68 | |
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02-15-2013, 01:32 PM | #69 |
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This inspired me to go through my calibre library and get rid of all the books that I'll never read again.
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02-15-2013, 04:59 PM | #70 |
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This thread motivated me to move a few hundred books to Amazon's Trash (thanks BearMountainBooks!). The only reason to move any to Trash is to speed up loading the books when going to Manage My Kindle. Several months ago I permanently deleted dozens of books and I regretted eliminating a few later. One self-published was picked up by Thomas & Mercer, so then I wanted to read it.
Now I move books I doubt I will ever read to a Calibre Vault library (a suggestion that also came from MR). My main library is comprised of books I hope to read. When I enter a book into my Calibre library I assign a priority category. I also list the price paid in a category. It is then easy to sort and find books. I don't expect to read all the books I've acquired. But I love having so many choices. Browsing through Calibre is like wandering through library or bookstore stacks. |
02-16-2013, 12:16 AM | #71 | |
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But I've done this before. I don't have 1,000's of them like you. I've noticed I've been picky lately as well |
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02-17-2013, 10:50 AM | #72 |
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Considering the irritating amount of work it takes to delete items form Amazon's cloud, and the fact that, with the glut of storage space everyone has these days, everything if found with a search anyway, I see no advantage to deleting anything from my library.
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02-17-2013, 06:19 PM | #73 | |
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I view getting rid of Indie novels I now have no intention whatsoever of reading is akin to throwing away soiled underwear. After all, there comes a point where the clutter just overwhelms one's sense of both propriety and orderliness. Don |
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02-17-2013, 06:30 PM | #74 |
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I almost never pick up or buy free or cheap books. My reading pace is maybe 3 books per month max so in that case I want to focus my time only on the best of the best and 90% of the time these free books are worth what you paid for them.
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02-17-2013, 11:03 PM | #75 |
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I used to pick up any free book I came across. I'm much more selective now. I don't plan on deleting any, though - I always have trouble throwing things out!
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