Ebook Buying Addicts' Support Thread - Page 265

pdurrant · 09-15-2016, 06:24 AM

I've failed in my attempt to keep my ebooks spending below £240 this year.

Non-free ebooks bought: 175
Total cost of ebooks bought: £274.80

I'm now aiming to end the year having reduced the monetary value of my TBR by reading books that cost me more than I've spent on new ebooks.

Total cost of ebooks read this year: £265.67

I might just make that, with a bit more restraint.

Katsunami · 09-15-2016, 06:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by issybird

But it's the same bugaboo; will I actually reread it? As with the mysteries, rereading is something I rarely do anymore.

There is a *lot* of stuff I want to read. Some books I've read over and over in the past, mainly because of the lack of physical space and money to buy new ones (during my university days). A few years ago when I got an e-reader, I've decided I'd start over.

I've bought ALL of my books as e-books, and started with the book that got me back into reading for pleasure in 2000: The Lord of the Rings.

(In between 1991 and 1999 I was in high school, and had to read about (edit: 10) books in Dutch, French, German and English each, and in the latter years 30 books in Dutch and English each... that was quite enough to read on top of homework and textbooks.)

Since then, I've been rereading everything I had in paper, alongside new stuff (I'm actually almost done), and I have decided that if a book I'm reading does not turn out to be an absolute favorite, there's only a small chance that I'll ever reread it. The chance of rereading a Fantasy series is becoming very slim... or it must turn out to be absolutely epic at the scale of Lord of the Rings.

At this time, I've only encountered very few books that I would put at this level:

Lord of the Rings (In comparison, I don't really like The Hobbit that much)
The Silmarillion
Shogun
Mushashi
Mutiny on the Bounty
A Christmas Carol
The first six Drizzt books
The Avatar Trilogy/Quintet
Stephen King's IT

I'm not going to waste any more time by rereading 'middle of the list' books.

For example, Eddings' The Belgariad and The Malloreon were quite good. The Elenium and The Tamuli were OK, but in a VERY similar vein, sharing many concepts. Fun reads, but not worth it to reread a third time.

Some fantasy series such as The Sword of Truth I might never even start, because the latter books get too many mediocre reviews and I dislike quitting a series in the middle.

DrNefario · 09-15-2016, 03:38 PM

I read the first Sword of Truth book and didn't like it. Problem solved.

Cinisajoy · 09-15-2016, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katsunami

There is a *lot* of stuff I want to read. Some books I've read over and over in the past, mainly because of the lack of physical space and money to buy new ones (during my university days). A few years ago when I got an e-reader, I've decided I'd start over.

I've bought ALL of my books as e-books, and started with the book that got me back into reading for pleasure in 2000: The Lord of the Rings.

(In between 1991 and 1999 I was in high school, and had to read about books in Dutch, French, German and English each, and in the latter years 30 books in Dutch and English each... that was quite enough to read on top of homework and textbooks.)

Since then, I've been rereading everything I had in paper, alongside new stuff (I'm actually almost done), and I have decided that if a book I'm reading does not turn out to be an absolute favorite, there's only a small chance that I'll ever reread it. The chance of rereading a Fantasy series is becoming very slim... or it must turn out to be absolutely epic at the scale of Lord of the Rings.

At this time, I've only encountered very few books that I would put at this level:

Lord of the Rings (In comparison, I don't really like The Hobbit that much)
The Silmarillion
Shogun
Mushashi
Mutiny on the Bounty
A Christmas Carol
The first six Drizzt books
The Avatar Trilogy/Quintet
Stephen King's IT

I'm not going to waste any more time by rereading 'middle of the list' books.

For example, Eddings' The Belgariad and The Malloreon were quite good. The Elenium and The Tamuli were OK, but in a VERY similar vein, sharing many concepts. Fun reads, but not worth it to reread a third time.

Some fantasy series such as The Sword of Truth I might never even start, because the latter books get too many mediocre reviews and I dislike quitting a series in the middle.

Have you read any of the other James Clavell books?
Or do I have him confused with James Michener?

Katsunami · 09-15-2016, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Have you read any of the other James Clavell books?

I haven't read them yet, but I do own all of them as e-books and they are on my reader. As soon as I feel like reading some Really Long Stuff That Takes Ages To Finish™, I'll read one of them.

Same goes for Taiko, by the same writer as Musashi.

DrNefario · 09-18-2016, 01:43 PM

I've fallen off the wagon and bought 7 books in the Gollancz gollanczfest sale. I sort of regret some of them already. It could have been even worse if I didn't already own quite a lot of them.

Back into the red on my TBR.

Rev. Bob · 09-20-2016, 02:35 AM

I bought three graphic novels over the weekend. In my defense, all three were (a) on my wishlist, (b) discounted for Batman Day, and (c) paid for with Amazon credit, which I build up at about $25/week. That's the next best thing to freebies, in my book; I've been using those credits to pay for my Amazon purchases since about the beginning of the year.

DrNefario · 09-20-2016, 08:16 AM

I don't count graphic novels. Silly really, I probably spend more on them than on books some months. I guess I don't have that many that I need to keep an eye on the growth rate.

pdurrant · 09-21-2016, 07:51 AM

I must admit I haven't counted the Graphic Novels I got at Dark Hourse Comics. Mainly because they're online only and DRMed, and I don't think there's a way to download them, let alone strip DRM.

DrNefario · 09-29-2016, 08:10 AM

There's a book on my kindle watch list that has slowly been inching down in price for many days.

I can't help feeling that this is some kind of automated price-match or exchange-rate glitch, and that someone is going to notice sooner or later and fix it back to its original price. This makes it somewhat like a game of chicken. The longer I wait, the cheaper it will be, but if I wait too long I'll miss it completely.

It's very tense.

(Actually, I'm kind of holding out until it's definitely less than I could get it with that 50% off coupon from Kobo.)

Yolina · 10-02-2016, 02:19 PM

Feeling all virtuous as, including freebies, I've only acquired 71 books so far this year

Mind you there was that massive splurge at the end of 2015 fuelled by all those £3 digi credits that I had accumulated between Black Friday and Xmas...

PurpleStar · 10-02-2016, 05:57 PM

I'm trying really hard not to buy anything. Except for the monthly Star Trek. Passing up sales left and right! (learned my lesson there.)

Tarana · 10-03-2016, 08:29 AM

Bob, I don't count freebies no matter where they come from, even Amazon shipping bonus. I wish though they didn't expire so quickly. Great supplements for buying series that are not on sale at the time you are ready for the next. Still, I will be starting to chalk those up starting this week.

pdurrant · 10-05-2016, 04:22 AM

Five days in, and no purchases so far in October!

Yolina · 10-05-2016, 05:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Five days in, and no purchases so far in October!

Well done

Other than my Kindle 1st and Samsung freebies, I've bought another 3 so far but they were all on my wish list, reduced to 99p/£1.49 and I had a few digital credits lurking... Also, I got extra money courtesy of Amazon... A promotion was showing on my screen yesterday: £3 extra for giving myself at least £60 to spend using Top Up.

Still, I'm quite pleased with myself this year because I've read more books than I've acquired so TBR total down by about 70 so far.

I do have a preorder but since it will be released January 1st, it doesn't count

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09-15-2016, 06:24 AM	#3961
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,508 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	I've failed in my attempt to keep my ebooks spending below £240 this year. Non-free ebooks bought: 175 Total cost of ebooks bought: £274.80 I'm now aiming to end the year having reduced the monetary value of my TBR by reading books that cost me more than I've spent on new ebooks. Total cost of ebooks read this year: £265.67 I might just make that, with a bit more restraint.

09-15-2016, 03:38 PM	#3963
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,100 Karma: 11315768 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	I read the first Sword of Truth book and didn't like it. Problem solved.

09-18-2016, 01:43 PM	#3966
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,100 Karma: 11315768 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	I've fallen off the wagon and bought 7 books in the Gollancz gollanczfest sale. I sort of regret some of them already. It could have been even worse if I didn't already own quite a lot of them. Back into the red on my TBR.

09-20-2016, 02:35 AM	#3967
Rev. Bob Wizard Posts: 1,760 Karma: 9918418 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Here on the perimeter, there are no stars Device: Kobo H2O, iPad mini 3, Kindle Touch	I bought three graphic novels over the weekend. In my defense, all three were (a) on my wishlist, (b) discounted for Batman Day, and (c) paid for with Amazon credit, which I build up at about $25/week. That's the next best thing to freebies, in my book; I've been using those credits to pay for my Amazon purchases since about the beginning of the year.

09-20-2016, 08:16 AM	#3968
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,100 Karma: 11315768 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	I don't count graphic novels. Silly really, I probably spend more on them than on books some months. I guess I don't have that many that I need to keep an eye on the growth rate.

09-21-2016, 07:51 AM	#3969
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,508 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	I must admit I haven't counted the Graphic Novels I got at Dark Hourse Comics. Mainly because they're online only and DRMed, and I don't think there's a way to download them, let alone strip DRM.

09-29-2016, 08:10 AM	#3970
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,100 Karma: 11315768 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	There's a book on my kindle watch list that has slowly been inching down in price for many days. I can't help feeling that this is some kind of automated price-match or exchange-rate glitch, and that someone is going to notice sooner or later and fix it back to its original price. This makes it somewhat like a game of chicken. The longer I wait, the cheaper it will be, but if I wait too long I'll miss it completely. It's very tense. (Actually, I'm kind of holding out until it's definitely less than I could get it with that 50% off coupon from Kobo.)

10-02-2016, 02:19 PM	#3971
Yolina Wizard Posts: 1,179 Karma: 11573197 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: London, UK Device: Voyage	Feeling all virtuous as, including freebies, I've only acquired 71 books so far this year Mind you there was that massive splurge at the end of 2015 fuelled by all those £3 digi credits that I had accumulated between Black Friday and Xmas...

10-02-2016, 05:57 PM	#3972
PurpleStar Wizard Posts: 1,620 Karma: 11387182 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Clara 2E	I'm trying really hard not to buy anything. Except for the monthly Star Trek. Passing up sales left and right! (learned my lesson there.)

10-03-2016, 08:29 AM	#3973
Tarana Wizard Posts: 3,980 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	Bob, I don't count freebies no matter where they come from, even Amazon shipping bonus. I wish though they didn't expire so quickly. Great supplements for buying series that are not on sale at the time you are ready for the next. Still, I will be starting to chalk those up starting this week.

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10-05-2016, 04:22 AM	#3974
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,508 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	Five days in, and no purchases so far in October!