Ebook Buying Addicts' Support Thread

[Jdschi]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

The current Kobo unlimited use 50% off coupon (Sept50) was worth waiting for. 11 books by favourite authors for under $3 per book on average.

Or... not? I splurged on Kobo and I really shouldn't have and now I think I should get even more
That makes 12 books bought this week... but my average is much higher than yours, sigh.
I've been waiting to replace my german version of the Deverry cycle with ebooks, but those are 15 books... but with 50% off, restraint is hard! But since I already read them, it does not make that much sense to get them... yet. So I only got 4 of those. There will always be another sale, there will always be another sale...
I did get most of my "seriously need to be bought" books, though, which is really nice.
Now off to

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by Rev. Bob

I didn't get off that light, even without factoring in the Pottermore set. I've got 17 so far, including two rebuys, and some Star Wars stuff is still calling to me at about $4 each.

Yep, my Kobo's gonna top 500 books reeeeal soon now.

I'm rather surprised to find that my bought kobo total is only at 34. But over half of those are in the past two months. I think it's the recent spate of high discount coupons. My average ebook cost from Kobo is $2.88!

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by Jdschi

've been waiting to replace my german version of the Deverry cycle with ebooks, but those are 15 books... but with 50% off, restraint is hard! But since I already read them, it does not make that much sense to get them... yet.

That's a hard call.

I have just bought two books I've already read, but that's because they're part of a series, and when I first got the series, these two weren't available to buy as ebooks. I read them as ebooks anyway, but when that happens I feel obliged to buy the ebook when it eventually gets released. They're the two most expensive ebooks I bought this time around - $5.49 each (& that's at 50% off)!

I'm glad I didn't notice they'd become available before, as at least the 50% off made them only expensive, not outrageous.

[DrNefario]

Luckily, of the few I've checked from my amazon wishlists so far, the regular kobo price is so much more than the amazon price that even with 50% off it's only a minor saving, so I haven't bothered yet.

(Mind you, I did take two books to donate to charity today and come back with three.)

[Crusader]

Originally Posted by DrNefario

Luckily, of the few I've checked from my amazon wishlists so far, the regular kobo price is so much more than the amazon price that even with 50% off it's only a minor saving, so I haven't bothered yet.

(Mind you, I did take two books to donate to charity today and come back with three.)

Really? It must be a region thing. I generally find that Kobo is far cheaper than Amazon.

[Rev. Bob]

Originally Posted by DrNefario

Luckily, of the few I've checked from my amazon wishlists so far, the regular kobo price is so much more than the amazon price that even with 50% off it's only a minor saving, so I haven't bothered yet.

Originally Posted by Crusader

Really? It must be a region thing. I generally find that Kobo is far cheaper than Amazon.

Amazon's been quietly bringing back their 25% discount, but on ebooks instead of mass-market paperbacks. Given that, 50% off of "full digital retail" is less impressive - but it's still a better deal than I'll get anywhere else!

[wawasteele]

Originally Posted by Crusader

Really? It must be a region thing. I generally find that Kobo is far cheaper than Amazon.

Where do you live? My friend in Canada finds that often Kobo is cheaper than Amazon. I live in the USA and find the opposite.

With this sale, so far not one of the books I have searched for have been able to accept a coupon. I had her search for the same books and in Canada, the books could accept a coupon.

[DrNefario]

I typically assume that if kobo are cheaper amazon will price-match, so kobo will never be cheaper for long (without a coupon). It's not always true; the last book I bought from kobo was already quite a bit cheaper before I added the discount, but on the particular books from my wishlist I checked today, amazon had a substantial advantage. The kobo code does make them cheaper there, but it doesn't move them into a whole new impulse-buy price bracket.

[gabby98]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

The current Kobo unlimited use 50% off coupon (Sept50) was worth waiting for. 11 books by favourite authors for under $3 per book on average.

[Edit: make that 12 books. 14 if you count the two I got yesterday as well.]

Yea, thanks to Kobo I'm fighting the urge to purchase 6/7 or my WL books...but if I think about what it comes out to per book I may not be able to fight it long

[Jdschi]

Originally Posted by DrNefario

Luckily, of the few I've checked from my amazon wishlists so far, the regular kobo price is so much more than the amazon price that even with 50% off it's only a minor saving, so I haven't bothered yet.

(Mind you, I did take two books to donate to charity today and come back with three.)

It's the same with the German amazon and kobo - kobo prices are around 30% higher than amazon, but I thought that kobo did this on purpose because they expect you to use a coupon... So with a 50% off coupon the saving usually was around 2$ compared to amazon but since I bought 10 books that's still 20$

[CRussel]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

That's a hard call.

I have just bought two books I've already read, but that's because they're part of a series, and when I first got the series, these two weren't available to buy as ebooks. I read them as ebooks anyway, but when that happens I feel obliged to buy the ebook when it eventually gets released. They're the two most expensive ebooks I bought this time around - $5.49 each (& that's at 50% off)!

I'm glad I didn't notice they'd become available before, as at least the 50% off made them only expensive, not outrageous.

Yes, I've had to buy a couple recently for the same reason. Sadly, neither was "on sale", nor did I have a decent Kobo coupon at the time. Sigh. Ah, well. The price of my own conscience.

[Crusader]

Originally Posted by wawasteele

Where do you live? My friend in Canada finds that often Kobo is cheaper than Amazon. I live in the USA and find the opposite.

With this sale, so far not one of the books I have searched for have been able to accept a coupon. I had her search for the same books and in Canada, the books could accept a coupon.

South Africa. Amazon still charges that $2 'digital delivery fee' so I guess that makes quite a difference in the pricing.

[dandelioncottage]

Oops!--answered in another forum.

[BelleZora]

I used the Kobo 50% off coupon for 13 books, all on my wish list, for $53.40 ($4.11 each, including tax). None are available digitally at the library and I want to read them all right away. This thread saved me money by encouraging me to place books on a wish list and wait for a good deal. So I am happy and consider it money well spent.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by BelleZora

I used the Kobo 50% off coupon for 13 books, all on my wish list, for $53.40 ($4.11 each, including tax). None are available digitally at the library and I want to read them all right away. This thread saved me money by encouraging me to place books on a wish list and wait for a good deal. So I am happy and consider it money well spent.

Hooray! A success story.

Because, of course, if we didn't buy any more books at all, we'd (eventually) run of of books to read.

But by keeping control of our purchases, and following the rules we've come up with in this thread, we end up with good books to read, and spend less money.