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amybobamy · 02-05-2011, 03:29 PM

I'm new, so please forgive me if this question is asked elsewhere, but I'm terribly curious. If this is handled elsewhere, perhaps someone will point me in the right direction --

How much do you spend on books per year -- including readers/accessories, ebooks, and "dead tree books"?

My 2010 cost-of-reading:

DTBs: $300 -- I also borrow heavily from public library
eBooks: nothing -- I only borrow from the library
eReaders/accessories -- $50 (or nothing -- I bought it but returned it as defective, but planning to get a Nook in near future)

I have no idea whether this is a little or a lot compared to others, but I had been castigating myself for excessive expenditures until I went back and checked -- and really, to me, less than a dollar a day for reading material seems rather trivial.

(I get a lot of my books used from half.com, too -- hardly ever purchase brand new)

02-05-2011, 03:29 PM	#1
amybobamy Befuddled Neophyte Posts: 49 Karma: 3138 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Nook Color	Informal Poll - How much do you spend per year on books? I'm new, so please forgive me if this question is asked elsewhere, but I'm terribly curious. If this is handled elsewhere, perhaps someone will point me in the right direction -- How much do you spend on books per year -- including readers/accessories, ebooks, and "dead tree books"? My 2010 cost-of-reading: DTBs: $300 -- I also borrow heavily from public library eBooks: nothing -- I only borrow from the library eReaders/accessories -- $50 (or nothing -- I bought it but returned it as defective, but planning to get a Nook in near future) I have no idea whether this is a little or a lot compared to others, but I had been castigating myself for excessive expenditures until I went back and checked -- and really, to me, less than a dollar a day for reading material seems rather trivial. (I get a lot of my books used from half.com, too -- hardly ever purchase brand new)