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fjtorres · 02-06-2011, 08:58 AM

2010 was, for me, an anomalous year... on the low side.
Since I'm boycotting the Price Fix Five I only bought a handful of hardcovers, all from the book clubs. About US$100, maybe $150.
A year's worth of webscriptions: $180.
Two eArcs: $30.
Plus four more intro bundles, about $130.
Add in a couple dozen Amazon Kindle books, including the full set of Hyperion PD SF anthologies, about $200 more.
Finally, two impulse-buy paperbacks: $15.
I'll round it off and say; $700; $550 in ebooks.

Yeah, a low year for me. Usually I run $500 just from the book clubs. And in the old days I would drop about a hundred per trip to the Borders Outlet a couple times a year (it was heck having it a block from my house) but a boycott's a boycott so I'm not buying even clearance from the Price-Fix Five.

Not sure I'll ever top a thousand a year again (it's only $20 a week, I know--barely a trip to the movies) what with ebooks and the boycott. And I'm gaming a bit more for now; still working my way through New Vegas and the DLC and there's four must-have RPGs this year... (sigh)

It still adds up over the course of the year, though.

02-06-2011, 08:58 AM	#14
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	2010 was, for me, an anomalous year... on the low side. Since I'm boycotting the Price Fix Five I only bought a handful of hardcovers, all from the book clubs. About US$100, maybe $150. A year's worth of webscriptions: $180. Two eArcs: $30. Plus four more intro bundles, about $130. Add in a couple dozen Amazon Kindle books, including the full set of Hyperion PD SF anthologies, about $200 more. Finally, two impulse-buy paperbacks: $15. I'll round it off and say; $700; $550 in ebooks. Yeah, a low year for me. Usually I run $500 just from the book clubs. And in the old days I would drop about a hundred per trip to the Borders Outlet a couple times a year (it was heck having it a block from my house) but a boycott's a boycott so I'm not buying even clearance from the Price-Fix Five. Not sure I'll ever top a thousand a year again (it's only $20 a week, I know--barely a trip to the movies) what with ebooks and the boycott. And I'm gaming a bit more for now; still working my way through New Vegas and the DLC and there's four must-have RPGs this year... (sigh) It still adds up over the course of the year, though.