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tgnd · 02-13-2011, 10:39 PM

So far this year I'm at a $10 total, and that includes my kindle itself - I paid for that in swagbucks and gift certs from various places. I have yet to buy an ebook - there are SO many freebies that I've been kept busy with them. I'll probably buy my first one in March when Jean Auel's Land of the Painted Caves is released. I've been looking forward to that book for many years and will be very glad to be able to read it on the kindle rather than a heavy hefty hardcover. However, again that will be paid for with amazon gift certs I earn, so essentially free. That is what I told myself when I ordered the kindle - my spending limit on ebooks would be what gift certs I can come up with each month.

I will be spending some $$ on a cover soon though - but not in the traditional sense. I have a custom cover I want to make for it and will need to buy a few supplies. But even that should be under $10.

As for DTBs.. I don't buy many.. but throughout the year I'm sure I'll pick up a few knitting books that I've had my eye on. Unfortunately the pretty pictures there just don't translate well to the kindle. I'd estimate probably about $100 or so a year there, unless something expensive comes up that I havent seen yet.

02-13-2011, 10:39 PM	#18
tgnd Member Posts: 10 Karma: 2992 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3G	So far this year I'm at a $10 total, and that includes my kindle itself - I paid for that in swagbucks and gift certs from various places. I have yet to buy an ebook - there are SO many freebies that I've been kept busy with them. I'll probably buy my first one in March when Jean Auel's Land of the Painted Caves is released. I've been looking forward to that book for many years and will be very glad to be able to read it on the kindle rather than a heavy hefty hardcover. However, again that will be paid for with amazon gift certs I earn, so essentially free. That is what I told myself when I ordered the kindle - my spending limit on ebooks would be what gift certs I can come up with each month. I will be spending some $$ on a cover soon though - but not in the traditional sense. I have a custom cover I want to make for it and will need to buy a few supplies. But even that should be under $10. As for DTBs.. I don't buy many.. but throughout the year I'm sure I'll pick up a few knitting books that I've had my eye on. Unfortunately the pretty pictures there just don't translate well to the kindle. I'd estimate probably about $100 or so a year there, unless something expensive comes up that I havent seen yet.