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GA Russell · 05-06-2011, 02:22 PM

If there is a book that I really want to read, I bite the bullet and buy it. I am currently reading a new softback which cost $29.99.

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There are so many books that have good reputations that I have never read. My problem is finding books that are in print.

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I enjoy my jetBook Lite, but I have no problem with the idea of buying a paperback cheap from an Amazon Marketplace seller. I understand people who object to an eBook costing more than its hard copy. What I do not share with many here is the strong desire to read the eBook rather than the less expensive hard copy.

I've got no problem reading paper books. I am a member of the Doubleday Book Club. Sometimes (not often enough!) they have a sale which is...Buy One Get One Free with Free Shipping. When that happens, I buy two omnibuses which contain two or three novels each for $6.99, so it works out to $1.40 per novel.

Between the MR library, Munseys and koland's Free Amazon threads, I think I've downloaded enough free eBooks to last me the rest of my life! I share CWatkinsNash's view that it doesn't take much arm twisting to get me to download a free eBook.

05-06-2011, 02:22 PM	#65
GA Russell Argos upset Ticats Posts: 7,699 Karma: 31487351 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	If there is a book that I really want to read, I bite the bullet and buy it. I am currently reading a new softback which cost $29.99. *** There are so many books that have good reputations that I have never read. My problem is finding books that are in print. *** I enjoy my jetBook Lite, but I have no problem with the idea of buying a paperback cheap from an Amazon Marketplace seller. I understand people who object to an eBook costing more than its hard copy. What I do not share with many here is the strong desire to read the eBook rather than the less expensive hard copy. I've got no problem reading paper books. I am a member of the Doubleday Book Club. Sometimes (not often enough!) they have a sale which is...Buy One Get One Free with Free Shipping. When that happens, I buy two omnibuses which contain two or three novels each for $6.99, so it works out to $1.40 per novel. Between the MR library, Munseys and koland's Free Amazon threads, I think I've downloaded enough free eBooks to last me the rest of my life! I share CWatkinsNash's view that it doesn't take much arm twisting to get me to download a free eBook.