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Originally Posted by dreams
Is anyone else having a hard time not purchasing?
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Well, no, because I've never made any such commitment to not-purchasing myself, because I know my acquisitional-hoarding instincts will always override. The reptilian hind-brain strikes again!
But it may help to consider temptations in perspective. Those Ed McBain books, you say you've already read and enjoyed.
Sure, they were offered cheaply, but you've already pleasantly experienced and have fond memories of them, so likelihood that you'll actually want to get around to reading them again and actually do so? Probably low, unless you're a 200+ books-per-year binge reader like some of us. And IIRC, the author's dead, so it's not like your money would be giving him royalties to help sustain him in a decrepit and poverty-stricken old age.
That Fictionwise coupon? They'll offer it again (unless they go out of business thanks to B&N's repeated attempts to kill them off, Rasputin-style).
And if you do the math, even if you're tempted by a new release with the extra 15% off, generally speaking if you can hold out for the rare 60% off FW coupon, then it comes out to very nearly the same money with only a few dozen cents difference when discounting from the regular full price.
For now, better to save your money and use the promo freebies to discover new authors you can spend it on and both send the message to the promo-givers that hey, freebie promo books to introduce a new author are appreciated and welcome and yield positive sales results, and said new authors are helped out by your spending your money on their books which yields them royalties which if invested wisely will help sustain them in their decrepit and poverty-stricken old age.
Win-win!
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