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Originally Posted by Liviu_5
That's what bookstore cafes are made for 
Very good points above though, and I am not saying that the Kindle is not useful in saving money, but most savings would be the same whatever ebook device you are using - and my impression was that the original post referred specifically to the Kindle since I saw other people extolling that Kindle saves money over say Sony 500 since you get to buy a bestseller for 10$ vs 12-15$ at Books on Board...
Regarding finishing books, I am not sure that having 3 chapters as samples helps, at least not in my case - since there are always many more books of interest to me than available time, and while sometimes I try to impose an austerity budget and buy only what I really, really will read next, it works for a week or two and then I still find myself buying the next 5 books of interest anyway, reading 3 and adding 2 to the growing to read pile... |
I wasn't talking about Kindle savings vs. other readers. I was talking about Kindle vs. no reader. I only own a Kindle and I was talking about my personal experience. I may be less likely to buy in advance with the Kindle just because it's very quick and easy to get a book after I'm done with the sample but I don't know how big that difference would be with a different device. I still think they would give me a savings over my bookstore habit.