I could work out like this:
Books I'd really like to get this year but can't justify the expense: $250
Books I'm perfectly satisfied with available for free or low cost: $10
A Kindle: $79
If I happen to want a Kindle (either a first reader that I was going to buy anyway, or just interested in getting another), and Amazon offered an Audible-like deal such as:
"Free" Kindle, get 2 ebooks of your choice per month for $9.99, one year commitment.
That makes the cost of "Books I really want" plus "The Kindle I want" total only around $120.
That could be attractive, even if I wasn't going to spend the $250.
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