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Old 03-18-2013, 04:42 PM   #1693
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Originally Posted by Quake1028 View Post
Well, I did it. I had held strong up until yesterday at 2 books for the year so far. But, the Amazon daily deal got me. All 4 books (3 released, 1 pre-order) in the Hangman's Daughter series were 99 cents. I had 5 random cents left over from a GC, so one was only 94 cents. Bad news, 4 more books on my TBR. Good news, with them being so cheap, my average per book for the year is only $1.48. and I have spent less than $9 total ($8.89). I can live with that.
It's for offers like that, that we resist buying ebooks at other times.

I have bought four books this year that I should probably have passed on (Life of Pi, 1227 QI Facts To Blow Your Socks Off, Thieves of the Hundred Gates and The Masks of Time) and I added one freebie to my TBR that I shouldn't have done (Starborne).

Unfortunately, even without those, my bought books this year are 42, with an average cost almost exactly $3.

On the plus side, I have read 50 books, and discarded one unread from my TBR, for a net reduction this year so far of four books.

I could have doubled my reduction if I'd just been a bit more resolute!

I shall do better in the rest of the year.
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