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Originally Posted by AnemicOak
I think the record on this forum is Sydney's Mom with 457 books back when Harlequin had their $4 off a $4 minimum unlimited code and folks were buying books for $0.05 each.  |
I absolutely forgot about this!! Yes, it took me an entire day, because you had to re-enter codes. But the books were only a nickel. I bought the 45 cent ones on Blossom's recommendation.
457 books. Wow. And how many have I read? Unfortunately, I am like a little kid--I want what is new and shiny. I haven't even finished Double Down yet. But, all those books are epub, and will be read eventually. It is the free kindle books I just have sitting in the cloud.
When I was a kid, we didn't have money for books. The first book I bought was after I was working, Jaws, which I read when I was supposed to be studying for my Advanced Calculus class. I bought 1L when I was applying to law school, then nothing until I graduated and got a job. I have 3 floor to ceiling bookcases, stacked 2 or 3 deep, full I mystery paperbacks I would buy at the bookstore on the first floor of our building. I didn't feel guilty buying so many, justifying it by saying I would probably be eating dog food when I retired, but at least I would have books! But I probably never bought more than $200 (at $5 a pop)
When we moved out to the burbs, I had a library nearby. Then someone on the train gave me a supermarket bag full of romances, and I switched to those. But I still love mysteries, general fiction and political books. But I am probably set with romances.
Debra