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Originally Posted by pdurrant
That's OK. Freebies don't count. (I don't add freebies to my TBR list, unless they look really interesting.)
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Your encouragement has gotten me to start costing and cataloging the source for each of my books. I've only managed to do the most recent 129 books, but I'm encouraged -- I'm doing better than I thought.
So far, my average cost is $2.19, primarily because fully half of them have been from free sources. A couple of Amazon freebies, but mostly the Library, or what I have listed as "Other". This category includes mostly PD books (I'm in a +50 country), and a few darknet books I couldn't get any other way. (I try to be conscientious - when they become available from legitimate sources, I buy them. Reminds me, I need to add a column for that!)
My most expensive source is Kobo, even with the coupons. But that's in large part because I've used Kobo and the coupons to buy some expensive books I wouldn't have bought otherwise. But 50% of a $14 book is still $7.00, which is expensive. My average Amazon cost is $6.07 (tax included, since I buy Amazon books from my address in Washington state), and my average Baen cost is a mere $2.82. (Includes a couple of books from ISO images on 5th Imperium, and one from the Baen Free Library.)