I decided to work out just what I'd bought over the past six years or so. Luckily the two main on-line ebook stores I've bought from are both still in business.
I've bought 594 books from webscriptions.net, for $1950, working out to just under $3.29 each.
I've bought 845 books from fictionwise, for $2050, working out to just under $2.43 each.
Of course, the webscriptions books are all whole novels or even two or three novels in a "megabook", while the fictionwise total includes several short stories.
It's still surprising to see that the average cost of the books is lower at fictionwise. Perhaps because I've taken advantage of many 100% rebate and other offers over the years at fictionwise.
These book purchases are over the past six years. So I've spent, on average, $55 on twenty books per month.
Of course, working out how much that is in real money (Sterling!) is tricky, as the exchange rate has fluctuated wildly over the past six years. Taking todays rate though, that's about £37/month, or two and a half hardbacks, or five paperbacks.
And now it sounds like the children are up, and I must be off to more important things...
Paul
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Originally Posted by pdurrant
I've read just over 1400 ebooks, as near as I can reckon it.
I've bought around 850 from fictionwise, over 600 from webscriptions. Others are from various freebies and a few from other retailers.
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