[issybird]

I've been meaning to post for a while.

After the 90% Kobo promotion in the spring, my goal for the year was dead in the water. Just the same, I feel as if I've got this thing licked. Knock wood. I've made only a few trivial/promotional purchases since.

I've had bad experiences lately with Kobo and Amazon customer service. The Kobo experience doesn't require elaboration, but I had to return a Kindle book which had literally hundreds of OCR errors; it was so bad I couldn't even make out what word was meant much of the time. Despite a promise to the contrary and much time on hold, I only got back the portion that was charged and not my Prime no-rush credit, which was not an insignificant account. I have standing promotional credits at both purveyors which I will of course spend, but I'm really getting tired of the hassle. The recent breakdowns in Kobo contests plus indications of increasing attempts by all sellers to lock down their content are also creating an atmosphere where I feel it's time to walk away.

I already own, of course, sufficient ebooks to last me a decade or more. I will admit that I'm reading more library pbooks again as well as purchasing the occasional one. I prefer reading ebooks, but so long as I've got at least one going that I can read in bed or on the hoof, it doesn't kill me to read pbooks in my armchair. I've also found that one of my OverDrive libraries is amenable to purchase recommendations.

So, taken as a whole, I'm comfortable with the ebook library I have and my stratagem for tamping down my ebook buying lust. OK, I know I sound complacent and could be blindsided or just slip into bad habits, and if there's another 90% promotion at Kobo, I'll be the first to belly up to the bar. But for now? Eh.