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Old 02-01-2017, 08:12 AM   #4123
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Originally Posted by issybird View Post
What I wish is that I'd not carried over my pbook buying habits to the etherworld. It made sense to have a substantial backlog of pbooks, so that not only would I always have something to read, I'd always have a selection so I could suit the mood of the moment. This is, as we know, unnecessary with on-demand buying.
As someone who lost his job suddenly and with zero warning, I respectfully disagree. I'm quite glad I have a substantial backlog of ebooks to see me through these lean times when paying full price for an $8 Big Five book is a luxury. (And yes, one of the first things I plan to do when I get back on my feet is empty my top-priority gotta-have-'em wishlist. It's about twenty books, all released in the past couple of years, and most are part of ongoing series I've thoroughly enjoyed.)

I bought a ton of ebooks while I was making steady money, well more than I could keep up with. I used the hell out of Kobo coupons, and if I hadn't, I wouldn't have been able to replace nearly as many dead-tree books as I did; that path is most likely closed forever. If I hadn't built up a big TBR pile while I could afford to do so cheaply, I'd be a lot worse off now. I don't regret that a bit. What I do regret, to some degree, is going overboard and paying full price for vaguely appealing books that I could've picked up anytime.
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