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Originally Posted by pdurrant
One thing I find hard to resist is a 'classic' novel in the Kindle daily deal. But I'm getting much better at resisting them. Just because I've heard of the novel and author, or because it's been made into a film, I shouldn't get the book just because it's available at £0.99.
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Yes, those 99ps (or 99¢s) add up over time, in addition to adding to the clutter of "books I most likely will never get to." Unfortunately, it's much easier to justify ten books for 99¢ (and that's pretty much risen to $1.99) than it is to justify one book for $10, or $20 (which isn't happening), but I'd be so much more likely to get the value from the pricey book!
One reason I'm quoting this is because I have an ancillary dilemma. Long ago, I cleared the deadwood freebies out of my Amazon account. However, where I'm stuck is in getting rid of those aforementioned 99¢ "bargains." Many of them I'll equally never read and they're equally a distraction, but somehow having paid for them gives them a gloss and there they sit.
And yes, I'll anticipate the response: I know virtual books take up no real space, etc. But there are the same reasons to get rid of the paid for junk as there are to get rid of the free junk. Sunk costs, or to put it bluntly, money wasted, is no justification for retention.