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Originally Posted by pdurrant
Perhaps the only way is to go 'cold turkey', like issybird, and not buy any ebooks.
New releases will certainly still be available later, and older books a=on special offer are likely to come on special offer again.
I don't think I could stop buying my regular magazines, but perhaps I could try a month or two of no other purchases. Something to consider for next year's 'reading' challenge, perhaps.
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You give me too much credit, but I'll witter away anyway.
As with any true addict, none is easier for me than controlled. Giving it up altogether is my best strategy with a lot of things, not just ebooks.
But beyond that, FWIW, I was finally able to internalize the realization that I'll never be able to read everything I'd like to read. Somehow buying books seemed to check off something in my emotions, almost as if buying meant reading. But at last I seem to be able to look at a book I'd
like to read and realize that buying it won't make the difference in the context of all the other books I already own. Hence my rule of thumb regarding whether or not I'll get to a book soon. If not, I can (usually) let it languish. Almost nothing on my wishlist is better or more appealing than books I already have and once something sits on my wishlist for a bit, I've lost that first rush of enthusiasm.
I slip up. But I seem to be able to get back on the wagon (knock wood), whereas before a spree could go on and on. "Just one more, then I'll stop."
I hope this wasn't obnoxious; I'm not trying to pat myself on the back. Obviously it's a topic that interests me and to which I've given a lot of thought over the course of my addiction.
//Hopping off my soapbox now!