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I added up the Kindle books I got from Amazon over the years, and I got these figures. They may be a little off, because I did this manually, but the ballpark figures are on target. The first column is the year, the second is the number of books I bought or got free, and the third is how much I paid in US dollars.
2012 4 $2.99
2013 177 $106.3
2014 103 $109.53
2015 62 $50.79
2016 61 $117.75
2017 87 $166.39
2018 75 $83.67
2019 107 $202.18
2020 74 $121.77
2021 61 $130.08
2022 54 $64.38
I'm pleased that I spent less last year than I did in most previous years, but I'm disappointed that I was spending over $100.00 for most years and even spent over $200.00 for one. Most of my spending has been through Daily Deals, and I also got a lot of free books. In 2019, I was inspired by Alita: Battle Angel to buy the manga and novelization, and I used those promotions that give you credit for buying a certain amount to justify buying them. This past year, I have been trying to buy less. I already have a large collection of books I haven't finished, and I've been reading a lot more borrowed books through both public libraries and Kindle Unlimited. But I've still been checking Daily Deals each day, and I think I need to stop doing that so much. Of late, Daily Deals has inflated its size by keeping books on it longer, sometimes even past them actually being on sale. And each time I use it, I'm usually hoping to not find anything I want to buy. So, I figure it's time to focus more on my previously bought books and what I can borrow for free.
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