Ebook Buying Addicts' Support Thread - Page 407

Uncle Robin · 05-04-2025, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ownedbycats

This makes me feel slightly less bad for 170 books purchased in the entirety of 2024.

Indeed! I've only bought ~135 from 1/1/2024 to today, so I'm now choking in a cloud of smug self-righteousness

DNSB · 05-05-2025, 02:04 AM

Ah, but you did notice that I said "121 books purchased/freebies/ARC/etc. and read" in April so I am reading those books and not simply adding to Mount TBR or indulging in an ebook variant of tsundoku. Yes, it was a good month for reading since babysitting my youngest granddaughter gave a lot of time when she was napping and I was reading and enjoying free coffee.

Uncle Robin · 05-05-2025, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

Ah, but you did notice that I said "121 books purchased/freebies/ARC/etc. and read".

Whopps, my smug smog obscured that trivial detail.

pdurrant · 05-06-2025, 04:01 AM

As DNSB says, it's fine to buy if you're also reading what you buy and don't have a massive TBR pile.

The main indication of a problem is a growing TBR pile (that is, ebooks bought but not yet read).

ownedbycats · 05-06-2025, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

As DNSB says, it's fine to buy if you're also reading what you buy and don't have a massive TBR pile.

The main indication of a problem is a growing TBR pile (that is, ebooks bought but not yet read).

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I have 12 books still unread from 2024.

DNSB · 05-07-2025, 03:07 AM

Just putting this here for a chuckle. My wife picked up a $0.99 ebook today after she read somewhere that the author is pretty decent. I got a laugh out of the title of the downloaded ebook on import to calibre:

Fall I Want: A Heartwarming, Spicy Small-Town Romance Featuring a Billionaire's Unexpected Love, Fake Relationships, and Autumn Magic—Perfect for Fans ... Spice Café (Cozy Creek Collection Book 1)

Nothing like 196 characters for the title of a book!

ownedbycats · 05-07-2025, 10:08 AM

This tip probably not work for everyone, but I found that since I buy mostly from Kobo, I can ration purchases more easily if I buy gift cards and add to store credit.

MegDreamsofBooks · 05-07-2025, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ownedbycats

This tip probably not work for everyone, but I found that since I buy mostly from Kobo, I can ration purchases more easily if I buy gift cards and add to store credit.

I posted this elsewhere, but Kobo has a deal through May 13 to buy/send a $50 gift card from their store, and get $10 back. Supposed to get a separate email with the $10 credit within 72 hours, mine hasn't shown up yet but it's less than 24 hours since I tried it.

I have been using credit card reward points as my book budget; back before the Kindle DRM mess it was extremely easy to just "buy with reward points" right from the book detail page. Now it takes a couple extra steps to check my reward points, buy the book, convert reward points to credit on my card. I buy from multiple ebook stores so just getting repeated gift cards is a less feasible option for me although I'll still grab one if I find a deal.

wandalynn · 05-31-2025, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by wandalynn

Ending the year with 185 owned but unread ebooks and paperbooks. I began with 179 and acquired 24 newbies. Of these owned books I read 18.

Boring numbers:

Spoiler:

I'm sticking with my goal of only buying books I plan to read right away, even if they’re not on sale. So far I've not met it but at least it's kept my impulse buying down

01/31 - 183
02/19 - deleted one ebook unable to locate
02/28 - 185
03/31 - 183
04/30 - 183
05/31 - 182

ownedbycats · 06-27-2025, 04:48 PM

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Getting close to finishing the 2024 backlog, too.

"Other" is the local pharmacy. They had discounted cozy mysteries in a bin.

issybird · 07-02-2025, 09:32 AM

After a mini-binge in February and March and one more purchase in April, I didn't buy anything in May or June. Feels good to be back on the wagon. And I'm going to pat myself on the back for having read five of the seven books I've bought so far this year and started a sixth (which is more of a reference book, so I hope to keep chipping away at it).

My TBR is down 23 on the year so far.

Cactus Chef · 07-02-2025, 10:45 AM

Nope, my last month was about par for the course. Even while I was vacationing in Europe, I was getting notified by eReaderIQ about deals I had on my watchlist, and needed to grab.

ownedbycats · Yesterday, 07:44 PM

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Getting close to finishing the 2024 backlog, too.

"Other" is the local pharmacy. They had discounted cozy mysteries in a bin.

A note on this: Since I'm using Habitica again, I've made buying books one of my rewards. Non-wishlisted books, or books wishlisted but not on sale, both cost gold, depending on cost of book. (No, I can't add a book on sale to the wishlist and then immediately buy it.)

So I think, do I REALLY want this book right away?

I started doing this last month and it's really cut down on the purchases.

Tarana · Today, 01:00 PM

I'm still not free of binge buying but doing much better. Even my member's sale purchases at Audible resulted in quite a major drop in new books compared to my usual and most were Inspector Maigret so short. I talked myself out of getting the entire collection ($80-90 at $1-2 per book) until I've listened to those I have. My wish list is so short now - almost run out of audio books to buy. Doing better with restricting ebook purchases.

On the positive side, I managed to increase my reading/listening last month. Been in a bit of a rut with family issues, but concentration is up.

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05-05-2025, 02:04 AM	#6092
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 45,908 Karma: 168959602 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Ah, but you did notice that I said "121 books purchased/freebies/ARC/etc. and read" in April so I am reading those books and not simply adding to Mount TBR or indulging in an ebook variant of tsundoku. Yes, it was a good month for reading since babysitting my youngest granddaughter gave a lot of time when she was napping and I was reading and enjoying free coffee.

05-06-2025, 04:01 AM	#6094
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 73,899 Karma: 315126578 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	As DNSB says, it's fine to buy if you're also reading what you buy and don't have a massive TBR pile. The main indication of a problem is a growing TBR pile (that is, ebooks bought but not yet read).

05-07-2025, 03:07 AM	#6096
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 45,908 Karma: 168959602 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Just putting this here for a chuckle. My wife picked up a $0.99 ebook today after she read somewhere that the author is pretty decent. I got a laugh out of the title of the downloaded ebook on import to calibre: Fall I Want: A Heartwarming, Spicy Small-Town Romance Featuring a Billionaire's Unexpected Love, Fake Relationships, and Autumn Magic—Perfect for Fans ... Spice Café (Cozy Creek Collection Book 1) Nothing like 196 characters for the title of a book!

05-07-2025, 10:08 AM	#6097
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,917 Karma: 74203799 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	This tip probably not work for everyone, but I found that since I buy mostly from Kobo, I can ration purchases more easily if I buy gift cards and add to store credit.

06-27-2025, 04:48 PM	#6100
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,917 Karma: 74203799 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Getting close to finishing the 2024 backlog, too. "Other" is the local pharmacy. They had discounted cozy mysteries in a bin.

07-02-2025, 09:32 AM	#6101
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,246 Karma: 234602041 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	After a mini-binge in February and March and one more purchase in April, I didn't buy anything in May or June. Feels good to be back on the wagon. And I'm going to pat myself on the back for having read five of the seven books I've bought so far this year and started a sixth (which is more of a reference book, so I hope to keep chipping away at it). My TBR is down 23 on the year so far.

07-02-2025, 10:45 AM	#6102
Cactus Chef Fanatic Posts: 558 Karma: 7000000 Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: East Coast, United States Device: Kobo Sage, Kobo Clara HD, Galaxy Tab S5e, Kindle 4th Gen	Nope, my last month was about par for the course. Even while I was vacationing in Europe, I was getting notified by eReaderIQ about deals I had on my watchlist, and needed to grab.

Today, 01:00 PM	#6104
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,038 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	I'm still not free of binge buying but doing much better. Even my member's sale purchases at Audible resulted in quite a major drop in new books compared to my usual and most were Inspector Maigret so short. I talked myself out of getting the entire collection ($80-90 at $1-2 per book) until I've listened to those I have. My wish list is so short now - almost run out of audio books to buy. Doing better with restricting ebook purchases. On the positive side, I managed to increase my reading/listening last month. Been in a bit of a rut with family issues, but concentration is up.