Ebook Buying Addicts' Support Thread - Page 218

pdurrant · 01-21-2015, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Tarana

I was weak. (hanging head). I got a book via Kindle Unlimited and the whispersync audiobook did not come free. Because it was in my library, Audible offered it for $1.99. I have to make certain now to read 2 books off my purchased TBR list to make up for it.

Wow. If you like audiobooks, that make Kindle Unlimited amazingly good value!

DrNefario · 01-21-2015, 09:17 AM

It's been a mixed month for me. I'm actually ahead on the TBR - which is almost unheard-of, and which I'd love to be able to maintain all year - but my purchases have been more expensive than my reads. January is a little bit of a special case, though, since I've been signing up for/creating challenges, which occasionally need acquisitions. Two of the purchases, including the most expensive, a new* paperback at full price, were for a 50s SF challenge.

There are also a few new releases coming up that I'm interested in, but I think I'll do better in February.

*Actually published in 2011, and quite difficult to find now. More expensive on amazon, so I was quite lucky to find it at cover price.

issybird · 01-21-2015, 11:59 AM

Three weeks into the year, I haven't bought anything and my TBR is down by four. A new Kobo contest has started, but I'm three books in hand on my book-a-week resolution. I have identified only two books I'd buy and one of them will require at least a 65% off coupon, so it may not happen. There's always next month, eh? And I've noticed that wants postponed usually become less pressing and if they don't, perhaps they're a true want.

I've passed up several somewhat interesting books for a couple of bucks apiece, so all in all, I'm pleased but not complacent.

My real inner battle right now is the deal for the Aubrey/Maturin audiobooks at Downpour. Fortunately or unfortunately, I've made no resolutions regarding audiobooks!

Tarana · 01-21-2015, 01:41 PM

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My real inner battle right now is the deal for the Aubrey/Maturin audiobooks at Downpour. Fortunately or unfortunately, I've made no resolutions regarding audiobooks!

Not an issue unless you buy audiobooks that you never get to. I have over 500 audiobooks, with over 300 unlistened. Now, part of that is simply that they had a lot of whispersync deals in 2013 & 2014, and as I suspected, they wouldn't last. Many of the $1.99 deals are now $12-14 as contracts expired. Although my public library is great, they have very little regards audiobook in scifi or fantasy (other than paranormal romance).

pdurrant · 01-23-2015, 05:57 AM

A short story collection got me. My 6th purchase of the year. Still well under budget for January.

[I've started on the short story collection. I'm very glad I bought it.]

HomeInMyShoes · 01-23-2015, 10:33 AM

I'm still at $0 spent. Which is good given the budget I've given myself this year.

pdurrant · 01-23-2015, 03:40 PM

Ah. It's a good job I haven't spent my budget this month, because I'm going to need it next month.

LightSpeed Magazine has another Kickstarter. I can extend my Lightspeed magazine subscription by a year AND get all the back issues of their Fantasy magazine for just $36, about £24. I can't buy it this month, but the kickstarter has 24 days to go, and I can buy on 1st February. I guess the Baen books I wanted will just have to wait a bit longer, unless I get a 75% code in the current competition.

Goodness. And I thought I was going to walk it this year!

issybird · 01-23-2015, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Ah. It's a good job I haven't spent my budget this month, because I'm going to need it next month.

LightSpeed Magazine has another Kickstarter. I can extend my Lightspeed magazine subscription by a year AND get all the back issues of their Fantasy magazine for just $36, about £24. I can't buy it this month, but the kickstarter has 24 days to go, and I can buy on 1st February. I guess the Baen books I wanted will just have to wait a bit longer, unless I get a 75% code in the current competition.

Goodness. And I thought I was going to walk it this year!

I think you deserve a pat on the back. You've slowed down, you're thoughtful, and you're adhering to your resolution when mightily tempted. Well done!

pdurrant · 01-23-2015, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by issybird

you're adhering to your resolution when mightily tempted.

If the kickstarter had only a week to go, I think I might have given in and got it this month. But luckily I don't have to face that dilemma..

pagansoul · 01-24-2015, 12:21 PM

My New Years resolution both this and last year was to purchase no more (hardcover) Cookbooks. I failed last year and it is something I constantly have to monitor myself on. What I did to keep myself from failing this month is to go to Amazon Kindle store, pull up cookbooks and sort cheapest first. I then went over the free ebooks and ended up with 15 with many of them very short works of under 100 pages. I figure this will hold me over for the 1st quarter of the year. As far as paid ebooks this month, I spent about $10 this month.

Tarana · 01-24-2015, 01:00 PM

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My New Years resolution both this and last year was to purchase no more (hardcover) Cookbooks. I failed last year and it is something I constantly have to monitor myself on.

That is really tough, so I sympathize, but there is hope. I bought NO paper cookbooks last year, but did buy 7 ecookbooks, 1 for my sister and 2 ecopies of paperbooks I already have. All were under $2 due to special offers. I did slake my need by getting free cookbooks, but they do clutter up after awhile. I have started eliminating some of those freebees just like I am eliminating some of my paperbook cookbooks.

CRussel · 01-24-2015, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

The catch, of course, is that I'm not including the ongoing KU cost, nor the subscription cost of Audible. But I am tracking the number of Audible Credits I've spent. And I did get a benefit by pre-ordering a couple of Audible titles last month, meaning I got charged the credits for them in December. But this is going to be a tight month overall, so there will be NO further book purchases. (As decreed by SWMBO!

)

Still holding off any new purchases. Except for an Audible book on special that I got with a free $10 Audible coupon. So no net cost to me at all, and I've still got $6 or so left on that coupon. :P

(Gotta LOVE the FREE/BARGAIN Audiobooks thread!)

pdurrant · 01-24-2015, 04:50 PM

I've bought so few ebooks this year that I have £7.50 in promotional credit at Amazon from choosing 'no rush' shipping on my Amazon Prime orders!

Hmm.. checking, I find that's £7.50 out of £21 in promotional credits since 29th November, 2014.

issybird · 01-24-2015, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

(Gotta LOVE the FREE/BARGAIN Audiobooks thread!)

Hmmpf. It's a good thing I made no resolutions about audiobooks, especially when certain people shove you into a deal there!

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I've bought so few ebooks this year that I have £7.50 in promotional credit at Amazon from choosing 'no rush' shipping on my Amazon Prime orders!

I'll be using up my promotional credit at some point and I'm not going to count it against myself if I have to go over a bit. But I'm still clean on the year when it comes to the written word.

I'm belaboring the obvious, but now I realize how much of my buying was just a bad habit, of the see-want-buy variety. I'm shrugging my shoulders at a lot of buys lately and I can't even get exercised about the latest Kobo contest. I'm hoping I can hold the thought; I do know backsliding is very easy.

CRussel · 01-24-2015, 07:26 PM

Mea culpa. But really, you'll have hours and hours and hours of enjoyment out of them, and at a price you're not likely to beat. And unlike all too many 'impulse" purchases I think we've all made, you already know you'll enjoy those recordings.

But no back-sliding now. You can do it.

01-23-2015, 05:57 AM	#3260
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,449 Karma: 318076944 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	A short story collection got me. My 6th purchase of the year. Still well under budget for January. [I've started on the short story collection. I'm very glad I bought it.] Last edited by pdurrant; 01-23-2015 at 03:28 PM.

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01-21-2015, 09:17 AM	#3257
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,227 Karma: 12029046 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	It's been a mixed month for me. I'm actually ahead on the TBR - which is almost unheard-of, and which I'd love to be able to maintain all year - but my purchases have been more expensive than my reads. January is a little bit of a special case, though, since I've been signing up for/creating challenges, which occasionally need acquisitions. Two of the purchases, including the most expensive, a new* paperback at full price, were for a 50s SF challenge. There are also a few new releases coming up that I'm interested in, but I think I'll do better in February. *Actually published in 2011, and quite difficult to find now. More expensive on amazon, so I was quite lucky to find it at cover price.

01-21-2015, 11:59 AM	#3258
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,517 Karma: 236076651 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	Three weeks into the year, I haven't bought anything and my TBR is down by four. A new Kobo contest has started, but I'm three books in hand on my book-a-week resolution. I have identified only two books I'd buy and one of them will require at least a 65% off coupon, so it may not happen. There's always next month, eh? And I've noticed that wants postponed usually become less pressing and if they don't, perhaps they're a true want. I've passed up several somewhat interesting books for a couple of bucks apiece, so all in all, I'm pleased but not complacent. My real inner battle right now is the deal for the Aubrey/Maturin audiobooks at Downpour. Fortunately or unfortunately, I've made no resolutions regarding audiobooks!

01-23-2015, 10:33 AM	#3261
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	I'm still at $0 spent. Which is good given the budget I've given myself this year.

01-23-2015, 03:40 PM	#3262
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,449 Karma: 318076944 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Ah. It's a good job I haven't spent my budget this month, because I'm going to need it next month. LightSpeed Magazine has another Kickstarter. I can extend my Lightspeed magazine subscription by a year AND get all the back issues of their Fantasy magazine for just $36, about £24. I can't buy it this month, but the kickstarter has 24 days to go, and I can buy on 1st February. I guess the Baen books I wanted will just have to wait a bit longer, unless I get a 75% code in the current competition. Goodness. And I thought I was going to walk it this year!

01-24-2015, 12:21 PM	#3265
pagansoul Fanatic Posts: 509 Karma: 1098204 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth Device: iPhone5, iPad Gen3, Kobo, Kindle Fire, Kobo Vox. Samsung Galaxy Tab 7	My New Years resolution both this and last year was to purchase no more (hardcover) Cookbooks. I failed last year and it is something I constantly have to monitor myself on. What I did to keep myself from failing this month is to go to Amazon Kindle store, pull up cookbooks and sort cheapest first. I then went over the free ebooks and ended up with 15 with many of them very short works of under 100 pages. I figure this will hold me over for the 1st quarter of the year. As far as paid ebooks this month, I spent about $10 this month.

01-24-2015, 04:50 PM	#3268
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,449 Karma: 318076944 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	I've bought so few ebooks this year that I have £7.50 in promotional credit at Amazon from choosing 'no rush' shipping on my Amazon Prime orders! Hmm.. checking, I find that's £7.50 out of £21 in promotional credits since 29th November, 2014.

01-24-2015, 07:26 PM	#3270
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,323 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Mea culpa. But really, you'll have hours and hours and hours of enjoyment out of them, and at a price you're not likely to beat. And unlike all too many 'impulse" purchases I think we've all made, you already know you'll enjoy those recordings. But no back-sliding now. You can do it.