Ebook Buying Addicts' Support Thread - Page 41

wyndslash · 07-14-2011, 05:24 AM

is it mean to tell a customer service rep of a bookstore that you won't buy a copy because it's slightly damaged? Or rather, what I said (in email) was, "I don't want to pay that much for a book that is less than brand new and damage-free."

Think that sounded bitchy? it was over $10 and had slight damage (meaning a little dirty cover and edges).

Crusader · 07-14-2011, 07:22 AM

If it's sold as new, then I would definitely expect it to be spotless.

pdurrant · 07-14-2011, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by wyndslash

is it mean to tell a customer service rep of a bookstore that you won't buy a copy because it's slightly damaged? Or rather, what I said (in email) was, "I don't want to pay that much for a book that is less than brand new and damage-free."

Think that sounded bitchy? it was over $10 and had slight damage (meaning a little dirty cover and edges).

No, not bitchy at all. Quite the right approach. If it's not new and 'as new', then it should be sold at at full new price.

poohbear_nc · 07-14-2011, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Poppaea

Hm. We are all here on the forums because we are voracious readers. Most of us traded the pbook-buying for ebook-buying due to physical restrictions, but booklovers we are and will be. If we are cured from that, what will become of us?

Judging from this thread, we are in no danger!

wyndslash · 07-14-2011, 09:55 AM

thanks guys, i just hope the customer service rep doesn't take it the wrong way! It's hard to discern attitude through emails ):

Fbone · 07-15-2011, 04:58 AM

I am determined not to add anymore books to my "to read" list until I've reduced it by 10%.

poohbear_nc · 07-15-2011, 09:06 AM

[a couple of pre-orders arrived on my Kindle last night. do these count? I pre-ordered them before this thread formed. I promise to read them real fast.]

pdurrant · 07-15-2011, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

[a couple of pre-orders arrived on my Kindle last night. do these count? I pre-ordered them before this thread formed. I promise to read them real fast.]

An interesting dilemma. I'd tend to treat them like subscriptions - they don't really count.

Of course, in that case, perhaps I was wrong before in saying the pre-orders for items that weren't due out until after your chosen 'no buy' period were OK. It doesn't seem right to not count both cases. One or the other surely counts.

poohbear_nc · 07-15-2011, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

An interesting dilemma. I'd tend to treat them like subscriptions - they don't really count.

Of course, in that case, perhaps I was wrong before in saying the pre-orders for items that weren't due out until after your chosen 'no buy' period were OK. It doesn't seem right to not count both cases. One or the other surely counts.

A la H2G2 .... you've just agreed and then disproven your agreement ... hence you should now disappear in a puff of logic!

DreamWriter · 07-15-2011, 10:01 AM

I fell off the wagon yesterday, but I only spent $2.99. I will strengthen my resolve and move forward.

pdurrant · 07-15-2011, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

A la H2G2 .... you've just agreed and then disproven your agreement ... hence you should now disappear in a puff of logic!

Yes, I didn't think it through properly, did I?

With all the authority vested in me as OP of this thread, I now make this ruling:

Henceforth, books purchased before the start of your no-buy period, whether by subscription or pre-orders do not count. But pre-orders made in the no-buy period do count, even if the book won't come out until after the no-buy period expires.

There. Those that like rules now have one to follow.

As for me, it's now been 39 days since I last bought an ebook! I nearly slipped up today, when someone pointed out that The Forever War, that excellent SF book by Joe Haldeman was now available as a DRM-free ePub for just $3.99 directly from the publisher. But I nobly resisted! No more books for me until at least 1st August.

poohbear_nc · 07-15-2011, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Yes, I didn't think it through properly, did I?

With all the authority vested in me as OP of this thread, I now make this ruling:

Henceforth, books purchased before the start of your no-buy period, whether by subscription or pre-orders do not count. But pre-orders made in the no-buy period do count, even if the book won't come out until after the no-buy period expires.

There. Those that like rules now have one to follow.

As for me, it's now been 39 days since I last bought an ebook! I nearly slipped up today, when someone pointed out that The Forever War, that excellent SF book by Joe Haldeman was now available as a DRM-free ePub for just $3.99 directly from the publisher. But I nobly resisted! No more books for me until at least 1st August.

I'm sorry, is the puff of logic trying to regain solidity, errr..., authority?

Can't quite hear you .... bad connection ... breaking up .....

elcreative · 07-15-2011, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

As for me, it's now been 39 days since I last bought an ebook! I nearly slipped up today, when someone pointed out that The Forever War, that excellent SF book by Joe Haldeman was now available as a DRM-free ePub for just $3.99 directly from the publisher. But I nobly resisted! No more books for me until at least 1st August.

Sorry, if it's been 39 DAYS then you can no longer qualify for this thread, you are quite clearly not an addict at all and are here under false pretences...

pdurrant · 07-15-2011, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by elcreative

Sorry, if it's been 39 DAYS then you can no longer qualify for this thread, you are quite clearly not an addict at all and are here under false pretences...

Once an addict, always an addict. Just because I haven't bought one, I haven't stopped wanting to buy one. But if I bought one, that would lead to another...

Which explains why I have more ebooks to read now than I had at the start of the year!

anamardoll · 07-15-2011, 11:33 AM

Checking in to the AA thread here...

I've bought several books in the last few days, but since they were pbook-to-ebook conversion purchases, they don't count in my reckoning. I have FINALLY cleared off half-a-shelf's worth of space in one of my 6 bookcases (4 shelves each). This is a major achievement, I don't mind saying.

'Course, there's still a stack of cookbooks in the kitchen and a stack of craft books in the sewing room, but I'm going as fast as I can.

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07-14-2011, 05:24 AM	#601
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	is it mean to tell a customer service rep of a bookstore that you won't buy a copy because it's slightly damaged? Or rather, what I said (in email) was, "I don't want to pay that much for a book that is less than brand new and damage-free." Think that sounded bitchy? it was over $10 and had slight damage (meaning a little dirty cover and edges).

07-14-2011, 07:22 AM	#602
Crusader Space Cadet Posts: 1,180 Karma: 4030536 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South Africa Device: Sony PRS-T1, Cybook Opus, Kobo Glo	If it's sold as new, then I would definitely expect it to be spotless.

07-14-2011, 09:55 AM	#605
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	thanks guys, i just hope the customer service rep doesn't take it the wrong way! It's hard to discern attitude through emails ):

07-15-2011, 04:58 AM	#606
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,296 Karma: 101697116 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	I am determined not to add anymore books to my "to read" list until I've reduced it by 10%.

07-15-2011, 09:06 AM	#607
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,586 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	[a couple of pre-orders arrived on my Kindle last night. do these count? I pre-ordered them before this thread formed. I promise to read them real fast.]

07-15-2011, 10:01 AM	#610
DreamWriter Books are brain food. Posts: 2,950 Karma: 4836916 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: U.S. Device: Paperwhite · Fire HD6/HD8/HD10 · Galaxy Tab A7	I fell off the wagon yesterday, but I only spent $2.99. I will strengthen my resolve and move forward.

07-15-2011, 11:33 AM	#615
anamardoll Chasing Butterflies Posts: 3,132 Karma: 5074169 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: American Southwest Device: Uses batteries.	Checking in to the AA thread here... I've bought several books in the last few days, but since they were pbook-to-ebook conversion purchases, they don't count in my reckoning. I have FINALLY cleared off half-a-shelf's worth of space in one of my 6 bookcases (4 shelves each). This is a major achievement, I don't mind saying. 'Course, there's still a stack of cookbooks in the kitchen and a stack of craft books in the sewing room, but I'm going as fast as I can.