Ebook Buying Addicts' Support Thread - Page 69

pdurrant · 01-02-2012, 01:19 PM

I'm mousefully resisting the Schlock Mercenary bundle and the Charles Sheffield bundle over at http://www.baenebooks.com/

CRussel · 01-02-2012, 02:06 PM

I've been doing OK at resisting both of those bundles - neither is a favourite author. But the new Wen Spencer eArc is calling to me. But I just added 3 books to my TBR (Library downloads, so I don't count them against my buying resistance.)

ATDrake · 01-02-2012, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

I'm mousefully resisting ... the Charles Sheffield bundle ...

Perhaps the freebie Charles Sheffield story collection this month can help strengthen your mousely resistance?

But then, the publisher is offering 37% off everything else in their backlist sf/fantasy reprint line...

Billi · 01-02-2012, 03:07 PM

What a catty suggestion!

ATDrake · 01-02-2012, 03:15 PM

Draconic, actually. Or maybe Alexandrian.

Either way, the nice thing about that is that acquisitive instincts are perfectly normal for us, and therefore I need engage in no pretense about the fact that I flat-out grab and hoard appealing shiny stuff.

Two days ago I bought 10 start-of-series mysteries from Poisoned Pen Press for 99 cents each, DRM-free, as part of their introductory promotional special. I have read only one of the authors prior to this, and while her later-in-series title was quite decent, she was not on my wishlist and by no stretch of the imagination can be called a favourite author, though I am willing to give her a chance to earn that accolade.

I feel no shame and I hope they offer more.

pdurrant · 01-02-2012, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATDrake

Two days ago I bought 10 start-of-series mysteries from Poisoned Pen Press for 99 cents each, DRM-free, as part of their introductory promotional special.

You fiend! I shall resist. I have 380 nice ebooks I've bought to read. I do not need to make it 390!

But I did get the Charles Sheffield freebie. I don't count freebies.

ATDrake · 01-02-2012, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

You fiend! I shall resist. I have 380 nice ebooks I've bought to read. I do not need to make it 390!

If this sale does well (and from the thread comments from people who likewise splurged, it is doing well), then the publisher will offer more such in the future after you have reduced your TBR to accommodate the potential influx.

Maybe not the same books, but perhaps the promotional shuffle will result in ones you personally find more interesting. So, win-win!

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

But I did get the Charles Sheffield freebie. I don't count freebies.

I'm starting to think that freebie offerings from authors you would have bought anyway might perhaps qualify as a deduction.

After all, you are saved from spending money you would have spent of your own volition and thus, things balance out.

Sweetpea · 01-03-2012, 03:59 AM

I have taken on a resolution this year!

I'll stay away from ebook-selling websites...

I think I'll visit hardware-selling websites instead

dreams · 01-03-2012, 04:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

I have taken on a resolution this year!

I'll stay away from ebook-selling websites...

I think I'll visit hardware-selling websites instead

Those sites are even more dangerous and expensive. One time, I purchased some really nice drawer/cabinet pulls and somehow ended up with a new bathroom vanity, sink, and faucet.

Day 2 of my "don't purchase any books for 6 months" challenge and I haven't purchased any yet.

**I think I have downloaded about 25 freebies, though.**

Sweetpea · 01-03-2012, 04:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreams

Those sites are even more dangerous and expensive. One time, I purchased some really nice drawer/cabinet pulls and somehow ended up with a new bathroom vanity, sink, and faucet.

Day 2 of my "don't purchase any books for 6 months" challenge and I haven't purchased any yet.

**I think I have downloaded about 25 freebies, though.**

But there isn't a "hardware buying addicts support thread" (yet)....

Besides, those ebook purchases can be way more dangerous... "Oh, it's only €2, I can buy it" and do that a 100 times and you'll have a very nice gadget instead!

mikaelalind · 01-03-2012, 04:55 AM

I lapsed over Christmas. The Fictionwise coupon and the 50% rebate over at Allromance were too tempting. But I used the Buy 10 get one free coupon to get Mercedes Lackey's latest for free. And I used the e-book bucks I recieved from Allromance to buy e-books I had wanted to read. So I saved money.

. Now I just need to resist the Wen Spencer Arc on Baen ebooks....

CRussel · 01-03-2012, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

You fiend! I shall resist. I have 380 nice ebooks I've bought to read. I do not need to make it 390!

Arrgghh. First I was taken in by one of these that was set in British Columbia. Ah, well, it's only $.99. But then I noticed that it's the same purchase engine as Dana Stabenow uses, and I hadn't been to her site in a while. And she has a book in her Kate Shugak series on sale for $2.99. So now my $.99 book is up to $3.98, since I couldn't pass up a $5 savings on a book I would eventually have bought anyway...

benham · 01-03-2012, 12:17 PM

About to go on a Tom Clancy buying binge

ATDrake · 01-03-2012, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

So now my $.99 book is up to $3.98, since I couldn't pass up a $5 savings on a book I would eventually have bought anyway...

Think of it this way: the $5 you saved on that Dana Stabenow series purchase you would have made anyway has subsidised the 99 cent book you picked up, so essentially, free book!

And now you also have an extra $4.01 in savings that you can apply to another book or four. Or just to booze to make you forget* you bought all those books in the first place.

Incidentally, it looks like Stabenow no longer sells her e-books directly off her site? (At least, the non-outside-store links have been removed.) That must make it harder for her readers outside the US who need a plain or at least ADE-compatible ePub version instead of fiddling with the "NookBook" or the iDevice variant.

* Mind you, one would have to be a very cheap drunk to be able to accomplish this for $4.01, so perhaps you'd be better off just going straight to buying the extra books.

CRussel · 01-03-2012, 04:18 PM

Well, as you know from the What's In Your Cup thread, I'm not a cheap drunk, but tend towards old single malts. So I guess I'll just have to buy more cheap books instead. :P

And yes, I see the same thing on the Stabenow site, now. Not sure what that's about.

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01-02-2012, 01:19 PM	#1021
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,103 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	I'm mousefully resisting the Schlock Mercenary bundle and the Charles Sheffield bundle over at http://www.baenebooks.com/

01-02-2012, 02:06 PM	#1022
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,297 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	I've been doing OK at resisting both of those bundles - neither is a favourite author. But the new Wen Spencer eArc is calling to me. But I just added 3 books to my TBR (Library downloads, so I don't count them against my buying resistance.)

01-02-2012, 03:07 PM	#1024
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	What a catty suggestion!

01-02-2012, 03:15 PM	#1025
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Draconic, actually. Or maybe Alexandrian. Either way, the nice thing about that is that acquisitive instincts are perfectly normal for us, and therefore I need engage in no pretense about the fact that I flat-out grab and hoard appealing shiny stuff. Two days ago I bought 10 start-of-series mysteries from Poisoned Pen Press for 99 cents each, DRM-free, as part of their introductory promotional special. I have read only one of the authors prior to this, and while her later-in-series title was quite decent, she was not on my wishlist and by no stretch of the imagination can be called a favourite author, though I am willing to give her a chance to earn that accolade. I feel no shame and I hope they offer more.

01-03-2012, 03:59 AM	#1028
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	I have taken on a resolution this year! I'll stay away from ebook-selling websites... I think I'll visit hardware-selling websites instead

01-03-2012, 04:55 AM	#1031
mikaelalind Fanatic Posts: 590 Karma: 788068 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Sony PRS 505, Cybook Odessey	I lapsed over Christmas. The Fictionwise coupon and the 50% rebate over at Allromance were too tempting. But I used the Buy 10 get one free coupon to get Mercedes Lackey's latest for free. And I used the e-book bucks I recieved from Allromance to buy e-books I had wanted to read. So I saved money. . Now I just need to resist the Wen Spencer Arc on Baen ebooks....

01-03-2012, 12:17 PM	#1033
benham Guru Posts: 882 Karma: 5565888 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Townsend, WI Device: Palm TX, PRS-505 (BLUE)	About to go on a Tom Clancy buying binge

01-03-2012, 04:18 PM	#1035
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,297 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Well, as you know from the What's In Your Cup thread, I'm not a cheap drunk, but tend towards old single malts. So I guess I'll just have to buy more cheap books instead. :P And yes, I see the same thing on the Stabenow site, now. Not sure what that's about.