Ebook Buying Addicts' Support Thread - Page 111

pdurrant · 03-02-2013, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

I am impressed. So far I've bought 35! But that's mostly because of the changes at Baen books.

With March's subscriptions and Baen bundle, and two bargain Robert Silverberg books, my bought total for 2012 is now 46...

And my TBR has grown by 6 since the start of the year...

patrickt · 03-02-2013, 09:59 AM

A man lost his paycheck for the umpteenth time, his house was in foreclosure, his boss was angry about his wages being seized by the IRS and his wife gives him and ultimatum. She hands him a pamphlet for Gamblers Anonymous and says, "You either do this 12-step program or we're quits and you're on your own."

He studied the brochure and said, "I'll give you five-to-one odds I can finish this in six steps."

xg4bx · 03-02-2013, 10:18 AM

I haven't bought any ebooks for several months and ended up buying 6 yesterday. I didn't really mean to but it ended up being another case of indie authors I like releasing their books all around the same time.

jersysman · 03-02-2013, 10:24 AM

I know that freebies do not count, but since Amazon changed their affiliate rules I'm having withdrawal symptoms of not having various paths to getting freebies! There are a lot of sites that just don't offer them anymore. In a way I think this is good since inevitably I would also buy books I had to pay for.

BelleZora · 03-02-2013, 12:06 PM

^ Agreed. It's fun looking for good freebies, although most of them will never be read. That daily search leads to actually spending money, though. This is a good time to break old habits, stick to discussion threads, and read the many books I already have.

pdurrant · 03-02-2013, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by patrickt

A man lost his paycheck for the umpteenth time, his house was in foreclosure, his boss was angry about his wages being seized by the IRS and his wife gives him and ultimatum. She hands him a pamphlet for Gamblers Anonymous and says, "You either do this 12-step program or we're quits and you're on your own."

He studied the brochure and said, "I'll give you five-to-one odds I can finish this in six steps."

I take your point.

magicmonster · 03-02-2013, 02:13 PM

I am one that has tons of free books. My sister says that I will read nearly anything including the cereal box. My house was so bad with books to be read that It was a fire hazard. When we ended up moving hallway across the US I liquidated my book stash to a local book seller that would give me cash and only took two boxes that originally held paper. The kindle was still too expensive when it came out and too big. I went with a Jornada pocket pc the 520. I really miss turning pages with the jog wheel it had. That was probably 1998. It was hard to find books. Went crazy at peanut press who later became ereader.com.

Fbone · 03-02-2013, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jersysman

I know that freebies do not count, but since Amazon changed their affiliate rules I'm having withdrawal symptoms of not having various paths to getting freebies! There are a lot of sites that just don't offer them anymore. In a way I think this is good since inevitably I would also buy books I had to pay for.

Ereaderiq still lists freebies

jersysman · 03-02-2013, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Fbone

Ereaderiq still lists freebies

I saw, but they've cut way back. They used to offer close to 800, but now it is only about 200, and all of those aren't novels. I got an email from the owner, I guess, stating that they have almost stopped, but are still looking into ways to continue. Other sites have just stopped all together.

Like I said above, just saves me some money in the long run.

bookaho!ic · 03-03-2013, 09:43 AM

Have not physically spent any money on any ebooks as yet this year, however have got approx 100 free books so far this year through kobo and smashwords, now on a forum where i get a newsletter similar to the kindle one but for kobo and nook

nobooko.com

kyteflyer · 03-06-2013, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by bookaho!ic

... now on a forum where i get a newsletter similar to the kindle one but for kobo and nook

nobooko.com

oooohhhh, thanks for feeding the addiction

Quake1028 · 03-06-2013, 10:02 AM

Still only at 2 paid books for the year, and 0 freebies!

pdurrant · 03-06-2013, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Quake1028

Still only at 2 paid books for the year, and 0 freebies!

I praise your restraint. I'm at 46 paid books this year (and one freebie), compared to only 25 last year.

PurpleStar · 03-08-2013, 01:02 AM

Well, I broke down and bought Ever After by Kim Harrison and Killing Floor by Lee Child. Well, Kim Harrison is practically my favorite author and Killing Floor has a ridiculously long waiting list at the library. So there's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

pdurrant · 03-08-2013, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by PurpleStar

Well, I broke down and bought Ever After by Kim Harrison and Killing Floor by Lee Child. Well, Kim Harrison is practically my favorite author and Killing Floor has a ridiculously long waiting list at the library. So there's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

I hope you manage to find them discounted, too!

03-02-2013, 10:24 AM	#1654
jersysman Wizard Posts: 1,747 Karma: 3761220 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Device: T1 Red, Kindle Fire, Kindle PW, PW2, Nook HD+, Kobo Mini, Aura HD	I know that freebies do not count, but since Amazon changed their affiliate rules I'm having withdrawal symptoms of not having various paths to getting freebies! There are a lot of sites that just don't offer them anymore. In a way I think this is good since inevitably I would also buy books I had to pay for. Last edited by jersysman; 03-02-2013 at 10:25 AM. Reason: Editing

03-02-2013, 02:13 PM	#1657
magicmonster Groupie Posts: 170 Karma: 1033664 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Kindle 3, Nook Color, & Dell Axim X50v	I am one that has tons of free books. My sister says that I will read nearly anything including the cereal box. My house was so bad with books to be read that It was a fire hazard. When we ended up moving hallway across the US I liquidated my book stash to a local book seller that would give me cash and only took two boxes that originally held paper. The kindle was still too expensive when it came out and too big. I went with a Jornada pocket pc the 520. I really miss turning pages with the jog wheel it had. That was probably 1998. It was hard to find books. Went crazy at peanut press who later became ereader.com. Last edited by magicmonster; 03-02-2013 at 02:18 PM.

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03-02-2013, 09:59 AM	#1652
patrickt Wizard Posts: 1,221 Karma: 8381518 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Device: Paperwhite 4 X 2	A man lost his paycheck for the umpteenth time, his house was in foreclosure, his boss was angry about his wages being seized by the IRS and his wife gives him and ultimatum. She hands him a pamphlet for Gamblers Anonymous and says, "You either do this 12-step program or we're quits and you're on your own." He studied the brochure and said, "I'll give you five-to-one odds I can finish this in six steps."

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xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,633 Karma: 23215128 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: Kindle 3, Nook STG	I haven't bought any ebooks for several months and ended up buying 6 yesterday. I didn't really mean to but it ended up being another case of indie authors I like releasing their books all around the same time.

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BelleZora Wizard Posts: 1,443 Karma: 26333088 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Seattle, US Device: Paperwhite 5, Kobo Libra Colour, Pocketbook Verse Pro Color	^ Agreed. It's fun looking for good freebies, although most of them will never be read. That daily search leads to actually spending money, though. This is a good time to break old habits, stick to discussion threads, and read the many books I already have.

03-03-2013, 09:43 AM	#1660
bookaho!ic Evangelist Posts: 466 Karma: 5575734 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: UK Device: kobo Aura H20 2nd Ed	Have not physically spent any money on any ebooks as yet this year, however have got approx 100 free books so far this year through kobo and smashwords, now on a forum where i get a newsletter similar to the kindle one but for kobo and nook nobooko.com

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Quake1028 Guru Posts: 917 Karma: 9155462 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Device: See signature	Still only at 2 paid books for the year, and 0 freebies!

03-08-2013, 01:02 AM	#1664
PurpleStar Wizard Posts: 1,625 Karma: 11387182 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Clara BW, Kindle Paperwhite (11th Gen)	Well, I broke down and bought Ever After by Kim Harrison and Killing Floor by Lee Child. Well, Kim Harrison is practically my favorite author and Killing Floor has a ridiculously long waiting list at the library. So there's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.