Ebook Buying Addicts' Support Thread - Page 119

pdurrant · 05-29-2013, 05:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quexos

Brothers and sisters, I have been cured.
The miracle cure is called DRM ...

Way back in 2008 or so I pondered whether or not to buy DRMed ebooks, now that DRM-removal tools were available.

I wanted the books too much.

DrNefario · 05-29-2013, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

The SpringSave80 Kobo code has broken my resolve

You didn't have to mention the actual code right here. I hadn't been looking at the kobo code thread, and now I've bought my first kobo book of the year. And it looks like there's a 75% code, too...

It's been a relatively expensive month for me, and with a curious lack of new freebies, but it was my birthday earlier this month. Let's pretend that's the reason for the spending. It has all been wishlist material, at least.

pdurrant · 05-29-2013, 01:09 PM

Yes, the 75% code got me too. Another book from a favourite author. I can't really complain about getting two books I really wanted for less than £1 each...

Fbone · 05-29-2013, 05:44 PM

I bought two books using the 80% code. One was released recently and quite expensive but the code brought it down to $2.74. One of my favorite authors. The second was more impulsive from a new-to-me author but only cost $1.32. I have not used the 75% code so I've showed some restraint. So far!

Rev. Bob · 05-29-2013, 06:29 PM

I can top that. Two-day sale on a trilogy, 75% code, 25 cents total.

jersysman · 05-29-2013, 10:08 PM

I got two Georgette Heyer books. One with the 80% code and one with the 75%. Came to a total of $3.99. Not bad.

pdurrant · 05-30-2013, 05:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jersysman

I got two Georgette Heyer books.

She was my downfall last year. I bought all of her books in the August sale at BooksOnBoard. An average of less than $2 each!

jersysman · 05-30-2013, 11:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

She was my downfall last year. I bought all of her books in the August sale at BooksOnBoard. An average of less than $2 each!

I was planning on rounding out my Georgette Heyer collection this year, but alas BoB is no more. There goes another of my best laid plans.

pdurrant · 05-31-2013, 03:59 AM

Another Kindle daily deal, another purchase. A favourite author has a trilogy reissued (a trilogy I haven't read before), and available in the UK for just £0.99 each.

Even keeping to the rules I think I'm going to be buying more than I intended this year.

CRussel · 05-31-2013, 08:41 PM

And that author/trilogy would be?

DrNefario · 06-01-2013, 05:20 AM

It was Jo Walton's first 3 books, beginning with The King's Peace. Today's UK Daily Deal seems to be fantasy again, but I've resisted this one.

pdurrant · 06-01-2013, 05:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

And that author/trilogy would be?

Jo Walton's King's Peace/King's Name/Prize in the Game.

(I've nearly finished organising my ebooks in calibre. Only 333 more to find the source for, out of the 4389 now in my library. Of the 4056 for which I have a source so far, I've bought 2147, and the others are freebies.)

CGore · 06-04-2013, 09:38 PM

I'm an e-book addict. I limit myself to spending $20 a month on them.

pdurrant · 06-05-2013, 04:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CGore

I'm an e-book addict. I limit myself to spending $20 a month on them.

Good for you!

pdurrant · 06-11-2013, 05:53 AM

I have all my ebooks in calibre now, including freebies. 4397 ebooks in all, 2168 of them books I've actually paid money for. I've read at least 1618 of the 2168 I've paid for. The other 550 I mostly haven't read, but some may be books I've just forgotten I've read.

Counting freebies, I've read at least 1817 books over the past eleven years, five months. That's about 160 a year, although I've read a bit more than that average over the past three years. Some of that may be books I've read that I've not remembered that I've read.

But this does mean that I have three to four year's of ebooks bought and unread, not the less than two that I thought I had. Wow.

I'm going to have to try to be even more reluctant to buy ebooks for the rest of the year.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
[Old Thread] Support for Elonex 511EB	RobPope	Devices	4	04-15-2011 05:31 PM
November Announcements & Support Thread	jenifer.ezread	Astak EZReader	0	11-01-2010 06:06 PM
Hello fellow eBook addicts...	apriluofa	Introduce Yourself	14	09-26-2010 01:37 PM
NEWBIE 1st Thread PSP SUPPORT	bigike	Calibre	2	04-15-2010 11:30 AM
Hello eBook-addicts! I'm from Morocco ;-)	mimochal	Introduce Yourself	10	03-05-2010 09:49 PM

05-29-2013, 01:09 PM	#1773
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,447 Karma: 318076944 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Yes, the 75% code got me too. Another book from a favourite author. I can't really complain about getting two books I really wanted for less than £1 each...

05-29-2013, 05:44 PM	#1774
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,318 Karma: 103930826 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	I bought two books using the 80% code. One was released recently and quite expensive but the code brought it down to $2.74. One of my favorite authors. The second was more impulsive from a new-to-me author but only cost $1.32. I have not used the 75% code so I've showed some restraint. So far!

05-29-2013, 06:29 PM	#1775
Rev. Bob Wizard Posts: 1,760 Karma: 9918418 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Here on the perimeter, there are no stars Device: Kobo H2O, iPad mini 3, Kindle Touch	I can top that. Two-day sale on a trilogy, 75% code, 25 cents total.

05-29-2013, 10:08 PM	#1776
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 got two Georgette Heyer books. One with the 80% code and one with the 75%. Came to a total of $3.99. Not bad.

05-31-2013, 03:59 AM	#1779
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,447 Karma: 318076944 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Another Kindle daily deal, another purchase. A favourite author has a trilogy reissued (a trilogy I haven't read before), and available in the UK for just £0.99 each. Even keeping to the rules I think I'm going to be buying more than I intended this year.

05-31-2013, 08:41 PM	#1780
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	And that author/trilogy would be?

06-01-2013, 05:20 AM	#1781
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,227 Karma: 12029046 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	It was Jo Walton's first 3 books, beginning with The King's Peace. Today's UK Daily Deal seems to be fantasy again, but I've resisted this one.

06-04-2013, 09:38 PM	#1783
CGore Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Texas Device: Kindle	I'm an e-book addict. I limit myself to spending $20 a month on them.

06-11-2013, 05:53 AM	#1785
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,447 Karma: 318076944 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	I have all my ebooks in calibre now, including freebies. 4397 ebooks in all, 2168 of them books I've actually paid money for. I've read at least 1618 of the 2168 I've paid for. The other 550 I mostly haven't read, but some may be books I've just forgotten I've read. Counting freebies, I've read at least 1817 books over the past eleven years, five months. That's about 160 a year, although I've read a bit more than that average over the past three years. Some of that may be books I've read that I've not remembered that I've read. But this does mean that I have three to four year's of ebooks bought and unread, not the less than two that I thought I had. Wow. I'm going to have to try to be even more reluctant to buy ebooks for the rest of the year.