Ebook Buying Addicts' Support Thread - Page 144

DrNefario · 12-22-2013, 06:03 AM

I gave away all my paperback Sharpes this year. I liked them a lot, but I didn't think I was likely to reread them.

pdurrant · 12-22-2013, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by DrNefario

I gave away all my paperback Sharpes this year. I liked them a lot, but I didn't think I was likely to reread them.

HarryT has also mentioned them to me. I'm beginning to waver. 17 books for £16.83 is a very good deal, and I like that kind of historical fiction….

DrNefario · 12-22-2013, 11:14 AM

They're quick reads, too.

I'm not helping, am I?

BelleZora · 12-22-2013, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Yay me!

Yay you! I just resisted Cornwell's The Winter King. I've been resisting it steadily and with some pain for two days. Hope the price goes back up soon.

Fbone · 12-22-2013, 11:29 AM

Many of Bernard Cornwell's books are available in the library's Overdrive collection.

pdurrant · 12-22-2013, 11:32 AM

Thank you all for your support. But I succumbed.

I'm sure I shall enjoy them all. Over the next four to five years!

BelleZora · 12-22-2013, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Thank you all for your support. But I succumbed.

Well, the important thing is to get back up and move on. Christmas week is difficult for the subscribers to this thread.

Apache · 12-22-2013, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

I have just resisted buying Bernard Cornwall's Sharpe series.

I bought the first three at a recent sale as SainsburyEbooks, but Amazon UK now have the entire series for £0.99 each. But I'm not buying them because I haven't even read the first one yet.

Yay me!

Read the first one immediately and then get the others before the price goes up. I have them all in paper, but have resisted getting them in ebook since the US wants 5 to 10 times that amount. I will now be spending some more money buying them from Amazon UK.

There goes my budget.
Apache

pdurrant · 12-22-2013, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Apache

Read the first one immediately and then get the others before the price goes up. I have them all in paper, but have resisted getting them in ebook since the US wants 5 to 10 times that amount. I will now be spending some more money buying them from Amazon UK.

There goes my budget.
Apache

Sorry, Apache. I didn't mean to blow your budget (& mine, as it turns out).

CRussel · 12-22-2013, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

I have just resisted buying Bernard Cornwall's Sharpe series.

I bought the first three at a recent sale as SainsburyEbooks, but Amazon UK now have the entire series for £0.99 each. But I'm not buying them because I haven't even read the first one yet.

Yay me!

At that price? Boo you!

Great series. Eminently readable. And a fun TV series too.

I wish I could get them at that price!! They're quite expensive in the US Kindle store. And only four of them are available in eBook format at the BC Library.

pdurrant · 12-22-2013, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

At that price? Boo you!

Great series. Eminently readable. And a fun TV series too.

I wish I could get them at that price!! They're quite expensive in the US Kindle store. And only four of them are available in eBook format at the BC Library.

As you will discover as you read on, I succumbed in the end...

CRussel · 12-22-2013, 01:18 PM

Ah, should have read farther in the thread. I see you succumbed. At that price? A great deal.

Tarana · 12-23-2013, 11:49 AM

I might have to add a historical fiction category to my Goodreads shelves for this year.

The irony of course with Bernard Cornwell is that he lives in the US, where his books are actually hard to obtain. Go figure.

Fortunately, the holiday ebook and audio sales are almost over. I've actually talked myself out of a number of purchases by reminding myself that they are not part of my current author lineup OR on my wishlist. I've gone 5 or 6 days without a purchase.

pdurrant · 12-23-2013, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Tarana

I've actually talked myself out of a number of purchases by reminding myself that they are not part of my current author lineup OR on my wishlist. I've gone 5 or 6 days without a purchase.

Congratulations! I must admit to having failed spectacularly. My target for 2013 was no more than 120 new ebooks bought. In just this December, I've bought 67 so far!

Mind you, my average ebook cost this year is only $2.49!

Still, next year I will try to do a lot better in terms of money spent. I've spent $680 on ebooks this year. Next year I plan to spend no more than $480. (Counting £1 = $1.50 for purchases from UK stores, which isn't quite the current exchange rate, but is close enough.)

DrNefario · 12-23-2013, 01:17 PM

December is proving a bad month for me, too. I've bought 32 books so far, substantially more than any other month. It's just that, as well as many good offers, there have been significant cuts right across my wishlists, on books that have never changed price before, and I simply haven't been able to resist all of them. There are still more that I could easily succumb to.

12-23-2013, 11:49 AM	#2158
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,040 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	I might have to add a historical fiction category to my Goodreads shelves for this year. The irony of course with Bernard Cornwell is that he lives in the US, where his books are actually hard to obtain. Go figure. Fortunately, the holiday ebook and audio sales are almost over. I've actually talked myself out of a number of purchases by reminding myself that they are not part of my current author lineup OR on my wishlist. I've gone 5 or 6 days without a purchase. Last edited by Tarana; 12-23-2013 at 11:53 AM.

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12-22-2013, 06:03 AM	#2146
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,207 Karma: 12029046 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	I gave away all my paperback Sharpes this year. I liked them a lot, but I didn't think I was likely to reread them.

12-22-2013, 11:14 AM	#2148
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,207 Karma: 12029046 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	They're quick reads, too. I'm not helping, am I?

12-22-2013, 11:29 AM	#2150
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,297 Karma: 101697116 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	Many of Bernard Cornwell's books are available in the library's Overdrive collection.

12-22-2013, 11:32 AM	#2151
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,080 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Thank you all for your support. But I succumbed. I'm sure I shall enjoy them all. Over the next four to five years!

12-22-2013, 01:18 PM	#2157
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,296 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Ah, should have read farther in the thread. I see you succumbed. At that price? A great deal.

12-23-2013, 01:17 PM	#2160
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,207 Karma: 12029046 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	December is proving a bad month for me, too. I've bought 32 books so far, substantially more than any other month. It's just that, as well as many good offers, there have been significant cuts right across my wishlists, on books that have never changed price before, and I simply haven't been able to resist all of them. There are still more that I could easily succumb to.