Ebook Buying Addicts' Support Thread - Page 203

crich70 · 08-31-2014, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

I know the feeling! There seems to be something wrong with letting a 75% off coupon expire unused.

But next month I shall be strong! If I'm lucky enough to get another 75% off coupon, it will only be used on the one Baen ebook I intend buying!

Ah, but how many ebooks will you end up buying without the coupon?

Yapyap · 08-31-2014, 05:57 AM

Sigh. Between the 75% off coupons (only used five of them though!) and the above average amount of need-to-have-now preorders + discovering a new-to-me series and instantly reading the first two books in a row, August was not a good month for me as far as curbing my book-buying went.

16 books for nearly $60 total, ranging from $0.99 to $9.98.

At least I also read five of them already, which were also the five most expensive ones (including all three pre-ordered ones).

Considering I've now bought 119 ebooks for myself this year, I don't think there's much chance of keeping to my stated goal of "no more than 120", what with four months still ahead.

Ah well.

pdurrant · 08-31-2014, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Yapyap

Considering I've now bought 119 ebooks for myself this year, I don't think there's much chance of keeping to my stated goal of "no more than 120", what with four months still ahead.

Ah well.

It's surprising how difficult it is to ignore a good offer. I have been trying to only buy books I REALLY want, but I have succumbed to offers two or three times this year that I shouldn't have done.

If I can stick to my plans for September, I'll actually start October under budget for the first time this year since January.

crich70 · 08-31-2014, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

It's surprising how difficult it is to ignore a good offer. I have been trying to only buy books I REALLY want, but I have succumbed to offers two or three times this year that I shouldn't have done.

If I can stick to my plans for September, I'll actually start October under budget for the first time this year since January.

That's the real trick isn't it. We say 'no' to buying any more books til time x and then we see one or more titles that we just have to have. Just like the proverbial kid in the candy store.

Yapyap · 08-31-2014, 09:00 AM

It really is difficult.

I think I'll set 150 for the entire year as my new goal. No more than 30 new books in the four months ahead - that should be an attainable goal.

pdurrant · 09-01-2014, 03:35 PM

Three subscriptions came in today. That makes 250 ebooks I've bought this year, around 100 more than I've read.

The cost of my new books ($387.58) is almost exactly how much the books I've read this year cost me ($371.24).

It seems I am getting more books for my money, but I'm still buying lots of books.

peachiekene · 09-01-2014, 09:55 PM

Oh boy... I went overboard last month.

I spent at least* ~$63 on 47 books/51 titles. O_O
The past few months, I've actually been pretty good. Guess it was overdue.

*I was itemizing and adding it all up only to realize that I had skipped at least 2 titles.

pdurrant · 09-02-2014, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by peachiekene

Oh boy... I went overboard last month.

I spent at least* ~$63 on 47 books/51 titles. O_O
The past few months, I've actually been pretty good. Guess it was overdue.

You obviously got bargains. The real question is whether they're bargains you really want.

As I continue to try to regulate my buying, I find it is limiting the purchases to books I really want that's the tricky bit. It's so easy to be tempted by a good bargain on merely 'interesting looking' books.

cromag · 09-02-2014, 03:07 AM

I was able to use nine 75% coupons -- which is pretty impressive, since I didn't get anything better than 30% from Kobo (and most were 10%).

Four of these were collections of Fred Saberhagen's Berserker stories. I read a few when they were first published in If and Worlds of Tomorrow, back in the 60s, but I missed a lot. It'll be fun to reread some stories from my teens, and fill in some of the blanks.

pdurrant · 09-02-2014, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by cromag

Four of these were collections of Fred Saberhagen's Berserker stories.

I got a couple of his Vampire novels. His books are good.

Rev. Bob · 09-02-2014, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

I got a couple of his Vampire novels. His books are good.

I very much like his Dracula stuff...at least, the first three books, the movie novelization, and a few of the rest of his series. The quality gets a bit uneven in some of the later books, IMO.

Didn't stop me from scooping the first nine up at Kobo at 75% off, though, despite the horrible new covers. Don't get me wrong; I love it when authors (or, in this case, their estates) get the rights back and reprint older works as ebooks - but sometimes, the covers are so bad that I start to wonder if they're pirated editions. When that's the case, the cover is really Not Good Enough. The Holmes-Dracula File is a prime example; what on earth is a bland street map doing as the cover of an awesome book about Dracula meeting Sherlock Holmes?!? It's enough to tempt someone to prowl Google Images for the old cover art...

peachiekene · 09-02-2014, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

The real question is whether they're bargains you really want.

I only noticed that I made the error because one of my definite wishlist books was missing. When I went into my receipts, I realized there was (at least) one other I missed. ^^;

Rough estimate: 17 definite wishlist items, 5 highly recommended great deals, and the rest were part of bundles (which had some wishlist items mixed in).
A combination of buying 3 (or 2.5) bundles and using 13 75% codes definitely made a huge difference from previous months.
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I am completely kicking myself for a purchase made last night.

It was a wishlist book and I was able to use a 75% coupon to knock the price down (it was a $10 book). Since the coupons are due to expire at some point, I decided to just put it on credit because I have the money coming in so payment will not be an issue.
Only to find out that I was given a "$10 back on purchase"....
I spent like $2.50 and now that credit is gone --- I could have gotten MORE couponable wishlist books for FREE!

---I don't regret the purchase, I just wished I'd realized that I qualified for the "$10 back". (I thought I didn't.) I did double check and it's gone. There were definitely a few more books I could have added.

That makes a total of 14 75% coupons used this last contest!

pdurrant · 09-02-2014, 02:16 PM

That makes me think of the Fictionwise 100% Micropay rebate on CC purchases.

Quake1028 · 09-03-2014, 03:12 PM

Up to 16 books on the year bought, but only $21.89 out of pocket, an average of $1.37 (or, if you count my Kindle settlement credit, 16 books for $43.89, an average of $2.74).

Still, I am failing on the ultimate goal - reading. So, a bad year, thus far.

Tarana · 09-11-2014, 10:21 PM

I may do better this month. So far, all I've bought was a preorder (under $6) and used an already paid for Audible credit. Audible has a special for 'first of the series' for $4.95, but only one or two are of any interest. So, unless there is a good 75% off coupon item, I think I can get by this month and drop that overage I've had down a lot. I am going to join the new Unlimited Program after I finish the two current long books that I'm on. Mostly I'm looking to get the 3 audible credits for less than I usually pay.

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08-31-2014, 05:57 AM	#3032
Yapyap Guru Posts: 861 Karma: 3543721 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Estonia Device: Kindle Paperwhite, iPad 3, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge	Sigh. Between the 75% off coupons (only used five of them though!) and the above average amount of need-to-have-now preorders + discovering a new-to-me series and instantly reading the first two books in a row, August was not a good month for me as far as curbing my book-buying went. 16 books for nearly $60 total, ranging from $0.99 to $9.98. At least I also read five of them already, which were also the five most expensive ones (including all three pre-ordered ones). Considering I've now bought 119 ebooks for myself this year, I don't think there's much chance of keeping to my stated goal of "no more than 120", what with four months still ahead. Ah well.

08-31-2014, 09:00 AM	#3035
Yapyap Guru Posts: 861 Karma: 3543721 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Estonia Device: Kindle Paperwhite, iPad 3, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge	It really is difficult. I think I'll set 150 for the entire year as my new goal. No more than 30 new books in the four months ahead - that should be an attainable goal.

09-01-2014, 03:35 PM	#3036
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,092 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Three subscriptions came in today. That makes 250 ebooks I've bought this year, around 100 more than I've read. The cost of my new books ($387.58) is almost exactly how much the books I've read this year cost me ($371.24). It seems I am getting more books for my money, but I'm still buying lots of books.

09-01-2014, 09:55 PM	#3037
peachiekene Fanatic Posts: 572 Karma: 1972282 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Hampton Roads, VA, USA Device: kobo aura one, htc 10, kobo glo hd	Oh boy... I went overboard last month. I spent at least* ~$63 on 47 books/51 titles. O_O The past few months, I've actually been pretty good. Guess it was overdue. *I was itemizing and adding it all up only to realize that I had skipped at least 2 titles.

09-02-2014, 03:07 AM	#3039
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,461 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	I was able to use nine 75% coupons -- which is pretty impressive, since I didn't get anything better than 30% from Kobo (and most were 10%). Four of these were collections of Fred Saberhagen's Berserker stories. I read a few when they were first published in If and Worlds of Tomorrow, back in the 60s, but I missed a lot. It'll be fun to reread some stories from my teens, and fill in some of the blanks.

09-02-2014, 02:16 PM	#3043
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,092 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	That makes me think of the Fictionwise 100% Micropay rebate on CC purchases.

09-03-2014, 03:12 PM	#3044
Quake1028 Guru Posts: 917 Karma: 9155462 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Device: See signature	Up to 16 books on the year bought, but only $21.89 out of pocket, an average of $1.37 (or, if you count my Kindle settlement credit, 16 books for $43.89, an average of $2.74). Still, I am failing on the ultimate goal - reading. So, a bad year, thus far.

09-11-2014, 10:21 PM	#3045
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,042 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	I may do better this month. So far, all I've bought was a preorder (under $6) and used an already paid for Audible credit. Audible has a special for 'first of the series' for $4.95, but only one or two are of any interest. So, unless there is a good 75% off coupon item, I think I can get by this month and drop that overage I've had down a lot. I am going to join the new Unlimited Program after I finish the two current long books that I'm on. Mostly I'm looking to get the 3 audible credits for less than I usually pay.