Ebook Buying Addicts' Support Thread - Page 310

HLS · 05-27-2018, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReadingManiac

I'm too poor to give in that easily, but the freebies... no control.

LOL I sometimes get freebees then delete lol

pdurrant · 05-28-2018, 12:57 PM

Amazon have finally listed so many special offers that I can resist them all!

CRussel · 05-28-2018, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Amazon have finally listed so many special offers that I can resist them all!

I feel your pain, Paul. But RESIST! You know you will regret this in the morning.

pdurrant · 05-29-2018, 03:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

I feel your pain, Paul. But RESIST! You know you will regret this in the morning.

Read my posts again. There are so many offers that I find the lure of any particular offer greatly reduced.

I even managed to resist buying the first seven James Bond novels at £0.99 each, on the grounds that I certainly wouldn't buy them at full price, and I wasn't really interested in reading them.

CRussel · 05-29-2018, 08:24 AM

You're right, I misread it. (And the Bond wouldn't be much of a lure, here. He's PD in Canada. )

I've now got their sale emails going straight to the bin. Too many, and too few with any real value.

issybird · 05-31-2018, 10:26 AM

Last day of the month, so I thought I'd check in to say that I bought nothing in May, for the second month this year. I'm holding at seven books on the year. If this looks like showing up in triumphalist mode, it isn't. I used to have a colossal problem (and have a colossal TBR as a result). My analogy is to friends who are alcoholics; even though they haven't had a drink in decades in some cases, they still self-identify as such and go to meetings. Backsliding is always a possibility, so I like to take stock. It does get easier, but I also remember months, years, on end where resolutions would be made to be broken in the near term.

Good luck to everyone who's trying, including me!

pdurrant · 05-31-2018, 10:48 AM

Congratulations, issy!

I've bought only 8 in May, and 7 in April. A lot better than the 37 I bought in March!

And I read 14 in April and 10 in May, so the TBR is finally going in the right direction.
I shall endeavour to do even better in June.

issybird · 05-31-2018, 10:56 AM

Congrats in turn, Paul! This means you've been eating away at the TBR for the past couple of months.

PurpleStar · 05-31-2018, 11:54 AM

I did pretty good in May. Only 3 books purchased from Kobo and one of those was a freebie. The other 2 were on sale. Oh and plus the freebie from Tor.

Fbone · 05-31-2018, 01:40 PM

I purchased one book in May to use up a $5 credit. So far I bought 7 books this year and read 5 of those.

Totals:
7 purchased spending $16.93

19 read [breakdown as follows]:
9 purchased
9 library loans
1 free

My TBR is going down but I still have many cash-spent books languishing in my pile that no longer seem as attractive as when purchased. Sigh. The addiction may be curtailed but the ramifications linger.

HLS · 05-31-2018, 09:14 PM

I took a 401k loans to pay off some debt and could not resist buying some ebooks

Dark Days: A Memoir
D. Randall Blythe

The Tao of Bill Murray: Real-Life Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing

The Outsider: A Novel
Stephen King

pdurrant · 06-01-2018, 03:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kcladyz

I took a 401k loans to pay off some debt and could not resist buying some ebooks

Dark Days: A Memoir
D. Randall Blythe

The Tao of Bill Murray: Real-Life Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing

The Outsider: A Novel
Stephen King

Are these books you've had on your wish list for some time? Were they on special offer? How many similar books have you already bought that are still waiting to be read?

Questions you ought to ask yourself before deciding to buy a book.

DrNefario · 06-01-2018, 08:08 AM

I had a reasonable May. Only 6 books read, but also only 5 acquired (3 bought, 1 borrowed, 1 free). Result: happiness.

I did turn down a couple of good offers on non-fiction right at the end of the month, and I'm not sure I should have. I don't think I'm too oversubscribed with non-fiction. Then again, I'm not short of reading material, so I don't think it matters too much.

I'm already 2 down for June, though, thanks to a 1-day freebie on a trilogy omnibus. (I already had book 1.)

PurpleStar · 06-01-2018, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Are these books you've had on your wish list for some time? Were they on special offer? How many similar books have you already bought that are still waiting to be read?

Questions you ought to ask yourself before deciding to buy a book.

A new Stephen King is always a good buy.

radbaddude · 06-01-2018, 08:37 AM

I have bought only 1 book this year for 1.99 (I only buy if it hits 2.99 or less). I use ereaderiq to track prices but I am really trying to rely on overdrive. I became a member of four different libraries in my state that don't use a state wide digital system but each library her their own e-book catalog which really cuts down on people waiting in line.

05-31-2018, 10:48 AM	#4642
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,111 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Congratulations, issy! I've bought only 8 in May, and 7 in April. A lot better than the 37 I bought in March! And I read 14 in April and 10 in May, so the TBR is finally going in the right direction. I shall endeavour to do even better in June. Last edited by pdurrant; 05-31-2018 at 10:55 AM.

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05-28-2018, 12:57 PM	#4637
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,111 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Amazon have finally listed so many special offers that I can resist them all!

05-29-2018, 08:24 AM	#4640
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	You're right, I misread it. (And the Bond wouldn't be much of a lure, here. He's PD in Canada. ) I've now got their sale emails going straight to the bin. Too many, and too few with any real value.

05-31-2018, 10:26 AM	#4641
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,368 Karma: 235205657 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	Last day of the month, so I thought I'd check in to say that I bought nothing in May, for the second month this year. I'm holding at seven books on the year. If this looks like showing up in triumphalist mode, it isn't. I used to have a colossal problem (and have a colossal TBR as a result). My analogy is to friends who are alcoholics; even though they haven't had a drink in decades in some cases, they still self-identify as such and go to meetings. Backsliding is always a possibility, so I like to take stock. It does get easier, but I also remember months, years, on end where resolutions would be made to be broken in the near term. Good luck to everyone who's trying, including me!

05-31-2018, 10:56 AM	#4643
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,368 Karma: 235205657 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	Congrats in turn, Paul! This means you've been eating away at the TBR for the past couple of months.

05-31-2018, 11:54 AM	#4644
PurpleStar Wizard Posts: 1,625 Karma: 11387182 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Clara BW, Kindle Paperwhite (11th Gen)	I did pretty good in May. Only 3 books purchased from Kobo and one of those was a freebie. The other 2 were on sale. Oh and plus the freebie from Tor.

05-31-2018, 01:40 PM	#4645
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,298 Karma: 101697116 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	I purchased one book in May to use up a $5 credit. So far I bought 7 books this year and read 5 of those. Totals: 7 purchased spending $16.93 19 read [breakdown as follows]: 9 purchased 9 library loans 1 free My TBR is going down but I still have many cash-spent books languishing in my pile that no longer seem as attractive as when purchased. Sigh. The addiction may be curtailed but the ramifications linger.

05-31-2018, 09:14 PM	#4646
HLS Wizard Posts: 2,133 Karma: 16342480 Join Date: May 2017 Device: Sage, Scribe, Boox Note 2 Plus, iPad Pros and Samsungs S6,S7,S8	I took a 401k loans to pay off some debt and could not resist buying some ebooks Dark Days: A Memoir D. Randall Blythe The Tao of Bill Murray: Real-Life Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing The Outsider: A Novel Stephen King

06-01-2018, 08:08 AM	#4648
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,212 Karma: 12029046 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	I had a reasonable May. Only 6 books read, but also only 5 acquired (3 bought, 1 borrowed, 1 free). Result: happiness. I did turn down a couple of good offers on non-fiction right at the end of the month, and I'm not sure I should have. I don't think I'm too oversubscribed with non-fiction. Then again, I'm not short of reading material, so I don't think it matters too much. I'm already 2 down for June, though, thanks to a 1-day freebie on a trilogy omnibus. (I already had book 1.)

06-01-2018, 08:37 AM	#4650
radbaddude Addict Posts: 302 Karma: 4611756 Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3	I have bought only 1 book this year for 1.99 (I only buy if it hits 2.99 or less). I use ereaderiq to track prices but I am really trying to rely on overdrive. I became a member of four different libraries in my state that don't use a state wide digital system but each library her their own e-book catalog which really cuts down on people waiting in line.