Ebook Buying Addicts' Support Thread - Page 374

CAFlanny · 08-03-2021, 12:09 PM

My freebie acquisition has also slowed down from when I started collecting ebooks ten years ago. Back then, there were a lot more available, usually first in a series. I'm also more selective now. I'm not really counting them in my TBR list.

ReadingManiac · 08-14-2021, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by CAFlanny

My freebie acquisition has also slowed down from when I started collecting ebooks ten years ago. Back then, there were a lot more available, usually first in a series. I'm also more selective now. I'm not really counting them in my TBR list.

I count the freebies the same as samples. If they don't grab me pretty quick, they get deleted.

joblack · 08-14-2021, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by HLS

I am rather positive I bought around 120. Most are cheap sale items but yikes. Now that i am aware i should be able to slow it down.

Amazon offered me to change my Amazon account to a company account. The thing is I have no company.

I suspect their data mining told them so. And from all these ultra cheap e-book offers I put into my basket. So Amazon thinks I am buying the e-books for a company?

Anyway it is probably a sign to cut back on the whole buying thing.

ownedbycats · 08-15-2021, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by joblack

Amazon offered my to change my Amazon account to a company account. The thing is I have no company..

I'm getting spammed by Amazon Business emails. I really don't know if they're genuine ones mistakenly ending up in the spambox, or some really professional-looking phishing attempt.

ReadingManiac · 08-21-2021, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by CAFlanny

My freebie acquisition has also slowed down from when I started collecting ebooks ten years ago. Back then, there were a lot more available, usually first in a series. I'm also more selective now. I'm not really counting them in my TBR list.

I've stopped getting samples unless something really, really interests me and is on sale that day. I've got an Amazon wish list for samples that I set up for books on pre-order status (because I never pre-order unless I'm following a series) and I've started putting them on that list now.

CAFlanny · 08-30-2021, 08:47 PM

I'm getting better. I bought 3 books in August. However, I only read 2 books, so it's not quite going in the right direction yet.

pdurrant · 08-31-2021, 02:05 AM

I bought four in August. But I read eleven. And I discarded nine freebies. A very good month. My TBR is down to 807!

ownedbycats · 08-31-2021, 04:37 AM

I've managed to only grab 2 freebies in this entire month.

And I reduced my wishlist some 4-5 books by borrowing them from Overdrive instead.

Uncle Robin · 08-31-2021, 04:52 AM

I've bought just 2 books this month, the most recent a 3-book Maisie Dobbs bookset that netted me beaucoup bonus points at Kobo.

Tarana · 08-31-2021, 08:55 AM

I bought only 4 ebooks in August (acquired 9 freebees) and zero audiobooks. As you know, this is HUGE for me. I don't think I've bought so few books in a month since 2018. It was hard, so I know I need to continue to work on this.

Note: I don't count freebees in my TBR unless bought with an Amazon credit.

astrangerhere · 08-31-2021, 11:43 AM

We packed our 900+ physical library last weekend in preparation for our move. I plan to buy 2 more before the move is complete, but they will both be read immediately.

I only keep one book index, though many of the physical books were purchased by my wife. Our arrangement has always been, since the days I worked 70 hour weeks, that she could buy whatever books she wanted. I think having to pack and move 900 books might temper her purchases for at least a few months.

Apache · 08-31-2021, 12:52 PM

Moving never tempered my book buying, even though it was a pain in my fundament.
Apache

Dazrin · 08-31-2021, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by astrangerhere

I think having to pack and move 900 books might temper her purchases for at least a few months.

Either that or convince her that an e-reader might not be a bad idea.

astrangerhere · 08-31-2021, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Dazrin

Either that or convince her that an e-reader might not be a bad idea.

Never happen. I've been trying for years.

Tarana · 08-31-2021, 01:30 PM

Not that I wish it on her but when your wife develops arthritis, she will likely choose to move to an ereader. That was the development point for both my late sister and Mom even though they preferred paper. For my other sister, it's a space issue. My new BIL is a voracious reader but prefers his phone over an ereader. As he moves all his stuff from his former home to their home, he is looking at selling/donating most of his books as they don't fit so well in a little house.

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08-03-2021, 12:09 PM	#5596
CAFlanny Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 2850802 Join Date: May 2021 Device: Kobo Libra Colour, Bigme B751C, Kobo Libra H2O	My freebie acquisition has also slowed down from when I started collecting ebooks ten years ago. Back then, there were a lot more available, usually first in a series. I'm also more selective now. I'm not really counting them in my TBR list.

08-30-2021, 08:47 PM	#5601
CAFlanny Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 2850802 Join Date: May 2021 Device: Kobo Libra Colour, Bigme B751C, Kobo Libra H2O	I'm getting better. I bought 3 books in August. However, I only read 2 books, so it's not quite going in the right direction yet.

08-31-2021, 02:05 AM	#5602
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,051 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	I bought four in August. But I read eleven. And I discarded nine freebies. A very good month. My TBR is down to 807!

08-31-2021, 04:37 AM	#5603
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,037 Karma: 75555555 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	I've managed to only grab 2 freebies in this entire month. And I reduced my wishlist some 4-5 books by borrowing them from Overdrive instead.

08-31-2021, 04:52 AM	#5604
Uncle Robin Diligent dilettante Posts: 3,661 Karma: 52758936 Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: in my mind Device: Kobo Sage; Kobo Libra Colour	I've bought just 2 books this month, the most recent a 3-book Maisie Dobbs bookset that netted me beaucoup bonus points at Kobo.

08-31-2021, 08:55 AM	#5605
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 bought only 4 ebooks in August (acquired 9 freebees) and zero audiobooks. As you know, this is HUGE for me. I don't think I've bought so few books in a month since 2018. It was hard, so I know I need to continue to work on this. Note: I don't count freebees in my TBR unless bought with an Amazon credit.

08-31-2021, 11:43 AM	#5606
astrangerhere Professor of Law Posts: 3,755 Karma: 68428716 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Libra H20, Kobo Aura One, KoboMini	We packed our 900+ physical library last weekend in preparation for our move. I plan to buy 2 more before the move is complete, but they will both be read immediately. I only keep one book index, though many of the physical books were purchased by my wife. Our arrangement has always been, since the days I worked 70 hour weeks, that she could buy whatever books she wanted. I think having to pack and move 900 books might temper her purchases for at least a few months.

08-31-2021, 12:52 PM	#5607
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,280 Karma: 90000484 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	Moving never tempered my book buying, even though it was a pain in my fundament. Apache

08-31-2021, 01:30 PM	#5610
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	Not that I wish it on her but when your wife develops arthritis, she will likely choose to move to an ereader. That was the development point for both my late sister and Mom even though they preferred paper. For my other sister, it's a space issue. My new BIL is a voracious reader but prefers his phone over an ereader. As he moves all his stuff from his former home to their home, he is looking at selling/donating most of his books as they don't fit so well in a little house.