Have you ever accidentally purchased a book twice?

ownedbycats · 05-05-2023, 07:40 AM

I've had this happen before, though always with the freebies.

I see an interesting-looking book, decide to grab it, and then Calibre informs me that it's a duplicate of a book in my library. (Or, if I'd cleaned the title of "a novel of blahblah" crap, I occasionally fail to notice until later.)

Ah, the problems of purchasing eBooks from multiple websites.

Martinoptic · 05-05-2023, 08:24 AM

It also happpens if the publisher re-releases the book under a different title. For example Susannah Kearsley and Tania Crosse have books released under different titles. Only got caught out once though.

Sirtel · 05-05-2023, 10:22 AM

Yes, a couple of times. I was sure I did not have it and didn't bother to check in Calibre, so of course I noticed as soon as I added the new book there or cleaned up the metadata. I returned those books immediately.

Without Calibre there would be ten times more, as I buy from several different stores and always have.

meeera · 05-05-2023, 10:24 AM

Only with a paper book.

Quoth · 05-05-2023, 10:35 AM

Once a new paperback,
Once a S/H from a charity shop
And once an Amazon ebook. Mysteriously not shown as "Purchased, Read Now" (I check Calibre first now).

Sirtel · 05-05-2023, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meeera

Only with a paper book.

Hmm never happened to me with a paper book. I have only had about 1000 paper books (less now, as I got rid of some) and several times as many ebooks, so while I usually remembered with the former, it's no longer possible to remember everything with the latter.

theducks · 05-05-2023, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meeera

Only with a paper book.

Unfortunately, more than once. Most had a new cover that faked me out.
1 time it was an Amazon reservation that I forgot I made and ordered the book, only to have 2 copies arrive.

ps67 · 05-05-2023, 11:55 AM

Yes, but now I don't remember which book. Sometimes I forget to check if I already own the book with calibre.

And sometimes there is no alternative: You buy a book in a series and then they publish the whole series together and it is less expensive than buy the remaining books none by one.

ownedbycats · 05-05-2023, 12:57 PM

Oh yeah, omnibuses. I have some overlapping books there but didn't really think of them.

Sirtel · 05-05-2023, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Oh yeah, omnibuses. I have some overlapping books there but didn't really think of them.

Yes, me too, but that's not accidental buying, it's deliberate when the omnibus is cheaper than the remaining books separately.

I usually delete the overlapping books from Calibre when I have the omnibus.

theducks · 05-05-2023, 02:18 PM

Oh! I did not think of omnibus that came in a Baen Bundle
(even with that, a bundle was still a good deal, just not as good

)

Apache · 05-05-2023, 02:49 PM

I always use Calibre to split omnibuses.
Apache

ownedbycats · 05-05-2023, 03:11 PM

I split omnibuses when they're unrelated books. But the series ones I don't bother.

Sirtel · 05-05-2023, 04:20 PM

I actually prefer omnibuses to single books.

DNSB · 05-05-2023, 04:54 PM

Where I've purchased all the books in a series, I will combine them into an omnibus. Reduces the number of books shown in my library and handy for when I want to binge read a series.

05-05-2023, 07:40 AM	#1
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,351 Karma: 79528341 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Have you ever accidentally purchased a book twice? I've had this happen before, though always with the freebies. I see an interesting-looking book, decide to grab it, and then Calibre informs me that it's a duplicate of a book in my library. (Or, if I'd cleaned the title of "a novel of blahblah" crap, I occasionally fail to notice until later.) Ah, the problems of purchasing eBooks from multiple websites.

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05-05-2023, 08:24 AM	#2
Martinoptic Bibliophist Posts: 7,517 Karma: 7237230 Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: England Device: none	It also happpens if the publisher re-releases the book under a different title. For example Susannah Kearsley and Tania Crosse have books released under different titles. Only got caught out once though.

05-05-2023, 10:22 AM	#3
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,983 Karma: 243829945 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	Yes, a couple of times. I was sure I did not have it and didn't bother to check in Calibre, so of course I noticed as soon as I added the new book there or cleaned up the metadata. I returned those books immediately. Without Calibre there would be ten times more, as I buy from several different stores and always have.

05-05-2023, 10:24 AM	#4
meeera Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,862 Karma: 68407974 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2, iPadMini4, iPad4, MBP; support other Kobo/Kindles	Only with a paper book.

05-05-2023, 10:35 AM	#5
Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,986 Karma: 111111111 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Once a new paperback, Once a S/H from a charity shop And once an Amazon ebook. Mysteriously not shown as "Purchased, Read Now" (I check Calibre first now).

05-05-2023, 11:55 AM	#8
ps67 Guru Posts: 761 Karma: 7025686 Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Italy Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Elipsa, Pocketbook Inkpad 4, Inkpad Color	Yes, but now I don't remember which book. Sometimes I forget to check if I already own the book with calibre. And sometimes there is no alternative: You buy a book in a series and then they publish the whole series together and it is less expensive than buy the remaining books none by one.

05-05-2023, 12:57 PM	#9
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,351 Karma: 79528341 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Oh yeah, omnibuses. I have some overlapping books there but didn't really think of them.

05-05-2023, 02:18 PM	#11
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,249 Karma: 61360164 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Oh! I did not think of omnibus that came in a Baen Bundle (even with that, a bundle was still a good deal, just not as good )

05-05-2023, 02:49 PM	#12
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,306 Karma: 90981752 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	I always use Calibre to split omnibuses. Apache

05-05-2023, 03:11 PM	#13
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,351 Karma: 79528341 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	I split omnibuses when they're unrelated books. But the series ones I don't bother.

05-05-2023, 04:20 PM	#14
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,983 Karma: 243829945 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	I actually prefer omnibuses to single books.

05-05-2023, 04:54 PM	#15
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 48,088 Karma: 174315300 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Where I've purchased all the books in a series, I will combine them into an omnibus. Reduces the number of books shown in my library and handy for when I want to binge read a series.