Do you read as you download or do you stockpile? - Page 5

eavg123 · 06-29-2009, 08:56 PM

Definitely I´m a hoarder waiting since my chidlhood to the "Big Anything that Change the Wold as we Know it" and also knowing that if that happens anytime, I´ll have the books with important information and history to help rebuild it.

I know that is only a child´s dream but it is also very comforting... especially during winter nights...

Sydney's Mom · 06-29-2009, 09:43 PM

Well, I have a huge stash of yarn, so obviously I consider buying yarn a separate sport from knitting. I considered buying books a different hobby than reading. And I definately consider downloading a separate activity. Fortunately, because I don't even have to get up from the couch, downloading ebooks is a pretty quick process. Especially if you check Mobileread, where the kind souls list free\bargain books. Thanks Mobileread!

MelC · 06-30-2009, 10:56 AM

I voted "Other". I use the fictionwise Wish List as my pain free stockpile. As I see books that interest me I drop them in there and when a sale comes along and my downloaded pile gets low I stock up again. Where the books aren't yet listed on Fictionwise I use my GoodReads bookshelf "Thinking About It" to make a note so I don't forget.

Mel

Ginwen · 06-30-2009, 03:06 PM

The one's I actually pay for I mostly read right away. The free ones I read eventually.

am_mread · 06-30-2009, 03:13 PM

I'm a hoarder too; my to-read is at a whopping 57 books..

The problem is I get stressed out knowing that I have so many books that I want to read.. Then I rush through the books just to get to the new ones..

ARGH it's killing me... STRESS!!!!! I need about 2 months off work to just READ... Why does work have to get in the way of my reading??????

Work, work GO AWAY!!

Time to read..

SHOECHICK · 07-08-2009, 02:08 PM

Hello, my name is Shoechick and I am a Hoarder!

129 unread on my 505 and about another 180 on my computer. I have a lot of freebies, in fact all the 180 on the computer are freebies, paid for I keep on my reader until they're read. Downloaded the 100 freebies from the Sony Site and then went nuts elsewhere. Have a very hard time passing up free if it looks interesting. I am trying to cut down on my buying until I get through a lot of what's already on my reader. I went nuts on bundles when I first acquired the Sony last year.

toomanybooks · 07-08-2009, 02:13 PM

I am a hoarder. I have over 700 unread paper books and over 3000 unread ebooks. I am trying to stop acquiring books but its not working.

PhishStyx · 07-10-2009, 05:51 PM

I have nearly 100 books in hardcopy from before I got the Kindle, and that's only made buying easier.

EDIT: Ok, I thought I was bad until I saw toomanybooks' post above mine. WOW!

LDBoblo · 07-11-2009, 11:34 AM

Another one for the hoarders. I hate the sense of dread I get when I'm running out of books, feeling like the best may be behind me. Always good to have plenty in queue. This is especially the case since I am slightly finicky (not snobbish, just particular) about what I read.

benham · 07-11-2009, 11:40 AM

On my PDA I keep everything on 1 128 mb card and download several at a time. With the Sony I keep 9 or 10 downloaded and delete when done reading to make room for more. Probably I will stop doing that and quit being so lazy.

Ervserver · 07-11-2009, 12:15 PM

I stockpile like crazy

kacir · 07-11-2009, 04:37 PM

Of course I am hoarding.
Just a few weeks ago there were three novels by Boyd Morrison available. So far I have read the first one. The author found a publisher and pulled down the books. So if I want to read the Palmyra project, all I have to do is look it up in my hoard.

This is just one example. There are many, many other books that were available for a short time and then the author changes his mind, the publisher strikes a better deal or the server gets down, or, Imagine the horror, my internet connection goes down (it went down a few weeks ago for 12 hours!) and I am left without a book to read ;-)

kelly1010 · 07-13-2009, 08:38 PM

I'm a hoarder/stockpiler of all books whether they be paper books or ebooks. I have close to 400 paper books and over 100 ebooks. I don't see those number decreasing anytime soon. I am so happy to know there are others like me out there! I LOVE buying books. In fact the rest of my BoB gift certificate is burning a hole in my pocket!

Ea · 07-14-2009, 06:58 AM

I try not to stockpile because I know I never gets through them all, but some still slip through the net. Just bought 5 new p-books on my vacation...

Sweetpea · 07-14-2009, 07:18 AM

Good, I'm not the only stockpiler then... I tend to buy/download them faster than I can read... Thankfully, I also have plenty of short stories, which will read away fast

View Poll Results: Do you read as you download, or do you hoard titles for a rainy day?
I don't download new things until I finish what I've got	16	6.48%
Downloading is half the fun, he who dies with the most titles on his SD card wins	204	82.59%
Other (explain)	27	10.93%
Voters: 247. You may not vote on this poll

07-10-2009, 05:51 PM	#68
PhishStyx The me that I am Posts: 413 Karma: 1078 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: In my house! Duh! Device: Kindle 1 & DR 1000s	I have nearly 100 books in hardcopy from before I got the Kindle, and that's only made buying easier. EDIT: Ok, I thought I was bad until I saw toomanybooks' post above mine. WOW! Last edited by PhishStyx; 07-10-2009 at 05:55 PM.

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06-29-2009, 08:56 PM	#61
eavg123 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Santiago, Chile Device: none	Definitely I´m a hoarder waiting since my chidlhood to the "Big Anything that Change the Wold as we Know it" and also knowing that if that happens anytime, I´ll have the books with important information and history to help rebuild it. I know that is only a child´s dream but it is also very comforting... especially during winter nights...

06-29-2009, 09:43 PM	#62
Sydney's Mom Wizard Posts: 2,899 Karma: 6995721 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Idaho, on the side of a mountain Device: Kindle Oasis, Fire 3d Gen and 5th Gen and Samsung Tab S	Well, I have a huge stash of yarn, so obviously I consider buying yarn a separate sport from knitting. I considered buying books a different hobby than reading. And I definately consider downloading a separate activity. Fortunately, because I don't even have to get up from the couch, downloading ebooks is a pretty quick process. Especially if you check Mobileread, where the kind souls list free\bargain books. Thanks Mobileread!

06-30-2009, 10:56 AM	#63
MelC Evangelist Posts: 410 Karma: 2081 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: Cybook Gen3, PRS600	I voted "Other". I use the fictionwise Wish List as my pain free stockpile. As I see books that interest me I drop them in there and when a sale comes along and my downloaded pile gets low I stock up again. Where the books aren't yet listed on Fictionwise I use my GoodReads bookshelf "Thinking About It" to make a note so I don't forget. Mel

06-30-2009, 03:06 PM	#64
Ginwen Addict Posts: 261 Karma: 777376 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kent, WA Device: Kindle Touch/IPad	The one's I actually pay for I mostly read right away. The free ones I read eventually.

06-30-2009, 03:13 PM	#65
am_mread Head Goat Posts: 74 Karma: 50 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Device: Kindle Paperwhite Gen 11.	I'm a hoarder too; my to-read is at a whopping 57 books.. The problem is I get stressed out knowing that I have so many books that I want to read.. Then I rush through the books just to get to the new ones.. ARGH it's killing me... STRESS!!!!! I need about 2 months off work to just READ... Why does work have to get in the way of my reading?????? Work, work GO AWAY!! Time to read..

07-08-2009, 02:08 PM	#66
SHOECHICK Addict Posts: 228 Karma: 1032 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vancouver BC Device: Red Sony 505 and Ipad	Hello, my name is Shoechick and I am a Hoarder! 129 unread on my 505 and about another 180 on my computer. I have a lot of freebies, in fact all the 180 on the computer are freebies, paid for I keep on my reader until they're read. Downloaded the 100 freebies from the Sony Site and then went nuts elsewhere. Have a very hard time passing up free if it looks interesting. I am trying to cut down on my buying until I get through a lot of what's already on my reader. I went nuts on bundles when I first acquired the Sony last year.

07-08-2009, 02:13 PM	#67
toomanybooks Addict Posts: 302 Karma: 1039424 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Ipad, Ipod Touch, KIndle Fire	I am a hoarder. I have over 700 unread paper books and over 3000 unread ebooks. I am trying to stop acquiring books but its not working.

07-11-2009, 11:34 AM	#69
LDBoblo Wizard Posts: 1,385 Karma: 16056 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Asia Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Sony PRS-505	Another one for the hoarders. I hate the sense of dread I get when I'm running out of books, feeling like the best may be behind me. Always good to have plenty in queue. This is especially the case since I am slightly finicky (not snobbish, just particular) about what I read.

07-11-2009, 11:40 AM	#70
benham Guru Posts: 882 Karma: 5565888 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Townsend, WI Device: Palm TX, PRS-505 (BLUE)	On my PDA I keep everything on 1 128 mb card and download several at a time. With the Sony I keep 9 or 10 downloaded and delete when done reading to make room for more. Probably I will stop doing that and quit being so lazy.

07-11-2009, 12:15 PM	#71
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	I stockpile like crazy

07-11-2009, 04:37 PM	#72
kacir Wizard Posts: 3,465 Karma: 10684861 Join Date: May 2006 Device: PocketBook 360, before it was Sony Reader, cassiopeia A-20	Of course I am hoarding. Just a few weeks ago there were three novels by Boyd Morrison available. So far I have read the first one. The author found a publisher and pulled down the books. So if I want to read the Palmyra project, all I have to do is look it up in my hoard. This is just one example. There are many, many other books that were available for a short time and then the author changes his mind, the publisher strikes a better deal or the server gets down, or, Imagine the horror, my internet connection goes down (it went down a few weeks ago for 12 hours!) and I am left without a book to read ;-)

07-13-2009, 08:38 PM	#73
kelly1010 Book Addict! Posts: 533 Karma: 1070 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CA Device: Sony PRS-505, iPod Touch, Kindle 3G + Wi-Fi	I'm a hoarder/stockpiler of all books whether they be paper books or ebooks. I have close to 400 paper books and over 100 ebooks. I don't see those number decreasing anytime soon. I am so happy to know there are others like me out there! I LOVE buying books. In fact the rest of my BoB gift certificate is burning a hole in my pocket!

07-14-2009, 06:58 AM	#74
Ea Wizard Posts: 3,490 Karma: 5239563 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3\|iPad air\|iPhone 4S	I try not to stockpile because I know I never gets through them all, but some still slip through the net. Just bought 5 new p-books on my vacation...

07-14-2009, 07:18 AM	#75
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	Good, I'm not the only stockpiler then... I tend to buy/download them faster than I can read... Thankfully, I also have plenty of short stories, which will read away fast