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Old 11-13-2009, 02:33 PM   #46
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Oh — I hadn't thought of that. I /do/ have five year membership left, and there's that 100% micropay rebate going on.....

....arghh.... MUST resist Fictionwise website!
Aaaaaand...that's what broke me. The 100% rebate made me clean out my wishlist to about half its size. I was so good until then but my micropay balance had dipped below 100 dollars and needed an infusion!

Maybe I'll try again in December
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Old 11-13-2009, 04:14 PM   #47
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They haven't got me yet!

Although today they're trying again - a one-off 15% discount on my next ebooks purchase. Valid until the 17th!

Must resist.... I have well over 300 lovely books to read. I don't need to buy anymore...

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I'm still hanging in there..I think this is a record for me.
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Old 11-16-2009, 01:18 PM   #49
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I could do with some moral support. Fictionwise have just released a 25% off Fantasy ebooks, 24-hour discount code. Combining that with 100% microspay rebate and the 25% off magazine subscriptions.....

No! I really don't need any more ebooks at the moment!

Help?

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Old 11-16-2009, 01:30 PM   #50
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Well, let's see. How many books on your reader to be read? I'm sure there'll be another sale in the future. Hang tough.
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Old 11-16-2009, 03:06 PM   #51
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Thank you - that's what I keep telling myself too - there'll be as good a deal or better again sometime in the next couple of years!

I'll go and move them all to my wishlist :-)

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Old 11-20-2009, 09:44 AM   #52
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I'll go and move them all to my wishlist :-)
48 items in my wishlist now :-)

You know what? I'm feeling quite good about not buying any ebooks. In fact, I'm going to say:

I will not only not buy any ebooks in November, I won't buy any more ebooks until 2010!

By which time, my "to be read pile" might possibly have dropped below 375...
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Old 12-09-2009, 01:12 PM   #53
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I will not only not buy any ebooks in November, I won't buy any more ebooks until 2010!
Fictionwise defeated me. The combination of their 40-60% off promotion and a 25% discount code was just too much temptation.

But I did only use my existing micropay! So I haven't /really/ bought them today — I'd spent the money before November in fact....

Hmmm... not very convincing. Sigh. I really thought I'd be able to hold out, but 70% discounts were too much.
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Old 12-09-2009, 03:15 PM   #55
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It's okay, every man has his breaking point.
Yes, and pdurrant's is a sale at Fictionwise.

PATHETIC!
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Old 12-09-2009, 03:16 PM   #56
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Old 12-09-2009, 03:50 PM   #57
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Yes, and pdurrant's is a sale at Fictionwise.

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Umm... not a sale - two combined sales. And yes, I should have resisted anyway. Sigh...
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You gotta stop reading their e:mails Still haven't bought anything... been six week for me I believe..I can make it till the end of December, I can make it till the end of December, I can......
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This challenge has been quite interesting. I still have not bought any books.

I was calculating that if I read 2 books a week from now on then I will not read all the books I have in my lifetime so I do not need to buy any more books - ever! In addition to what I already have my list of ebooks grows by about 100 a month from free book offers and 'other sources' so I still get to try new authors and read current releases as well as my tried and tested favorites.
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Well my no-buy bit me in the butt. January 1st the first thing I planned to buy was Michael Crichton's new one..it's now gone from the Sony store even though it was just released....ERRRRR
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