What content do you enjoy? - Page 3

JSWolf · 06-08-2007, 10:16 PM

That way I'll know if I like your work without paying and if I do, then I'm ok paying for it.

RWood · 06-08-2007, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Jordan

psst... Psst! My books are only $2.50 each (plus local sales tax if applicable), not counting the FREEbies!

Sorry about that, missed it by that much....

What the hey, even at $5.00 they would be a great deal for the ones I have read, even a better deal at $2.50.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 06-09-2007, 08:20 AM

Where's that humble smilie when you need it?...

NatCh · 06-09-2007, 10:21 AM

Forget that, just go for the "smug" one.

(actually, that's kind of what I really look like when I smile)

yvanleterrible · 06-09-2007, 10:40 AM

Round and yellow!?!!???!?

NatCh · 06-09-2007, 10:48 AM

No, I meant the big chin.

(and I'm not bald either ... not yet, anyway)

athlonkmf · 06-10-2007, 06:51 AM

since I don't live in the USA I can't use that 50 dollar credit...

98% of the time I'll be using/I'll use my reader to read manga and comics which I convert myself from widely available scanlations.

1% is used for reading technical ebooks.

The remaining 1% is used for written fiction, although due to time restrictions, this has not occured yet. Planning to use it on the next harry potter release though.

HarryT · 06-10-2007, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by athlonkmf

since I don't live in the USA I can't use that 50 dollar credit...

Sure you can. All you have to do is check the "I live in the USA" box when you register the Reader!

Quote:

The remaining 1% is used for written fiction, although due to time restrictions, this has not occured yet. Planning to use it on the next harry potter release though.

Er, no Harry Potter book is legally available as an e-book. The only e-books that are available for HP are naughty illegal ones!

pwalker8 · 06-10-2007, 08:15 AM

2) I get some free content (Project Gutenberg) , but most of my content, I either get from Baen books (vast majority) or from Connect. I do have a few books that I have either purchased from the author directly or purchased and then converted to lrf.

3) I read perhaps an hour a day during the week and several hours a day on weekends or days off.

4) I don't listen to audiobooks while reading, but I do enjoy audiobooks while in the car.

5) I got the $50 bonus when I bought my eReader at Christmas. I've purchased about 40 books from sony since then. Personally, I would be happy if I could buy all my books for the eReader, but there isn't enough content yet, so I continue to buy some 10-15 books per month from Barnes and Noble or Amazon.

6) I do have some PD books (mostly classic), but most of what I'm interested in is more recent works, thus paid content. I also keep in mind that if we don't pay for it, then the authors won't write it and that people who refuse to pay for a book are eating the seed corn.

7) Given that I have bought ebooks in that price range, I would say the answer is yes. Right now, the market says that books first come out in hard back, then paper or trade and that ebooks sale for same price of what you can buy in the bookstore. I would not pay hard back prices for a work that is available in paper.

yvanleterrible · 06-10-2007, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Er, no Harry Potter book is legally available as an e-book. The only e-books that are available for HP are naughty illegal ones!

Maybe he's thinking about the P-version (Looks Like perversion doesn't it? Paper is now!) due this summer. I have it budgeted too!

JSWolf · 06-10-2007, 10:50 PM

I'm still reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. I have not yet budgeted for the new book. because I expect to find it cheaper at Costco before the year is out.

NatCh · 06-11-2007, 12:12 AM

Heh, mine's already pre-ordered at Amazon. Can't help myself. It's pathetic, really.

mogui · 06-11-2007, 12:53 AM

I am enjoying the H Beam Piper books that have been posted here.

I also like westerns. There is a lot of Zane Grey available.

Adventures, medical thrillers, Spy stories, character-based serials (e.g. Travis McGee), and science fiction.

New books on new ideas: On Intelligence by Hawkins, anything by Richard Dawkins, evolutionary theory as applied to practically anything, artificial intelligence, new ideas on computing and hardware.

athlonkmf · 06-11-2007, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Sure you can. All you have to do is check the "I live in the USA" box when you register the Reader!

I thought they do a credit card address confirmation too?

Quote:

Er, no Harry Potter book is legally available as an e-book. The only e-books that are available for HP are naughty illegal ones!

I know, isn't internet great?

The last few times, my pre-ordered paperback always comes a few days later after the initial release. That's when I've finished reading the digital version on my PDA.
This time I want to read it on the sony reader while I wait for the paperback again (at least people can't see what I'm reading now

)

HarryT · 06-11-2007, 07:51 AM

You need a US address to buy books from the Connect store, but not to use the initial credit. You can also use Connect gift vouchers without a US credit card.

I've got my HP7 on pre-order from Amazon, too

. In fact I've ordered both a "reading" copy, and a couple of spare ones as "investments", too. Have you seen what 1st editions of even the later HP books are selling for on eBay these days - silly money! I figure that if I keep the spare ones for a few years, I'll make a considerable profit from selling them

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View Poll Results: What category do you fall under?
I enjoy only free content. I spent enough on the Reader!	14	25.93%
I used my free CONNECT credit and now I just get free content.	10	18.52%
I spend under $20 per month on CONNECT and enjoy a lot of free content, too.	24	44.44%
I spend $20-$50 per month on CONNECT and may enjoy free content.	6	11.11%
I spend over $50 per month on CONNECT. I ain't got ne'thing bet'r 2 du.	0	0%
Voters: 54. You may not vote on this poll

06-09-2007, 10:48 AM	#36
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	No, I meant the big chin. (and I'm not bald either ... not yet, anyway) Last edited by NatCh; 06-09-2007 at 10:50 AM. Reason: Post #3600 -- hot on Bob's trail now! Only 3 behind him!

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06-08-2007, 10:16 PM	#31
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,758 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	That way I'll know if I like your work without paying and if I do, then I'm ok paying for it.

06-09-2007, 08:20 AM	#33
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	Where's that humble smilie when you need it?...

06-09-2007, 10:21 AM	#34
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Forget that, just go for the "smug" one. (actually, that's kind of what I really look like when I smile)

06-09-2007, 10:40 AM	#35
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Round and yellow!?!!???!?

06-10-2007, 06:51 AM	#37
athlonkmf Guru Posts: 714 Karma: 1014039 Join Date: May 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500, Sony PRS-505, Kindle 3, Sony PRS350, iPad 64GB	since I don't live in the USA I can't use that 50 dollar credit... 98% of the time I'll be using/I'll use my reader to read manga and comics which I convert myself from widely available scanlations. 1% is used for reading technical ebooks. The remaining 1% is used for written fiction, although due to time restrictions, this has not occured yet. Planning to use it on the next harry potter release though.

06-10-2007, 08:15 AM	#39
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,196 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	2) I get some free content (Project Gutenberg) , but most of my content, I either get from Baen books (vast majority) or from Connect. I do have a few books that I have either purchased from the author directly or purchased and then converted to lrf. 3) I read perhaps an hour a day during the week and several hours a day on weekends or days off. 4) I don't listen to audiobooks while reading, but I do enjoy audiobooks while in the car. 5) I got the $50 bonus when I bought my eReader at Christmas. I've purchased about 40 books from sony since then. Personally, I would be happy if I could buy all my books for the eReader, but there isn't enough content yet, so I continue to buy some 10-15 books per month from Barnes and Noble or Amazon. 6) I do have some PD books (mostly classic), but most of what I'm interested in is more recent works, thus paid content. I also keep in mind that if we don't pay for it, then the authors won't write it and that people who refuse to pay for a book are eating the seed corn. 7) Given that I have bought ebooks in that price range, I would say the answer is yes. Right now, the market says that books first come out in hard back, then paper or trade and that ebooks sale for same price of what you can buy in the bookstore. I would not pay hard back prices for a work that is available in paper.

06-10-2007, 10:50 PM	#41
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,758 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I'm still reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. I have not yet budgeted for the new book. because I expect to find it cheaper at Costco before the year is out.

06-11-2007, 12:12 AM	#42
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Heh, mine's already pre-ordered at Amazon. Can't help myself. It's pathetic, really.

06-11-2007, 12:53 AM	#43
mogui eNigma Posts: 503 Karma: 1335 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: The Philippines Device: HTC G1 Android FBReader	I am enjoying the H Beam Piper books that have been posted here. I also like westerns. There is a lot of Zane Grey available. Adventures, medical thrillers, Spy stories, character-based serials (e.g. Travis McGee), and science fiction. New books on new ideas: On Intelligence by Hawkins, anything by Richard Dawkins, evolutionary theory as applied to practically anything, artificial intelligence, new ideas on computing and hardware.

06-11-2007, 07:51 AM	#45
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	You need a US address to buy books from the Connect store, but not to use the initial credit. You can also use Connect gift vouchers without a US credit card. I've got my HP7 on pre-order from Amazon, too . In fact I've ordered both a "reading" copy, and a couple of spare ones as "investments", too. Have you seen what 1st editions of even the later HP books are selling for on eBay these days - silly money! I figure that if I keep the spare ones for a few years, I'll make a considerable profit from selling them .