How many ebooks do you purchase each month? - Page 2

MarciaCat · 01-13-2009, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by lilac_jive

How do you eke 10 books from $30???

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Originally Posted by basschick

sales and fictionwise/books on board 100% rebates should make that pretty doable.

btw, i chose 10 ebooks a month. that might be a little low, but hey - it's an average.

i filled out the dear author survey, btw. if they're talking to publishers, i hope more women also do the survey.

I filled it out as well.

Lately I've been buying more ebooks but it averages out to about six per month.

Leep · 01-13-2009, 02:07 AM

You guys need a public library. I buy ebooks, maybe 1 or 2 a month, but get 20 free ebooks every three weeks online from my library. A non-resident card for the NYC library is only $100 per year if your own library is wanting.

MonaLS · 01-13-2009, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Leep

You guys need a public library. I buy ebooks, maybe 1 or 2 a month, but get 20 free ebooks every three weeks online from my library. A non-resident card for the NYC library is only $100 per year if your own library is wanting.

That wasn't including the free ebooks I've downloaded.

ErwinOtten · 01-13-2009, 03:07 AM

Let’s see........ I got my reader in September, that’s 5 months ago, and I bought 6 books since then (all from A Song of Ice and Fire and 2 dictionaries).
So I chose 1

Far too many free books to read.... I want to buy Pratchet; I want to buy Martin Cruz Smit... But my free reading-list is still far too long (as you can see from my signature)

Jellby · 01-13-2009, 05:03 AM

I cannot vote. I haven't bought a single one in about one year since I have my Cybook.

Krystian Galaj · 01-13-2009, 05:13 AM

There's no "none" option so I chose "1". I have enough public domain mystery books for years, so I don't buy any new books.

tompe · 01-13-2009, 06:54 AM

I also fall in the less then one category. There is a lot available to read and I do not buy books with DRM since I want to show my opinion about DRM.

Sweetpea · 01-13-2009, 09:21 AM

It varies a lot. Generally, it's less than 1 a month. I often re-read books and I don't have the time to read all the books I want (I got so many books waiting for my attention!)

lilac_jive · 01-13-2009, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Leep

You guys need a public library. I buy ebooks, maybe 1 or 2 a month, but get 20 free ebooks every three weeks online from my library. A non-resident card for the NYC library is only $100 per year if your own library is wanting.

My library doesn't have ebooks that I know of. But I do take out a ton of books from the library.

And those who usually don't buy any, just skip the poll

slayda · 01-13-2009, 10:30 AM

Mostly I tend to buy a bunch at a time rather than some every week. The exception is when a new book comes out that I have been waiting for. For example, in December I bought about 35 books in three bunches & will probably not buy any more for a while but I bought "At Graves End" by Jaeniene Frost this month when it came out.

mdibella · 01-13-2009, 10:49 AM

I bought my Kindle on release day last November and I now own 317 Kindle books. That doesn't count what I've bought from Fictionwise, which probably accounts for another 50 or so. And Baen, I buy there also...

Yeah I got a baaaaad habit.

But I love my Kindle, it's the best gadget I have ever owned,

pdurrant · 01-13-2009, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by lilac_jive

So how many do you actually purchase each month? Does not matter where, or what device you are using.

I put 20+, by taking my total bought and dividing by the time I've been buying. But it does vary quite a bit.

I buy at least 8 a month - the Baen webscription month, plus a subscription to Analog, Asimov's and F&SF. That only comes to about $22/month.

But then there's new releases and back catalogues....

Checking back, it seems my average ebook budget over the past 6 years has been $55/month.

pdurrant · 01-13-2009, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by lilac_jive

How do you eke 10 books from $30???

It's not too hard.

Baen Webscription: $15 for six or seven books (although if your have all the webscriptions, it is only 4 new books)

Two year subscriptions to Analog, Asimov's and F&SF -
$7.70 per month, and that's counting the fictionwise club memership too. Only 2.5 books per month though, as they only publish ten a year.

Fictionwise special offers mean the remaining $8.30 should buy you at least two books a month on average.

So - $30/month gets you between 8 to 12 new books per month.

pagansoul · 01-13-2009, 12:45 PM

Having a Kindle can be very bad for me if I don't police myself. Using the Wispernet is just too easy. Not counting free books I would guess that I do about 2 a month but sometimes I go crazy. I purchased and read all 8 C Harris Vampire books in 2 weeks. I try to do a month of paid books then a month of free books.

rhadin · 01-13-2009, 01:37 PM

I chose 4. Like everyone else, each month it varies. I assumed that "purchase" meant paid money for, so I didn't include any of the books I download that are free. I also didn't include the pbooks I buy every month

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View Poll Results: How many ebooks do you purchase each month?
1	14	13.21%
2	11	10.38%
3	12	11.32%
4	12	11.32%
5	8	7.55%
6	1	0.94%
7	1	0.94%
8	5	4.72%
9	0	0%
10	11	10.38%
11-12	6	5.66%
13-14	1	0.94%
15-20	7	6.60%
20-up	8	7.55%
<1 (by popular request)	9	8.49%
Voters: 106. You may not vote on this poll

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01-13-2009, 02:07 AM	#17
Leep Guru Posts: 739 Karma: 1018859 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Near Seattle Device: kindle1, K3, K3G (thanks MR), iTouch, Kindle Touch	You guys need a public library. I buy ebooks, maybe 1 or 2 a month, but get 20 free ebooks every three weeks online from my library. A non-resident card for the NYC library is only $100 per year if your own library is wanting.

01-13-2009, 03:07 AM	#19
ErwinOtten Addict Posts: 338 Karma: 444 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The Netherlands Device: Cybook G3	Let’s see........ I got my reader in September, that’s 5 months ago, and I bought 6 books since then (all from A Song of Ice and Fire and 2 dictionaries). So I chose 1 Far too many free books to read.... I want to buy Pratchet; I want to buy Martin Cruz Smit... But my free reading-list is still far too long (as you can see from my signature)

01-13-2009, 05:03 AM	#20
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,571 Karma: 20150435 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	I cannot vote. I haven't bought a single one in about one year since I have my Cybook.

01-13-2009, 05:13 AM	#21
Krystian Galaj Guru Posts: 820 Karma: 11012 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Warsaw, Poland Device: Bookeen Cybook	There's no "none" option so I chose "1". I have enough public domain mystery books for years, so I don't buy any new books.

01-13-2009, 06:54 AM	#22
tompe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,452 Karma: 7185064 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Linköpng, Sweden Device: Kindle Voyage, Nexus 5, Kindle PW	I also fall in the less then one category. There is a lot available to read and I do not buy books with DRM since I want to show my opinion about DRM.

01-13-2009, 09:21 AM	#23
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	It varies a lot. Generally, it's less than 1 a month. I often re-read books and I don't have the time to read all the books I want (I got so many books waiting for my attention!)

01-13-2009, 10:30 AM	#25
slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,764 Karma: 1884247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: Kindle 1, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6S+, Kobo Aura One	Mostly I tend to buy a bunch at a time rather than some every week. The exception is when a new book comes out that I have been waiting for. For example, in December I bought about 35 books in three bunches & will probably not buy any more for a while but I bought "At Graves End" by Jaeniene Frost this month when it came out.

01-13-2009, 10:49 AM	#26
mdibella Groupie Posts: 193 Karma: 1107 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Infinite Kindles, Occasional Sony's	I bought my Kindle on release day last November and I now own 317 Kindle books. That doesn't count what I've bought from Fictionwise, which probably accounts for another 50 or so. And Baen, I buy there also... Yeah I got a baaaaad habit. But I love my Kindle, it's the best gadget I have ever owned,

01-13-2009, 12:45 PM	#29
pagansoul Fanatic Posts: 509 Karma: 1098204 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth Device: iPhone5, iPad Gen3, Kobo, Kindle Fire, Kobo Vox. Samsung Galaxy Tab 7	Having a Kindle can be very bad for me if I don't police myself. Using the Wispernet is just too easy. Not counting free books I would guess that I do about 2 a month but sometimes I go crazy. I purchased and read all 8 C Harris Vampire books in 2 weeks. I try to do a month of paid books then a month of free books.

01-13-2009, 01:37 PM	#30
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	I chose 4. Like everyone else, each month it varies. I assumed that "purchase" meant paid money for, so I didn't include any of the books I download that are free. I also didn't include the pbooks I buy every month .

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