How much money have you spent on e-Reader hardware? - Page 2

ficbot · 09-16-2010, 07:23 AM

Hard to say. I had a Clie I read on which I had purchased for other uses for I don't remember how much, and it reached the end of its natural lifespan. Then I had 2 Palm m125s which broke (hence, two) and I read on those. So maybe $100 for both of those (since I got them on ebay) which I later sold for $50. Then an ebookwise, bought for $100, sold for $50. Then a Sony, bought for $200 and sold for about that much (actually, I bartered that one for something else I wanted, but it was equal value). Then a Kindle for $300. Then a Libre for $150 which I sold for $75. I am not counting the iPad and iPod Touch since I got those for other purposes primarily. So about $400-500. I think.

Graham · 09-16-2010, 07:31 AM

My Bookeen Cybook Gen3 paid for itself in cheaper prices on books and magazines, mainly before the geographic restrictions kicked in at Fictionwise.

So, subtracting the £10 book voucher I got with it at Waterstones, just £119 for my Elonex 511EB.

I made my own slipcase.

Graham

DDHarriman · 09-16-2010, 01:13 PM

Cybook Gen3 + leather case + transport - 449 €
Sony 505 - 181€
Playstation portable mini usb and power cable - 4 €
Total = 634 €
Less 20% taxes (I can get the IVA back) = 528,33 €

All this for 32 months of great income (I use them in teaching/classes/demonstrations, etc...) and pleasure...
All accounted... it as been and outstanding good investment!

Best regards,

speakingtohe · 09-16-2010, 02:49 PM

$229 Cad for Sony Prs-600
$168.99 USD for Kindle 3 for mother.
I expect to buy new ereader for myself but will sell Sony first because much as I love it I don't need two.
Hoping to get enough for Sony to pay 1/2 the cost of new ereader

Helen

simplyparticular · 09-16-2010, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graham

My Bookeen Cybook Gen3 paid for itself in cheaper prices on books and magazines

I can second that. Now that I'm using an e-Ink reader, I can download from the library again like I did when I had a Palm device. I've read 50+ library books. At ~$7 apiece, they would have cost me $350+, just over what I have investted in readers and accessories.

Of course, that doesn't justify buying a Sony 350/650/950.... yet

Falcao · 09-16-2010, 07:31 PM

$0

But this will change soon.

SensualPoet · 09-16-2010, 07:40 PM

Kindle 2i - $259 + shipping
Kindle 2i Leather case (before it went up in price) - $29.95 + shipping
I am planning to give this to my husband so am I at $0 again? *winks*

Kobo - $149, in store pickup, no case
Kindle 3 wifi - $139 + shipping
Kindle 3 Blue Leather with built-in light case - $59.99 + shipping

So, call it $400ish.

But against that, I have bought ebooks, or borrowed ebooks, or read PD ebooks that would have cost me real money to purchase -- including some rareish ones from Archive.org.

I can say, honestly, without fear of lightning striking me, that I have saved $400ish in out-of-pocket book purchases *had I read / purchased* these books I have so thoroughly enjoyed since getting an e-reader.

And I can go further: I enjoy classic movies on DVD and Blu-ray and my purchases there are WAY down in 2010 because I am distracted reading. That savings alone is easily another $400ish.

So, although my Kindle 3 is barely out of the box, this hobby has saved me money. How many hobbies do that?!?

jeffcobb · 09-16-2010, 09:34 PM

2 CoolERs @ 269 each (wife is a geek too so gotta by two of everything)
2 Nook Wifi readers @149 each
Total: 836 plus there was the odd shipping cost when I bricked my first CoolER

carld · 09-16-2010, 09:43 PM

Kindle 1 = $399
Kindle 3 = $189
Case = $60

Total spent over 3 years = $648

James_Wilde · 09-17-2010, 06:29 AM

1 Iriver Story SEK2400 == USD 325.
2 Case SEK 300 == USD 40

gollu · 09-17-2010, 07:51 AM

Kindle 2i - got it as a present but I assume it cost $270
Leather cover from ebay - $30

Total $300

Now if I had to calculate lost time to reading...

astra · 09-17-2010, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SensualPoet

Kindle 2i - $259 + shipping
Kindle 2i Leather case (before it went up in price) - $29.95 + shipping
Kindle 3 wifi - $139 + shipping
Kindle 3 Blue Leather with built-in light case - $59.99 + shipping

Don't you have free shipping with Amazon in Canada?

mbovenka · 09-17-2010, 09:56 AM

Cybook Gen3 + cover: EUR 405,=
BeBook One: EUR 249,=
Kindle DXG + Amazon cover: EUR 370,= (or thereabouts)
Oberon cover for DXG: EUR 120,=

Total: EUR 1.144,=

Ouch :-)

astra · 09-17-2010, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbovenka

Oberon cover for DXG: EUR 120,=
Ouch :-)

A Cover EUR 120!?
WOW! I mean, Ouch indeed!

Kirtai · 09-17-2010, 10:12 AM

Sony PRS-505+trifold cover - about £220
Sony PRS-650+lighted cover - £245

So about £465.

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09-16-2010, 07:23 AM	#16
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	Hard to say. I had a Clie I read on which I had purchased for other uses for I don't remember how much, and it reached the end of its natural lifespan. Then I had 2 Palm m125s which broke (hence, two) and I read on those. So maybe $100 for both of those (since I got them on ebay) which I later sold for $50. Then an ebookwise, bought for $100, sold for $50. Then a Sony, bought for $200 and sold for about that much (actually, I bartered that one for something else I wanted, but it was equal value). Then a Kindle for $300. Then a Libre for $150 which I sold for $75. I am not counting the iPad and iPod Touch since I got those for other purposes primarily. So about $400-500. I think.

09-16-2010, 07:31 AM	#17
Graham Wizard Posts: 2,742 Karma: 32912427 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North Yorkshire, UK Device: Kobo H20, Pixel 2, Samsung Chromebook Plus	My Bookeen Cybook Gen3 paid for itself in cheaper prices on books and magazines, mainly before the geographic restrictions kicked in at Fictionwise. So, subtracting the £10 book voucher I got with it at Waterstones, just £119 for my Elonex 511EB. I made my own slipcase. Graham

09-16-2010, 01:13 PM	#18
DDHarriman Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 4380 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Almada, Portugal Device: Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS 505, Kindle DXG and Samsung Galaxy Note	Cybook Gen3 + leather case + transport - 449 € Sony 505 - 181€ Playstation portable mini usb and power cable - 4 € Total = 634 € Less 20% taxes (I can get the IVA back) = 528,33 € All this for 32 months of great income (I use them in teaching/classes/demonstrations, etc...) and pleasure... All accounted... it as been and outstanding good investment! Best regards,

09-16-2010, 02:49 PM	#19
speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	$229 Cad for Sony Prs-600 $168.99 USD for Kindle 3 for mother. I expect to buy new ereader for myself but will sell Sony first because much as I love it I don't need two. Hoping to get enough for Sony to pay 1/2 the cost of new ereader Helen

09-16-2010, 07:31 PM	#21
Falcao Banned Posts: 1,344 Karma: 1028477047 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Nueva Andalucía Device: Sony PRS 650	$0 But this will change soon.

09-16-2010, 07:40 PM	#22
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	Kindle 2i - $259 + shipping Kindle 2i Leather case (before it went up in price) - $29.95 + shipping I am planning to give this to my husband so am I at $0 again? winks Kobo - $149, in store pickup, no case Kindle 3 wifi - $139 + shipping Kindle 3 Blue Leather with built-in light case - $59.99 + shipping So, call it $400ish. But against that, I have bought ebooks, or borrowed ebooks, or read PD ebooks that would have cost me real money to purchase -- including some rareish ones from Archive.org. I can say, honestly, without fear of lightning striking me, that I have saved $400ish in out-of-pocket book purchases had I read / purchased these books I have so thoroughly enjoyed since getting an e-reader. And I can go further: I enjoy classic movies on DVD and Blu-ray and my purchases there are WAY down in 2010 because I am distracted reading. That savings alone is easily another $400ish. So, although my Kindle 3 is barely out of the box, this hobby has saved me money. How many hobbies do that?!?

09-16-2010, 09:34 PM	#23
jeffcobb Groupie Posts: 152 Karma: 700 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Las Vegas Device: Nook, CoolER	2 CoolERs @ 269 each (wife is a geek too so gotta by two of everything) 2 Nook Wifi readers @149 each Total: 836 plus there was the odd shipping cost when I bricked my first CoolER

09-16-2010, 09:43 PM	#24
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Kindle 1 = $399 Kindle 3 = $189 Case = $60 Total spent over 3 years = $648

09-17-2010, 06:29 AM	#25
James_Wilde Guru Posts: 802 Karma: 4727110 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Iriver Story	1 Iriver Story SEK2400 == USD 325. 2 Case SEK 300 == USD 40

09-17-2010, 07:51 AM	#26
gollu Unsullied Posts: 249 Karma: 759693 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Israel Device: Kindle 2i	Kindle 2i - got it as a present but I assume it cost $270 Leather cover from ebay - $30 Total $300 Now if I had to calculate lost time to reading...

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09-17-2010, 09:56 AM	#28
mbovenka Wizard Posts: 2,079 Karma: 14079267 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Almere, The Netherlands Device: Kobo Sage	Cybook Gen3 + cover: EUR 405,= BeBook One: EUR 249,= Kindle DXG + Amazon cover: EUR 370,= (or thereabouts) Oberon cover for DXG: EUR 120,= Total: EUR 1.144,= Ouch :-)

09-17-2010, 10:12 AM	#30
Kirtai Addict Posts: 304 Karma: 2454436 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: PRS-505, PRS-650, iPad, Samsung Galaxy SII (JB), Google Nexus 7 (2013)	Sony PRS-505+trifold cover - about £220 Sony PRS-650+lighted cover - £245 So about £465.