When Was The Last Time You Bought A Book? - Page 3

pwalker8 · 10-21-2010, 05:23 PM

I bought one hardback book this weekend because I thought it was interesting, but it wasn't available online (yes, i check these things when I'm in the B&N). I also bought 4 ebooks during that visit, when I saw books that I was interesting in and found them online. Looking in Calibre, I bought 26 ebooks this month. Some are books that came out this month, some are books that became available as ebooks this month, some were books that were recommended to me and still others were books that had been out awhile, but I just noticed.

chilady1 · 10-21-2010, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by foreverjuly

Wow, that's impressive! I doubt anyone could beat that record!

Yikes, a missing last chapter. Reminds me of when I used to rent movies and someone would tape over the last five minutes. Pretty much ruins everything. Graphic novels and things like that are definitely a good reason to still be buying print books...

...though I just had to have the Hunger Games trilogy in print.

Sorry that was a typo - it should have said 2009, not 1999.

TallMomof2 · 10-21-2010, 10:21 PM

I buy ebooks all the time. I still but DTBs for my son and daughter, they actually prefer to read from paper. The last DTBs I purchased were the The Hunger Games Trilogy this past Sunday for my daughter.

theducks · 10-22-2010, 12:24 AM

Webscriptions Oct, Nov, Dec, a bunch of months before that.
Maybe 3-5 DTPB since last Oct when I got my PEz.

Amazon used to sell me books but they don't seem to want my business.
Oh!and some of the Authors I used to read, don't want my custom neither.
More Money for Baen, who gets it .

ATDrake · 10-22-2010, 02:07 AM

E-books: most recent batch I actually went and paid for, 11 MultiFormat w/Fictionwise 50% off coupon in the last week of September. Got a giant chunk of Lawrence Watt-Evans' Ethshar series, completed the series of Nick Pollotta's Bureau 13 tie-in novels, some classic sf/fantasy collections of Fredric Brown, Judith Merrill, and Marion Zimmer Bradley, and a historical novel by Morgan Llywelyn.

And of course I download time-limited promo freebies almost indiscriminately.

Paper books:

Used - library book sale last Sunday. Filled a box full of mostly sf/fantasy paperbacks for 10 bucks, and I got the complete Oxford University Press A History of Royal Dutch Shell, all 3 volumes + appendix w/DVDs for another $8. Items were not ex-libris discards and were apparently donated by patrons, so in condition ranging from moderately-used to looking brand new.

New - Ordered 3 books (Terry Pratchett's latest, + 2 graphic novels) from Chapters on Sunday, which will not ship and for which I will not be charged until the pre-order item is ready. Received 4 books from previous pre-order, accordingly charged (Tanya Huff's latest + 2 in French translation + 1 graphic novel) from Chapters yesterday.

foreverjuly · 10-22-2010, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by TallMomof2

I buy ebooks all the time. I still but DTBs for my son and daughter, they actually prefer to read from paper. The last DTBs I purchased were the The Hunger Games Trilogy this past Sunday for my daughter.

The books are so good. You should read them as well!

Quake1028 · 10-22-2010, 01:25 PM

Last technical book I bought was Scott Pilgrim Volume 6, about a month ago.

Last novel I bought was probably The Girl Who Played With Fire back on June 26th.

Falcao · 10-22-2010, 01:26 PM

I've not bought a non-academic paper book in ages. I think the last one is the Hyperion Cantos (4 books) like in 2004.

I've not bought an ebook (except one to BN by mistake). I'm still reading the tons of free ebooks I've downloaded.

sunnysmiles · 10-22-2010, 01:29 PM

I must have bought at least 30 or 40 since about August and they have all been kindle. Bought five or six from Smashwords for my sony and a a couple for my I books 2 or 3 I downloaded for my sony from WH Smith which I found difficulty in doing I hate Adobe digital. It is more than 18 months since I bought a novel in dead tree form. I can have a few books on the go at the same time. I also have downloaded lots of free books too.

FF2 · 10-22-2010, 02:55 PM

I purchased the pbook (first time I've used that "word") "Girl with the Dragon tattoo" in early Sept for a car camping/hiking trip. I finished it on my new K3 in early Oct.

markuskane · 10-22-2010, 04:41 PM

Two days ago. Probably going to buy another one today.

JuniperPearl · 10-22-2010, 04:49 PM

I bought an ebook (The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan - what can I say, I'm a sucker for young adult lit) from Kobo today with the 20% off coupon they have out. I bought another ebook from Kindle on Tuesday (All Clear by Connie Willis - and it's freaking awesome.) The last paper book I bought was in August - the last of the Hunger Games trilogy, because when I pre-ordered it (in April

) it was not yet available in ebook version.

Most of the books I read are from the library, whether it be in ebook or paper book form. I can't really afford books right now - I'm a poor, unemployed student. Yay.

GreenMonkey · 10-22-2010, 05:32 PM

I don't have a lot of money these days. I bought a couple of used books this last month at my local store - some used paperbacks for about $10 each last month - plus a couple of hardcovers from ebay/half/amazon.

I don't buy DRM'd ebooks. Especially not for the prices they seem to want (more than the price of a real book shipped via UPS).

I prefer ebooks to paperbacks, but not for a 200-400% price premium over a used paperback. And I still prefer hardcovers to ebooks - you can loan them, resell them, and there's no copy protection, and no need to charge them.

I love my nook, but I mainly use it for freebies, copyright expired stuff, and for darknet/homebrew ebook versions of my existing paperbacks and hardcovers, for portability reasons.

Worldwalker · 10-23-2010, 02:08 AM

ebook -- day before yesterday, Cryoburn
pbook -- some time back in September, I think (MM)

Pegster · 10-23-2010, 02:48 AM

I bought ebooks on Thursday.

Looking back through ADE, I've bought between 10 and 20 ebooks each month since May (not counting free downloads). I think I need to slow my pace a bit...

The last pbook I bought was in September, and I felt guilty as anything when I purchased it! The last thing I need is more physical books!

10-22-2010, 01:29 PM	#39
sunnysmiles Addict Posts: 279 Karma: 1188010 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: London Device: I pad air, kindle pw2 and kindle touch , kindle had fire Nook pad nook	I must have bought at least 30 or 40 since about August and they have all been kindle. Bought five or six from Smashwords for my sony and a a couple for my I books 2 or 3 I downloaded for my sony from WH Smith which I found difficulty in doing I hate Adobe digital. It is more than 18 months since I bought a novel in dead tree form. I can have a few books on the go at the same time. I also have downloaded lots of free books too. Last edited by sunnysmiles; 10-22-2010 at 01:31 PM.

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10-21-2010, 05:23 PM	#31
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	I bought one hardback book this weekend because I thought it was interesting, but it wasn't available online (yes, i check these things when I'm in the B&N). I also bought 4 ebooks during that visit, when I saw books that I was interesting in and found them online. Looking in Calibre, I bought 26 ebooks this month. Some are books that came out this month, some are books that became available as ebooks this month, some were books that were recommended to me and still others were books that had been out awhile, but I just noticed.

10-21-2010, 10:21 PM	#33
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	I buy ebooks all the time. I still but DTBs for my son and daughter, they actually prefer to read from paper. The last DTBs I purchased were the The Hunger Games Trilogy this past Sunday for my daughter.

10-22-2010, 12:24 AM	#34
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,047 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Webscriptions Oct, Nov, Dec, a bunch of months before that. Maybe 3-5 DTPB since last Oct when I got my PEz. Amazon used to sell me books but they don't seem to want my business. Oh!and some of the Authors I used to read, don't want my custom neither. More Money for Baen, who gets it .

10-22-2010, 02:07 AM	#35
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	E-books: most recent batch I actually went and paid for, 11 MultiFormat w/Fictionwise 50% off coupon in the last week of September. Got a giant chunk of Lawrence Watt-Evans' Ethshar series, completed the series of Nick Pollotta's Bureau 13 tie-in novels, some classic sf/fantasy collections of Fredric Brown, Judith Merrill, and Marion Zimmer Bradley, and a historical novel by Morgan Llywelyn. And of course I download time-limited promo freebies almost indiscriminately. Paper books: Used - library book sale last Sunday. Filled a box full of mostly sf/fantasy paperbacks for 10 bucks, and I got the complete Oxford University Press A History of Royal Dutch Shell, all 3 volumes + appendix w/DVDs for another $8. Items were not ex-libris discards and were apparently donated by patrons, so in condition ranging from moderately-used to looking brand new. New - Ordered 3 books (Terry Pratchett's latest, + 2 graphic novels) from Chapters on Sunday, which will not ship and for which I will not be charged until the pre-order item is ready. Received 4 books from previous pre-order, accordingly charged (Tanya Huff's latest + 2 in French translation + 1 graphic novel) from Chapters yesterday.

10-22-2010, 01:25 PM	#37
Quake1028 Guru Posts: 917 Karma: 9155462 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Device: See signature	Last technical book I bought was Scott Pilgrim Volume 6, about a month ago. Last novel I bought was probably The Girl Who Played With Fire back on June 26th.

10-22-2010, 01:26 PM	#38
Falcao Banned Posts: 1,344 Karma: 1028477047 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Nueva Andalucía Device: Sony PRS 650	I've not bought a non-academic paper book in ages. I think the last one is the Hyperion Cantos (4 books) like in 2004. I've not bought an ebook (except one to BN by mistake). I'm still reading the tons of free ebooks I've downloaded.

10-22-2010, 02:55 PM	#40
FF2 Wizard Posts: 1,105 Karma: 1025784 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: WiFi Kindle3	I purchased the pbook (first time I've used that "word") "Girl with the Dragon tattoo" in early Sept for a car camping/hiking trip. I finished it on my new K3 in early Oct.

10-22-2010, 04:41 PM	#41
markuskane Markus Kane Posts: 49 Karma: 50000 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle	Two days ago. Probably going to buy another one today.

10-22-2010, 04:49 PM	#42
JuniperPearl Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: New York Device: Sony PRS-505, Kindle 2, Kindle Fire, iPhone 5, Kindle Voyage	I bought an ebook (The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan - what can I say, I'm a sucker for young adult lit) from Kobo today with the 20% off coupon they have out. I bought another ebook from Kindle on Tuesday (All Clear by Connie Willis - and it's freaking awesome.) The last paper book I bought was in August - the last of the Hunger Games trilogy, because when I pre-ordered it (in April ) it was not yet available in ebook version. Most of the books I read are from the library, whether it be in ebook or paper book form. I can't really afford books right now - I'm a poor, unemployed student. Yay.

10-22-2010, 05:32 PM	#43
GreenMonkey DRM hater Posts: 945 Karma: 2066176 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Michigan Device: Nook ST glow, Kindle Voyage	I don't have a lot of money these days. I bought a couple of used books this last month at my local store - some used paperbacks for about $10 each last month - plus a couple of hardcovers from ebay/half/amazon. I don't buy DRM'd ebooks. Especially not for the prices they seem to want (more than the price of a real book shipped via UPS). I prefer ebooks to paperbacks, but not for a 200-400% price premium over a used paperback. And I still prefer hardcovers to ebooks - you can loan them, resell them, and there's no copy protection, and no need to charge them. I love my nook, but I mainly use it for freebies, copyright expired stuff, and for darknet/homebrew ebook versions of my existing paperbacks and hardcovers, for portability reasons.

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10-23-2010, 02:08 AM	#44
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,085 Karma: 722357 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	ebook -- day before yesterday, Cryoburn pbook -- some time back in September, I think (MM)

10-23-2010, 02:48 AM	#45
Pegster Devourer of Books Posts: 135 Karma: 508928 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Southeastern US Device: Sony PRS-505, Sony PRS-350, Sony PRS-T1, Samsung S5	I bought ebooks on Thursday. Looking back through ADE, I've bought between 10 and 20 ebooks each month since May (not counting free downloads). I think I need to slow my pace a bit... The last pbook I bought was in September, and I felt guilty as anything when I purchased it! The last thing I need is more physical books!