Ebook Buying Addicts' Support Thread - Page 323

wandalynn · 10-26-2018, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by issybird

I try to keep my wishlist pruned; I figure it's like everything else, the longer it gets the less useful it becomes.

As a side observation/rant, some of my Goodreads friends have an absurd number of books on their want-to-read list. One is at 6,000! Which renders it useless. It's her business, but mildly annoying when it's someone I'm trying to compare my books with and our matches are heavy on books unread by them. I keep my Goodreads want-to-read list at 50, no higher. I try to do the same for my wishlist on Amazon. After a while, the yen for a lot of books abates.

That's a Goodreads peeve of mine too - I try to find readers who like/hate similar books so I can see what they think about a book I'm considering. I'd like to be friends on GR, I'll send you my email in a pm. Oh, and right now my to read list is at 58 - about as high as I let it get.

PurpleStar · 10-31-2018, 03:07 PM

I did very well this month. Only bought 4 ebooks and read two of them. I'll see if I can do even better next month and not add on too much to my ever growing ebook collection.

Tarana · 10-31-2018, 05:00 PM

I did so-so this month. I also only acquired 4 books plus Asimov's, but didn't read any of them yet. I did complete an extensive listing of all ebooks and audiobooks currently unread, and can't believe how much $$$ the accumulated unread cost! Gotta buckle down here.

bookaho!ic · 11-01-2018, 02:16 PM

Last month bought 14 books (not one was more than 99p each) and so far this month ie today lol bought 2 for 1.98 in total lol those darn kobo deals

issybird · 11-01-2018, 02:55 PM

I got back on the wagon last month.

pdurrant · 11-01-2018, 04:20 PM

Seventeen bought last month, for £20.74.

Only three bought so far this month. And I intend it to stay at three for the rest of this month!

I have removed some public domain books from my TBR. If I ever feel like reading them, they'll be there, but I don't se that I should count them in my total.

That leaves my TBR at 1063, the vast majority of which are paid-for books.

Let's see how low I can go during November.

Fbone · 11-01-2018, 07:22 PM

No purchases in October. Read three books (all prior purchases) for the month.

Still trying to read most of the cash spent books before borrowing from library again. There are still 13 unread books from 2017/2018 and about 20 from all the years prior.

Rev. Bob · 11-02-2018, 02:04 AM

I read/finished 17 titles in October, five of which I cannot count on my challenge for various reasons. One of the remaining twelve is a short story that I edited and assembled into an ebook; it came out on Halloween. Eight more were graphic novels, with a ninth almost finished, and the remaining three were actual prose books - one long novella and two novels.

Currently on deck are the aforementioned in-progress GN and a just-started steampunk novel that’s been collecting virtual dust for a while.

DrNefario · 11-02-2018, 09:42 AM

Kind of back to normal service for me, in October. Only 3 purchases, one of which was a crowdfunded book I actually bought in June 2017. 8 total acquisitions, including loans and freebies, and 9 books read, so a gain of 1.

On the downside, I haven't started any of the 3 purchases, although one of them is probably going to be my next read.

HLS · 11-02-2018, 03:12 PM

I am proud of myself. I went threw my kindle and deleted the books I know I will never read and have no interest in anymore. I kept the books I know I am interested in and want to get to eventually. I no longer pay full price for book or audibles, I put them on my wish list and wait till they get discounted or on sale. Exception is when it is a new release from an author I read on a consistent basis.

astrangerhere · 11-02-2018, 04:50 PM

New Job = 6th and 7th book purchases of 2018:

These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore and
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life by Jane Sherron De Hart

Lepore's book clocks in at 960 pages and the Ginsburg biography at 752. We bought them in hardcover as my wife prefers pbooks and she wants to read both. Ought to last me until 2019.

CRussel · 11-02-2018, 04:54 PM

I can no longer handle large pBooks, and 960 pages is definitely beyond what my hands can handle!

I have a new job as well, but it's having the opposite effect on me. I'm buying more even as I'm reading less. Pure, unadulterated, retail therapy. Bad! The only redeeming thing is that I've managed to keep the average price down to something nearly reasonable. But really, I need to get this under control.

astrangerhere · 11-02-2018, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

I can no longer handle large pBooks, and 960 pages is definitely beyond what my hands can handle!

I have a new job as well, but it's having the opposite effect on me. I'm buying more even as I'm reading less. Pure, unadulterated, retail therapy. Bad! The only redeeming thing is that I've managed to keep the average price down to something nearly reasonable. But really, I need to get this under control.

Oh, I can't hold it. My book seat solves that problem for me. I would have preferred have it in ebook format, and may yet splurge on it. But happy wife = happy life.

CRussel · 11-02-2018, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astrangerhere

But happy wife = happy life.

Amen that!!

I probably should get one of those (book seats, not wives - I have a wife already<g>). But mostly, I just stick to eBooks. However, I miss my old dog, Wally. World's best Kindle Rest! The instant I sat down, he'd jump up (or, in his later years, walk up the stairs) onto my lap, spread across it, and go to sleep. And I'd prop a book up on his butt to read.

ekbell · 11-03-2018, 12:36 AM

I bought a this Peeramid bookrest which does a fairly decent job of holding my hardcover copy of Gombrich's The Story of Art, good job of holding the average hardcover and a great job of holding my tablet. It's particularly useful when I'm listening while doing embroidery as the side pockets work well for holding my scissors and the rim makes for a useful pin cushion when needed.

On the minus side I've already bought a book this month and it's been several months since my TBR list has decreased instead of increased.

11-01-2018, 04:20 PM	#4836
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,082 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Seventeen bought last month, for £20.74. Only three bought so far this month. And I intend it to stay at three for the rest of this month! I have removed some public domain books from my TBR. If I ever feel like reading them, they'll be there, but I don't se that I should count them in my total. That leaves my TBR at 1063, the vast majority of which are paid-for books. Let's see how low I can go during November. Last edited by pdurrant; 11-01-2018 at 04:32 PM.

11-02-2018, 04:50 PM	#4841
astrangerhere Professor of Law Posts: 3,755 Karma: 68428716 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Libra H20, Kobo Aura One, KoboMini	New Job = 6th and 7th book purchases of 2018: These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore and Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life by Jane Sherron De Hart Lepore's book clocks in at 960 pages and the Ginsburg biography at 752. We bought them in hardcover as my wife prefers pbooks and she wants to read both. Ought to last me until 2019.

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10-31-2018, 03:07 PM	#4832
PurpleStar Wizard Posts: 1,625 Karma: 11387182 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Clara BW, Kindle Paperwhite (11th Gen)	I did very well this month. Only bought 4 ebooks and read two of them. I'll see if I can do even better next month and not add on too much to my ever growing ebook collection.

10-31-2018, 05:00 PM	#4833
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,042 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	I did so-so this month. I also only acquired 4 books plus Asimov's, but didn't read any of them yet. I did complete an extensive listing of all ebooks and audiobooks currently unread, and can't believe how much $$$ the accumulated unread cost! Gotta buckle down here.

11-01-2018, 02:16 PM	#4834
bookaho!ic Evangelist Posts: 466 Karma: 5575734 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: UK Device: kobo Aura H20 2nd Ed	Last month bought 14 books (not one was more than 99p each) and so far this month ie today lol bought 2 for 1.98 in total lol those darn kobo deals

11-01-2018, 02:55 PM	#4835
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,359 Karma: 235166015 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	I got back on the wagon last month.

11-01-2018, 07:22 PM	#4837
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,298 Karma: 101697116 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	No purchases in October. Read three books (all prior purchases) for the month. Still trying to read most of the cash spent books before borrowing from library again. There are still 13 unread books from 2017/2018 and about 20 from all the years prior.

11-02-2018, 02:04 AM	#4838
Rev. Bob Wizard Posts: 1,760 Karma: 9918418 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Here on the perimeter, there are no stars Device: Kobo H2O, iPad mini 3, Kindle Touch	I read/finished 17 titles in October, five of which I cannot count on my challenge for various reasons. One of the remaining twelve is a short story that I edited and assembled into an ebook; it came out on Halloween. Eight more were graphic novels, with a ninth almost finished, and the remaining three were actual prose books - one long novella and two novels. Currently on deck are the aforementioned in-progress GN and a just-started steampunk novel that’s been collecting virtual dust for a while.

11-02-2018, 09:42 AM	#4839
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,207 Karma: 12029046 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	Kind of back to normal service for me, in October. Only 3 purchases, one of which was a crowdfunded book I actually bought in June 2017. 8 total acquisitions, including loans and freebies, and 9 books read, so a gain of 1. On the downside, I haven't started any of the 3 purchases, although one of them is probably going to be my next read.

11-02-2018, 03:12 PM	#4840
HLS Wizard Posts: 2,133 Karma: 16342480 Join Date: May 2017 Device: Sage, Scribe, Boox Note 2 Plus, iPad Pros and Samsungs S6,S7,S8	I am proud of myself. I went threw my kindle and deleted the books I know I will never read and have no interest in anymore. I kept the books I know I am interested in and want to get to eventually. I no longer pay full price for book or audibles, I put them on my wish list and wait till they get discounted or on sale. Exception is when it is a new release from an author I read on a consistent basis.

11-02-2018, 04:54 PM	#4842
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,297 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	I can no longer handle large pBooks, and 960 pages is definitely beyond what my hands can handle! I have a new job as well, but it's having the opposite effect on me. I'm buying more even as I'm reading less. Pure, unadulterated, retail therapy. Bad! The only redeeming thing is that I've managed to keep the average price down to something nearly reasonable. But really, I need to get this under control.

11-03-2018, 12:36 AM	#4845
ekbell Guru Posts: 627 Karma: 12345678 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Canada Device: none	I bought a this Peeramid bookrest which does a fairly decent job of holding my hardcover copy of Gombrich's The Story of Art, good job of holding the average hardcover and a great job of holding my tablet. It's particularly useful when I'm listening while doing embroidery as the side pockets work well for holding my scissors and the rim makes for a useful pin cushion when needed. On the minus side I've already bought a book this month and it's been several months since my TBR list has decreased instead of increased.

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