Ebook Buying Addicts' Support Thread - Page 330

DNSB · 01-01-2019, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by kcladyz

Those that read over a 100 books a year what is your secret? I really pushed myself and managed 37ish in 2018.

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Originally Posted by kcladyz

Right when I thought I would wise up and not download free books I turn my fire tablet on and the screensaver was " cick here to get this book for free" and I was suckered in

Interesting. I'm responding to a message that quotes differently from what I read and was responding to.

Anyhow, keep your ereader with you and fill those otherwise wasted minutes reading. Sitting in the doctors's waiting room, during a commute, waiting for the coffee maker to finish. Those minutes add up.

And don't worry about not having a life outside of reading.

HLS · 01-01-2019, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Fbone

My numbers for 2018:

Books purchased 19 costing $54.92 (avg $2.89).

Books read 43 of which 17 where purchased, 20 were library loans and 6 freebies.

One purchase I DNF.

So strictly speaking, I added one book to my TBR list.

I think I bought well over 200 books in 2018 but most were super cheap or free classics and I had a few Amazon gift certificates I used to buy ebooks.

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Originally Posted by DNSB

Interesting. I'm responding to a message that quotes differently from what I read and was responding to.

That's because I did not see your first response so when I did I hurried up and edited my one post LOL I was trying to go fast before anyone could quote me lol

DNSB · 01-01-2019, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by kcladyz

That's because I did not see your first response so when I did I hurried up and edited my one post LOL I was trying to go fast before anyone could quote me lol

What I found odd was I read your original message but the quote was your modified message. I had to copy/paste your original message. Nothing like race conditions to keep life interesting.

Tarana · 01-03-2019, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by kcladyz

How are you able to read so many books? That number is mind boggling to me

Challenge only yourself. Don't compare your book numbers to others because different reading speeds, time available to read, types of books all can make the numbers very wide. It would be a different answer if you were reading fewer than 12 books a year.

pdurrant · 01-03-2019, 03:20 PM

January 3rd, and three books bought.

Well, two of them are my regular subscriptions. One was a book I've already read - just filling in a series while it was on special offer.

On the whole, off to a good start - there was nothing I wanted to get in the Amazon offers for January.

DrNefario · 01-03-2019, 03:26 PM

I had four bought and one freebie before the end of day 1. I admit the four purchases were already on sale and I was just hoping the sale would last into the new year.

pdurrant · 01-03-2019, 03:27 PM

Of course, the question is whether I'll make it to the end of January with only three books bought....

issybird · 01-03-2019, 07:58 PM

Third day of the year and I've bought two books, which is getting the year off to a dreadful start, especially as I can only kinda, sorta justify my purchases. One, on a topic that interests me, is regularly $20 and now at Kindle for $1.30. The other is an author I like and while I was researching other books, came across a book of his for $1.99. Sigh. I have no real regrets on the first; I shouldn't have bought the second but shall justify it by reading it in the near term, I hope.

However. I really must stop looking. What I don't see, I can't buy.

astrangerhere · 01-04-2019, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by issybird

<snip> However. I really must stop looking. What I don't see, I can't buy.

“Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour ... If at my convenience I might break them, what would be their worth?”

― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

issybird · 01-04-2019, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by astrangerhere

“Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour ... If at my convenience I might break them, what would be their worth?”

― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

All too pertinent! However, Jane really was a terrible prig, right?

DNSB · 01-04-2019, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by astrangerhere

“Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour ... If at my convenience I might break them, what would be their worth?”

― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

“I can resist anything except temptation.”
― Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan

Tarana · 01-04-2019, 12:54 PM

I wish I was better at resisting a Whispersync title by an author I enjoy. I'm making up for it by reading/listening to them right away (3 part series).

Fbone · 01-04-2019, 02:00 PM

Good gravy!

It's only the 4th and Google gives some of us $2 credit. Can I use it and stay on the wagon?

pdurrant · 01-05-2019, 04:29 AM

Google went offered me £2 off any ebook over £2. So I spent £0.79 on the next book in a series I'm reading.

Five days, four books. And I haven't finished my first book of 2019 yet!

But at least they're all books I know about and really want. Rather than just books on offer that looked interesting.

issybird · 01-05-2019, 06:42 AM

I've got off to a very bad start. It's especially unfortunate that none of my purchases met my parameters for a justifiable buy, but were price-driven. It's the issue I've grappled with in the past, that after the first buy subsequent buys become easier. I'm now at four books on the year and that's a huge hole to dig myself out of.

Whew! I've got to shake this off and get back into the no-buy groove. It's easy once I'm in it and it's the answer for me.

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01-03-2019, 03:20 PM	#4940
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,435 Karma: 318076944 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	January 3rd, and three books bought. Well, two of them are my regular subscriptions. One was a book I've already read - just filling in a series while it was on special offer. On the whole, off to a good start - there was nothing I wanted to get in the Amazon offers for January.

01-03-2019, 03:26 PM	#4941
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,227 Karma: 12029046 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	I had four bought and one freebie before the end of day 1. I admit the four purchases were already on sale and I was just hoping the sale would last into the new year.

01-03-2019, 03:27 PM	#4942
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,435 Karma: 318076944 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Of course, the question is whether I'll make it to the end of January with only three books bought....

01-03-2019, 07:58 PM	#4943
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,514 Karma: 236076651 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	Third day of the year and I've bought two books, which is getting the year off to a dreadful start, especially as I can only kinda, sorta justify my purchases. One, on a topic that interests me, is regularly $20 and now at Kindle for $1.30. The other is an author I like and while I was researching other books, came across a book of his for $1.99. Sigh. I have no real regrets on the first; I shouldn't have bought the second but shall justify it by reading it in the near term, I hope. However. I really must stop looking. What I don't see, I can't buy.

01-04-2019, 12:54 PM	#4947
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,061 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	I wish I was better at resisting a Whispersync title by an author I enjoy. I'm making up for it by reading/listening to them right away (3 part series).

01-04-2019, 02:00 PM	#4948
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,315 Karma: 103930826 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	Good gravy! It's only the 4th and Google gives some of us $2 credit. Can I use it and stay on the wagon?

01-05-2019, 04:29 AM	#4949
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,435 Karma: 318076944 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Google went offered me £2 off any ebook over £2. So I spent £0.79 on the next book in a series I'm reading. Five days, four books. And I haven't finished my first book of 2019 yet! But at least they're all books I know about and really want. Rather than just books on offer that looked interesting.

01-05-2019, 06:42 AM	#4950
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,514 Karma: 236076651 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	I've got off to a very bad start. It's especially unfortunate that none of my purchases met my parameters for a justifiable buy, but were price-driven. It's the issue I've grappled with in the past, that after the first buy subsequent buys become easier. I'm now at four books on the year and that's a huge hole to dig myself out of. Whew! I've got to shake this off and get back into the no-buy groove. It's easy once I'm in it and it's the answer for me.

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