Ebook Buying Addicts' Support Thread - Page 364

DNSB · 12-31-2020, 01:43 PM

Hmmm.... looking at my library in calibre, I added 1134 books during 2020. Currently, I have 3 which I have not finished reading, one of which is in progress. Most of the books are light reading though I did add 56 books that are computer security, infrastructure, etc. oriented.

This is more than my average year but thanks to working from home 4 days a week, I have had extra hours in which to read instead of commuting.

wandalynn · 12-31-2020, 02:38 PM

Ending the year with 185 owned but unread ebooks and paperbooks. I began with 162, acquired 30 newbies, found 7 uncounted books, and deleted 1 I’m sure I’ll never read. Of these owned books I read 13. That’s 30 new books and 13 read.

Overall, I read 84 books of which 46 were borrowed, 13 were owned, 12 were audiobooks either borrowed or owned, and 13 were advance reading copies.

Goals for the next year are to buy fewer books and read more of what I already have. Also, I’m setting a LibraryThing ROOT (Read Our Own Tomes) goal of 18 books including audio. We’ll see how it goes.

01/31 - 184
02/28 - 183
03/31 - 183
04/30 - 185
05/31 - 184
06/30 - 184
07/31 - 185
08/31 - 181
09/30 - 178
10/31 - 179
11/30 - 179
12/31 - 179

HLS · 01-01-2021, 12:52 PM

I thought I did good but i purchased over 200 books on amazon in 2020 ot including my kobo purchase. lord I had no idea it was that bad

LDB · 01-01-2021, 01:16 PM

Amazon finally gave me the $10 promo credit they offered in October. I've bought 4 books with it so far and have about $3 left. I guess on the one hand it's bad but on the other it's free books I probably wouldn't have gotten otherwise.

pdurrant · 01-01-2021, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HLS

I thought I did good but i purchased over 200 books on amazon in 2020 ot including my kobo purchase. lord I had no idea it was that bad

I have bought nearly 4,000 books over the past 19 years. That's an average of over 200 a year. But I'm slowly getting better. In 2018 I bought 194, in 2019 I bought 166, and last year I only bought 68!

If I can end 2021 with less than 50 bought I'll consider it a triumph.

(Althought two bought already this year - monthly deals at Amazon that were on my wish list.)

PurpleStar · 01-01-2021, 01:45 PM

I haven’t bought any books all year! (So far) LOL

pdurrant · 01-01-2021, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PurpleStar

I haven’t bought any books all year! (So far) LOL

Keep it up!

Fbone · 01-01-2021, 04:14 PM

I did well with my spending but that is tempered by the fact I didn't read much in 2020.

Only four books purchased totalling $15.96. Two read.

For the year, I read 24 books but most were library loans or freebies I picked up over the years. I did abandon 5 books plus removed a good number of others from my TBR pile.

This year will be interesting because I took advantage of a free 3 month KU offer starting today. I don't know yet how this will affect future spends and loans.

Tarana · 01-02-2021, 11:55 AM

2020 was another purchasing year, so 2021 I really need to control. My TBR is now in the 4 digits for both audiobooks and ebooks and I can't really blame Whispersync for that any more. My goal for 2021 is to only buy books by authors that I currently already enjoy and not start on any new authors. I always wait for sales or discounts, but I have enough stand-alones and completed series now to keep me going for a year or two or more.

During 2020, I did get my audiobook TBR down 1, however, many of those books read were novellas and short stories and often replaced with full length novels. Based on my average of 120 hours per month, I have 8.25 years of unlistened audiobooks from most sources (missing some from Tantor plus CDs aren't counted). Pretty sad, but good in the fact that I really have no shortage of things to listen to.

astrangerhere · 01-02-2021, 07:16 PM

My local library turned over more items than any other library in the state. They pivoted to an incredible hold-to-chekcout system in early summer and have been improving on it every since. They also purchased a set of hold lockers and installed them in the local mall parking lot so folks could pick up homes 24/7. I am determined that all my new reads will come from that library or my local indie bookshop.

ekbell · 01-05-2021, 10:30 AM

This year I came close to my goal of only buying one book a week (bought 57 books).

My TBR list is up 6 books from the beginning of the year (smallest increase since I started perusing ebook sales).

pdurrant · 01-05-2021, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ekbell

This year I came close to my goal of only buying one book a week (bought 57 books).

My TBR list is up 6 books from the beginning of the year (smallest increase since I started perusing ebook sales).

Congratulations!

But it sounds like you need to have a goal of at most one book bought per fortnight. Or increase the time you spend reading!

PurpleStar · 01-05-2021, 02:45 PM

I can no longer say that I haven't bought any books this year. My bank account/credit card says hold off until next month

Rev. Bob · 01-06-2021, 06:29 PM

I bought a three-volume set that's been on my list for a while, because it just went on sale. It's also not purely recreational reading; I understand it puts some interesting spins onto some superhero tropes I've been digging into recently.

Oh, and I also did my gift card credit balance a favor by reading the Absolute Carnage event through my local library's Hoopla connection. The five book/month limit meant I had to split the read between December and January, but I'm rather glad I didn't buy some of those volumes...

leebase · 01-07-2021, 10:19 AM

I have begun reading the 20 volume Richard Sharpe series. That should help somewhat with my ebook purchasing addiction.

12-31-2020, 02:38 PM	#5447
wandalynn Addict Posts: 351 Karma: 805324 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Baja Arizona Device: nook, Aluratek Libre	Recap of 2020, goals for 2021 Ending the year with 185 owned but unread ebooks and paperbooks. I began with 162, acquired 30 newbies, found 7 uncounted books, and deleted 1 I’m sure I’ll never read. Of these owned books I read 13. That’s 30 new books and 13 read. Overall, I read 84 books of which 46 were borrowed, 13 were owned, 12 were audiobooks either borrowed or owned, and 13 were advance reading copies. Goals for the next year are to buy fewer books and read more of what I already have. Also, I’m setting a LibraryThing ROOT (Read Our Own Tomes) goal of 18 books including audio. We’ll see how it goes. 01/31 - 184 02/28 - 183 03/31 - 183 04/30 - 185 05/31 - 184 06/30 - 184 07/31 - 185 08/31 - 181 09/30 - 178 10/31 - 179 11/30 - 179 12/31 - 179 Last edited by wandalynn; 12-31-2021 at 12:18 PM.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
[Old Thread] Support for Elonex 511EB	RobPope	Devices	4	04-15-2011 04:31 PM
November Announcements & Support Thread	jenifer.ezread	Astak EZReader	0	11-01-2010 05:06 PM
Hello fellow eBook addicts...	apriluofa	Introduce Yourself	14	09-26-2010 12:37 PM
NEWBIE 1st Thread PSP SUPPORT	bigike	Calibre	2	04-15-2010 10:30 AM
Hello eBook-addicts! I'm from Morocco ;-)	mimochal	Introduce Yourself	10	03-05-2010 08:49 PM

12-31-2020, 01:43 PM	#5446
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 46,471 Karma: 169113646 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Hmmm.... looking at my library in calibre, I added 1134 books during 2020. Currently, I have 3 which I have not finished reading, one of which is in progress. Most of the books are light reading though I did add 56 books that are computer security, infrastructure, etc. oriented. This is more than my average year but thanks to working from home 4 days a week, I have had extra hours in which to read instead of commuting.

01-01-2021, 12:52 PM	#5448
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 thought I did good but i purchased over 200 books on amazon in 2020 ot including my kobo purchase. lord I had no idea it was that bad

01-01-2021, 01:16 PM	#5449
LDB Baker Street Irregular Posts: 460 Karma: 9920853 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Houston suburb Device: Oasis 3, PaperWhite 5, Aura One, Glowlight Plus, Scribe, Sage	Amazon finally gave me the $10 promo credit they offered in October. I've bought 4 books with it so far and have about $3 left. I guess on the one hand it's bad but on the other it's free books I probably wouldn't have gotten otherwise.

01-01-2021, 01:45 PM	#5451
PurpleStar Wizard Posts: 1,625 Karma: 11387182 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Clara BW, Kindle Paperwhite (11th Gen)	I haven’t bought any books all year! (So far) LOL

01-01-2021, 04:14 PM	#5453
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,296 Karma: 101697116 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	I did well with my spending but that is tempered by the fact I didn't read much in 2020. Only four books purchased totalling $15.96. Two read. For the year, I read 24 books but most were library loans or freebies I picked up over the years. I did abandon 5 books plus removed a good number of others from my TBR pile. This year will be interesting because I took advantage of a free 3 month KU offer starting today. I don't know yet how this will affect future spends and loans.

01-02-2021, 11:55 AM	#5454
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,040 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	2020 was another purchasing year, so 2021 I really need to control. My TBR is now in the 4 digits for both audiobooks and ebooks and I can't really blame Whispersync for that any more. My goal for 2021 is to only buy books by authors that I currently already enjoy and not start on any new authors. I always wait for sales or discounts, but I have enough stand-alones and completed series now to keep me going for a year or two or more. During 2020, I did get my audiobook TBR down 1, however, many of those books read were novellas and short stories and often replaced with full length novels. Based on my average of 120 hours per month, I have 8.25 years of unlistened audiobooks from most sources (missing some from Tantor plus CDs aren't counted). Pretty sad, but good in the fact that I really have no shortage of things to listen to.

01-02-2021, 07:16 PM	#5455
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	My local library turned over more items than any other library in the state. They pivoted to an incredible hold-to-chekcout system in early summer and have been improving on it every since. They also purchased a set of hold lockers and installed them in the local mall parking lot so folks could pick up homes 24/7. I am determined that all my new reads will come from that library or my local indie bookshop.

01-05-2021, 10:30 AM	#5456
ekbell Guru Posts: 627 Karma: 12345678 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Canada Device: none	This year I came close to my goal of only buying one book a week (bought 57 books). My TBR list is up 6 books from the beginning of the year (smallest increase since I started perusing ebook sales).

01-05-2021, 02:45 PM	#5458
PurpleStar Wizard Posts: 1,625 Karma: 11387182 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Clara BW, Kindle Paperwhite (11th Gen)	I can no longer say that I haven't bought any books this year. My bank account/credit card says hold off until next month

01-06-2021, 06:29 PM	#5459
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 bought a three-volume set that's been on my list for a while, because it just went on sale. It's also not purely recreational reading; I understand it puts some interesting spins onto some superhero tropes I've been digging into recently. Oh, and I also did my gift card credit balance a favor by reading the Absolute Carnage event through my local library's Hoopla connection. The five book/month limit meant I had to split the read between December and January, but I'm rather glad I didn't buy some of those volumes...

Advert

Advert

01-07-2021, 10:19 AM	#5460
leebase Karma Kameleon Posts: 2,969 Karma: 26738313 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iPad Mini, iPhone X, Kindle Fire Tab HD 8, Walmart Onn	I have begun reading the 20 volume Richard Sharpe series. That should help somewhat with my ebook purchasing addiction.