Did you buy a lot of ebooks in 2011? - Page 4

xg4bx · 12-09-2011, 03:13 AM

between ebooks and paper i easily spent $500+. i bought 250 kindle books alone however most were $3 and under. bought a bunch of paperbacks.

however this year i pretty much abandoned my gaming hobby so it all balances out.

Yapyap · 12-09-2011, 04:16 AM

I just seem to have bought five more books. Kobo and those 35% off coupons will drive me bankrupt one day, I fear...

crossi · 12-09-2011, 06:35 AM

Since I bough my ereader a couple years ago I spent about the price of a used car (i've been rebuying a lot of paper books and I went on a book buying frenzy at first). This last year I've cut down a LOT. I'm concentrating on reading all my previously bought books and only buying bargains that drop to < $6. Also Skyrim came out and that's cutting into my reading time.

winspiration · 12-09-2011, 07:13 AM

In the first couple of years after getting my reader I probably spent around £150 a year on e-books. I've spent a lot less this year as I've been reading mostly library books, I still have quite a few purchased books to catch up on. I'm not at all averse to buying e-books, but there's no need to right now. I'm not as prolific a reader as many here, probably 1 - 2 books a week at this time of year. I don't buy or read paper books any more.

GlenBarrington · 12-09-2011, 07:17 AM

A couple of books a month

carld · 12-09-2011, 01:06 PM

I didn't buy as many as I thought I would, and I didn't read as many either. Moving into a new house that needs lots of work can really cut into your reading time. I'm down to maybe a book a month instead of several.

Xanthe · 12-09-2011, 11:38 PM

I haven't kept a record, because they are all impulse buys that get painlessly sucked out of my bank account without my having to even bother taking a credit card out of my purse. I also have taken advantage of a lot of sales and promo prices and free books. Not to mention libraries.

Tattncat · 12-10-2011, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catlady

I spent more on books last night than some of you have spent all year!

I would have to say the same. However, only a very few have been at agency pricing. I buy much more of my ebooks from FW, Smashwords and independent sites. It pretty much has to be reduced considerably, before I will even consider it. I do mostly freebies and PD and the library.

RandyACook · 12-10-2011, 03:03 PM

I read about 30 or so books via my nook. This included about 11 purchased books ranging in price from $0.99 to $9.99, and the rest being free books.

dkb · 12-10-2011, 06:54 PM

I never kept track of purchases before ebooks. I suspect I spent less. It's easier to hoard books when they aren't cluttering up your book cases.

I've been keeping track of my Amazon Kindle purchases since 2008 when I got my Kindle. I won't pay more than $9.99 for a book so after agency pricing, my spending went down. When I bought my Sony Pocket Reader to check out library books, my spending went down even further. The first 2 years I had my Kindle, I spent $1,000 on books. In 2010 I spent $700 and this year I only spent $233.

I've also kept track of my husband's Kindle purchases since he's on my account. He doesn't use the library, so his ebook purchases also went down by 20% when prices increased.

BearMountainBooks · 12-11-2011, 07:57 PM

I spent about 100 dollars on books. I also downloaded a lot of freebies. This is a pretty normal number for me. I used the library less and the freebies took the place of the library.

CWatkinsNash · 12-11-2011, 08:31 PM

I didn't keep track, but I'd be dishonest if I implied the answer was anything other than, "Yes, I did buy a lot of books in 2011". Not as many as I wanted to, and a lot of them were really good deals.

minspargal · 12-11-2011, 09:02 PM

I only bought two e-books as the rest i got from the library.

Rsp2272 · 12-12-2011, 02:21 AM

I did save a lot by purchasing ebooks. I purchased them at a third of their cost elsewhere (sometimes less) And most of them are currently on the best sellers list. I have plenty of books to read now 😃

sunnysmiles · 12-12-2011, 02:51 AM

I bought quite a few ebooks lost count of the money I spend plus the readers.

12-09-2011, 07:17 AM	#50
GlenBarrington Cheese Whiz Posts: 1,986 Karma: 11677147 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Springfield, Illinois Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Tab A 10.1(2019), Pixel 6a.	Spend about the same amount A couple of books a month

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12-09-2011, 03:13 AM	#46
xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,633 Karma: 23215128 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: Kindle 3, Nook STG	between ebooks and paper i easily spent $500+. i bought 250 kindle books alone however most were $3 and under. bought a bunch of paperbacks. however this year i pretty much abandoned my gaming hobby so it all balances out.

12-09-2011, 04:16 AM	#47
Yapyap Guru Posts: 861 Karma: 3543721 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Estonia Device: Kindle Paperwhite, iPad 3, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge	I just seem to have bought five more books. Kobo and those 35% off coupons will drive me bankrupt one day, I fear...

12-09-2011, 06:35 AM	#48
crossi Guru Posts: 997 Karma: 12000001 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle Wahington U.S. Device: kindle	Since I bough my ereader a couple years ago I spent about the price of a used car (i've been rebuying a lot of paper books and I went on a book buying frenzy at first). This last year I've cut down a LOT. I'm concentrating on reading all my previously bought books and only buying bargains that drop to < $6. Also Skyrim came out and that's cutting into my reading time.

12-09-2011, 07:13 AM	#49
winspiration Connoisseur Posts: 59 Karma: 1305 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Device: Sony Reader PRS-505, Kindle Fire HD	In the first couple of years after getting my reader I probably spent around £150 a year on e-books. I've spent a lot less this year as I've been reading mostly library books, I still have quite a few purchased books to catch up on. I'm not at all averse to buying e-books, but there's no need to right now. I'm not as prolific a reader as many here, probably 1 - 2 books a week at this time of year. I don't buy or read paper books any more.

12-09-2011, 01:06 PM	#51
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I didn't buy as many as I thought I would, and I didn't read as many either. Moving into a new house that needs lots of work can really cut into your reading time. I'm down to maybe a book a month instead of several.

12-09-2011, 11:38 PM	#52
Xanthe Plan B Is Now In Force Posts: 1,894 Karma: 8086979 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek,Sony 350/T1,Pandigital,eBM 911,Nook HD/HD+,Fire HDX 7/8.9,PW2	I haven't kept a record, because they are all impulse buys that get painlessly sucked out of my bank account without my having to even bother taking a credit card out of my purse. I also have taken advantage of a lot of sales and promo prices and free books. Not to mention libraries.

12-10-2011, 03:03 PM	#54
RandyACook Avid Reader and Author Posts: 18 Karma: 20001 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Lost in the middle of the US Device: nook tablet (and a nook 1st edition), Kindle Fire, Kobo Vox, iPad	I read about 30 or so books via my nook. This included about 11 purchased books ranging in price from $0.99 to $9.99, and the rest being free books.

12-10-2011, 06:54 PM	#55
dkb ebook enthusiast Posts: 85 Karma: 40466 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Device: Kindle 2, iPhone, Sony PRS-350, Kindle Fire, Kindle Touch	I never kept track of purchases before ebooks. I suspect I spent less. It's easier to hoard books when they aren't cluttering up your book cases. I've been keeping track of my Amazon Kindle purchases since 2008 when I got my Kindle. I won't pay more than $9.99 for a book so after agency pricing, my spending went down. When I bought my Sony Pocket Reader to check out library books, my spending went down even further. The first 2 years I had my Kindle, I spent $1,000 on books. In 2010 I spent $700 and this year I only spent $233. I've also kept track of my husband's Kindle purchases since he's on my account. He doesn't use the library, so his ebook purchases also went down by 20% when prices increased.

12-11-2011, 07:57 PM	#56
BearMountainBooks Maria Schneider Posts: 3,746 Karma: 26439330 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Near Austin, Texas Device: 3g Kindle Keyboard	I spent about 100 dollars on books. I also downloaded a lot of freebies. This is a pretty normal number for me. I used the library less and the freebies took the place of the library.

12-11-2011, 08:31 PM	#57
CWatkinsNash IOC Chief Archivist Posts: 3,950 Karma: 53868218 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fruitland Park, FL, USA Device: Meebook M7, Paperwhite 2021, Fire HD 8+, Fire HD 10+, Lenovo Tab P12	I didn't keep track, but I'd be dishonest if I implied the answer was anything other than, "Yes, I did buy a lot of books in 2011". Not as many as I wanted to, and a lot of them were really good deals.

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12-11-2011, 09:02 PM	#58
minspargal Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 154 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Device: sony reader	I only bought two e-books as the rest i got from the library.

12-12-2011, 02:21 AM	#59
Rsp2272 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Kissimmee Device: iPad	I did save a lot by purchasing ebooks. I purchased them at a third of their cost elsewhere (sometimes less) And most of them are currently on the best sellers list. I have plenty of books to read now 😃

12-12-2011, 02:51 AM	#60
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 bought quite a few ebooks lost count of the money I spend plus the readers.