Have you ever accidentally purchased a book twice?

[Aleron Ives]

Originally Posted by Cactus Chef

Most recently, I've been slowly picking up Dostoevsky novels whenever the Richard Pevear/Larissa Volokhonsky translations go on sale. They do good work.

I also recommend Nicolas Pasternak Slater. His translation of Crime and Punishment is good, although I haven't compared it to P&V.

[shalym]

I've bought quite a few digital copies to replace much loved paper books, because I truly have no interest in reading paper books anymore. I also, in the days when I did read paper, bought copies of books that I already owned to replace ones that either fell apart because of multiple re-reads (because I always preferred the cheap, portable paperbacks over bulkier, more durable hardcovers) or were destroyed or lost for whatever reason.

I have also on occasion bought omnibus editions that contained copies of books I already owned because, as others have mentioned, it's usually cheaper to get the rest of the books that way than to buy them one by one.

On a couple of occasions I have accidentally purchased a duplicate unknowingly, usually because I shop at multiple stores and don't always check Calibre before buying.

Shari

[Kromaa]

Originally Posted by Aleron Ives

I also recommend Nicolas Pasternak Slater. His translation of Crime and Punishment is good, although I haven't compared it to P&V.

I've never heard of the translation, but I've had vague glimpses of it. In fact, it relaxes me to read some passages and excerpts. I know it will make some people smile

[dreambeat]

I’ve done it with physical books. Not yet with ebooks, though I’m sure it’ll happen eventually.

[Gormagon]

I once ordered a book via Amazon Marketplace that I already own. Luckily I noticed this before the seller shipped the book, so I could cancel the order just in time.

[HLS]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

I've had this happen before, though always with the freebies.

I see an interesting-looking book, decide to grab it, and then Calibre informs me that it's a duplicate of a book in my library. (Or, if I'd cleaned the title of "a novel of blahblah" crap, I occasionally fail to notice until later.)

Ah, the problems of purchasing eBooks from multiple websites.

I done quite a a few times. There’s been times and which Amazon will sell more than one e-book of the same story. They will be just something different like the cover or something. For example, I accidentally bought the great Gatsby twice

[Cactus Chef]

Incidentally, I just had to purchase Lolita for a second time, because the first time I grabbed it on sale, I got a malformed piece of garbage that has since disappeared from Amazon's listings. I guess Amazon is willing to take down obvious bootlegs from their store, but not refund the people who bought them, eh?

The copy that was for sale yesterday came from Vintage International, so I'm at least a bit more confident in its quality.

[Rime]

Yes: books that I'm going to send off to the chopshop for conversion into ebooks. These are usually older books that I've given up hoping will ever make it to ebook. As a compulsive rereader, I don't want to lose old friends and so I keep a paper copy as well as the converted copy.

[drofgnal]

I’ve done that on purpose with a science book I use frequently as a reference as the one I had was falling apart I had used it so much. Never with an ebook. I’ve clicked on books in deal for the day on amazon only to have Amazon tell me I’ve purchased it already.

[Tarana]

A few times. Bought it on Kobo and then again on Amazon. Now I check Calibre before buying.

[Roos]

Originally Posted by Martinoptic

It also happpens if the publisher re-releases the book under a different title. For example Susannah Kearsley and Tania Crosse have books released under different titles. Only got caught out once though.

This indeed, many times (Grumbles) as I glance at the description and think (again) ah, nice ideas, sounds like a book I like, and after reading a chapter "Damn, fooled me again.."

[JBaby]

I’ve only bought a book twice when the book is in a bundle. Otherwise I’ve never bought a book twice because I check my spreadsheet or Calibre before I make any purchases.