Ebook Buying Addicts' Support Thread - Page 48

Tome Keeper · 07-27-2011, 05:25 PM

Oh dear, ended up buying £20 worth of books in the Amazon sale (most were 99p) for my holiday instead of reading those I have

Also pre-ordered the new Dresden book, but couldn't imagine not reading it!

pdurrant · 07-28-2011, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Tome Keeper

Oh dear, ended up buying £20 worth of books in the Amazon sale (most were 99p) for my holiday instead of reading those I have

Also pre-ordered the new Dresden book, but couldn't imagine not reading it!

There's something to be said for taking advantage of a really good sale, but only for books that you really want. My suggested method for deciding this was whether they were already on your Amazon wish list.

Enjoy your holiday reading, and don't buy until there's another sale!

wyndslash · 07-28-2011, 04:29 AM

gosh, can't wait for the christmas sales

DreamWriter · 07-28-2011, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by wyndslash

gosh, can't wait for the christmas sales

You are incorrigible, wyndslash.

ATDrake · 07-28-2011, 01:24 PM

I haven't bought any new ebooks since I got this year's Hugo Voter Packet (three of whose novels I already own, and at least two new-to-me writers I'll have to be checking out now), although I have received over a dozen special-order paper books in the mail since then.

Frankly, unless there's a really good sale or other incentive for purchasing (support an author I like and want to encourage), I just tend not to buy e-books at all and get most of mine from giveaway freebies and the library.

jayne80 · 07-30-2011, 01:23 PM

Just bought 2 books from the Amazon sale, they were only 99p each but not on my wishlist.
On a more positive note have put 100 other books on my wishlist :-)

pdurrant · 07-31-2011, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

It's now nine days since I bought an ebook

It's now 13 days since I bought an ebook...

pdurrant · 07-31-2011, 05:42 PM

I almost bought a book at fictionwise today. Luckily, I checked my archive first and found I'd already bought it in May 2009.

Stephen_Melling · 07-31-2011, 05:51 PM

Support groups are popping up like Fight Club!

pdurrant · 07-31-2011, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Stephen_Melling

Support groups are popping up like Fight Club!

The first rule of the Ebook Buying Addicts' Support Thread is that you do talk about the Ebook Buying Addicts' Support Thread.

Or perhaps the first rule is that one shouldn't buy ebooks when they're not on special offer and you already have a long TBR list of books you've already bought.

JSWolf · 07-31-2011, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

It's now nine days since I bought an ebook, and I've actually been very happy reading my F&SF, Agatha Christie, Grantville Gazette and Young Wizard ebooks.

Today my TBR count has dropped below 420!

I laugh at the pitiful Fictionwise discount offers. I sneer at new releases on Amazon.

I sneer at people buying Mobipocket format eBooks.

HomeInMyShoes · 08-02-2011, 10:38 AM

10 days since I last purchased an eBook.

pdurrant · 08-04-2011, 07:18 AM

I've fallen off the wagon again. And only 4 days into August. I've just bought a subscription to The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction at Amazon.

Of course, I was subscribed before, when it was available at Fictionwise. And it is a very good price - $0.99/month US, £0.99/month UK. Which is a lot cheaper for those in the US than the old Fictionwise subscriptions, and about the same for me.

But I must admit that I do still have a backlog of all of 2005 and half of 2006 to read...

issybird · 08-08-2011, 10:01 AM

I crunched my numbers for 2011 in regard to eating away at my TBRs. The news on the pbook front is encouraging; I bought five pbooks but have read 21, for a slightly better than 4/1 read/bought ratio. My plan is to bump that up to 5/1; then I get to buy a pbook for every five pbooks from the TBRs that I read (thanks to the challenge at GR for this idea). It will still be years before I get through the stacks of books, but the trend is in the right direction.

The ebook news is more problematic. My stats are a little murky, but it looks as if I've bought 31 ebooks this year and have read 13. My goal for the year is to get the read/bought ratio to 1/1, which is very doable, especially since I've just about exhausted the options at the three overdrive libraries I use. The pertinent issue here is that almost all my ebook purchases this year were bought before Random House joined the Evil Cabal, so mostly the temptation doesn't exist anymore.

As a result, I have mixed feelings about eating away at my eTBRs (which include pre-2011 purchases). Most of the books were bought at very attractive prices which can no longer be duplicated. Once I read the ebooks I own, I'll be seriously out of pocket keeping myself in ereading material and I greatly prefer reading on my devices these days.

I suppose the lemonade-from-lemons aspect is that this should encourage me to keep at my pTBRs, which are cluttersome and have been around much (and in some cases, much, much, much) longer. But reading is for love, so ultimately I'll read what I feel like reading.

HomeInMyShoes · 08-08-2011, 10:15 AM

^Agreed on the love aspect. Ultimately we read what we're interested in at the time. Part of the the point of this group for me is to be wary of investing a lot in things we may never read and to evalutate our purchases more carefully. Clutter weighs us down whether it is physical or electronic.

This thread has made me make lists and then lists of lists and then to organize a required reading list for myself for next year. I'm excited about what I'll be reading next year.

16 days since last book purchase.

07-30-2011, 01:23 PM	#711
jayne80 Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 5837 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK Device: iphone 4s, ipad 3, kindle touch,kindle PW, kobo mini, kobo aura	Just bought 2 books from the Amazon sale, they were only 99p each but not on my wishlist. On a more positive note have put 100 other books on my wishlist :-) Last edited by jayne80; 07-30-2011 at 05:53 PM.

08-08-2011, 10:01 AM	#719
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,343 Karma: 234636059 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	I crunched my numbers for 2011 in regard to eating away at my TBRs. The news on the pbook front is encouraging; I bought five pbooks but have read 21, for a slightly better than 4/1 read/bought ratio. My plan is to bump that up to 5/1; then I get to buy a pbook for every five pbooks from the TBRs that I read (thanks to the challenge at GR for this idea). It will still be years before I get through the stacks of books, but the trend is in the right direction. The ebook news is more problematic. My stats are a little murky, but it looks as if I've bought 31 ebooks this year and have read 13. My goal for the year is to get the read/bought ratio to 1/1, which is very doable, especially since I've just about exhausted the options at the three overdrive libraries I use. The pertinent issue here is that almost all my ebook purchases this year were bought before Random House joined the Evil Cabal, so mostly the temptation doesn't exist anymore. As a result, I have mixed feelings about eating away at my eTBRs (which include pre-2011 purchases). Most of the books were bought at very attractive prices which can no longer be duplicated. Once I read the ebooks I own, I'll be seriously out of pocket keeping myself in ereading material and I greatly prefer reading on my devices these days. I suppose the lemonade-from-lemons aspect is that this should encourage me to keep at my pTBRs, which are cluttersome and have been around much (and in some cases, much, much, much) longer. But reading is for love, so ultimately I'll read what I feel like reading. Last edited by issybird; 08-08-2011 at 10:07 AM.

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07-27-2011, 05:25 PM	#706
Tome Keeper Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 1001201 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle 3 Keyboard, Surface Tablet, Android Smartphone, Laptop, Netbook	Oh dear, ended up buying £20 worth of books in the Amazon sale (most were 99p) for my holiday instead of reading those I have Also pre-ordered the new Dresden book, but couldn't imagine not reading it!

07-28-2011, 04:29 AM	#708
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	gosh, can't wait for the christmas sales

07-28-2011, 01:24 PM	#710
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	I haven't bought any new ebooks since I got this year's Hugo Voter Packet (three of whose novels I already own, and at least two new-to-me writers I'll have to be checking out now), although I have received over a dozen special-order paper books in the mail since then. Frankly, unless there's a really good sale or other incentive for purchasing (support an author I like and want to encourage), I just tend not to buy e-books at all and get most of mine from giveaway freebies and the library.

07-31-2011, 05:42 PM	#713
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,082 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	I almost bought a book at fictionwise today. Luckily, I checked my archive first and found I'd already bought it in May 2009.

07-31-2011, 05:51 PM	#714
Stephen_Melling Stephen_Melling Posts: 133 Karma: 479422 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Preston, Lancashire Device: kindle	Support groups are popping up like Fight Club!

08-02-2011, 10:38 AM	#717
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	10 days since I last purchased an eBook.

08-04-2011, 07:18 AM	#718
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,082 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	I've fallen off the wagon again. And only 4 days into August. I've just bought a subscription to The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction at Amazon. Of course, I was subscribed before, when it was available at Fictionwise. And it is a very good price - $0.99/month US, £0.99/month UK. Which is a lot cheaper for those in the US than the old Fictionwise subscriptions, and about the same for me. But I must admit that I do still have a backlog of all of 2005 and half of 2006 to read...

08-08-2011, 10:15 AM	#720
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	^Agreed on the love aspect. Ultimately we read what we're interested in at the time. Part of the the point of this group for me is to be wary of investing a lot in things we may never read and to evalutate our purchases more carefully. Clutter weighs us down whether it is physical or electronic. This thread has made me make lists and then lists of lists and then to organize a required reading list for myself for next year. I'm excited about what I'll be reading next year. 16 days since last book purchase.

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