Ebook Buying Addicts' Support Thread - Page 53

elcreative · 08-20-2011, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

I didn't say that I think eBooks are discretionary spending. But my dearly beloved spouse most assuredly DOES. Sigh. Other than that, she's really quite intelligent.

Oooooh... not a problem I have, mine is much more sensible...

xg4bx · 08-20-2011, 08:35 PM

still buying inexpensive fantasy novels. now i seem to be getting into low cost science fiction and giant shark/monster novels.

wyndslash · 08-20-2011, 10:43 PM

real life is deflecting ebook purchases, though i am borrowing a lot of ebooks lately xP

pdurrant · 08-21-2011, 04:03 AM

I just noticed that there are a couple of John Wyndham novels at Fictionwise. But I've read them long ago, so I don't really need them. And they're in secure eReader, which is probably my least favourite format. So I'll resist, even though there is a 60% off coupon this weekend.

I'll just add them to my fictionwise wish list.

Sweetpea · 08-22-2011, 01:58 AM

My solution to finish my addiction was to simply stop going to ebook-selling websites

It's been working great. I've been only buying a handful of books this year, and reading a handful a month (depending on the month)

Nancy Fulda · 08-22-2011, 07:11 AM

Hm. I've just discovered that I can cut down on impulse purchases if I require myself to sample before reading. Often, I never get around to reading the sample, hence I never buy the book.

(You'd think I would have thought of this earlier, but I'm still relatively new to kindle.)

pdurrant · 08-22-2011, 07:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nancy Fulda

Hm. I've just discovered that I can cut down on impulse purchases if I require myself to sample before reading. Often, I never get around to reading the sample, hence I never buy the book.

(You'd think I would have thought of this earlier, but I'm still relatively new to kindle.)

What a good idea.

Sweetpea · 08-22-2011, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nancy Fulda

Hm. I've just discovered that I can cut down on impulse purchases if I require myself to sample before reading. Often, I never get around to reading the sample, hence I never buy the book.

(You'd think I would have thought of this earlier, but I'm still relatively new to kindle.)

However, that only works if you read on the Kindle...

Nancy Fulda · 08-22-2011, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

However, that only works if you read on the Kindle...

This is true. Which is, of course, yet another reason for the world to convert to kindle-ism! Mwahahah!

elcreative · 08-22-2011, 06:09 PM

No, real addicts don't want to stop so a reason for not buying a Kindle if samples reduce your book additions...

glossywhite · 08-22-2011, 09:34 PM

Hoarders, you have a massive problem. Stop buying, start reading what you've bought. This reminds me of those obsessive crazed fools who cannot stop themselves from downloading (almost always) useless iPhone apps, or picking bits and bobs up at secondhand shops & car boot sales.

If you like collecting things, stop reading books, and start collecting them for the sake of it. This is obsessive compulsive at best, and... well, who knows what else!

Read the books, enjoy the content, not the retail experience of buying them. You may not enjoy facing the fact that you have a problem, but it sounds like you certainly do.

You must have too much income if you can just buy stuff without worrying that you have too much. eBooks usually cost £'s, not pence. This is crazy squirrel syndrome.

xg4bx · 08-23-2011, 01:47 AM

i realized that in the several months i've had my kindle i haven't bought nor read a book by a "name" author, its all been indie stuff.

Nancy Fulda · 08-23-2011, 03:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xg4bx

i realized that in the several months i've had my kindle i haven't bought nor read a book by a "name" author, its all been indie stuff.

That's very interesting.

Come to think of it, most of my purchases have been indie, too. The big name ebooks are just too expensive.

HomeInMyShoes · 08-23-2011, 09:58 AM

^Agreed on the too pricey. Most of the titles on my wishlist are all $9.99 or $9.69. Although I did just fall off the wagon and bought Kurt Vonnegut's The Sirens of Titan for $3.99. I'd say something about some sort of Vonnegut sale at Amazon, but there's already a thread around here on that.

First book I paid more than $0 in a month. Oh well, back to 0.

Overall book purchasing rating: 64.3/100. Not bad. A solid C.

HomeInMyShoes · 09-01-2011, 11:27 AM

Wow, everyone has been so controlled. Or is the silence guilt?

I just saw a stupid Amazon sale. 100 books under $4. I'm totally going to be off the wagon as I see a Lisa See book on the list already.

Someone help me.

08-22-2011, 09:34 PM	#791
glossywhite Member Posts: 21 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: Kindle	Hoarders, you have a massive problem. Stop buying, start reading what you've bought. This reminds me of those obsessive crazed fools who cannot stop themselves from downloading (almost always) useless iPhone apps, or picking bits and bobs up at secondhand shops & car boot sales. If you like collecting things, stop reading books, and start collecting them for the sake of it. This is obsessive compulsive at best, and... well, who knows what else! Read the books, enjoy the content, not the retail experience of buying them. You may not enjoy facing the fact that you have a problem, but it sounds like you certainly do. You must have too much income if you can just buy stuff without worrying that you have too much. eBooks usually cost £'s, not pence. This is crazy squirrel syndrome. Last edited by glossywhite; 08-22-2011 at 09:37 PM.

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08-20-2011, 08:35 PM	#782
xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,633 Karma: 23215128 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: Kindle 3, Nook STG	still buying inexpensive fantasy novels. now i seem to be getting into low cost science fiction and giant shark/monster novels.

08-20-2011, 10:43 PM	#783
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	real life is deflecting ebook purchases, though i am borrowing a lot of ebooks lately xP

08-21-2011, 04:03 AM	#784
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 just noticed that there are a couple of John Wyndham novels at Fictionwise. But I've read them long ago, so I don't really need them. And they're in secure eReader, which is probably my least favourite format. So I'll resist, even though there is a 60% off coupon this weekend. I'll just add them to my fictionwise wish list.

08-22-2011, 01:58 AM	#785
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	My solution to finish my addiction was to simply stop going to ebook-selling websites It's been working great. I've been only buying a handful of books this year, and reading a handful a month (depending on the month)

08-22-2011, 07:11 AM	#786
Nancy Fulda I write stories. Posts: 700 Karma: 16437432 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Northern Germany Device: kindle	Hm. I've just discovered that I can cut down on impulse purchases if I require myself to sample before reading. Often, I never get around to reading the sample, hence I never buy the book. (You'd think I would have thought of this earlier, but I'm still relatively new to kindle.)

08-22-2011, 06:09 PM	#790
elcreative Wizard Posts: 2,888 Karma: 5875940 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: PRS505, 600, 350, 650, Nexus 7, Note III, iPad 4 etc	No, real addicts don't want to stop so a reason for not buying a Kindle if samples reduce your book additions...

08-23-2011, 01:47 AM	#792
xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,633 Karma: 23215128 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: Kindle 3, Nook STG	i realized that in the several months i've had my kindle i haven't bought nor read a book by a "name" author, its all been indie stuff.

08-23-2011, 09:58 AM	#794
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	^Agreed on the too pricey. Most of the titles on my wishlist are all $9.99 or $9.69. Although I did just fall off the wagon and bought Kurt Vonnegut's The Sirens of Titan for $3.99. I'd say something about some sort of Vonnegut sale at Amazon, but there's already a thread around here on that. First book I paid more than $0 in a month. Oh well, back to 0. Overall book purchasing rating: 64.3/100. Not bad. A solid C.

09-01-2011, 11:27 AM	#795
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	Wow, everyone has been so controlled. Or is the silence guilt? I just saw a stupid Amazon sale. 100 books under $4. I'm totally going to be off the wagon as I see a Lisa See book on the list already. Someone help me.

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