Ebook Buying Addicts' Support Thread - Page 77

Tony1988 · 03-29-2012, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I don't have a Kobo. I'm reading them on my Bookeen CyBook Opus, after a little help from Apprentice Alf and Kindlegen.

But I've fallen off the wagon again - I've just bought all the Harry Potter books at the http://shop.pottermore.com/ web site. The price was a little high, but the guilt of a copy of "Harry Potter and the Unauthorized Ebook" drove me to it...

At least they don't add to my TBR list.

You need to stop falling off that wagon.

You have more books than you could ever read in the rest of your lifetime. Its time to go to rehab.

benham · 03-29-2012, 03:40 PM

Is everyone familiar with Ebook News Today, on Facebook? They offer several free ebooks for Kindle each day that normally you would have you pay for. I have downloaded several to the Kindle app on my Sony S Android tablet.

pdurrant · 03-29-2012, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tony1988

You need to stop falling off that wagon.

You have more books than you could ever read in the rest of your lifetime. Its time to go to rehab.

Well, not counting free ebooks (of which everyone has a more than lifetime supply), if I bought no more ebooks at all, I'd be through my TBR list sometime in 2014. So unless you know something I don't, I don't have a lifetime supply of non-free ebooks.

As I do want to keep buying some ebooks, I reckon I will make my TBR below 300 target by the end of 2012, and if I manage to carry on like that, I might get it below 60 by the end of 2015. So in 2016 I might have my TBR under control. We shall see!

CRussel · 03-29-2012, 05:02 PM

This is what I love about you, pdurrant. You are a consumate optimist. You will get that list under control. Unless your favourite authors start cranking out even more books, of course.

ProfCrash · 03-29-2012, 05:06 PM

See, being pregnant has led to a decrease in my attentionspan. Which has made it harder for me to get into and stay in a book, even a good one. This has decreased my desire to buy new books.

So my solution is for people to get pregnant.

It might be less expensive to just buy the books you want and not worry about paying for college in 18 years. Not to mention all the books you will be buying for the kid.

pdurrant · 03-29-2012, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

This is what I love about you, pdurrant. You are a consumate optimist. You will get that list under control. Unless your favourite authors start cranking out even more books, of course.

Well, there was the £1.02 Ben Bova omnibus I've just bought. But I count that as one ebook!

CRussel · 03-29-2012, 05:20 PM

Well, I saved myself some $$, but didn't help my TBR. My local library just got the Harry Potter ebooks in, and I jumped on it before the wait list went nuts. They bought 6 copies of each, and NONE of them were checked out yet. (These are the UK versions.)

Unfortunately, they also got the audio books in, but those are the Jim Dale ones. Perfectly good, and I enjoyed them, but I was hoping for the Stephen Fry versions, which I can't easily buy.

Quake1028 · 04-10-2012, 11:03 AM

I keep slipping! Bought today and added to the TBR:

My Seizure Dog - Evan Moss $4.99 (no remorse about this one, it's for a fantastic cause)
The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty - Olney, Buster $1.99
The Soul of Baseball - Posnanski, Joe $1.99
The Bad Guys Won! - Pearlman, Jeff $1.99

wyndslash · 04-12-2012, 10:11 AM

the lawrence block sale is draining me :P but to be fair, i only buy at reduced prices :P

ProfCrash · 04-12-2012, 10:14 AM

Hey! Maybe you all will end up with massive refund checks due to the DOJ action!

OK, probably not but it is worth dreaming about right?

wyndslash · 04-12-2012, 10:28 AM

the big 6 should have a $0.99 promo for all their books for one day. see what the reaction is ;p

ATDrake · 04-12-2012, 11:44 AM

At 99 cents per, I'd take a big chunk of money out of the bank and buy out almost the entire back catalogues of Tor (Macmillan), Del Rey (Random House), DAW (Penguin), Ace (or whatever Penguin's calling them these days), a few Aspect (Warner) things, and I might even spring for some HarperCollins sf/fantasy/mystery/historical stuff.

They'd make a lot of money from me. But only at that price point.

CRussel · 04-12-2012, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Hey! Maybe you all will end up with massive refund checks due to the DOJ action!

OK, probably not but it is worth dreaming about right?

Hey, if they do, it will ALL get spent on more BOOKS.

But I'm not holding my breath.

ProfCrash · 04-12-2012, 02:51 PM

I was thinking of buying an IPad.

Yes, I am evil.

CRussel · 04-17-2012, 01:48 PM

Backsliding this week. Sigh. First the Sharon Lee Maine Mysteries became available for Kindle. I could justify that, based on her being a favourite author. But then the Lawrence Block backlist books went on sale, and I ended up buying several. True, they were at a good price. But they are books I've read in the past, so hardly urgent new books.

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03-29-2012, 03:40 PM	#1142
benham Guru Posts: 882 Karma: 5565888 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Townsend, WI Device: Palm TX, PRS-505 (BLUE)	Is everyone familiar with Ebook News Today, on Facebook? They offer several free ebooks for Kindle each day that normally you would have you pay for. I have downloaded several to the Kindle app on my Sony S Android tablet.

03-29-2012, 05:02 PM	#1144
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,297 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	This is what I love about you, pdurrant. You are a consumate optimist. You will get that list under control. Unless your favourite authors start cranking out even more books, of course.

03-29-2012, 05:06 PM	#1145
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	See, being pregnant has led to a decrease in my attentionspan. Which has made it harder for me to get into and stay in a book, even a good one. This has decreased my desire to buy new books. So my solution is for people to get pregnant. It might be less expensive to just buy the books you want and not worry about paying for college in 18 years. Not to mention all the books you will be buying for the kid.

03-29-2012, 05:20 PM	#1147
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,297 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Well, I saved myself some $$, but didn't help my TBR. My local library just got the Harry Potter ebooks in, and I jumped on it before the wait list went nuts. They bought 6 copies of each, and NONE of them were checked out yet. (These are the UK versions.) Unfortunately, they also got the audio books in, but those are the Jim Dale ones. Perfectly good, and I enjoyed them, but I was hoping for the Stephen Fry versions, which I can't easily buy.

04-10-2012, 11:03 AM	#1148
Quake1028 Guru Posts: 917 Karma: 9155462 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Device: See signature	I keep slipping! Bought today and added to the TBR: My Seizure Dog - Evan Moss $4.99 (no remorse about this one, it's for a fantastic cause) The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty - Olney, Buster $1.99 The Soul of Baseball - Posnanski, Joe $1.99 The Bad Guys Won! - Pearlman, Jeff $1.99

04-12-2012, 10:11 AM	#1149
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	the lawrence block sale is draining me :P but to be fair, i only buy at reduced prices :P

04-12-2012, 10:14 AM	#1150
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Hey! Maybe you all will end up with massive refund checks due to the DOJ action! OK, probably not but it is worth dreaming about right?

04-12-2012, 10:28 AM	#1151
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	the big 6 should have a $0.99 promo for all their books for one day. see what the reaction is ;p

04-12-2012, 11:44 AM	#1152
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	At 99 cents per, I'd take a big chunk of money out of the bank and buy out almost the entire back catalogues of Tor (Macmillan), Del Rey (Random House), DAW (Penguin), Ace (or whatever Penguin's calling them these days), a few Aspect (Warner) things, and I might even spring for some HarperCollins sf/fantasy/mystery/historical stuff. They'd make a lot of money from me. But only at that price point.

04-12-2012, 02:51 PM	#1154
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I was thinking of buying an IPad. Yes, I am evil.

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04-17-2012, 01:48 PM	#1155
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,297 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Backsliding this week. Sigh. First the Sharon Lee Maine Mysteries became available for Kindle. I could justify that, based on her being a favourite author. But then the Lawrence Block backlist books went on sale, and I ended up buying several. True, they were at a good price. But they are books I've read in the past, so hardly urgent new books.