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Old 05-03-2010, 10:53 AM   #16
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It occurred to me, not so long ago, that, being what might be called "middle-aged", I can realistically expect to read fewer than 1000 more books in the remainder of my life. I am therefore trying now to be selective, and read books which are WORTH reading.
Wow! Good Point!

No wonder oldsters get so finicky!
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Old 05-03-2010, 11:13 AM   #17
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I only grab the titles that actually have content which I find interesting and know I will probably want to read at some point.

Now that I have a fairly large TBR file consisting of many of the best books of the past 25 years, I'm much less likely to jump on a freebie unless it really seems to offer something of worth.

So many of the books being offered of late appear to be a rehashing of the same old thing...vampires, cheesy romance, implausible "thrillers" and detective stories, and pseudo religious tripe that the gems are getting harder to find (for me at least).

All that said, I do appreciate the fact that we have the opportunity to choose.

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Old 05-03-2010, 11:48 AM   #18
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It's not just free e-books, it's all e-books. I don't tend to buy/download free anything without a track record or recommendation from somebody whose recommendations I can vet (i.e. their opinion on something I've already read.)

Therefore, I'll never be on the cultural cutting edge. That's Ok, I don't have to impress anybody....
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Old 05-03-2010, 12:05 PM   #19
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I just ignore any freebie that has the "C" word in the title or the blurb.
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Old 05-03-2010, 12:29 PM   #20
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It occurred to me, not so long ago, that, being what might be called "middle-aged", I can realistically expect to read fewer than 1000 more books in the remainder of my life. I am therefore trying now to be selective, and read books which are WORTH reading.
I'm middle aged too (well, if I'm aiming for 90+, anyway!), but I hope to get through another 5,000 - 10,000 books, with a bit of luck.

There is still a need to be selective, though.
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Old 05-03-2010, 12:41 PM   #21
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I only download books (free or not) I plan on reading right away or in the near future.

But I'm also a very casual/light reader compared to most on here. Getting through 1-2 books a month at most.
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Old 05-03-2010, 12:44 PM   #22
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A book has to have an interesting description for me to consider downloading it.
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Old 05-03-2010, 04:00 PM   #23
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I created a google docs - doc for my "to be read" list. As I have about 100 books on it, and as that doesn't account for all the books I've already bought or downloaded for free -- I check my list before downloading a free book -- or purchasing a book.

If I can't see a desire to read the book (free or not) before any of the 100 or so others I've already queued up, then I don't bother.

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Old 05-03-2010, 05:09 PM   #24
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Although I do like getting a free ebook, I do look at the summary and if sounds relatively appealing, I download. Given that I like romances, this makes a lot of these freebies a no-brainer for me. However, even under that genre I still use some criteria to determine if it is worth downloading. Glad May is starting off with lots of good ones so far.
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Old 05-03-2010, 06:42 PM   #25
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At the beginning I downloaded as many freebies as I could - I even started reading most of them. Now, I have cleaned up my library, deleted those that are boring or I never would read and am more selective.

If the hook doesn't interest me I won't touch it. Free or not, time is too valuable to waste with boring books - even if they are free.
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Old 05-03-2010, 07:06 PM   #26
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It occurred to me, not so long ago, that, being what might be called "middle-aged", I can realistically expect to read fewer than 1000 more books in the remainder of my life. I am therefore trying now to be selective, and read books which are WORTH reading.


I'm actually OLD, so I'm pretty much down to racing through short stories and reading the backs of cereal packets now. The best I can hope for is that Grim's brother - the Cheerful Reaper - is the one who knocks at the door, just after I've finished the last page...

When I first got into ebooks I downloaded a heap of supposed classics from Gutenberg. But after dipping into a few, sanity cut back in and I deleted all but the tiny handful that I actually did read. I'm more than happy to pay for things if the quality is there. Can't take it with me..... unless... do they allow e-readers in Limbo or Purgatory? With Eternity at my disposal I might eventually get around to finishing Remembrance of Things Past and Don Quixote..... it's something to ponder...
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Old 05-03-2010, 11:07 PM   #27
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I only buy what I really want to read, free or not.
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Old 05-03-2010, 11:43 PM   #28
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I'm with those who have a queue already. I don't download free books unless it is on my list of books to read, by an author who is on that list, or there's a very good reason for putting it there.

I feel a bit bad that I'm leaving out all sorts of great undiscovered authors, but I don't have time to beta test authors. I guess that's what I'm paying the publishers for!
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Old 05-04-2010, 12:39 AM   #29
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I discovered MR with its huge, free and enticing library before I owned an eBook reader. As a result, the offer of a free book from a bookselling website has never gripped me the way free merchandise is supposed to.

One exception: I downloaded a few free things during Read an eBook Week. So far, only one, a short story, has been worthwhile. But that author I plan to buy when his two novels are available as an eBook. So I think that the idea of giving away the first book in the hope that you will buy all the others has merit.
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There were a bunch of free books at the Sony eReader store recently released by a couple of vanity publishers. I downloaded a couple, browsed through them, and decided that I won't bother downloading any more of them unless I get a personal recommendation from someone.
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