Why do you purchase books? - Page 2

Catlady · 04-13-2011, 09:37 AM

These poll choices are just ... weird.

GeoffC · 04-13-2011, 09:46 AM

I'm not too sure what the difference is between option 1 & option 3 ....

I simply pay in order to read what I want to read (below a maximum for fiction).

DiapDealer · 04-13-2011, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Giggleton

Option two should work, if you purchase books because they have a price tag, corollary being free books are not worth purchasing.

Corollary be damned. I'm not shoe-horning my reasons into one of your limiting--obviously biased--choices.

Go fish.

Asawi · 04-13-2011, 09:55 AM

I did not vote here. I don't buy books for any of the reasons above.

I purchase non-fiction paper book now and then because it's something I want to keep. Usually for some sort of reference (craft, hobby, special interest).

When it comes to eBooks I purchase them if I can't get hold of them legally through the library (Swedish eLibrary does not have waiting lists, all books are available at all times).
That happens very rarely. When I'm on hold at one of the US libraries I'm a member of I read Swedish books or downloaded (legal) freebies.

8annika.yael · 04-13-2011, 10:00 AM

my bookshelves would be lonely without all the books I've purchased!!

Poppaea · 04-13-2011, 10:09 AM

I am in the habit of paying for my stuff. This is a dirty habit and I know it has to end. So thank you to make me make up my mind. Right tomorrow morning I will go to that baker, shove my shotgun under his bloody nose and make him hand over my rolls *grrrr*

Sad side of this is. I could not vote, there is no option for my particular situation.

mr ploppy · 04-13-2011, 10:24 AM

Do you mean realbooks or ebooks?

Realbooks: They have resale value, and are usually cheaper than the ebook if it's a vanity publisher.
Ebooks: It's quicker and easier than not paying for them (sometimes).

Worldwalker · 04-13-2011, 10:40 AM

Ebooks are real books!

Just because they're not made of paper doesn't mean they're not real.

mr ploppy · 04-13-2011, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Worldwalker

Ebooks are real books!

Only in the same way that a CD is a real vinyl record or an mp3 is a real CD.

RainingLemur · 04-13-2011, 10:52 AM

To contribute to the author. I would want the authors (of books that I enjoy, of course) to continue writing their works and I feel my small contribution may make further works possible.

Pomtroll · 04-13-2011, 12:23 PM

I'm hoping to see more books by authors if I purchase them.

Giggleton · 04-13-2011, 09:03 PM

It's mostly as I suspected, people pay for books to send monies to the creator. At least that's what we tell ourselves. As some have mentioned it is because they want to read the book.

I have been wondering if this thoughtfulness for the creator will hold up in a copyright free world, but perhaps that is for another poll.

DiapDealer · 04-13-2011, 09:13 PM

Quote:

I have been wondering if this thoughtfulness for the creator will hold up in a copyright free world, but perhaps that is for another poll.

What color is the sky in this world you mention so frequently?
(keep in mind that blue is taken already)

GA Russell · 04-13-2011, 09:26 PM

I buy books because buying them allows me to read them at my leisure.

Worldwalker · 04-13-2011, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Giggleton

It's mostly as I suspected, people pay for books to send monies to the creator.

Given that your poll was created to that end, it's not in the least surprising that it supports that conclusion. Whether an honestly-constructed poll would return the same findings is another matter entirely.

View Poll Results: Why do you purchase books?
To contribute to the author	58	71.60%
Free things have no value	1	1.23%
It is wrong to not contribute to the author	22	27.16%
Voters: 81. You may not vote on this poll

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04-13-2011, 09:37 AM	#16
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,345 Karma: 52398889 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	These poll choices are just ... weird.

04-13-2011, 09:46 AM	#17
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	I'm not too sure what the difference is between option 1 & option 3 .... I simply pay in order to read what I want to read (below a maximum for fiction).

04-13-2011, 09:55 AM	#19
Asawi Gadgetoholic Posts: 1,462 Karma: 2731820 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Libra2, Tolino Vision 6	I did not vote here. I don't buy books for any of the reasons above. I purchase non-fiction paper book now and then because it's something I want to keep. Usually for some sort of reference (craft, hobby, special interest). When it comes to eBooks I purchase them if I can't get hold of them legally through the library (Swedish eLibrary does not have waiting lists, all books are available at all times). That happens very rarely. When I'm on hold at one of the US libraries I'm a member of I read Swedish books or downloaded (legal) freebies.

04-13-2011, 10:00 AM	#20
8annika.yael Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 234 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: none	my bookshelves would be lonely without all the books I've purchased!!

04-13-2011, 10:09 AM	#21
Poppaea Lucifer's Bat Posts: 2,536 Karma: 19491715 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth/Berlin Device: Kobo Libra 2	I am in the habit of paying for my stuff. This is a dirty habit and I know it has to end. So thank you to make me make up my mind. Right tomorrow morning I will go to that baker, shove my shotgun under his bloody nose and make him hand over my rolls grrrr Sad side of this is. I could not vote, there is no option for my particular situation.

04-13-2011, 10:24 AM	#22
mr ploppy Feral Underclass Posts: 3,622 Karma: 26821535 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Yorkshire, tha noz Device: 2nd hand paperback	Do you mean realbooks or ebooks? Realbooks: They have resale value, and are usually cheaper than the ebook if it's a vanity publisher. Ebooks: It's quicker and easier than not paying for them (sometimes).

04-13-2011, 10:40 AM	#23
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,085 Karma: 722357 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	Ebooks are real books! Just because they're not made of paper doesn't mean they're not real.

04-13-2011, 10:52 AM	#25
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	To contribute to the author. I would want the authors (of books that I enjoy, of course) to continue writing their works and I feel my small contribution may make further works possible.

04-13-2011, 12:23 PM	#26
Pomtroll Guru Posts: 822 Karma: 1341819 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Minnesota USA Device: Sony 350, Sony T1, Kindle Touch, Kindle PW1	I'm hoping to see more books by authors if I purchase them.

04-13-2011, 09:03 PM	#27
Giggleton Banned Posts: 1,687 Karma: 4368191 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Oregon Device: Kindle3	It's mostly as I suspected, people pay for books to send monies to the creator. At least that's what we tell ourselves. As some have mentioned it is because they want to read the book. I have been wondering if this thoughtfulness for the creator will hold up in a copyright free world, but perhaps that is for another poll.

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04-13-2011, 09:26 PM	#29
GA Russell Montreal wins Grey Cup! Posts: 7,583 Karma: 31484197 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	I buy books because buying them allows me to read them at my leisure.