How many ebooks you buy each month? - Page 2

mikij · 07-30-2010, 09:13 AM

I voted 0, but I bought 2 books in June. Everything else is PD stuff.

LuBiB · 07-30-2010, 11:22 AM

i dont really buy ebooks ever. i can usually find any book i want online anyway

Quake1028 · 07-30-2010, 11:27 AM

I've had my reader for less than a month (3.5 weeks) and I have purchased about 14-17 books in that time. Now, granted a lot of them were cheapies.

Pookeysgirl · 07-30-2010, 11:28 AM

I've only been an ereader owner for a couple months. I sais 1-2 but in that first month I couldn't put my Kobo down and I ended up buying/reading 6 books.

astra · 07-30-2010, 11:54 AM

I still buy special editions of printed books.

theducks · 07-30-2010, 01:39 PM

Webscriptions is my friend

jgaiser · 07-30-2010, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maggie Leung

I still buy print books, too.

Me too.. Can't go seem to go to Powell's Bookstore without picking up a paperback or two. My tastes in books still doesn't match what's available in ebook format.

Along with paper, maybe 2-3 ebooks a month, and lots of PD from here and elsewhere.

JuniperPearl · 07-30-2010, 04:02 PM

I probably buy 1-2 ebooks a month. I tend to borrow books from the library instead of buying them, but occasionally there is something that I want to read that is not available from the library and if it isn't too expensive, I'll buy it.

jimhanas · 07-30-2010, 04:37 PM

I buy 1 or 2, and download perhaps another 3 for free. I can't remember the last time I bought a print book -- except as a gift.

toomanybooks · 07-30-2010, 05:29 PM

I borrow most ebooks from the library, but I have also budgeted to buy 5 ebooks a month. My favorite press, Dalkey Archive, has started to release their books as ebooks on Amazon and I am buying a few each month.

Lady Fitzgerald · 07-30-2010, 07:09 PM

The only e-books I've downloaded so far are PD and legal freebies. I have a large collection of dead tree books I'm cutting apart and scanning and I still read the newest aquisitions although I'm about to the point I'm going to start cutting them up and scanning them before reading. E-books readers are more convenient to lug around than a DTB as long as the reader will fit in my purse (it is disconcerting to leave the house without a book in tow; I keep looking at the empty car seat thinking I've forgotten something.) I'm also finding it more convenient to read off my TV than to hold onto a book, especially if I'm laying in bed. There are plenty of PD books available and, since it won't cost anything to try them, they can keep me amused for some time to come.

calvin-c · 07-30-2010, 07:15 PM

Until last year I would have been 6-10. Then agency pricing came along and, except for using up my Fictionwise MicroPay I rarely buy any. Now I buy mostly paperbacks-and usually used at that. It's a shame, but it does seem as if the publishers (and Apple who started this mess) are succeeding in killing the ebook market.

diokdin · 07-30-2010, 07:38 PM

There's a bunch of legal free ebooks I get. So I say 0 average, I stretch the months I buy ebooks. Usually go to allromanceebooks, harlequin, fictionwise, elloracave. And when I do buy on those days, I tend to buy 8-15 ebooks.

And just go thru them before I buy another batch. I buy mostly romance fiction ebooks.

But I do still buy paperbacks.

Even if I've read them already in ebooks and I love to re-read them, I collect and buy the physical books.

Kris777 · 07-30-2010, 11:20 PM

I do not buy more than 1-2 ebooks per month and I stopped buying paperbooks.

happy_terd · 07-31-2010, 02:26 AM

I buy 0-1 ebooks a month. I read a lot of the free classics.

View Poll Results: How many ebooks you buy per month?
0 - I read ebooks but don't buy it	29	22.31%
1-2 ebooks per month	33	25.38%
3-5 ebooks per month	37	28.46%
6-10 ebooks per month	17	13.08%
more than 10 ebooks	14	10.77%
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07-30-2010, 09:13 AM	#16
mikij Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 161 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Quebec, Canada Device: PRS-600	I voted 0, but I bought 2 books in June. Everything else is PD stuff.

07-30-2010, 11:22 AM	#17
LuBiB Banned Posts: 349 Karma: 1018593 Join Date: May 2009 Location: New York Device: jetBook, iPhone, JETBOOK COLOR!!	i dont really buy ebooks ever. i can usually find any book i want online anyway

07-30-2010, 11:27 AM	#18
Quake1028 Guru Posts: 917 Karma: 9155462 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Device: See signature	I've had my reader for less than a month (3.5 weeks) and I have purchased about 14-17 books in that time. Now, granted a lot of them were cheapies.

07-30-2010, 11:28 AM	#19
Pookeysgirl Wizard Posts: 1,705 Karma: 12696746 Join Date: May 2010 Device: K3, Kobo Mini	I've only been an ereader owner for a couple months. I sais 1-2 but in that first month I couldn't put my Kobo down and I ended up buying/reading 6 books.

07-30-2010, 11:54 AM	#20
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	I still buy special editions of printed books.

07-30-2010, 01:39 PM	#21
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,809 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Webscriptions is my friend

07-30-2010, 04:02 PM	#23
JuniperPearl Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: New York Device: Sony PRS-505, Kindle 2, Kindle Fire, iPhone 5, Kindle Voyage	I probably buy 1-2 ebooks a month. I tend to borrow books from the library instead of buying them, but occasionally there is something that I want to read that is not available from the library and if it isn't too expensive, I'll buy it.

07-30-2010, 04:37 PM	#24
jimhanas Practitioner Posts: 22 Karma: 30000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Brooklyn, NY Device: iPhone/iPad	I buy 1 or 2, and download perhaps another 3 for free. I can't remember the last time I bought a print book -- except as a gift.

07-30-2010, 05:29 PM	#25
toomanybooks Addict Posts: 302 Karma: 1039424 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Ipad, Ipod Touch, KIndle Fire	I borrow most ebooks from the library, but I have also budgeted to buy 5 ebooks a month. My favorite press, Dalkey Archive, has started to release their books as ebooks on Amazon and I am buying a few each month.

07-30-2010, 07:09 PM	#26
Lady Fitzgerald Wizard Posts: 2,013 Karma: 251649 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tempe, AZ, USA, Earth Device: JetBook Lite (away from home) + 1 spare, 32" TV (at home)	The only e-books I've downloaded so far are PD and legal freebies. I have a large collection of dead tree books I'm cutting apart and scanning and I still read the newest aquisitions although I'm about to the point I'm going to start cutting them up and scanning them before reading. E-books readers are more convenient to lug around than a DTB as long as the reader will fit in my purse (it is disconcerting to leave the house without a book in tow; I keep looking at the empty car seat thinking I've forgotten something.) I'm also finding it more convenient to read off my TV than to hold onto a book, especially if I'm laying in bed. There are plenty of PD books available and, since it won't cost anything to try them, they can keep me amused for some time to come.

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07-30-2010, 07:15 PM	#27
calvin-c Guru Posts: 787 Karma: 1575310 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Moon+ Pro	Until last year I would have been 6-10. Then agency pricing came along and, except for using up my Fictionwise MicroPay I rarely buy any. Now I buy mostly paperbacks-and usually used at that. It's a shame, but it does seem as if the publishers (and Apple who started this mess) are succeeding in killing the ebook market.

07-30-2010, 07:38 PM	#28
diokdin Groupie Posts: 187 Karma: 46 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: TN, US Device: iPhone 4, Astak EZ Pocket Pro, Kindle 3 3G	There's a bunch of legal free ebooks I get. So I say 0 average, I stretch the months I buy ebooks. Usually go to allromanceebooks, harlequin, fictionwise, elloracave. And when I do buy on those days, I tend to buy 8-15 ebooks. And just go thru them before I buy another batch. I buy mostly romance fiction ebooks. But I do still buy paperbacks. Even if I've read them already in ebooks and I love to re-read them, I collect and buy the physical books.

07-30-2010, 11:20 PM	#29
Kris777 Banned Posts: 1,767 Karma: 2520493 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Nexus 7, jetBook-Lite, jetBook mini, Toshiba Thrive, JETBOOK COLOR	I do not buy more than 1-2 ebooks per month and I stopped buying paperbooks.

07-31-2010, 02:26 AM	#30
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	I buy 0-1 ebooks a month. I read a lot of the free classics.