How many ebooks you buy each month? - Page 3

maryd2303 · 07-31-2010, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ChristopherTD

I have a terrible collecting habit - this poll didn't go far enough...

(hides head in shame)

Hah! Never be ashamed as long as you are reading!! I bought around 500 ebooks in the year up to March 2010 when, as an Australian, I was hit very hard by the geographical restrictions. I did I big buy up while on holiday in Canada in May/June but have settled back into rereading many classics. I guess maybe my habit has been cut back by near prohibition!

GraceKrispy · 07-31-2010, 04:43 AM

I said 1-2 a month. Prior to getting my ereader, I bought pretty much 0 books a month. The library got all my business. Now I download/borrow several every month, but I pay for a few. Since I was never a book buyer before, I rarely buy books that are more than the $1 range, but considering I almost never bought them before, this is a huge increase in spending

mgmueller · 07-31-2010, 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Kris777

I know that many people don't buy books and read only classic books available for free... but it is interesting how many ebooks people buy from different websites like Amazon, B&N, Borders, eBooks.com, Fictionwise etc.

It differs quite substantially.
Usually, when I've got a new gadget, I buy lots of add-ons the next 1 or 2 months.
For my nook, I've bought about 250 eBooks within 2 months.
For my Kindles about the same and so on.
So, as long as I buy new readers and as there still are different formats for different readers, it will be about 1 eBook per day on average.
I've bought Microsoft .lit eBooks for my Pocket PCs from 2000 to 2003.
For ePaper units, my main activities have been from summer of 2008 until now. In that time I've bought about 1.200 eBooks.
I only buy books, I don't download.
I've downloaded some books that aren't available (Harry Potter, for example) from the darknet in the beginning. I've decided against that. On average, I had to try 5 versions before I found an acceptable one. I hate it, when on my Sony reader ebooks sort by author appear under "Socke2000". And often they are protected, so I even can't change the metadata without effort.
But sometimes, the darknet version is even more professionally made, than the legally purchased ones...

Boston · 07-31-2010, 09:56 AM

3-5 books/month

I usually read at least 3 books/week....but since publisher pricing has gone into effect, I now wait and buy bargain priced (or like-new used) paper when the e-book price isn't one I can rationalize*. I also borrow from the library and take advantage of some free books (although many sit unread)

* $9.99 and at least $1 cheaper than the discounted new paper price

shanghaichica · 07-31-2010, 12:44 PM

When I only had my iphone I only bought 2 in the space of a year, but this was mainly because most of the books I wanted to buy were region restricted in the stores connected to the iphone.

Since buying the PRS-300 2 months ago i've bought 10 books and i've bought a few discs from ebay which had several hundred e-books on them. There seems to be more stores from which I can buy e-books on now that I have a decicated e-book reader and it is much easier to put them onto the device compared to the iphone.Plus I can buy things straight from the store without the need to convert. However, apple have just launched ibooks so things are improving on that front.

I'm thiking of getting the Kindle 3. If I do, I can see myself buying a lot from Amazon's store.

Tattncat · 07-31-2010, 01:46 PM

I put down over 10 for the average although Agency pricing and the changes at Fictionwise has cut me down to half. I only bought sixteen last month, at an average cost of about $4 but then I buy a lot direct from author sites.

DixieGal · 07-31-2010, 02:04 PM

I'm 0 to 1. Thanks to Karen (Koland) who is so faithful about posting the freebies, I keep a nice full TBR list.

Graham · 07-31-2010, 03:16 PM

I'm in the 3 to 5 range. That includes monthly subscriptions to Asmov's and F&SF, and a couple of purchases on top each month, usually around the £6 to £7 mark (call it under $10) each.

It was probably double that before they enforced the geographic restrictions, all from Fictionwise. I now have to shop around.

Graham

sassanik · 07-31-2010, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChristopherTD

I have a terrible collecting habit - this poll didn't go far enough...

(hides head in shame)

Hey nothing wrong with supporting authors and publishers!

Amy

moon_cat · 07-31-2010, 06:59 PM

In the last month, I bought about 20 books, but considering I haven't bought books since a year ago, and probably won't buy more for a while, it's averaging between 1-2 a month

Kris777 · 08-04-2010, 09:18 PM

According to this poll results and 2 years old poll ebook owners buy more books now.

Lady Fitzgerald · 08-04-2010, 09:36 PM

I actually bought my first non-free e-book yesterday!

Kris777 · 08-04-2010, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady Fitzgerald

I actually bought my first non-free e-book yesterday!

Congratulations! What is the name of this ebook and name of website?

Lady Fitzgerald · 08-04-2010, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Kris777

Congratulations! What is the name of this ebook and name of website?

Suffragette in the City by Kate Marsh from Smashwords. I've been reading this author, under the name Katie MacAlister, for several years. She recently re-released an updated version in e-book only for a limited time. Since it doesn't have DRM, if I had had a choice between p-book and e-book at the same price for both, I still would have been all over the e-book like stink on skunk. If it had had DRM, I wouldn't have bought the e-book for any price.

karenr_nz · 08-05-2010, 12:48 AM

I selected 1-2 a month. Of course, I would probably buy a whole lot more if the books that I wanted to buy WEREN'T ALL GEO-RESTRICTED!!!!!

Sorry about the rant. This has been getting steadily worse since the introduction of agency pricing, to the point that over 90% of the books I want to buy are geo-restricted. (Sorry again ...)

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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07-31-2010, 04:43 AM	#32
GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	I said 1-2 a month. Prior to getting my ereader, I bought pretty much 0 books a month. The library got all my business. Now I download/borrow several every month, but I pay for a few. Since I was never a book buyer before, I rarely buy books that are more than the $1 range, but considering I almost never bought them before, this is a huge increase in spending

07-31-2010, 09:56 AM	#34
Boston Fanatic Posts: 555 Karma: 40032 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Boston :) Device: Kindle, Kobo Aura H20, Pixel XL	3-5 books/month I usually read at least 3 books/week....but since publisher pricing has gone into effect, I now wait and buy bargain priced (or like-new used) paper when the e-book price isn't one I can rationalize. I also borrow from the library and take advantage of some free books (although many sit unread) $9.99 and at least $1 cheaper than the discounted new paper price

07-31-2010, 12:44 PM	#35
shanghaichica Guru Posts: 989 Karma: 5782970 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Scribe,Kindle Oasis 3, iPad Pro 11, iPhone 13 Pro Max,iPad mini 6, PW5	When I only had my iphone I only bought 2 in the space of a year, but this was mainly because most of the books I wanted to buy were region restricted in the stores connected to the iphone. Since buying the PRS-300 2 months ago i've bought 10 books and i've bought a few discs from ebay which had several hundred e-books on them. There seems to be more stores from which I can buy e-books on now that I have a decicated e-book reader and it is much easier to put them onto the device compared to the iphone.Plus I can buy things straight from the store without the need to convert. However, apple have just launched ibooks so things are improving on that front. I'm thiking of getting the Kindle 3. If I do, I can see myself buying a lot from Amazon's store.

07-31-2010, 01:46 PM	#36
Tattncat Bookworm Posts: 673 Karma: 1029391 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Device: Nook Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab3, Sony PRS700, Sony PRS505	I put down over 10 for the average although Agency pricing and the changes at Fictionwise has cut me down to half. I only bought sixteen last month, at an average cost of about $4 but then I buy a lot direct from author sites.

07-31-2010, 02:04 PM	#37
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	I'm 0 to 1. Thanks to Karen (Koland) who is so faithful about posting the freebies, I keep a nice full TBR list.

07-31-2010, 03:16 PM	#38
Graham Wizard Posts: 2,743 Karma: 32912427 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North Yorkshire, UK Device: Kobo H20, Pixel 2, Samsung Chromebook Plus	I'm in the 3 to 5 range. That includes monthly subscriptions to Asmov's and F&SF, and a couple of purchases on top each month, usually around the £6 to £7 mark (call it under $10) each. It was probably double that before they enforced the geographic restrictions, all from Fictionwise. I now have to shop around. Graham

07-31-2010, 06:59 PM	#40
moon_cat Member Posts: 15 Karma: 458 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: PRS-300, PRS-700, NOOK 3G	In the last month, I bought about 20 books, but considering I haven't bought books since a year ago, and probably won't buy more for a while, it's averaging between 1-2 a month

08-04-2010, 09:18 PM	#41
Kris777 Banned Posts: 1,767 Karma: 2520493 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Nexus 7, jetBook-Lite, jetBook mini, Toshiba Thrive, JETBOOK COLOR	According to this poll results and 2 years old poll ebook owners buy more books now.

08-04-2010, 09:36 PM	#42
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)	I actually bought my first non-free e-book yesterday!

08-05-2010, 12:48 AM	#45
karenr_nz Connoisseur Posts: 69 Karma: 820 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: PB360	I selected 1-2 a month. Of course, I would probably buy a whole lot more if the books that I wanted to buy WEREN'T ALL GEO-RESTRICTED!!!!! Sorry about the rant. This has been getting steadily worse since the introduction of agency pricing, to the point that over 90% of the books I want to buy are geo-restricted. (Sorry again ...)

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