08-02-2020, 05:52 PM | #5326 |
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Man...i miss this place. I been working from home and it's been very busy (i work with online classes). So i haven't been checking in a much, but i may have to start finding time - got lucky & found lots of good stuff today alone. All free so I guess that means I'm being good
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08-02-2020, 08:19 PM | #5327 | |
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08-03-2020, 02:29 AM | #5328 |
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On the other side from buying, i.e. reading, I've found calibre's "Pick a random book" feature a wonderful way of choosing which out of my 900+ TBR to read next.
I have so many that making a rational choice of which I most want to read next is impossible. By making a random choice I ensure that I'm not neglecting any part of my TBR. So far, I haven't got a random pick that I didn't want to read. If that did happen, I've have to consider discarding, which would also reduce my TBR. For those of us with a large TBR, I highly recommend "Pick a random book" for at least some of your next book choices. |
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08-03-2020, 07:59 AM | #5330 | |
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The alternative would be to load an entirely different library on my H2O, which is my nightstand reader. However, since I prefer to read on my Aura One when I’m in my armchair, that’s not all that appealing. Still, I could pick it up for something different on occasion. I may play with this idea and see how it goes. I’ve already “rated” by TBR list in terms of appeal and why not load the batch that I’ve identified as highest interest? |
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08-03-2020, 08:44 AM | #5331 | |
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08-03-2020, 02:09 PM | #5332 | |
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08-05-2020, 05:45 AM | #5333 |
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I have been following this thread since it started. I could always identify with buying more books than I could read, but I somehow stopped buying much while I was unemployed between 2009-11 (did some part-time temp work in 2010-11). I continued with the habit of not buying and was reading from my existing library and borrowing from the NYPL. And yet I just looked at my digital purchases on Amazon and see a number of books from 2010-2014 that I either never read or that would be worthwhile to read again. I feel as if I never have to buy again. I also have a lot of paper books that I've not yet read.
Amazon has dangled some hard-to-resist offers twice of $5 off a book I had on my wishlist and now $5 off any book by that author (Lawrence Wright). I added one to my wishlist. I also collected $3 in digital credits and was able to buy Hilary Mantel's latest for $3 off. Then another book that I wasn't sure I wanted but was on my wishlist went down to $5, so I bought that. I almost always take one of their monthly prime reads that are free that month. I am feeling more free to spend during the pandemic. Anything that makes life easier and more enjoyable is an option to consider, I say. |
08-08-2020, 12:55 PM | #5334 | |
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08-08-2020, 02:57 PM | #5335 |
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I have certainly benefitted greatly from buying bargain books that I will want to read someday, rather than just buying when I want to read at whatever price is currently available.
But with 928 books on my TBR I admit that I overdid it a bit. |
08-10-2020, 01:18 PM | #5336 |
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It has been nine days since I purchased a book. Since then I read four books from my recent TBR and am currently reading one purchased several years ago. This thread is a helpful tool to restore sanity in buying sale books.
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08-13-2020, 07:07 AM | #5337 |
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I’m here to pat myself on the back, as I resisted the $30 Amazon come-on which expired yesterday. I was mightily tempted and (of course) I had books I could have applied it to, but between the amount of the outlay and the fact that it’s not really as good a deal as the gloss put on it by Amazon*, I was ultimately able to let it run out without acting.
*Although I’ll note that Amazon no longer makes the claim about the size of the savings in percentage terms; I infer from that they were called on a deceptive practice. So in fairness to Amazon, they only refer to the dollar savings now. The (real) percentage terms are still useful in comparing deals, however. Last edited by issybird; 08-13-2020 at 07:09 AM. |
08-14-2020, 04:12 AM | #5338 |
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I have decided to stop getting my usual SF and Fantasy magazines, i.e. Analog, Asimov's and F&SF. And the Grantville Gazette. It's a combination of events that have made be decide to stop.
I've missed getting an issue each of Analog & Asimov's, and electronic back issues don't seem to be available. My subscription for F&SF is now up for renewal (£29.99 for the year), as is my Grantville Gazette subscription (£27). Money is a bit tighter than usual just now. And I have a massive backlog of other SF and Fantasy magazines (Interzone, Galaxy, Lightsource, Fantasy Magazine) that are unread. And the fact that I prefer novel or even series length stories to short stories. And the fact that I have over 900 books on my TBR. It's a bit of a wrench from the completist side of me - I have Analog from January 2003, Asimov's from May 2003, F&SF from January 2002, and Grantville Gazettes from 1 to 88. But I don't think I'll actually miss reading them. Last edited by pdurrant; 08-14-2020 at 04:20 AM. |
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