05-11-2018, 11:22 AM | #4621 | |
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I'm pretty sure I have close to a lifetime worth of ebooks and audiobooks, estimating that I will live another 20 years. But I can still fit a few more in! I just want to make sure that they are ones I WILL read! |
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This thread always reminds me to reevaluate all the crap in my house, not just my electronic stuff. Pleasant discussion, so thanks to you too. |
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05-11-2018, 01:23 PM | #4623 | |
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As another posting said, most freebies are repeats. |
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05-11-2018, 08:07 PM | #4624 | |
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05-12-2018, 07:21 AM | #4625 |
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I am just wondering about the harm of 'e-book addiction' in general.
I bought a lot of e-books in the last ten years (around 5.000+ in total). A great part of them were deals or free ones. My opinion is as long as you don't harm yourself or your family and don't 'waste' all your money or even get into debt it should be fine. I am glad I invested it in in e-books instead of beer or parties. Of course the cost-benefit analysis isn't great but in what hobby it is really the case? Last edited by joblack; 05-12-2018 at 07:25 AM. |
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05-12-2018, 11:58 AM | #4626 | |
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05-18-2018, 10:24 AM | #4627 | |
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So, I peruse the indies (not just free) in search of the good stuff. |
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05-19-2018, 04:34 AM | #4628 |
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have bought 11 this month so far, 7 of which were by Craig Robertson - i had an ARC copy of one of his books to review and i wanted to read the others in the series first however i only buy books mainly when they are at 99p (and sometimes get them for 89p due to kobo vip)
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05-19-2018, 04:39 PM | #4629 | |
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On the plus side, pretty much all the ebooks you collect will fit on a flashdrive, so storage and backing up is pretty cheap. Make sure you store one flashdrive off the premises along with your family photos. |
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05-23-2018, 10:23 PM | #4630 |
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I been buying books every other day.I cant help myself
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05-23-2018, 11:34 PM | #4631 |
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05-24-2018, 01:36 AM | #4632 |
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After a flurry of buys at the start of the month I've been remarkably constrained this month, for me.
The thing about sales is that they're not a bargain if you're not going to have time to read the books. My rule of thumb is not to buy if you wouldn't have bought it at full price if you wanted to read it *right now* |
05-25-2018, 11:09 AM | #4633 | |
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The underlying problem is when the sale creates the want, which should always be viewed with extreme misgiving. It can help if you sit on the sale, even if it's only for a few hours when it's a daily deal, as the want can become a lot less pressing. Another tactic is to stop scrutinizing the sales pages altogether. Let ereaderiq which has been recommended many times both do the work and keep you from temptation. If you don't see it, you won't buy it. |
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05-25-2018, 08:13 PM | #4634 |
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05-26-2018, 11:00 AM | #4635 |
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