Actually I did in the beginning , and yes it has changed alot while blogging. I do buy books that I adore in hardback , and since i do get books from publishers I even share those even more. Yes I am very thankful that publishers do give me Arc's to read and review.
I always joke with DH he can get me books for my birthday or Christmas. He rolls his eyes and I know that he won't get me a book because I admit I do have many books to read. But I get why he won't get me a book :) Heck my kids always tell me ...that they want to get me books for a big event. I ask for this as a standby if I can't think of anything. I am just happy being in a book store.
I am very picky about buying ebooks. I don't really have a budget but I cheap and I don't do it very often. I am very thrifty when it comes to buying ebooks.
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| my closet of my fave books |
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| thats 4 bags of books hiding in my closet |
Thanks Karen and Pam for this topic
I used to have a £20 per month book budget. I reviewed tons of library books and I could get 3-4 books for £20 at my local bookstore on sale. So that's what I did. I couldn't buy more books until I'd read the ones I'd already bought.
ReplyDeleteNow I have a kindle and I love love love reading on it. My husband gets me a Kindle gift card for Christmas and my birthday and I'm selective at what I buy with it. Usually have a wishlist of items on my Amazon account and I pick the ones that are on sale so I can get more.
Now that I receive books {as well as ebooks} from Publisher's I don't need to buy as many books but I still do buy, read and review my own books. I don't have a problem over buying books so I just make sure it is something I really want to read immediately if I buy it. I don't want to buy it and have it sit in my Kindle. I have enough of those from publishers! I don't want to waste money.
I love reading on my kindle too. i also still don't buy as much either :)
DeleteWhen I first started blogging I use to buy books instead of putting them on a Wishlist and buying when I wanted to read or was sure. Some of the books are still on the shelf from 3 years ago. Thank goodness I learn fast.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a budge per say. I feel because I get free books and ebooks I should be able to match them with my own choice, kind of feel like 2 for 1 :-)
I am so appreciative of publishers and authors, a whole new respect for them, makes me love blogging more.
I'm the exact opposite with e-books. i get a little crazy when it comes to the .99-2.99 deals. I see someone tweet a link and I usually buy it if it looks cute because it seems so cheap. I end up spending even more that way and most of the books aren't even good lol
ReplyDeleteI can't go crazy with ebooks ..I am cheap
DeleteI love your pictures...and your bags of books hiding in your closet...looks like mine. I always tell people I want gift cards to Amazon. My husband gets annoyed b/c he wants to surprise me I guess. Like Karen, when I see a cheap e-book I tend to buy it...I know I have more books on my Kindle than I can read as well.
ReplyDeleteMy dh is the eyeroll king about my books. It a joke now but it always makes me happy
DeleteLike Karen, eBooks are my weakness. It's hard to resist the freebies, then you see all the deals and figure they're worth taking a chance on because they're on sale! I think I have about 60 eBooks on my nook that I haven't read yet, so need to rein myself in! *L*
ReplyDeleteI am very picky about ebooks :)
DeleteI'm a stay at home mama so my budget it close to zero. I'm so grateful for free Kindle reads and my library.
ReplyDeleteI do splurge once in a while when something is on super sale.
DeleteI didn't even factor in ebooks! I swear, I think all physical copies should come with an ebook digital copy (like DVDs do now). A lot of times I like having the physical book, but if I'm going away it's nice to have on my Nook.
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I used to have a book budget, but between the 3 publishers I review for, the authors who send me books to read and review... and a friend who is with another publisher (she shares books) I only have to buy books that I want desperately or can't get from my library.
ReplyDeleteI don't really have a book budget. I don't seem to buy many books in hardback unless I know I'll re-read it again because I have limited storage space. When I get a bigger place one day, I'd love to have a dedicated library or bookshelf.
ReplyDeleteBut for now since I do get a lot of books from publishers, I don't buy many. Some even send finished copies for me to keep. I usually lend my books freely out to my friends and other bloggers too. Always spreading the love. :)
I used to budget in my books with every paycheck. Now I loosely budget them in. Getting an ereader is helpful b/c I can buy books I would normally pay $17 for for $10 or less. All of you are lucky to get ARCs and copies from publishers. I've been offered very few, and have only accepted 2. Mainly, I feel bad if I don't like the book that I've accepted and tend to give it a better review than I would have if I had bought the book.
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