Books!

[Greg Smith]

A thread about book buying habits.  How much do you spend on books in a given period of time?  Week?  Month?  Year?  Whatever.  What types of books do you buy?  Where do you buy them?  Brick and mortar?  Online?  If you buy online, what are your favorite sites?  What are your thoughts on Kindle, Nook, or other electronic readers and how much do you use them?

[Rey Reynoso]

How much do you spend on books in a given period of time?

Whatever and whenever my wife allows. I have books saved in the shopping cart as an unstated hint.

 

Where do you buy them?

Usually online but if the Library is having a sale I run (RUN!) there. I love university book sales when they have them. When I'm in New York, I make my way to the Strand.

 

What are your favorite sites?

I usually shop at Amazon marketplace. Great deals.

 

What are your thoughts on Kindle, Nook, or other electronic readers and how much do you use them?

I would love to own one of them (any of them) and I think I'd do alright with them. Electronic is so much cheaper even if I'd miss the turning page.

 

 

 

 

[Daniel]

I collect books, but tend to do so in a digital fashion.  I have about 3500 or so in Kindle or EPUB format.   It's a virtual hoard. :)  Besides mystery/thriller/adventure fiction books, I'm also interested in books about theology, church history, and the origins debate(s) - as long as they are not too scholarly.  My reading comprehension is such now that I need to keep it short and simple.  The Kindle/EPUB route on the tablet fakes that "short" part, but if it is too scholarly, I don't really comprehend it much.  

I mostly go for free books because there more more free ones than I'd ever read.  I generally visit http://www.ereaderiq.com daily to see what the free books are for the Kindle in some particular favorite genres and also use it to notify me if anything on my Amazon wish list drops in price.  In the last 10 years, the only books I've actually purchased were written by friends that I wanted to support or origins related books that I got with free gift cards.  But I love reading on my Android tablet.  It's better than the Kindle that I had before (returned it for this) because I also have access to other book readers and other book sources that the Kindle tries to keep you from.  Besides having a few books on it, I also have my Bible software on it with several study bibles and study aids.  Between my wife using it to play Solitaire and Draw Something and me using it for reading, we generally fully discharge it's 4hr battery life every day.

[Jason]

Too much money. Usually $100/month, but I've begun to back down.

I go to used.addall.com and find the best price.

I am not big on ebooks. I do buy some, but not too many.

[zhansman]

Not as much as you guys, but I am starting to purchase more kindle versions because they're generally cheaper.  I don't have a kindle yet; I read my e-books on my iPhone or on my computer at home. I feel less guilty buying an ebook for $10 , it I buy an ink and paper book I have to spend $25 or more to get free shipping with Amazon, so that tends to be above the budgeting radar!

[Jack]

 I have more books in my library (mostly Religious and Historical) than I can possibly read, in my lifetime, unless the Lord puts a "Methuselah measure" upon me. I've already "willed" my Theological library to my Grand-daughter's husband, who if finishing up his Doctorate degree. And I placed three books on my Amazon Wish list, in the last two days. Go figure! How much have/do I spend? I wouldn't dare compute how much I spend annually. I like Amazon, Christian Book Dist, and, of course, Kindle, where I have hundreds of out-of-copyright, free books. So, I have a long list of: "Gonna read that, as soon as I can" books. Typically, I am reading five or six books, at a time...three with each eye! (See your Opthamologist for special prescription) :-)

[zhansman]

So how do you guys remember what you read?  Or do you?

[Jason]

Is there a way to filter the search results on that site and narrow down to the religion section of non-fiction?

Daniel said:

I collect books, but tend to do so in a digital fashion.  I have about 3500 or so in Kindle or EPUB format.   It's a virtual hoard. :)  Besides mystery/thriller/adventure fiction books, I'm also interested in books about theology, church history, and the origins debate(s) - as long as they are not too scholarly.  My reading comprehension is such now that I need to keep it short and simple.  The Kindle/EPUB route on the tablet fakes that "short" part, but if it is too scholarly, I don't really comprehend it much.  

I mostly go for free books because there more more free ones than I'd ever read.  I generally visit http://www.ereaderiq.com daily to see what the free books are for the Kindle in some particular favorite genres and also use it to notify me if anything on my Amazon wish list drops in price.  In the last 10 years, the only books I've actually purchased were written by friends that I wanted to support or origins related books that I got with free gift cards.  But I love reading on my Android tablet.  It's better than the Kindle that I had before (returned it for this) because I also have access to other book readers and other book sources that the Kindle tries to keep you from.  Besides having a few books on it, I also have my Bible software on it with several study bibles and study aids.  Between my wife using it to play Solitaire and Draw Something and me using it for reading, we generally fully discharge it's 4hr battery life every day.

[Jack]

 I usually place a date finished, in the fly-leaf. I just began to re-read a book that I had read 30 months ago. It seemed like I was reading it for the first time. I Don't think that I had forgotten it all, but, rather, I was noticing things that I had missed in the first reading. I wonder how much more I will perceive on the third or fourth reading? It looks like I'll need more time than Methuselah had! But, I doubt that he had as large a library, as I.  (sounds like a good excuse)

zhansman said:

So how do you guys remember what you read?  Or do you?

[Daniel]

If you sign in with your email address, you can store filter/sort options.  I have a "religious" saved search that shows me all the free books that hit the "religious" genre every day sorted by ranking/reviews.  Every once in a while you get something nice on there.

Jason said:

Is there a way to filter the search results on that site and narrow down to the religion section of non-fiction?

Daniel said:

I collect books, but tend to do so in a digital fashion.  I have about 3500 or so in Kindle or EPUB format.   It's a virtual hoard. :)  Besides mystery/thriller/adventure fiction books, I'm also interested in books about theology, church history, and the origins debate(s) - as long as they are not too scholarly.  My reading comprehension is such now that I need to keep it short and simple.  The Kindle/EPUB route on the tablet fakes that "short" part, but if it is too scholarly, I don't really comprehend it much.  

I mostly go for free books because there more more free ones than I'd ever read.  I generally visit http://www.ereaderiq.com daily to see what the free books are for the Kindle in some particular favorite genres and also use it to notify me if anything on my Amazon wish list drops in price.  In the last 10 years, the only books I've actually purchased were written by friends that I wanted to support or origins related books that I got with free gift cards.  But I love reading on my Android tablet.  It's better than the Kindle that I had before (returned it for this) because I also have access to other book readers and other book sources that the Kindle tries to keep you from.  Besides having a few books on it, I also have my Bible software on it with several study bibles and study aids.  Between my wife using it to play Solitaire and Draw Something and me using it for reading, we generally fully discharge it's 4hr battery life every day.

[Jason]

Thanks. I muddled through it.

Daniel said:

If you sign in with your email address, you can store filter/sort options.  I have a "religious" saved search that shows me all the free books that hit the "religious" genre every day sorted by ranking/reviews.  Every once in a while you get something nice on there.

Jason said:

Is there a way to filter the search results on that site and narrow down to the religion section of non-fiction?

Daniel said:

I collect books, but tend to do so in a digital fashion.  I have about 3500 or so in Kindle or EPUB format.   It's a virtual hoard. :)  Besides mystery/thriller/adventure fiction books, I'm also interested in books about theology, church history, and the origins debate(s) - as long as they are not too scholarly.  My reading comprehension is such now that I need to keep it short and simple.  The Kindle/EPUB route on the tablet fakes that "short" part, but if it is too scholarly, I don't really comprehend it much.  

I mostly go for free books because there more more free ones than I'd ever read.  I generally visit http://www.ereaderiq.com daily to see what the free books are for the Kindle in some particular favorite genres and also use it to notify me if anything on my Amazon wish list drops in price.  In the last 10 years, the only books I've actually purchased were written by friends that I wanted to support or origins related books that I got with free gift cards.  But I love reading on my Android tablet.  It's better than the Kindle that I had before (returned it for this) because I also have access to other book readers and other book sources that the Kindle tries to keep you from.  Besides having a few books on it, I also have my Bible software on it with several study bibles and study aids.  Between my wife using it to play Solitaire and Draw Something and me using it for reading, we generally fully discharge it's 4hr battery life every day.

[Harry]

Most of my books, if i can't buy them used from our local Friends of the Library or used book stores, I buy new from Amazon ( both e-books and paper ). I have a Kindle DX and a Ipad2.

The books that I read are either history or Lutheran theology. One advantage of an e-reader there are a lot of public domain books especially at Project Gutenberg, British Library, Internet Archive and Google Books to name a few. I use Calibre to convert books to the PDF or MOBI for Kindle.

I really think that an e-reader is the way to go. For reading outdoors, e-ink is best but for inside and especially magazines the Ipad or Kindle Fire is the best.

[E. A. Johnston]

I have bought about 33 books since December. They were all bought through Amazon. Most are used and from private sellers. A couple were a dollar or less. Amazon is by far my favorite place to buy. Fast, easy, great selection, and unbelievable prices. I have a Nook Color but have found that I am too accustomed to the real deal. I would sell the Nook if it would not hurt my husband's feelings.