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UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant
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No, I know what you mean!!! When I picked up the Lori Foster books my first thought was that these will fit into "new author" challenges as well as "anthology related" challenges. Like I said, I wasn't terribly excited to get the books, but at the same time I knew I'd need them.All things considered, I've done pretty damn good.
I think we all have. Considering out addictions... :-)
I know its been hard, but with the ban lifted this month...I know its been necessary. I'm going to try and curb myself here soon.
Bekah wrote: "I'm going to try and curb myself here soon. "Well, yeah. There are only 10 days left in the month! LOL
good point...why stop now??:-)
Bekah wrote: "good point...why stop now??:-)"
LOL! Exactly!
I bought more books at my library bookstore.Here are some:
.While there, there were two old ladies who bought children's books for a good cause. And the "Red-Dot" sale table is still full of books.
We were suppose to have a huge libary book sale yesterday; however, it was cancelled days before the event as they knew a storm was coming. (Nearly blew the roof off the house and the roof is new!!! (view spoiler)
Lisa Kay wrote: "We were suppose to have a huge libary book sale yesterday; however, it was cancelled days before the event as they knew a storm was coming. (Nearly blew the roof off the house and the roof it new!..."Aaaahh, that's so bad. Library sales are the BEST...even if some of the books aren't in great condition.
Hope they reschedule the library sale soon.
LOL!!!!
Bekah wrote: "uh oh...fictionwise has a 50% off coupon goin on...."How do you get the Fictionwise coupons? I have an account there, but I never receive any emails from them.
Julie (Mom2lnb) wrote: "How do you get the Fictionwise coupons? I have an account there, but I never receive any emails from them. ."I never receive them either. I only get them through word of mouth.
I always go and type fictionwise coupon in google and whatever one is active pops up..i always use retailmenot.com
And yes, I have a problem and yes thats why I'm here, and yes, I SHOULD have created a limit for my open month of buying, however I DID NOT.So...
If you want the big picture of my damage, check out this link:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
that doesn't count my ebooks that I've bought. Those are about 6 -8..not sure at the moment.
If it make any difference today was a lot of emotional buying..I've been weepy and depressed and I'm not sure why :( so why not buy books right??
I'm sick!
Bekah wrote: "If it make any difference today was a lot of emotional buying..I've been weepy and depressed and I'm not sure why :( so why not buy books right?? ."Then it can't count against you because it's for your mental health.
**hugs**
:-)thanks..I'm going to try and limit myself to ebooks only now...cuz thats where the gift card resides. My pocket book needs a break.
On a positive note...all 37 of those books are on their way to me in several batches! It will feel awesome as they start pouring in over the next week or so!!!
Nice!!!!!! Like Christmas over and over again!
UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "That's what I'm thinking, too. They aren't in great shape, but for .50 cents and orginial publications, I couldn't pass them up.I still broke my NYR with the other books, but I think I'll allow myself those 2 extra in April..."
I'm big into having the original release book for authors I collect so I'll deal with the old ones not being in the greatest condition.
I already bought 2 before 7 am this morning. Damn my Nook!
Laura wrote: "I'm big into having the original release book for authors I collect so I'll deal with the old ones not being in the greatest condition. "I'm the same way. Unless a re-realease has a lot more information in it, or my original is in such bad shape that it might fall apart if I open it, I won't buy the new ones.
An example is
. When Ms. McNaught was contacted about doing a special edition, she added almost 200 pages to the original story. 200 AMAZING pages. That's the version I wanted and tracked down.
AAAAAAhhhhhh..... 91 books coming up! Curse betterworldbooks!!!!!
what??? 91? Are you buying or is it just sitting in your shopping cart?
Melanie wrote: "AAAAAAhhhhhh..... 91 books coming up! Curse betterworldbooks!!!!!"Sweet Mary!!!!!
I cracked like a cheap souvenir! Lol.. I don't know (once again) whether to laugh or cry... As we speak they're packing all those pretty books into a box that will be sent to my boyfriend's house (otherwise the swiss authorities might start to wonder what exactly is being shipped to this address regularly, lol)...
Here's the new reason I'll have to live on soup and crackers:-)
Great haul, Melanie.Just a suggestion - be sure to read the Pamela Clare Blakewell/Kenleigh trilogy in order. I read Ride the Fire first, and while it worked as a stand alone, it would have been much sweeter had I read them in order.
UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Great haul, Melanie.Just a suggestion - be sure to read the Pamela Clare Blakewell/Kenleigh trilogy in order. I read Ride the Fire first, and while it worked as a stand alone, it would have been ..."
Cool thanks for the info:-)
Congrats Melanie, looks like you have some good one in there! Soup, crackers & load of books ...sounds like good living to me!
Wow, Melanie! I am soooo envious. You bought all those Kasey Michaels Maggie Kelly mystery books too. Neat.
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD! You are a book addict GODDESS!!Really. we all pale compared to you. Of course you'll have read all those books by the end of the month too right???
I feel so much better about my addiction when yours is staring me in the face!!
:)
Lisa Kay wrote: "Wow, Melanie! I am soooo envious. You bought all those Kasey Michaels Maggie Kelly mystery books too. Neat."Only the two first... I'm def looking forwards to reading them!
Bekah wrote: "I feel so much better about my addiction when yours is staring me in the face!..."
I live to serve:-) Maybe by the end of April, lol, since they do take two weeks to get here!
good point!!!Rock star reader!!!
I don't like odd numbers...I never have. Its a weird phobia of mine.. like.. I refuse to have just one child...it has to be 2 or 4. No odd numbers in my life..it's weird cuz I was born on the 17th day of the 3rd month - or maybe its BECAUSE of that...hmm..What does all this have to do with my addiction you ask?
Well, you see...I've bought 37 books from betterworld that I'm waiting on to be delivered and it just doesn't sit well with me. Doesn't sit well at all.
So...I propose I remedy that and buy just three more books from them to round things off to a nice number. Now I realize I could buy one more and it would be an even number but the deal is 3 for $10 so it fits nicely with my even numbered neediness.
What 3 books do you think I should buy????!!!
:-)
notice how the fact that I need to buy 3 books, an ODD amount, doesn't phase me???
ahem ***hangs head*** there go the crackers! I'm going to throw this computer out, I swear!!!BD:
BWB:
Lisa Kay wrote: "You bought another Kasey Michaels!! LOL. But Melanie, you made some good purchases."***wearily** I know... But I think I'm going to try a book buying ban till end of April (I don't want too big of a shock to my system, lol), except for books that are part of a series I'm already reading:-D
Melanie, I'm willing to help you with your addiction. Buy books and send them to me. LOL
UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Melanie, I'm willing to help you with your addiction. Buy books and send them to me. LOL"Aw.... So generous of you Dhes:-D
Melanie wrote: "Aw.... So generous of you Dhes:-D "I know. That's just the kind of gal I am. *sigh*
UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "I know. That's just the kind of gal I am. *sigh*"Don't know how people don't take advantage of you and send you books every week:-D
Melanie wrote: "Don't know how people don't take advantage of you and send you books every week:-D "If you figure it out, let me know so I can fix that! LOL
UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Melanie wrote: "Don't know how people don't take advantage of you and send you books every week:-D "If you figure it out, let me know so I can fix that! LOL"
Will do, but I think that's in the realm of fantasy:-D Talking of which, I'm fantasizing about my bed right now, so TTY'all 2morrow! x
Bekah wrote: "I always go and type fictionwise coupon in google and whatever one is active pops up..i always use retailmenot.com"Thanks for the tip, Bekah. I used the one Dhestiny posted yesterday to order about 10 e-books today. Like I really need any more excuses to buy books, but hey, they were 50% off. I'm saving money.;-)
Holy cow!!!!!!!!!! Are you going to buy them all? LOL"I spent $60......It was beautiful *cries* didn't want to leave, I didn't know you could bring a wagon! i will in October for round 2, LOL
50% off is pretty impossible to ignore!!
Lol Bekah: IMO, 5% is hard to ignore!Amanda - what's this place you need to bring a wagon to? (if you were asking me, yep, they're bought and paid for, lol)
in that case betterworldbooks is doing 15% of 4 or more books right now!:)
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I buy books for book club if I have to, but because of my schedule I am not doing challenges at the moment..but it was something I had to watch when I was doing them.