[ SECRET POST #3884 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3884 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

"I spend too much money as it is"

Then obviously books aren't a big priority for you so why complain?

Also ebooks are like $3 even for good long ones, especially ones from indie pubs. Just don't have Starbucks for one day and get some support out there for authors jfc.

[(Anonymous)]

This. I could get it if OP was talking about actual books because these days even paperbacks can be pricey, but ebooks are so cheap. Not only that, but authors who publish ebooks as opposed to physical copies don't have the benefit of having libraries buy their stuff to loan, so it's even more important to support them directly by buying their books.

[digitalghosts]

Unfortunately reading devices are not as cheap. If you have crap eyes like me, then you probably need a lit up ink screen (for some reason my eyes see unlit ones differently than paper). You certainly can use apps on phone and whatnot and buy used devices but it will be at least 20. And authors can spare a copy of any type to their local library (yep, can donate your own stuff). Edit: meant digital copies. And thought of another problem - you cannot walk into a shop and buy an indie book unless they have such service of ordering it for you. You need a bank account and a card to buy internet stuff unless you contact author. Library cards do have some requirements but less than banks.

[(Anonymous)]

Uh... OP is clearly on the internet, probably spends a significant amount of time there AND makes secrets for this community. Chances are they have a laptop and/or tablet.

[(Anonymous)]

Not OP so I can't say what their situation is, but I get the worst headaches when I try to read books on my phone or laptop. I was fortunate enough to be able to afford an ereader to avoid that, but not everyone can.

And a lot of the ebooks that I'm interested in are the same price as a new paperback, which is too much for me to spend nearly as often as I'd like, so I'm not sure where the original anon got the idea that you can buy anything you want for $3.

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NAYRT

For people who get eyestrain looking at a screen all day, I have this great firefox addon called Dark Background and Light Text. It's especially wonderful for reading fanfic on the computer. It's one click to turn it off and on, and you can also change specific settings for each website.

And as for ebooks, the pdf reader I use allows you to change the color of text and background so it produces less eyestrain.

[(Anonymous)]

yeah an e-reader is 20 but then you can just pirate all the popular books for free so really it pays for itself, if books are that important to you

[(Anonymous)]

You don't think it's possible that someone who thinks books are important would want to buy or borrow them legitimately?

[(Anonymous)]

Not OP
Not necessarily true. I have a budget for "fun" spending, but I prefer to spend it on things I know I will like. I'm not taking a risk on a book that could be god-awful. I have kindle unlimited, and there have been several books that I couldn't even make it through. Those would add up if I were paying $3 each. This is why I only buy books if it is an author I know I like and want to support. Otherwise I use kindle unlimited or the library. I won't buy books on a chance that I might like it.

[(Anonymous)]

I hate this because you're assuming OP gets Starbucks every day just because they "spend too much money". You don't know what they're spending it on.