As I do every new year, I always say I’m going to try and limit my book purchases in the coming year and usually that little resolution gets broken pretty quickly. I’m quite impressed at myself for having made it through the first week but I couldn’t hold back on that “Add to shopping cart” button on Amazon any longer and I bought my first book of the year on Monday.
Today I got Zeno’s Conscience by Italo Svevo which is one of my challenge reads and a read for a book group as well. I am going to try and keep track of my book purchases this year because I’m really curious how many books I buy a year. I’m assuming a lot.
So has everyone already made their first book purchase of the year?
Today was also my first day back to the bookbinding studio after a three week break. I was so out of it that I even forgot to take my apron and now my jeans are covered in glue. Oh well, the exciting part is that I finished my rounded spine book and it’s just now under a weight for the next 24 hours so it will be all nice and set. I loved how it turned out and I promise I’ll post pictures soon.
Be warned – keeping track of book purchases can be a scary revelation. ;p
This year I’m also recording how much I actually spent on books. I suspect I will be very alarmed by the final figure.
I need to read Zeno’s Conscience too.
I made a trip to Borders and bought 3 books today—and they were expensive. Fortunately, they were a belated present to someone. I did whittle away alot of time browsing the tables and taking down titles of books I want to read so I can save money and check them out at the library.
Yes, I bought two, and mooched two as well. Oh, dear — not a good start to the year! I can blame the Slaves of Golconda for one book — I had to buy their next read! — but the rest are all my fault.
I got several for Christmas that I am still reading, so I haven’t had to buy any yet. My husband and I have to buy textbooks this week, though…do those count? 🙂
I haven’t bought any yet but I will be this weekend I think. I’ve got some in my Amazon basket just waiting! I don’t think I want to know how many books I buy in a year. Scary! Looking forward to seeing your book.
Yep, two books yesterday (even though I have vowed to us the public library more often). I really need to stay FAR away from the bookstore.
I am purposely staying away from bookstores, but am checking the Traflagar Press to check when some Fall 2007 Hesperus books will finally be available in the US.
Dark Orpheus – I know, I’m wondering if I really want to know 🙂 I am not brave enough to count the dollars spent that’s for sure!
T.Y. – Oh see, then they were a gift and don’t count towards yours 🙂 I love to browse the books and always have a notebook in hand.
Dorothy W. – Oh see, now I need to fess up because I bought several books during the Christmas holiday and mooched some too! Somehow my 7 day waiting period to buy a new book doesn’t sound like all that much of a hardship now! ha,ha…
Tiffany – Textbooks definitely don’t count. So see, you are doing great! hee,hee.
Tanabata – It is just so easy to buy online isn’t it? I have never kept track of the books I’ve bought so I’m a bit curious but kinda scared!
Stephanie – Thank goodness for the public library right? I love it although have promised myself to read more from my stacks than from the library – the TBR stacks are out of control.
Isabel – What is Trafalgar Press? I can’t stay away from the bookstores – they are my weakness 🙂
Oh yes, I have bought a few already, and it’s not even end of the month yet! ;P Don’t think we are able to ditch this habit, don’t you think so?! LOL.
I never do make resolutions…I have already purchased my first books of the year -by the handful!
Yep, I’ve already cracked. I bought The Echo Maker, by Richard Powers, when we were on vacation in Myrtle Beach. I was without novel, and any book lover worth his/her salt knows that’s a deplorable situation.
Melody – You are right, we are hopeless when it comes to buying books 🙂
Tara – Yay, books by the handful! My resolution regarding buying books is very, very vague, just something about reading more books from my stacks. ha,ha.
Andi – Oh girl then you did what you absolutely had to do. It was your bookworm duty! 🙂
I realized that I do not own a copy of Zeno’s Conscience, which is supposed to be counted toward Outmoded Author Challenge. So I’ll have to go look for a copy.
I made my first book purchases on New Year’s Day, in Hong Kong. A bunch of UK releases of Irene Nemirovsky short novels, including Le Bal. I also sacked a couple titles from the Penguin Great Loves series, including Soren Kierkegaard’s The Seducer’s Diary.
Matt- Oh then you started the year off right with some new books! I couldn’t find Zeno’s Conscience in any of my area bookstores so that’s why I had to buy it on Amazon. It’s odd it’s not like it’s a million years old or something.
Traflagar Press, now part of IPG, is the US distributor of Hesperus Press books.
Go to this site:
http://www.ipgbook.com/
Type Hesperus in the Quick Search box and drool over the books!
12 days into the new year, and the only book I bought was Michael Swan’s Practical English, much needed for work. I’ve had 2 yoga classes and need to take 3 more, before I allow myself to enter a bookshop and buy a book. And that applies to Amazon and other online bookshops. I figure this way, I’ll do yoga, finish reading what I ‘ve got piled up AND curb impulse book buys. So far so good… 😛
I was doing really good until today. I was planning to post my new finds on my blog for Sunday, but I am too embarrassed by just how book crazy I went. On the plus side, I didn’t spend too much of my own money–I used gift cards I got for Christmas.
No first book purchase of the year yet! I am surprised with my own self-restraint. Probably the fact that I have been spending all my days locked away from the world studying for my finals, and thus haven’t been able to visit the bookstore, has more than a little bit to do with it 😛
Isabel – Thank you for the link! I’m sure I’ll spend hours on it 🙂
Kisane – You are good. What a great incentive for buying books. Maybe I need to do something like that to stop those impulse buys! ha,ha.
Literary Feline – You gotta post it now! I want to see. Plus like you said, it was Christmas related so really that doesn’t count 😉
Nymeth – You are being good! And, good luck with those finals. Ugh. I loved school but the tests always killed me. I get very anxious.