Inspired by Fantasy Is More Fun and The Geeky Blogger's Book Blog, I decided to start tracking my book expenses this year. I'll do a wrap up post at the end of each month.
I've given myself $10 real money each month to spend on books, whether for myself, as gifts, or blog giveaways. "Real money" being cash from my bank account as opposed to gift cards and store credits. I am counting money spent to ship giveaways and Paperbackswap.com books. Books from my personal shelves, borrowed from the library or a friend, and books received for review do not count against my purchases.
Cash - $120
Amazon Gift Cards - $105.80
Other Gift Cards - $55
Amazon Promotional Credit - $1
Audible Credit - $10
Paperbackswap.com Credits - 16
JUNE STARTING FUNDS
Cash - $88.33
Amazon Gift Cards - $95.20
Other Gift Cards - $0
Amazon Promotional Credit - $0
Audible Credit - $0
Paperbackswap.com Credits - 15
Paperbackswap.com Credits - 15
Cash -$3.67 mailed a review book to Jax
Amazon Gift Cards Spent- $7.96 on books & $31.86 on non-book items
Amazon Gift Cards Received - 0
Other Gift Cards - $0
Amazon Promotional Credit Received - $1
Amazon Promotional Credit Spent - $1
Amazon Promotional Credit Spent - $1
Audible Credit - $0
Paperbackswap.com Credits Spent - 0
Paperbackswap.com Credits Received - 0
Paperbackswap.com Credits Spent - 0
Paperbackswap.com Credits Received - 0
JUNE ENDING FUNDS/JULY STARTING FUNDS
Cash - $84.66
Amazon Gift Cards - $55.38
Amazon Gift Cards - $55.38
Other Gift Cards - $0
Amazon Promotional Credit - $0
Audible Credit -$0
Paperbackswap.com Credits - 15
JULY SPENT/RECEIVED
Paperbackswap.com Credits - 15
Cash -$0
Amazon Gift Cards Spent- $27.73
Amazon Gift Cards Received - 0
Other Gift Cards - $0
Amazon Promotional Credit Received - $1
Amazon Promotional Credit Spent - $1
Amazon Promotional Credit Spent - $1
Audible Credit - $0
Paperbackswap.com Credits Spent - 0
Paperbackswap.com Credits Received - 0
Paperbackswap.com Credits - 15
Paperbackswap.com Credits Spent - 0
Paperbackswap.com Credits Received - 0
JUY ENDING FUNDS
Cash - $84.66
Amazon Gift Cards - $27.65
Amazon Gift Cards - $27.65
Other Gift Cards - $0
Amazon Promotional Credit - $0
Audible Credit -$0Paperbackswap.com Credits - 15
BOOKS BOUGHT - PRINT, EBOOK, AND AUDIO
BOOKS RECEIVED FOR REVIEW- PRINT & KINDLE (includes both unsolicited & solicited books)
Shifting Hearts by Dominique Eastwick
Even Vampires Get the Blues by Sandra Hill
A Ghostly Murder by Tonya Kappes
Rescued by the Ranger by Dixie Lee Brown
Fan the Flames by Michele Dunaway
Everything She Forgot by Lisa Ballantyne
Melting Point by Kate Meader
Broken Promise by Linwood Barclay
A Murder of Mages by Marshall Ryan Maresca
Silver on the Road by Laura Anne Gilman
Sinclair Justice by Colleen Shannon
Thoreau in Phantom Bog by B.B. Oak
Chasing Secrets by Gennifer Choldenko
A Silver Wolf Christmas by Terry Spear
Move Your Blooming Corpse by D.E. Ireland
The Hidden by Heather Graham
Her Final Breath by Robert Dugoni
Friction by Sandra Brown
The Musubi Murder by Frankie Bow
Candy Corn Murder by Leslie Meier
Thirty Million Words: Building a Child's Brain by Dana and Beth Suskind
Rodeo King by Cheryl Yeko and Char Chaffin
Forsaken by S.J. Harper
Forged in Fire by Jessica Scott
The Sh!t No One Tells You About Toddlers by Dawn Dais
The Glass Gauntlet by Carter Roy
How to Parent Your Anxious Toddler by Natasha Daniels
St. Martin's First: Fall 2015 Sampler
Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY
Even Vampires Get the Blues by Sandra Hill
A Ghostly Murder by Tonya Kappes
Rescued by the Ranger by Dixie Lee Brown
Fan the Flames by Michele Dunaway
Everything She Forgot by Lisa Ballantyne
Melting Point by Kate Meader
Broken Promise by Linwood Barclay
A Murder of Mages by Marshall Ryan Maresca
Silver on the Road by Laura Anne Gilman
Sinclair Justice by Colleen Shannon
Thoreau in Phantom Bog by B.B. Oak
Chasing Secrets by Gennifer Choldenko
A Silver Wolf Christmas by Terry Spear
Move Your Blooming Corpse by D.E. Ireland
The Hidden by Heather Graham
Her Final Breath by Robert Dugoni
Friction by Sandra Brown
The Musubi Murder by Frankie Bow
Candy Corn Murder by Leslie Meier
Thirty Million Words: Building a Child's Brain by Dana and Beth Suskind
Rodeo King by Cheryl Yeko and Char Chaffin
Forsaken by S.J. Harper
Forged in Fire by Jessica Scott
The Sh!t No One Tells You About Toddlers by Dawn Dais
The Glass Gauntlet by Carter Roy
How to Parent Your Anxious Toddler by Natasha Daniels
St. Martin's First: Fall 2015 Sampler
Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY
FREE E-BOOKS & AUDIO BOOKS
BOOKS WON OR GIFTED
Scorpio Rising by Lilith Darville
Scorpio Awakens by Lilith Darville
I'll Catch You by Farrah Rochon
The Delivery by Mara White
The Shadow Revolution by Clay and Susan Griffith
Waterborne Exile by Susan Murray
The Perfect Bargain by Julia London
Death by Coffee by Alex Erickson
Holy cow, that was a lot of books, even for a two month period. Eeep. I read very few of my own books as I worked on whittling down my review pile (and yes, I have made progress despite the influx of more).
Scorpio Awakens by Lilith Darville
I'll Catch You by Farrah Rochon
The Delivery by Mara White
The Shadow Revolution by Clay and Susan Griffith
Waterborne Exile by Susan Murray
The Perfect Bargain by Julia London
Death by Coffee by Alex Erickson
Holy cow, that was a lot of books, even for a two month period. Eeep. I read very few of my own books as I worked on whittling down my review pile (and yes, I have made progress despite the influx of more).
Good luck with the accounting of your book money. If I received all those request books I would be happy to not spend any money, lol!
ReplyDeleteI don't receive books or book gift cards unless I win a giveaway, and luckily I won 2 this past month. I've given up Netgalley for at least the time being.
I don't track my money per se, more like tracking my purchases... trying to not download more than 3 new books a month. That is money I've set aside for "fun" since we don't go "out on the town" to the movie theater nor to eat in a nice restaurant more than a couple of times a year. I do buy used books and sometimes I get lucky and get a newly released title there too, and I am a frequent flyer at my library :) Enjoy your coming week, Bea.
I wanted to track where my books came from and how much I was spending. It's been an eye-opener; I'll definitely keep this up.
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