Balancing the Book Budget: March 2013

Monthly Balancing the Book Budget Check-In!

The RULES

• I can purchase 2 books a month (Either Kindle or Paperback form)
• I can use my audible credits (2 a month).  So if I hit a 3 for 2 sale score for me but I will not be purchasing additional credits in a month.
• I can use my Discover a New Love credit every month. (I actually have 2 saved up that will be used at some time too)
• I can make 1 book club purchase a month.  I had to add this in because I don’t always read the same books my book clubs do.  I have 2 book clubs so this does pose a bit of a problem as they don’t often pick the same book and one of the 2 I run.  However, I did not want to add 2 books to my purchase total.  Sometimes I will have to go strictly for the social aspect or get the book from the library.
• I can download free books but must track them.
• I can receive books as gifts or win them but must track them. (This is includes giveaway books from blogs, contests, Library Thing, and Goodreads)
• I can request/receive no more than 2 (paper or kindle) books per month for review.  Once I am caught up from last years requests I might up that to 3 but right now I need to catch up.
• I can continue to request Brilliance Audiobooks for review but no more than 5 of those.  I knock these out pretty quickly and audiobooks are something that I adore.
• I will keep track of total dollars spent on all book related activities: dinners for book clubs, conventions, book related expenses, etc.

 2013 Balancing the Book Budget Totals

Books Purchased/Dollar Amounts (4): Dang OVER!

• One Good Earl Deserves a Lover: The Second Rule of Scoundrels by Sarah MacLean $7.57 (READ)
• Dead Reckoning: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel by Charlaine Harris $8.65 (READ)
• Dead in the Family: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood) by Charlaine Harris $8.65 (READ)
• Once Her Man, Always Her Man: A 1 Night Stand Story: Always a Marine, Book 1(Audiobook) by Heather Long ($1.99)

Total Spent: 26.86

Audiobook Credits (3) used: I still have 1 unused credits for when something screams at me 🙂 

• Deadly Sting (Digital Audiobook) by Jennifer Estep (READ)
• A Rogue by Any Other Name (Digital Audiobook) by Sarah MacLean (READ)
• (PRE-Order) Dead Ever After: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel by Charlaine Harris

Book Club Purchase (1): It was cheaper to get the combo ebook/audio than the audio on its own. 

• Die For Me by Cynthia Eden ($4.32)/Die for Me: A Novel of the Valentine Killer (Digital Audiobook) ($2.15) (READ)

Total Spent: $6.47

Books for Review (Physical, Edelweiss, NetGalley, Blog Tour) (9):  Went way over though I did make sure that they were spread over the next few months.

• Bare it All by Lori Foster (Blog Tour)
• Highlander Most Wanted by Maya Banks (Edelweiss/Released/Read)
• The Marrying Season by Candace Camp (Edelweiss/April 23)
• What a Duke Desires by Sabrina Jeffries (Edelweiss/June 18)
• Exposed by Laura Griffin (Edelweiss/June 25)
• Caged Warrior by Lindsey Piper (Edelweiss/June 25)
• Night Demon by Lisa Kessler (NetGalley/Released)
• Taking Shots by Toni Aleo (NetGalley/April 23)
• Trying to Score by Toni Aleo (NetGalley/April 23)

Discover a New Love Credits (3): I have one banked for another day

• A Shot of Sultry by Macy Beckett
• The Geek Girl and The Scandalous Early by Gina Lamm
• Cowboy Tough by Joanne Kennedy

Audiobooks for Review (2): My books from Brilliance did not make it in before the end of the month

• Dark Desires After Dark by Kresley Cole (Simon and Schuster)
• A Long Kiss Goodnight by Gena Showalter (Simon and Schuster)

Books Won (6):

• The Charmed: Book One of a Trilogy by Christine Wenrick
• Won a basket from Christie Craig/CC Hunter (5 Books included)

Book Events (2):

• Dinner with Vicki Pettersson
• Dreaming in Dallas Book Signing

Total Spent: Dinners were around $40.00

Books Gifted (2):

• Lover At Last: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward
• Time Untime (Dark-Hunter Novels) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Freebies are tracked on Goodreads

Books I added to the shelves this month: 32
Books I read this month: 22 (I didn’t meet my goal this month DARN IT)
Seriously Series Reads: 15
TBR Tipping (Books Purchased before 1/1/13): 13
Review Books: 1
New Purchases/Gifts Read (Books Purchased after 3/1/13): 7
Goodreads 200 book challenge: 64 of 200

Overall not a great month BUT not completely out of control!  I am actually quite surprised how well I am holding to my budget.  This month was hard though as I had to pass by many books that I actually really wanted.  Where is my book fairy godmother LOL

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