I have never been a fan of ebooks. I read a ton, and I have given them a go, but there is something about holding a physical book that is deeply satisfying for me. Another issue I’ve always worried about with regards to ebooks is the blue light. I read in the evenings and I don’t want to have unnecessary exposure to blue lights that might negatively impact my sleep. Another factor that impacted my view was that I couldn’t physically assess, while reading, how far I’d come in a book and how far I had left. An ebook feels the same whether you are on page 1 or page 700.

That said, I don’t have a ton of space for more books. I am also the owner now of some decent blue light blocking glasses that I can wear in the evenings. Finally, I have become more and more comfortable with my iPad. While shopping for something totally unrelated on Amazon todayI decided to browse the book section and I came across a collection of ebooks that for today only cost either $1.99 or $2.99. One of the books was a 365 day ‘daily reader’ style book, which I was in the market for since we just started a new year and I hadn’t found a new one yet I wanted to read.

All this is to say that I spent about $11 on 7 ebooks that I can now enjoy on my iPad. I’ve already started the daily reader. Not sure when I’ll dive into one of the others, but for $2, I couldn’t resist. Indeed, when I think about how much time I’ll enjoy reading these books in light of their cost, especially when I consider what a 2 hour movie costs these days, I feel like I got a good deal. Later in the year I suspect I’ll repost something about whether the money was well spent or not.