Do you read omnibuses? - Page 2

spacepope · 12-28-2021, 03:49 AM

I've bought omnibuses, but it makes me scared to start them because they're so long! I need to stop being a baby

4691mls · 12-28-2021, 10:55 AM

I need another poll choice for "I would buy omnibuses but the books I read never seem to be available that way"

conan50 · 12-28-2021, 11:19 AM

I'm in the majority. If it saves me money that's fine with me.

Victoria · 12-29-2021, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by spacepope

I've bought omnibuses, but it makes me scared to start them because they're so long! I need to stop being a baby

I totally relate to this

. I’ve done the same.

I bought several of the full length Liaden novels in bundled omnibuses, when I was just starting the series, because they were cheaper. However, I like to skip around in the series when I reread them, and find the bundles more cumbersome than the stand alone books. I can never remember what is bundled with what. So I wouldn’t do that again for this series, plus I want to support the authors by paying the full price.

That said, I’ve bought many other omnibuses too, and appreciate the cost savings. I don’t mind the format, because I usually read the books in sequence.

bookaho!ic · 12-30-2021, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by DrNefario

I treat them as individual books, but don't actually split them. They remember where I got up to. Normally I don't binge a series, so it might be months before I come back for the next book. Right now, though, I am reading an omnibus from the library, so I kind of have to binge it. I am splitting it up by reading novellas in between books.

Why would anyone not read them?

thats very similar to what i do, i did that with the Ethan Cross Ackerman box set - i log them on goodreads and here as separate books too as i will read others in between

chongjasmine · 02-06-2022, 08:17 AM

I generally prefer individual books.

JSWolf · 02-06-2022, 08:58 AM

The poll only allows one answer when multiple answers are called for.

I don't read omnibuses. But if I was to buy one, I'd split it into individual books. So in order to vote how I do it, I have to be able to select three answers.

JSWolf · 02-06-2022, 08:59 AM

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ownedbycats · 02-06-2022, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I don't read omnibuses.

Then that's your answer.

JSWolf · 02-06-2022, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Then that's your answer.

Nope.

I purchase them if they are cheaper then individually.
I split them into individual books.
I don't read them as an omnibus but I do read them after splitting.

So really, the poll is not fitting the process as I can only select one answer.

ownedbycats · 02-06-2022, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Nope.

I purchase them if they are cheaper then individually.
I split them into individual books.
I don't read them as an omnibus but I do read them after splitting.

So really, the poll is not fitting the process as I can only select one answer.

You said you did not read omnibuses.

JSWolf · 02-06-2022, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ownedbycats

You said you did not read omnibuses.

That's not the correct answer as it's a process. So all three answers need to be able to be selected.

ownedbycats · 02-06-2022, 10:40 AM

If you purchase an omnibus when it's cheaper and then read it as an omnibus, you pick the second option.

If you purchase an omnibus regardless of reason and then split it for reading, you pick the third option.

If you do not purchase or read omnibuses at all, you pick the last option.

jviscosi · 03-02-2022, 09:10 PM

I'll buy an omnibus if it's cheaper than buying books individually, and when I do I read it straight through because I can't be bothered to split them up. Earlier this year I read the four-book "Seventh Sword" omnibus, which was like 3,000 pages long, and I just recently picked up the "Throne of Glass" eight-book omnibus, which is nearly 5,000 pages long (I sure hope I like it) and the "Shadow & Bone" trilogy omnibus, which is a tiny little pamphlet at only 1,200 pages ...

Angst · 03-15-2022, 11:18 AM

The trouble I face is that after reading the first book in a series and deciding I want to read the rest of the series, buying the omnibus means repurchasing the first book again as part of the omnibus. Often it's no longer a cost-effective proposition since I already own the first book.

I guess the answer is to read the first book in the library.

View Poll Results: Do you read omnibuses?
Yes, I prefer them to individual books	12	20.00%
Yes, but only if they're cheaper than buying individually	35	58.33%
I purchase them, but split them into individual books	8	13.33%
No, I don't read them	5	8.33%
Voters: 60. You may not vote on this poll

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12-28-2021, 03:49 AM	#16
spacepope Zealot Posts: 117 Karma: 5915366 Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: USA! USA! 🇺🇸 Device: Kobo Libra H2O, Kobo Clara, Kindle Paperwhite 3, Smartphone	I've bought omnibuses, but it makes me scared to start them because they're so long! I need to stop being a baby

12-28-2021, 10:55 AM	#17
4691mls Wizard Posts: 2,776 Karma: 30081762 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: US Device: ALL DEVICES ARE STOCK: Kobo Clara, Tolino Shine 2, Sony PRS-T3, T1	I need another poll choice for "I would buy omnibuses but the books I read never seem to be available that way"

12-28-2021, 11:19 AM	#18
conan50 Fanatic Posts: 592 Karma: 14054112 Join Date: Jun 2014 Device: kindle	I'm in the majority. If it saves me money that's fine with me.

02-06-2022, 08:17 AM	#21
chongjasmine Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 2137842 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: none	I generally prefer individual books.

02-06-2022, 08:58 AM	#22
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 74,444 Karma: 129358310 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The poll only allows one answer when multiple answers are called for. I don't read omnibuses. But if I was to buy one, I'd split it into individual books. So in order to vote how I do it, I have to be able to select three answers.

02-06-2022, 08:59 AM	#23
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 74,444 Karma: 129358310 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	delete post

02-06-2022, 10:40 AM	#28
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 8,755 Karma: 62032371 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	If you purchase an omnibus when it's cheaper and then read it as an omnibus, you pick the second option. If you purchase an omnibus regardless of reason and then split it for reading, you pick the third option. If you do not purchase or read omnibuses at all, you pick the last option.

03-02-2022, 09:10 PM	#29
jviscosi Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 2563362 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: California Device: Inkbook Focus, Nook Glowlight 4/4+, Inkbook Obsidian, Kindle Keyboard	I'll buy an omnibus if it's cheaper than buying books individually, and when I do I read it straight through because I can't be bothered to split them up. Earlier this year I read the four-book "Seventh Sword" omnibus, which was like 3,000 pages long, and I just recently picked up the "Throne of Glass" eight-book omnibus, which is nearly 5,000 pages long (I sure hope I like it) and the "Shadow & Bone" trilogy omnibus, which is a tiny little pamphlet at only 1,200 pages ...

03-15-2022, 11:18 AM	#30
Angst Cannon Fodder Posts: 2,819 Karma: 50921712 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Probably a library Device: PRS-350, Kindle DX, Kindle Paperwhite	The trouble I face is that after reading the first book in a series and deciding I want to read the rest of the series, buying the omnibus means repurchasing the first book again as part of the omnibus. Often it's no longer a cost-effective proposition since I already own the first book. I guess the answer is to read the first book in the library.

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