Monthly Kindle Book Budget: April

It's been a slow month for buying books here, what with the large to-be-read stack already on my Kindle. I did get all the free books for the month and a very few others, but overall stayed well under the Kindle budget for the month.

April

Holy Bible, GOD'S WORD Translation (GW) by Baker Publishing Group	$0.00
Holy Bible, Today's New International Version, TNIV by Zondervan	$0.00
Because He Loves Me: How Christ Transforms Our Daily Life by Elyse M. Fitzpatrick	$0.00
The Quran - A Pure and Literal Translation by The Monotheist Group	$0.95
Afraid by Jack Kilborn	$1.99
Miss Fix-It by L. C. Monroe and Nicolette Derens	$0.00
Put Your Dream to the Test: 10 Questions that Will Help You See It and Seize It by John C. Maxwell	$0.00
The Second Ship (The Rho Agenda : Book One) by Richard Phillips	$0.99
Kindle Shortcuts and Kindle-friendly Websites by MobileReference	$0.01
ReThink: Introduction by Ric Merrifield	$0.00
Rethink: Key Concepts by Ric Merrifield	$0.00
Rethink (Chapter 1): How the -How- Trap Is Trapping You by Ric Merrifield	$0.00
Rethink: Index by Ric Merrifield	$0.00
Outsmart (Intro & Chapter 1): It's a Smart, Smart, Smart, Smart World by Jim Champy	$0.00
Outsmart (Epilogue) by Jim Champy	$0.00
Inspire (Intro & Chapter 1): From Tired to Inspired by Jim Champy	$0.00
Stories I Never Told the Speaker: The Chaotic Adventures of a Capitol Hill Aide by Marshall L. Lynam	$0.80
Retirement Homes Are Murder by Mike Befeler	3.99
Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary for Kindle (KJV) (cross linked with built in Bible) (1) by matthew henry	$2.39
Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary for Kindle (ASV) (cross linked with built in Bible) (1) by matthew henry	$1.99
The Bounty: The Malloy Family Book 1 by Beth Williamson	$0.00
The Alchemyst by Michael Scott	$0.00

For the month, that's 22 books, $13.11 in total, for $0.60 per book. Sure, it includes several business chapters that are not real books, but I've left off several titles I got for free from other sources. Here's the break-down by month, for the year-to-date:

Month	No. Books	Total Cost	Per Book
January	59	$83.47	$1.41
February	43	$29.97	$0.70
March	32	$33.44	$1.05
April	22	$13.11	$0.60
Totals	156	$159.99	$1.03

If you add in the cost of the Kindle itself, that's about $3.33 per book. Of course, we have more than one Kindle, where with paperbacks we'd be able to pass them around, but at double or more the cost per book. We also have roughly 80 pounds less paper taking up room on the shelves (estimating 8 oz per book - a bit high for paperback, low for hardbacks). We might not have purchased the exact same books, of course, but these calculations also leave out all the classics and other free books we have to read on the Kindle (such as the two recent John Hart novels).