Readers: Tell us about your reading habits

Over at It’s Only a Matter of My Opinion, we’ve discussed various industry-related topics. From publishers refusing to pay their authors to placing the spotlight on the more reputable publishing houses we all know and love, we’re putting everything on the table.

Now, it’s time to ask readers: Do you care where your favorite authors are published? Do you even notice? Are you buying more e-books or do you still rush out to your local bookstore each week?

As a reader, do you follow authors regardless of where they’re published or do you only buy from one or two large publishers and if an author isn’t published there, chances are good you’ll never find their books? Of course that leads to another question: How often do you visit brick and mortar stores these days? If you don’t visit often, where and how do you find the books you intend to purchase and read? Do you visit social networking sites and look for excerpts?

The e-book industry is thriving. As a NOOK owner, I buy more and more e-books. In this house, print is out and "E" is in. And I never thought it would happen because I'm on one gadget or another most of the day anyway.

Now I'm curious to know about other readers and their reading habits. So how about it? Are you buying more e-books or do your still spend your book dollars on print books? Do you make direct purchases from select publishers or do you even pay attention to where your favorite authors are published? Do you follow certain authors and only discover new ones after they're introduced through an anthology? Do you hunt for book bargains and only give new authors a whirl after stumbling across a free read or discounted novella?

Come on out and let us hear from you.

Destiny Blaine

http://www.destinyblaine.blogspot.com/