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1. I am reading almost no paper books.
2. I am reading a LOT more books.
3. I am am spending somewhat more on books.
4. I am reading a lot more back list and out of copyright books.
5. I am far far more engaged in reading, but less connected to other readers other than in abstract. I rarely exchange or seek book recs, because my reading habits are so scattered.
6. I don't watch less TV and read more, because I always considered TV something to do when I ran out of book.
7. I read different types of books because I could never get enough of my favorite fiction subgenres in print; there's more available as ebooks. OTOH, there's less of the nonfic I like available as ebooks, so I'm reading less of that.
8. I am as sloppy about tracking what I've read & what I want to read as I ever was. Maybe worse--I now assume that, when I want to read something new, I can hop on the net and find a good book within minutes, so I don't need to keep lists in advance. I am, however, meticulous about sorting & tagging fanfic.
9. Mainstream publishers should be terrified if I'm a normal example; I was never a notable print customer, and the companies getting my ebook $$ aren't the one I used to read secondhand books from. I'm teaching my kids to love books & reading--and they, too, will think of Gutenberg, Smashwords & AO3 as book sources before B&N or Amazon.
10. I'm more likely to read a book from a new author than ever before thanks to free ebooks easily available
11. I am more likely to pay for ebooks of authors I know & like, where previously I was likely to track down used copies.
12. I go to book stores almost never. I know the books I'll be reading won't be there, so there's no point in even looking around.
13. I go to the library almost never. But that's not a change.
14. I don't touch DRM. Not even for freebies.
15. I value ebooks & pbooks differently. I prefer to read ebooks, but I like the shareability and sustainability of pbooks.
16. I am as willing to pay for an ebook as I was a paper book. Which mostly means, I expect over 75% of my reading to be free.
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