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I have read various books, but I have never checked if they have been published in hardback or paperback. If I like the book, I usually check if I could find more books of the same author and what are they about. Without checking if he/she published in hardback or paperback. I only recently, maybe two years back, thanks to ebooks, tried out science fiction books. I discovered Philip K. Dick, Ursula K. Le Guin and some others (I am sure this must be funny for many who read them ages back), and I bought all of their books available as ebooks. I never really checked if they ever published in hardback.
I met various people on various occasions who told me they are writers, or authors, or musicians. But my next question was never - have you been published or have you released CD. My usual question was - what do you write, which music/instrument do you play, that sort of thing. And I might also ask - where can I read your stories or where can I get your book.
I also bought a painting from a family friend who considers himself a preacher (and he preaches at a church), a painter (he organizes his own exhibitions in small private galleries and a lot of paintings are reserved in advance since he uploads photos of some of them on FB), a musician (he plays drums in a band when there is an occasion to play), a biker (he organizes bikers in his city for weekly rides, meets with bikers, organizes and participates in biker festival). And when I talk about him I say - I have a friend who is a painter, musician, preacher and a biker, and I feel proud I have such a friend.
So no, I don't consider only hardback author an author and I frankly don't understand the concept.
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