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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
That doesn't surprise me. Like I said; I don't think it's very common that someone does change out all (or even most, or many) of their favorite authors for new ones. But darryl has suggested that with the exception of one, his favorite authors have changed entirely from pre-agency to post-.
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Originally Posted by cfrizz
I haven't abandoned my favorite authors, I simply get them from the library. The rest of the time I'm reading Indies, and have tons to read, especially mid-listers who have reclaimed their backlists and are self publishing.
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DiapDealer's point is a very good one which has given me some food for thought. I did have a set of authors whose works I purchased religiously when they were released as paperback versions or later ebooks. I did make a conscious decision not to buy agency priced ebooks when the conspiracy entered into effect. That did not go so far as a conscious decision not to read these authors books. I joined a number of extra libraries with ebook collections at that time. But I realised one day that I suddenly had a whole new set of favourite authors and no lack of reading material. As my old favourites released new works I no longer felt any urgency to read them. I remember thinking with some at first that I would read them later when the queue declined at the library, or buy them later when and if they become available at a price I was prepared to pay. And one day I realised that just about all my reading was Indies and that I hadn't made that much use of the library. And that the only surviving author in the must read category was John Sandford. And even his ebooks I am getting from the library where previously I would have bought them.
Also, I did not intend to create the impression that I never read any of my previous favourite authors. Sometimes I do borrow and read some of their books, though I no longer purchase them. I no longer follow them and await eagerly their next release. And all but a couple I do seem to have abandoned altogether in the sense that I have raad none of their titles since agency. My reading now is probably 85% to 90% Indie's and the only tradpub author I now track is Sandford. What tradpub I do read is mainly borrowed backlist or Sandford's Prey series. Since agency I have read two Stephen King novels and two Jeffery Deaver novels (Lincoln Rhyme), all borrowed.
On reflection perhaps it is more that Agency was the catalyst for me to realise that many of my favourites were favourites no longer, and to look at a whole range of fresh authors. And, of course, to borrow rather than buy tradpub books I still want to read.
And one more interesting point. I don't initially browse books and divide them into tradpubs or indies. If they attract my attention I look then at price, which usually makes the distinction very obvious.
Thanks to you both for your comments.