How did you discover your favourite author?

mr ploppy · 02-23-2011, 06:21 AM

How did you discover your favourite author? Please be honest, even if you think you know why I am asking.

I discovered mine through buying a new paperback. I was attracted by the cover image and read the first 20 or so pages in the shop.

Another I discovered by mistake, also buying a new paperback based on the cover image but without reading any of it. I thought it was a novelisation of something I had seen on TV the night before, but it turned out to be something completely different.

A more recent favourite I discovered through a collaborative project with another writer who was already on my watch list. That was a new ebook bought with fingers crossed on the strength of the collaboration.

Everyone else has been through buying second hand paperbacks, or more recently through the parrot on my shoulder.

Daniela · 02-23-2011, 06:31 AM

I love libraries, always have and, hopefully, always will ( I don´t think they'll be rendered obsolete). I was bound to discover him anyway, because he's very popular, but I'm happy it happened this way

kurzon · 02-23-2011, 06:36 AM

Almost certainly a library loan. There's no way my family could have afforded to buy all the books I read as a kid, and so the library fed my massive habit.

Libraries are so important...

Bilbo1967 · 02-23-2011, 06:54 AM

Through picking up a paper book of my Dad's many years ago.

Interestingly, this probably wouldn't have happened had my Dad read on e-books back then.

bucsie · 02-23-2011, 09:33 AM

if "acquired a used ebook" means what I think it means

- then that's how

JoelArnold · 02-23-2011, 09:44 AM

Found 'The Shining' sitting around our house when I was a teenager - it was my older brothers. So it's 'other' for me!

theducks · 02-23-2011, 10:07 AM

My favorite author? I have many

the one choice I don't use is buy HB (new or used). I read HB from the Library.

Many of my favorite, discoveries

, were published in Analog Magazine . Sadly, I ended a 40 year subscription run because my tastes no longer line up with what is being published there.

mr ploppy · 02-23-2011, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bucsie

if "acquired a used ebook" means what I think it means

- then that's how

It would also cover buying a used ebook from Ebay or similar.

goth1k · 02-23-2011, 10:43 AM

I discovered my all time favourite author, Stephen King, when I loaned a book, Carrie, from the school library, *ahem* years ago

and now I own everything he has ever had published

elemenoP · 02-23-2011, 11:47 AM

I was introduced to one of my favorite authors, Tim Winton, when I took an Australian lit class at a US university.

eP

Anthem · 02-23-2011, 11:52 AM

Word of mouth led me, but then I purchased a Hardcover... so I voted other because the word of mouth was the moment of discovery, not the purchasing of the book.

Filark · 02-23-2011, 04:00 PM

Other: I picked a book out of my cousin's bookshelf on a visit to her home when I was maybe 9. Now own most of Georgette Heyer's books in paperback, many in hardcover, and working on an ebook collection.

Another favorite, Dick Francis, I knew about from working in a bookstore, but would never have read had I not discovered my grandmother reading his books. So I borrowed from the library and became hooked.

I have a full set in paperback (older titles), hardcover (newer or favorite titles), and ebooks (newest, including books co-written by Felix Francis).

A magazine review and prompting from my husband brought 2 current favorites my way. Another old favorite I discovered in a Reader's Digest Condensed Book while waiting to be served in a crowded restaurant.

Libraries, I love libraries (especially for ebooks)!!

shootingMaNs · 02-23-2011, 05:01 PM

The Science Fiction Book Club. I forgot to send in the card to not get the months selections. I've been hooked ever since.

Barcey · 02-23-2011, 05:30 PM

My favorite author is like my favorite Playboy Playmate, they change every month.

I selected other because they were books that were lent to me or gifted. If I don't return them I guess they were a gift.

Namekuseijin · 02-23-2011, 05:50 PM

I read about Douglas Adams before and was delighted that his writing is every bit as witty as I supposed. So I just went in and bought a new paperback copy of HHGG.

View Poll Results: How did you discover your favourite author?
Bought a new hardback book	6	6.25%
Bought a new paperback book	27	28.13%
Bought a used book (hard or soft)	6	6.25%
Library loan	22	22.92%
Bought a new ebook	3	3.13%
Acquired a used ebook	3	3.13%
Other	29	30.21%
Voters: 96. You may not vote on this poll

02-23-2011, 06:21 AM	#1
mr ploppy Feral Underclass Posts: 3,622 Karma: 26821535 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Yorkshire, tha noz Device: 2nd hand paperback	How did you discover your favourite author? How did you discover your favourite author? Please be honest, even if you think you know why I am asking. I discovered mine through buying a new paperback. I was attracted by the cover image and read the first 20 or so pages in the shop. Another I discovered by mistake, also buying a new paperback based on the cover image but without reading any of it. I thought it was a novelisation of something I had seen on TV the night before, but it turned out to be something completely different. A more recent favourite I discovered through a collaborative project with another writer who was already on my watch list. That was a new ebook bought with fingers crossed on the strength of the collaboration. Everyone else has been through buying second hand paperbacks, or more recently through the parrot on my shoulder.

02-23-2011, 10:07 AM	#7
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,952 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Unfair to (other favorite) Authors My favorite author? I have many the one choice I don't use is buy HB (new or used). I read HB from the Library. Many of my favorite, discoveries , were published in Analog Magazine . Sadly, I ended a 40 year subscription run because my tastes no longer line up with what is being published there.

02-23-2011, 04:00 PM	#12
Filark Armed with a smile :) Posts: 1,421 Karma: 2463560 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: California, USA Device: enTourage eDGe & Pocket eDGe, Samsung Galaxy Note II	Other: I picked a book out of my cousin's bookshelf on a visit to her home when I was maybe 9. Now own most of Georgette Heyer's books in paperback, many in hardcover, and working on an ebook collection. Another favorite, Dick Francis, I knew about from working in a bookstore, but would never have read had I not discovered my grandmother reading his books. So I borrowed from the library and became hooked. I have a full set in paperback (older titles), hardcover (newer or favorite titles), and ebooks (newest, including books co-written by Felix Francis). A magazine review and prompting from my husband brought 2 current favorites my way. Another old favorite I discovered in a Reader's Digest Condensed Book while waiting to be served in a crowded restaurant. Libraries, I love libraries (especially for ebooks)!! Last edited by Filark; 02-23-2011 at 04:03 PM.

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Daniela Member Posts: 11 Karma: 3332 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Hanvon N518	I love libraries, always have and, hopefully, always will ( I don´t think they'll be rendered obsolete). I was bound to discover him anyway, because he's very popular, but I'm happy it happened this way

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kurzon Andrea K Höst Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle 3	Almost certainly a library loan. There's no way my family could have afforded to buy all the books I read as a kid, and so the library fed my massive habit. Libraries are so important...

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Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Through picking up a paper book of my Dad's many years ago. Interestingly, this probably wouldn't have happened had my Dad read on e-books back then.

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bucsie Connoisseur Posts: 71 Karma: 674766 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle	if "acquired a used ebook" means what I think it means - then that's how

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JoelArnold Fanatic Posts: 544 Karma: 1036914 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Savage, MN Device: Kindle 3	Found 'The Shining' sitting around our house when I was a teenager - it was my older brothers. So it's 'other' for me!

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goth1k Member Posts: 23 Karma: 12 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Samsung E60 with FoxFirmware 2.1	I discovered my all time favourite author, Stephen King, when I loaned a book, Carrie, from the school library, ahem years ago and now I own everything he has ever had published

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elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	I was introduced to one of my favorite authors, Tim Winton, when I took an Australian lit class at a US university. eP

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Anthem Guru Posts: 704 Karma: 1622328 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle Oasis, OnePlus Nord	Word of mouth led me, but then I purchased a Hardcover... so I voted other because the word of mouth was the moment of discovery, not the purchasing of the book.

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shootingMaNs later... Posts: 199 Karma: 2832520 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Endicott, NY Device: Sony PRS-600, iRiver Story HD, Nook Color Kobo Libra H2O	The Science Fiction Book Club. I forgot to send in the card to not get the months selections. I've been hooked ever since.

02-23-2011, 05:30 PM	#14
Barcey Wizard Posts: 1,531 Karma: 8059866 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Device: Kobo H2O / Aura HD / Glo / iPad3	My favorite author is like my favorite Playboy Playmate, they change every month. I selected other because they were books that were lent to me or gifted. If I don't return them I guess they were a gift.

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02-23-2011, 05:50 PM	#15
Namekuseijin affordable chipmunk Posts: 1,290 Karma: 9863855 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite	I read about Douglas Adams before and was delighted that his writing is every bit as witty as I supposed. So I just went in and bought a new paperback copy of HHGG.