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April 3rd: How often do you actually start reading a hot new release the day it hits shelves?
Welll. Like never. It is very rare I get a book when it is out. It does happen and those times yes I have read it the same day. But most often I get my books for xmas and my bday, so that means I will often wait for those releases.
Also these days some of my favs are first in hardback! Which is beyond evil. I do not want a hardback! So I wait for print. Sighs. Cos no, I do not want an ebook either.
And if I am lucky to have a review book of something I read it before it is out.
Release day reads happen once a year if lucky.
Easter fun!
April 3rd: How often do you actually start reading a hot new release the day it hits shelves?
Welll. Like never. It is very rare I get a book when it is out. It does happen and those times yes I have read it the same day. But most often I get my books for xmas and my bday, so that means I will often wait for those releases.
Also these days some of my favs are first in hardback! Which is beyond evil. I do not want a hardback! So I wait for print. Sighs. Cos no, I do not want an ebook either.
And if I am lucky to have a review book of something I read it before it is out.
Release day reads happen once a year if lucky.
Easter fun!
I do get new releases but rarely read them the day before they come out.
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DeleteI wait for print too and I splurge on hardcovers only when for authors I really like. Like I ran to the store to get my copies of the Harry Potter books the day they were out. But that is the exception. Also, if King has something new I like to pre-order a hard cover.
ReplyDeleteGreat snow pic!
I am too cheap these days to do it
Deletemost of my books are pre-releases and i'm usually reading them 3 or more months before publication.
ReplyDeleteThat is how we roll
DeleteMe too. The only exceptions were the Harry Potter books.
ReplyDeleteThat seems to be th common theme
Deleteit's rare too because I usually have them and read them when I want to but I can do it
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DeleteSame. It is a rare day that I read a book so close to opening day.
ReplyDeleteEverything has to work, like the mail! Ecopies sure, but meh
DeleteOh gosh. I so wish I can read the books before their release dates. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteI do not get many so
DeleteNot often. I'm pretty late to the game these days. I end up reading a book months later. lol
ReplyDeleteI hear ya
Deleteoh I don't either, but aiI am just funny about stuff like that
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DeleteMe too... aside from some ARCs for review, I'm lucky if I read a book in the year it comes out let alone the day it comes out!
ReplyDeleteI am still waiting to read a book that came out last year ;)
DeletePerfectly understandable.
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DeleteThe only print versions I will by are hardcover. Easier on the old eyes. The rest I do audio or Kindle.
ReplyDeleteI get that, they are just so big!
DeleteI usually find myself so far behind on my review books that I barely read anything early or on time these days. Maybe I'll get to finish a release day book on time each week, but most of the time I'm playing catch up!
ReplyDelete~Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum
Who have time for release days! :)
DeleteI'm starting to prefer paperback copies myself! I don't mind ebooks, but paperbacks are my preference. I love having a physical copy I just grab and take with me, no charging necessary, and hardbacks are cumbersome and take up a lot of room on my shelves.
ReplyDeleteDo You Dog-ear?
My thoughts exactly! I get the whole ebook thing but I love my paperbacks
DeleteNow the promise rain and warmer temps so maybe in a few weeks
ReplyDeleteI think I read non-review books on release day rarely. I did with Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs because I pre-ordered it with a gift card, but usually wait for it at the library or on sale (in paperback, yes). :)
ReplyDeleteI still did not get that one on the right date even when pre ordered
DeleteBack in the day, I used to review books for three different places, so I didn't have to worry about release day unless it was a different genre. Even then, I usually waited a week or so. Now, there's only 3 authors that I pre-order so I can get their books right away. Other than that, I usually wait so I can get bargain prices. Great topic! Hugs...RO
ReplyDeleteBargain prices rock!
DeleteMost of the time I get the e-ARCs, but I do still buy books so every now and then I read them on release day hehe :)
ReplyDeleteIt's so hard getting things on time here
DeleteAside from the review books (or audiobooks), I don't do that often. I used to take the day off work when the new Anita Blake books came out and would read all day. Now I don't even read that series any more.
ReplyDeleteMelanie @ Hot Listens & Rabid Reads & Books of My Heart
Never done that, but once I was ill when I got a new book and was all yay
DeleteI know I'm a week late to the post, but I had to comment on what a cute photo that is!
ReplyDeleteI used to do that with some books, but now, by in large, I either get the books for review (to include audiobooks) or I buy it on release day, but don't read it for a while. Most of my auto-reads I get for reviews ahead of times these days.
Thanks :) She sure loves doing it.
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