How did you get into reading Trek novels?

[marlboro]

It's hard to even find a used book store in my neck of the woods.

 

[Kilana2]

You have to order used books via Amazon or other online providers.

 

[Daddy Todd]

And, as someone who has collected Star Trek books for close to 50 years, I’m only buying ebooks of new titles, as of 2019. I’m out of room!

Also, I can’t remember the last time I was in a brick & mortar book store. Oh, not true. I was in a bookstore last October for a reading/signing by John Scalzi. I only bought his new book from that store so Scalzi could sign it.

Before that, it had been 2 or 3 years since I walked into a bookstore.

 

[JD]

It’s not about me looking for one, I may literally own them all. Just contrasting what it was like when I started reading them compared to today. And it’s not that everyone moved to ebooks, because the bookstore was filling the shelves with books, they just aren’t Star Trek anymore. Kinda sad

Oh, I thought you were saying you were looking for specific older books and couldn't find them.

 

[marlboro]

It’s not about me looking for one, I may literally own them all. Just contrasting what it was like when I started reading them compared to today. And it’s not that everyone moved to ebooks, because the bookstore was filling the shelves with books, they just aren’t Star Trek anymore. Kinda sad

Gotta make sure they have room for all those Amish romance paperbacks and ghost-written James Patterson books.

 

[F. King Daniel]

While I love physical books and especially the vanilla smell of old ones, ebooks are sooooooo convenient! We've all got our phones in our pockets, so we've always got our books within reach.

 

[Nyotarules]

I started in my teens in the 80's by accident, I found a sci fic shop called Forbidden Planet, then I discovered boys and gave up DC comics and Star Trek. Fast forward 30 years, in 2015 I gave up driving and wanted something to read on the train going to and from work. I got back into reading Trek for nostalgia purposes (started with Sarek, The Vulcan Academy murders, some of my favoritie old titles) then got hooked into the franchise again. I started reading following the timeline with the ENT novels then took it from there (I won't be reading VOY stories). My favourite series are the Vanguard novels and the New Frontier series. (I resisted a Kindle but I buy all my books as ebooks now lol)

 

[RandyS]

While I love physical books and especially the vanilla smell of old ones, ebooks are sooooooo convenient! We've all got our phones in our pockets, so we've always got our books within reach.

You know, while I still (and always will) prefer print books, if I was going to use a Kindle, or whatever they're called now, I'd read them on my laptop, not my phone.

Bigger screen.

 

[Commishsleer]

I read the early novels as soon as they were released in Australia in the 70s.
I was so happy to have some Star Trek.
I tried reading the Gold Key comics but they were so bad. I took Star Trek way way way too seriously then so wouldn't buy them.
Now I only take Star Trek way way too seriously. I have about 60 books on my shelf at the moment and are always looking in 2nd hand bookshop for the original TOS novels or new novels.

 

[JD]

You know, while I still (and always will) prefer print books, if I was going to use a Kindle, or whatever they're called now, I'd read them on my laptop, not my phone.

Bigger screen.

Kindles are still a thing, but they're just one brand of many different tablets.