I thought it was time to share a bit about my reading habits.  I found this book meme on another's blog, so I thought I would participate, too.  So, here's my answers...

Hardback, trade paperback or mass market paperback? Usually I go for a trade paperback.  They tend to be better constructed than the mass market paperbacks, but lighter than hardbacks for carrying around.

Barnes & Noble or Borders? Well, I got to both.  But I have a new found love for Half Price Books and our other used book stores Village Books.  I mainly use the big ones to get ideas, but not really to buy.

Bookmark or dog-ear? Bookmark! I only dog-ear in necessity, if I lost my bookmark and have no receipt or some paper I can put in. Or if I want to remember a line but don’t want to write in the book.

Amazon or brick-and-mortar? Tend to gravitate to brick-and-mortar as I shop by perusal.

Alphabetize by author, or alphabetize by title, or random? Usually a shelf of read and a shelf TBR.  No real order to either shelf.

Keep, throw away, or sell? Keep the favorites, sell the rest.  Better yet, borrow a lot from the library.  If I like one, then I will go out and buy it.

Keep dust jacket or toss it? Neither.  Don't like hardbacks, so don't deal with the dust jackets.

Read with dust jacket or remove it? Usually the hardbacks I read are from the library, so they're taped on anyway.

Short story or novel? Novels

Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket? I enjoyed both, but definitely Harry Potter has a special place in my heart.

Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks? I always read to a chapter break.

“It was a dark and stormy night” or “Once upon a time”? A little of both... but probably a bit more "Once upon a time"

Buy or borrow? Borrow, I'm too poor to keep up with my reading.

Buying choice: book reviews, recommendations, or browse? Usually I have a list of recommendations and reviews, but then I browse to make my final picks.

Tidy ending or cliffhanger? Tidy endings, please!

Morning reading, afternoon reading, or nighttime reading? Mostly I read at nighttime, but also when I waiting for something or someone.

Stand-alone or series? I do like a good series!

Favorite series? Jane Austen.  Yeah I know, not technically a series, but I tend to see the six novels existing in the same world, so they're like a series.

Favorite children’s book? The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Favorite YA book? From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L Konigsburg

Favorite book of which nobody else has heard? Ummmm... nothing coming to mind right now

Favorite books read last year? Married with Zombies by Jenna Petersen. Castles by Tracie Peterson.

Favorite books of all time? The Awakening by Kate Chopin

What are you reading right now? Check out the My Bookshelf page.

What are you reading next? Probably more Christian historical fiction and a novel about the history of philosophy Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder.

Favorite book to recommend to an 11-year-old? From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg -- must read.

Favorite book to re-read? Any Jane Austen

Do you ever smell books? I love new book smell but also old book smell.  I need a good smelling book.

Do you ever read primary source documents like letters or diaries? Yes, I am a history teacher by trade so I tend to read a lot of these.