I hate the way stand alone fiction has started to disappear, but on the other hand I've also attributed to it by reading a lot of series books over stand alone's because I know there is more story and they'll eventually come in an omnibus. On the other hand I also tend to not read a series until several are out.
I do find a problem with serial/binge reading though, if you read through the first three books in a week and the next book is coming next year, I find I don't retain some of the story and am slightly lost once picking up the new book until I start reading things tying back to the first books I read and then they click back in, but maybe my memory is just bad.
I hate the way stand alone fiction has started to disappear, but on the other hand I've also attributed to it by reading a lot of series books over stand alone's because I know there is more story and they'll eventually come in an omnibus. On the other hand I also tend to not read a series until several are out.
I do find a problem with serial/binge reading though, if you read through the first three books in a week and the next book is coming next year, I find I don't retain some of the story and am slightly lost once picking up the new book until I start reading things tying back to the first books I read and then they click back in, but maybe my memory is just bad.