The mass-market paperback, for one, is too expensive.
Everything that you read is an influence on everything you write, and you want to draw as many elements into your work as you can.
I'm in favor of any technology that makes my work available to the reading public at a reasonable price.
I've experienced writer's block, but never for more than a few days.
Genre labels are useful only insofar as they help you find an audience.
Being a writer was never a choice, it was an irresistible compulsion.