Would you rather have all the books in a given series - some times 3,4,or 5, especially if you know the author,  - or would you rather order each book individually? In these days of rising postage it would seem a better idea to send books as a series rather than individually. I  realize that if one hasn't yet read a certain author, one may not want to order a set without first "tasting" that author. Opinions?

I agree with you. I think it would be better to get several in a series.

i would rather order the whole set up front. there have been times when, for whatever reason, a certain book in the series will go out of print and you wait for ages to find it, and you can't move on in the series b/c it's #3

I love ordering and sending all or part of a series together.  I've done that a couple of times.

I like to send books as a series if possible to save on postage. It's also nice to have the books to read in order and not have to wait for #3, #4, etc.

I like the idea for authors I know which is why I keep track of the deals thread just in case something comes up. Otherwise I'd rather wait it out on the WL if I'm just testing a new author (unless it's an actual deal and not someone wanting 2 credits to keep the books together).