Do I really need a website?

I know this is a topic that's been discussed before, by a number of different people.

I'm doing it again, because I was procrastinating and playing online, ended up on Ann Aguirre's website, reading this post.  She's discussing author websites.  Since I needed something to blog about, I figure I might as well do this, too.

So do authors really need a website?

In my opinion, yes. Here is why: readers like them.

Readers are always looking for what's coming next.  We finish a book, we hit the...