You might have heard of this a few times already but I'm also going to write about this.
Author notes aren't always read, which I understand because sometimes we just want to read the story and not hear the author rant about something but you should read sometimes the author's notes because he can be thank you for reading/voting/commenting or he can be ask for your opinion or even say that won't be able to write for the next few days/weeks/months.
I'm not saying for you to read every an, but if you don't have anywhere to go, you could read the an because sometimes it takes seconds to read it all.
I'm not taking more about your time about author's notes but I hope you think about it. The authors appreciate when you read their notes.