when reading, where do you think does the meaning come from?

I believe it comes from both. The author conveys the meaning behind his/her thoughts through the words he/she writes. It's up to the reader to derive from those words what meaning the author is conveying but it's also possible for the reader to derive a different meaning from those words than what the author may have intended.

Hi there magic slate. I believe that the meaning of what you read can come for the author only, or from both the author and the reader this depending of course of what kind of material you are reading.