Paperback vs hardcover

[Randy]

Do you prefer your books to be paperback or hardcover?

Does it even matter?

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Doesn't matter to me, I don't really care about books.

If I wanted to start a classy looking library room / study in my house, I'd want hardcover for sure ...but I'll probably never want that.

 

[Dee]

Paperback. When I read, I find myself reading in bed and a paperback is just more malleable as I move around.

 

[PGen98]

Yeah, paperback is better overall. I like a hard cover every now and then if it's a particularly important book to me, but most books are just paperback in my house.

 

[Spectro]

I tend not to like paperbacks because they show wear and tear much more quickly, and then I feel like I need to buy a new book. There's something satisfying about hardcovers to me.

 

[PGen98]

I tend not to like paperbacks because they show wear and tear much more quickly, and then I feel like I need to buy a new book. There's something satisfying about hardcovers to me.

This is why I buy any important books in hardcover form, like all of my Tolkien's, they're hardcover and kept in a cupboard to protect them. But just common books to read, I usually buy those in paperback unless I end up loving them, then I'll also buy a hardcover

 

[Spectro]

This is why I buy any important books in hardcover form, like all of my Tolkien's, they're hardcover and kept in a cupboard to protect them. But just common books to read, I usually buy those in paperback unless I end up loving them, then I'll also buy a hardcover

There's actually a third option that I've noticed has become more popular. My Tolkien's are these little almost Bible-like copies that are softcovers, but they're not paper. It's this kind of fake leather that is really pleasing to the touch. I have a few other books that are like this. They're pretty nice.

Amazon product ASIN 0544445783

 

[PGen98]

There's actually a third option that I've noticed has become more popular. My Tolkien's are these little almost Bible-like copies that are softcovers, but they're not paper. It's this kind of fake leather that is really pleasing to the touch. I have a few other books that are like this. They're pretty nice.

Amazon product ASIN 0544445783

Oh those are fantastic!! Going to have to grab some of them at some point. I wish they'd print more of his other works in editions like this, it's hard finding some of them in hardcover! It's hard finding some of them, period!

 

[passenger]

Paperback books worked well for me when I'd keep them at work & use breaks for reading time; and there have been periods when I spent a good bit of time ...waiting...in airports or 'waiting rooms'. Liked to keep a paperback in my purse to take advantage of the 'wasted' time. They were cheaper, usually 'pop' novels like James Bond or Stephen King; & it didn't matter if they got scuffed up.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

I remember all my grandma's paper back Danielle Steel books laying around her house. They were like 500 pages thick.

 

[Crys]

Paperback. Easier to read in bed.