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Books - Do you prefer Paperback or Hardcover?

For me, when I get books I often get the cheaper paperback option, give it a read.

Then if I really liked this book, I’ll donate it to a charity shop or in my social circle and purchase the hardcover version.

The only gripe I have with hardcover though is some books come with that sleeve cover around it, you know the one, bit fidgety to use when reading.

Paperback I like if there’s a book I am mildly interested in and I’ll just go “whatever” I’ll keep it as part a collection.

Paperbacks = cheap as chips but aren’t as protected as hardcover, easy to fill up your collection or shelf with, might sell it if i want the luxurious version of that book. this is for me.

Hardcover = More luxurious as it provides proper protection to the pages and outer area of the book, Often comes with items as part of a collectors set. Usually I get the same book if I really enjoy it to add as a gem of my shelf.

What are your tastes? Same as me or do you lean more heavily to one or the other?

sentient_loom ,
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Paperback if I’m reading in my recliner. It’s just lighter and more flexible in my hand. Hardcover if I’m sitting at a desk because it’s nice to set the hardcover down flat.

Brkdncr ,

Kindle. I rarely re-read, so why waste the paper/space.

bionicjoey ,

I mostly prefer ebooks and audiobooks. If I am buying physical books I usually prefer paperback if it’s something I intend to only read once or twice like a novel, and hardcover if it’s something I expect to open a lot like a TTRPG manual or coffee table book.

kaitco ,

Kindle.

ADHD usually means that I’ll stop mid-word and want to read something else. If I have all my books in one place, I can still sit in my comfy chair and switch, instead of wasting further hours perusing my library and getting lost in memories of acquiring each book.

observantTrapezium ,
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Digital only. Who even has room for physical books.

frightful_hobgoblin ,

people who live in rural

space is one thing we’re not short on

xiao ,
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Actually I prefer E-ink (using Kobo with Koreader).

But when I have to take a physical book I prefer to choose the paperback one, it is light, cheap and flexible.

Hardcover are nicer in a bookshelf than in my hands.

cm0002 ,

Ebooks all the way. An eink e-reader is delightful and ever since I got a Pixel Fold I like to read on that even though it’s not eink (Now if I could get a foldy eink e-reader I would be sooo happy!) because I can hold it like a physical book.

Plus, you just can’t compete with being able to bring an entire library with you and the physical space savings for storage in general

AbouBenAdhem ,

The only time I prefer physical books to ebooks is when there’s a heavy focus on maps, diagrams, or other illustrations. In those cases I generally want the physical book to be as large as possible, which usually means hardcover.

Bitrot ,
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When I was younger, paperback because they were cheap. These days I prefer hard back because the font is easier on my eyes.

That I said, like everyone else it seems, I do much more reading on my Kobo. It has the font benefits if I need it, but huge space savings. I still have a large collection of books but every time I move I tend to move more and move of them into ebooks.

frightful_hobgoblin ,

Not a big difference really.

I have most of the classics in paperback. Hardcovers do come out first, so if you’re in a hurry to read something new, that’s there first.

tuckerm ,

If it's a new book and one that I think other people may be interested in borrowing, I'll get the hardcover for the extra protection.

However, there's a used paperback store down the street from me that has a whole bunch of heavily used paperbacks for like $1 each, and those have definitely been dominating my collection lately. Sometimes I'll just pick up a dozen of them. That little store is one of those treasure troves of unexpected things, even though when you find one of those treasures, you might need to flip the pages carefully to prevent it from falling apart.

Mothra ,
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I like paperback for reading, such as novels or whatever book I’ll be holding for an extended period of time.

In contrast I prefer hardcover for books that are more visual in content or that are made to be consulted briefly such as encyclopaedias, dictionaries, etc. Or if I want it to stay open and flat on a surface, hardcover.

I’m ambivalent about small/medium sized gift books or trinket books. Those can be whatever type of cover.

afox ,

Old ass musty smelling paperback. 50’s and old racist 60’s sci-fi books smell best. I have a problem.

clay_pidgin ,

I think you and I would be good friends. Other than buying books by the Grandmasters, I pick based on the ridiculous cover art. Woman in a space-bikini with an atomic raygun threatened by a lizard/wookie hybrid with a jetpack? Yes please!

afox ,

I love you already. Favorite authors? Ray Bradbury and Arthur C Clark.

cheesymoonshadow ,
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Paperback so I can cuddle with it in bed.

rhacer ,

Hardcover on the bookshelf that will never get read. Ebook on the Kindle.

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