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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?

EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted ,
@EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Short answer: Yes.

Long answer: It depends. To own? Definitely a paperback. They last longer. To borrow (i.e. from the library)? Paperback for sure. (Often) easier to read imo.

TheV2 ,

I always choose hardcover. I try to keep the number of my owned physical books low. So when I do buy it, I want my eyes to be satisfied and they prefer the looks of hardcover. Since I usually buy secondhand books, overall it’s very cheap (although I don’t have high standards on the book’s condition).

phdepressed ,

Paperback. I’ve sometimes waited for paperback versions of books after their initial hardcover release. Cheaper, lighter, same reading, I used to be less patient so would suck it up and get the hardcover, nowadays I don’t read as much so waiting is easier. I read a lot when traveling and hardcovers are just such a pain. The only “nice” collection I have is LOTR+hobbit.

I’m trying out an eReader soon but I’m not sure I’ll be able to get away from the desire of physically turning pages.

Vanth ,
@Vanth@reddthat.com avatar

Audiobook > ebook > paperback > hardcover.

I listen to audiobooks way more often than reading. I can keep listening to the same book while driving or exercising or doing whatever around the house.

Paperback over hardcover if I’m going to have a physical book because it’s less expensive and more space and weight efficient.

MicrowavedTea ,

I don’t care about keeping books on selves and ebooks and paperbacks are easier to read. Hardcovers are always so heavy.

communism ,
@communism@lemmy.ml avatar

Paperback. For big books maybe hardcover so it stays in one piece, but tbh all the 1000+ page books I have are still paperbacks. Even if they were the same price, I think paperbacks are easier to hold and read since they’re more flexible. But the sturdiness of hardbacks can be nice sometimes

Taalnazi ,

Personally I’d like me some blend between paperback and hardcover.

Paperbacks can be laid flat (but damage quickly), hardcovers not as easily (but don’t damage quickly).

Something like a concealed Cased-in-Wire-O might be best, but where you don’t really see the spirals between the pages.

Jackthelad ,

I find paperbacks more comfortable. Though I have just bought a Kobo so I’ll probably be using that more soon.

rhacer ,

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

cheesymoonshadow ,
@cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world avatar

Paperback so I can cuddle with it in bed.

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.

Mothra ,
@Mothra@mander.xyz avatar

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.

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.

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.

Bitrot ,
@Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

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.

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