Paperback or Hardcover?
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Re: Paperback or Hardcover?
I have a huge collection of books in our home. We have a large bookshelf in our bedroom, one in the foyer, one in the kitchen, a half shelf in each of the kids' rooms and one in the living room. The baby, who is not yet 2, has a basket of board books, starting her collection already. I have a few boxes in the garage of books that have been packed up and need to go to the second hand store to be traded in for new books. But it is the ebook library that is scary. I am amazed at how many ebooks we have now! We never could have that with either paperbacks or hardbacks.
I think my preference for buying is not paperback or hardback, but digital. I love the convenience of using my phone, tablet, computer, or Kindle to read anything I want. If I get bored with a book, I find another in my massive library. If I finish something, I can easily pull up a new one without having to carry 2 books with me when I go out.
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Hardcovers are nice to have if you have the room on your shelves for them. I also prefer to get them autographed than Paperbacks as well. I just do. I guess I'm a bit of a snob when it comes to collecting.
Paperbacks are perfect for taking about and about. I don't have to worry about spines being broken or ruined because I turn an open book over for a moment or two. I don't have to worry about stains because I can always get another copy fairly cheaply. Actually, to me, stains, rips and tears(little ones) add to the book's appeal as each one holds a memory I will cherish.
These are just my opinions of course.
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But I do also buy paperbacks because they are easier to carry around and of course cheaper. Also I live in a country were most english books in stores are only available in paperback, so if I don't want to order online all the time I have to buy paperbacks. I do it for books I either like the cover for the paperback more or am not that interested in to pay the full hardback price.
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