Paperback or Hardcover?

[Kulzum]

Hardcover for nonfiction and paperbacks for the rest. I like ebooks too because of the price and the fact that I can have a whole library in my phone.

[Jtnorton3]

For classics, favorites or series I always go with hardcover. For most else I will opt for paperback for pricing and carriability. I do read on my kindle app as well but never for the classics or favorites; it would feel like cheating on them somehow!

[Lunupine]

Paperbacks for sure. It is easier for me to clean them.

[chinaappleamui]

I prefer Hardcover books because it offers more protection. I bring my book wherever I go so sometimes that's tossing it in my car or backpack that's filled with other stuff. Plus sometimes I use the book as a coaster if it has a hardcover

[Christopher M 1]

If it is a current series I collect, then I prefer hardcover. This is mostly because I typically buy those books on release day when they are only available in hardcover. However, if I start an older series in paperback, I have to buy the rest of them in paperback as well. The inconsistency in appearance on my shelves kills me.

[EddyFiend]

I try to always go for hardcover, but they tend to be more expensive, so I have to weigh between cost.

[Vanessa Leong]

If the choice is available then paperbacks for sure. They're just much easier to handle and bring around. Hardcovers tend to be more cumbersome and take up more space.

[MsH2k]

If I decide to buy the physical book instead of reading it as an e-book, I would opt for hardcover if I wanted to keep it as part of my library permanently.

[cogitononsum]

I love hardcover, there's just something so official about it, the smell of the book changes, but honestly I just use ebooks these days, because we gotta save the environment any way we can, and if we can use an alternative, we should!

[Dimi1]

I have overdosed with screens these days, so anything between paperback or hardcover seems like a pleasant break.

[Meadow Fox]

I like the look and feel of hardcover better, but I prefer to read paperback as hardcovers can get unwieldly.

[markodim721]

I love both but hardcover books have a slight advantage.

[Cwilde13]

I prefer paperback because they are so much cheaper, but sometimes they get ripped from too much travel. I adore hardcover books with jackets that have a map on the inside.

[talli_5]

never had a preference, I just bought what I could, which was mostly paperback. If I really liked a book I would find a nice hardcover addition though. Or, if I was really into a series and I bought the next installment right when it came out it was usually a hardcover.

[Navneet kaur 1]

well, that totally depends on the " budget".