Paperback or Hardcover?

bookfan · Post by **bookfan** » 06 Sep 2012, 06:31

I prefer to have hardback books in my bookcase cos they look better but I think paperbacks are easier to read. A lot of books are only coming out as paperback now i think.

ralfy · Post by **ralfy** » 06 Sep 2012, 13:23

Hardcover for canonical works, and anything else I'd borrow from a library.

Sonia Galloway · Post by **Sonia Galloway** » 20 Sep 2012, 16:48

paperback is much easier to handle.

Heidi76 · Post by **Heidi76** » 25 Sep 2012, 09:30

I love hardcovers, theres just something about how they feel, you know ( and they look nice in the bookshelf too

), but mostly I buy paperbacks if I buy new books, hardcovers are expensive. When I buy used books, or go to a sale, it doesn´t matter, cause it´s cheap(er) anyway. The books or series that I want to keep and read many times I want as hardcovers.

mikeljbart · Post by **mikeljbart** » 29 Sep 2012, 18:22

I like paperback, it's easier to flip through the pages and I just like the feel of it more. There's also the lower price

Carrie R · Post by **Carrie R** » 30 Sep 2012, 20:19

If it is by one of my favorite authors, and I can't wait for the paperback, and I don't want it in e-book form, I'll go with the hardcover. Otherwise I'll wait for the paperback.

Sicina · Post by **Sicina** » 03 Oct 2012, 03:31

Definitely paperback... Its a lot easier to handle and to read... Hardcover makes me think i'm at school studying.

readingbee · Post by **readingbee** » 11 Oct 2012, 12:13

There's nothing like a hardcover for me! I read paperbacks too, of course (and they are easier to carry around!), but hardcovers just feel and read right to me!

proudmom25 · Post by **proudmom25** » 12 Oct 2012, 22:17

Paperback I'd have to say so much flexibility hardbacks are just uncomforatably big, bulky,

Phoenix98 · Post by **Phoenix98** » 13 Oct 2012, 20:57

Always hardcover, unless I can't find it.

Cj-Ca-Ej · Post by **Cj-Ca-Ej** » 16 Oct 2012, 01:28

Paper back. I prefer e-book though.

Athena · Post by **Athena** » 16 Oct 2012, 07:20

I much prefer paperbacks, because they are cheaper, lighter and smaller. When I travel to university it's much easier to take a paperback with me. I do own some hard cover books, mostly bought them because they were cheap, but I find myself not reading them as much as my paperbacks because they're heavier. I'm not going to take a big heavy book with me when I travel (the same applies to some of my big paperback omnibus books). I find it much easier to hold a book in my hands that is smaller too (my hands aren't that big), so I prefer smaller paperbacks over bigger ones.

colondiaz86 · Post by **colondiaz86** » 16 Oct 2012, 11:18

PAPERBACK all day !!! I love the ability to be able to hold in one hand easily and reading in bed is the best.. I do have some hardcover but not my preference.

theniceiceman · Post by **theniceiceman** » 23 Oct 2012, 04:51

Paperback all the way. I enjoy how they're flexible and you can "bend them to your whims" (haha) as long as you're careful with them. Also, they tend to not be as heavy and clunky as hardbacks, so easier to carry places or travel with.