Which do you prefer, hardback or paperback books?
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Anonymous
| I buy used books on Amazon, and many times the price difference between hardback and paperback is only a few dollars. I always pick the paperback, but I am starting to think about getting the hardbacks. Do you find them easier to read? Is the printing bigger? Which would you pick? |
Anonymous
| Paper backs they are lighter lol my arms must be weak. |
Anonymous
| Paperback. Easier to carry with me and I like to think less of an environmental impact than hardback. Although the environmental concern is probably moot if you're buying used. |
Anonymous
|
Libby app.
otherwise paper but seriously, libby app has drastically improved my reading life. I read hundreds of books now vs only like 100 or so when I had to carry around the physical copies. |
Anonymous
Same. Smaller to carry around, easier to hold at night in bed. |
Anonymous
| Paperback, but I prefer my Kindle. |
Anonymous
| Whichever one arrives fastest. I don't honestly care. |
Anonymous
| Kindle |
Anonymous
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Paperbacks, they're so friendly and light. I hate hardbacks, they're too heavy and take up too much space.
When I travel, Kindle. Otherwise I like to feel the paper. |
Anonymous
| Paperback hardcover books suck. |
Anonymous
| Paperbacks for weight/size reasons. I only buy hardback if it’s a new book and the paperback version isn’t yet available. |
Anonymous
| Hardcover for me. I prefer the production values and I think they stay open more easily. But I mostly read on my e-reader now. |
Anonymous
| Because I only buy my favorites, knowing I’ll want to read them again and again, I prefer hardbacks. |
Anonymous
| Hardback are too heavy. But there are a number of writers I like so much that I want their new book when it comes out, and that means hardback. |
Anonymous
I'm a hardback devotee for the same reason. You have to actively hold a paperback book open, a hardback can sort of lay open in your lap. |