Anonymous wrote: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.

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.

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.

Because I only buy my favorites, knowing I’ll want to read them again and again, I prefer hardbacks.

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.

Paperbacks for weight/size reasons. I only buy hardback if it’s a new book and the paperback version isn’t yet available.

Paperback hardcover books suck.

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.

Kindle

Whichever one arrives fastest. I don't honestly care.

Paperback, but I prefer my Kindle.

Anonymous wrote:Paper backs they are lighter lol my arms must be weak.

Same. Smaller to carry around, easier to hold at night in bed.

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.

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.

Paper backs they are lighter lol my arms must be weak.

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?