Hardcover or Paperback?  

Paperback! Easier to read in the bathtub!

i choose hard covered books coz its easier to maintain sometimes books with hard covers are heavy, my friends will have second thought of borrowing it. hehehe

but im not choosy, i also love reading paperback books coz it cheaper than the hard cover one. but for my collection i choose the hard cover.

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For most books I like paperbacks. Easy to carry, less room to store (I have a lot of books). But for books I am going to read again and again I like a hardback because I tend to destroy paperbacks of books I read multiple times. Its actually cheaper in the long run for me to buy a hardback then to rebuy the paperback many times.

I definitely like paperbacks better, like you said they are more compact and easier to carry around. I also do not like hard covers because of the dust slip covers they have on them, those things always slip and annoy me to death. I usually end up taking them off and them lose them somewhere, by the time I find them they are all bent out of shape or torn.

The only time I will buy a hardcover book is when it is a book I really want and has not been released as a paperback yet. Especially if it is a book I have been waiting for by a certain author.

may be i like the hardcover one . i like reading anytime and anywhere . lol .I like reading . the hardcover one is convenient for me . but if i like a book ,although it is paperback .i will buy it at once!!!lol...

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It's a very good question! For me... well I'm a book freak, one of the selling features on my home was the HUGE built in bookshelf! For most books that I intend to keep around a long time I choose hardback. But, then if I find a very good reference, self help, or something along those lines that is paperback, I'm not going to turn it down just because it's paperback! But, when it comes to my romance novels, I like paperbacks exclusivly for those because it's so much cozier and like you said, compact. I can toss my latest into my purse and be on my way! I can stay up all night in bed reading one without having to shift around to much to get comfy! And I don't feel too back about throwing them away when I'm done. I sure don't like to toss them, but I have a huge collecting problem and I have to get over it. I'm thinking about saving them now and selling them at the community yard sale in about 2 months. Haha, I'm so weird though, I'll probably sell them for like a penny each just to get rid of them and have some kind of change to show for it!

Paperback, they are easier to read, easier to travel with and fit in my purse...LOL and easier to fit on book shelves.. well mine anyway...I have several books and I dont want to give them up, I have them in boxes under my bed, on top of my bookshelf and there were on my dresser for a while...but I pick mostly paperback... if I cant wait for it to come out on paperback then I will get the hardcover, there fore I have about 3 in hardcover. LOL

Hi Maezee, it's always paperbacks for me. It's lighter, cheaper and takes up less space. I often lie on the sofa/bed to read; so can you imagine how heavy a hardcover book is!

I'm a paperback girl too! I'm actually waiting for the 3rd Twilight book to come out in paperback, haha. And the wait is killing me but will be well worth it when I have a lighter book. I like how paperbacks are lighter and easier to hold in your hand. Paperback fit in my purse better too. I also agree that their better for the bathtub! haha

If its a good book, I wouldn't mind having it in hard bound. Mostly, I like books that I often use hard bound so that they would last longer. Then again, it depends on how the book is used which makes it last longer or not. A very used book is rather attractive than one which hasn't been open at all..

Your right on paperbacks being compact and convenient compared to hardbound ones. Then again, its really a matter of choice.

I would even consider giving a hardbound book as a gift than a paperback copy of the same title. It kind'a emphasizes things a bit.