Comments on: Pondering hardcovers vs paperbacks

By: Carly

Carly — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:02:50 +0000

Most of my books are hardcover. When you buy them on online stores like amazon they are usualy only a couple bucks more and last alot longer.

By: Bookfool, aka Nancy

Bookfool, aka Nancy — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:22:01 +0000

I prefer paperbacks because they're easier to hold (I seem to be getting a little arthritis in my hands), take up less space and cost less. But, I'm a sucker for a pretty cover. Occasionally, publishers will put out a gorgeous hb followed by a hideous pb version. In that case, I tend to go for the hardback. I hate that about myself, though, and try to suck it up and go for the paperbook because I really don't have much space. Bookfool, aka Nancy’s last blog post..Monkey Monkey Monkey by Cathy MacLennan

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:31:19 +0000

I find that there are a few authors I like to get in hardcover — authors I know I’ll stick with through thick and thin, meaning their books will be reread an infinite number of times and will require the better bindings of the hardcover book. There are a few series I began in softcover and then slowly converted to hardcover once the HC editions showed up remaindered, at yardsales, or in thrift stores.

My big secret lately for free interesting hardcover books is diving the recycling bin at my local library branch when they’ve been weeding the shelves.

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By: Elizabeth W.

Elizabeth W. — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:46:39 +0000

Court and Kristen said what I had been planning to say. Once I'm reading a series in paperback, I want to keep buying it in paperback. For symmetry. I know it doesn't really matter but... This leads to a lot of checking things out from the library, and a lot of twiddling my thumbs patiently while favorite series eventually come out in paperback. Elizabeth W.’s last blog post..Musing Mondays- Book Shopping

By: TexasRed

TexasRed — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:39:15 +0000

I will buy hardbacks in certain instances -- usually when it's an author I love. In that case, I usually know I'll love the book and I want them to get the money. My "default" setting, though, is paperback. I just read too many to go hardback all the time. TexasRed’s last blog post..The Crooked Lawyer - Book Give-Away

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:01:32 +0000

I'm a paperback girl all the way - easier to hold and carry and cheaper to buy they are the way to go. The only issue I sometimes have is when they change the book cover from the hardcover edition to the paperback. Mudbound has a beautiful red cover on the hardcover - have you seen the paperback version? YUCK! Stephanie’s last blog post..Princess Academy

By: Teddy

Teddy — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:09:44 +0000

I much prefer paperback even when the book is a gift or free. I like to read in bed and the older I get, the harder I find it is to hold up a hardcover. Paperbacks are just much easier to handle. Teddy’s last blog post..Giveaway: A LUCKY CHILD by Thomas Buergenthal

By: hayden

hayden — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:23:52 +0000

I have to say that I really agree with you on these points. I'm much more likely to wait (and wait) for a book to come out in paperback than I am to buy it in hardback, even if it is an author I really love. Granted, there are a few exceptions, but I'm finding that the library always carries them, so I can wait. And I *hate* when a series goes from paperback to hardback; it's my biggest book peeve! hayden’s last blog post..New Reading Ideas

By: Kristen M.

Kristen M. — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:17:35 +0000

I definitely go for a mix of hardcovers and paperbacks but am not picky unless it's a series that I'm already collecting. Cost isn't too much of an issue because I won't pay full price for any hardcover. I give some books a chance in hardcover even if I haven't heard of them but I also put hardcovers on my Amazon wishlist and then if I haven't purchased them by the time the paperback version comes out, I switch to the cheaper one. I also tend to wait until they are both available and buy the one that is most visually appealing. There's nothing worse than buying a hardcover and then they put out the paperback and it looks better! Okay ... done rambling ... Kristen M.’s last blog post..I wish today was a bit more like ...

By: Cat

Cat — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 15:28:04 +0000

Oh! Forgot what I really wanted to mention - I am desperate to find The Thirteenth Tale in hard cover since I read it from the library. There is something about that book that just screams - YOU NEED ME IN HC! But I have not been having any luck.Boo. Cat’s last blog post..In My Mailbox #6