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Hardcover vs. Paperback
When should you buy which?

>> No.11368467

>>11368455
>same translators
what the fuck is your preference dumbass?

>> No.11368479

I prefer hardcover usually, unless the font size is bad, in which case I'll go with an alternative.

>> No.11368491

my preference is always paperback but I’m weird

>> No.11368740

>>11368455
Paperbacks are far easier to carry around and feel a bit better in my hands.

>> No.11368782

>>11368455
hardcover when you have the money for it and if you know it’s not gonna leave your house because it’s hard to carry

>> No.11368787

If the text and price are the same, hardcover. There's one publisher in my country whose softcovers are of quality comparable with hardcover, but in general I find it dumb to buy a book, something that should last me a lifetime (and more), in an inferior, flimsier format. I bought some Greek tragedies in English, and the softcover just feels inappropriate, these texts have existed for two and a half thousands of years and will be read for as long as human civilization exists, they deserve better.

>> No.11368796

>>11368455
Get a hard cover if you afford it and prefer hard covers.

>> No.11368807

>>11368782
>hard to carry
handlets, when will they learn

>> No.11368809

>>11368455
buy the one that has acid free paper

everyman's library has acid free paper

FSG doesn't have acid free paper

>> No.11368867

>>11368807
we are not talking about your 200 pages books

>> No.11368884

>>11368455
If the book is good, hardcover. In your case, paperback.

>> No.11368894

>>11368884
edgy

>> No.11369126

>>11368884
your mom is paperback m8

>> No.11369549
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>>11368807

>> No.11369784

Digital first
If it's worth getting a physical copy, then always hardcover.

>> No.11370692

>>11368455
Paperback, it's usually cheaper and lighter than hardcovers. Also, if you don't throw the book around like a god damn fool it will last a long time.

>> No.11370787

>>11368455
If I can find an old modern library hardback copy of a book, I'll buy that. If not, I'll just get the nicest paperback.

>> No.11370801

>>11368455
always, always paperback
>cheaper
>comfortable in hand
>shows wear

>> No.11371129

>>11368455
Paperback if you just want to read The books, hardcover if you want to be a posturing pseud who shows off his stack while pretending to know what the books are about.

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>>11368455
Both, hardcover for showing off on a bookshelf, paperback for pretending to read, then pirate the digital for my knock-off Android ereader.

>> No.11371172

>>11368455
You should buy paperback only when you're poor or hardback doesn't exist for let's say a particular translator or the only hardbacks are hundreds of dollars because it never got a second print run in hardback. Everyman is my goto for any piece of literature. Generally affordable (the doorstoppers can be $40+, although I got War & Peace for only $14 brand new), sewn binding, clothbound, and a tassle. Can't go wrong.

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>>11370801
>having to hold your book open is comfy
Sorry I'm just not with you on this. Although my hands are extremely hot so the humidity of them tends to warp the pages where my thumb presses. I'd much rather keep my books in pristine condition for as long as possible. Pic related is the patrish way to handle a book

>> No.11371254

>>11368455
Buy paperback first, then hardcover if the book turns out to be good and you want it as a permanent part of your library. Don't hoard giant heavy books that you don't even like.

>> No.11371258

>>11368796
what an insightful answer

>> No.11371566

>>11368796
>everyman's library
>expensive
The price difference is going to be quite small

>> No.11371575

Cheap paperback versions of all books should be purchased during your younger years. Read them, then shelf until another reading and discard when you move your home to another place.

Once you’re older and more settled down, you can buy hardbacks and reminisce about those books.

>> No.11371582

>>11371193
Do you put it on a table and then lean over it? That sounds very uncomfortable in the long run. Also doesn’t it fuck up the spine to flatten it out like that?

>> No.11371633

>>11371582
What, no, in that picture all I'm doing is holding it in my palm. And the spine is not flat, it's visibly reflexing, I'm not sure what you're talking about. Everyman's have sewn bindings anyways so it's not like you have to worry about fucking up the glue or something and then the pages fall out if that's what you might be alluding to.

>> No.11371656

>>11371633
>What, no, in that picture all I'm doing is holding it in my palm.
What the fuck, that sounds even worse. I can’t imagine that feeling better than properly holding it and being able to angle it however you want.
As for the spine my dad always told me not to spread books open like that, but maybe he was full of shit.

>> No.11371657

bump

>> No.11371667

>>11368455

Hardcover
>looks better
>better for studying

Paperbacks
>less space in shelf
>fits more easily in bag or even pocket

I usually buy my books used, so I don't really care which one it is, but more often it will be paperback.

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>>11368455
audiobook

>> No.11371684

>>11371656
I can angle it any way I want. How much of an absolute armlet are you that 1kg is too much to ask?

>> No.11371723

>>11371684
How would you hold it over your head if you’re holding it flat in your palm?