POLL: Hardcover or Paperback?

[LakerGod]

I'm just curious. Please post comments in thread.

 

[biostud]

I like hardcover but they too expensive. But I will buy song of Ice and Fire in hardcover.

 

[Demo24]

hard! better to hit someone with

but it doesnt burn as good

 

[finlay42]

paperback. easier to carry around, and doesn't give my arms a workout while I'm reading it in bed.

I frequently buy hardcover books, though, because I hate waiting around for 9-12 months for a book to be reprinted in paperback.

 

[Kilgor]

I prefer Hard cover but due to size and cost buy mostly paperbacks.

 

[pyonir]

Prefer paperback. More flexible.

 

[bigredguy]

Paperback, cheaper, smaller, lighter and i don't feel bad about dog earing the pages.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Paperback. Mainly because a lot of the books I read don't come in hardcover. So If I bought hardcover I'd have books of all different sizes...

 

[Twista]

Originally posted by: DEMO24
hard! better to hit someone with

but it doesnt burn as good

 

[DaWhim]

hardcore can last longer, but more expensive.

 

[Pliablemoose]

Hardcover, feels like a real book.

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: DaWhim
hardcore can last longer, but more expensive.

too much p0rn?

 

[ArmchairAthlete]

With cost in mind: paperback
Cost isn't important: hardback

 

[Feneant2]

I only get hardcover on books I want to read sooner than later - Feast of crows is the first hardcover ill buy in the last 16 months

 

[bradruth]

Always paperback.

 

[LakerGod]

Whoa, thanks for all the replies. I enjoy reading paperbacks more, but I think hardcovers look better on my bookshelf and they do not wear out as much.

 

[lokiju]

I like owning Hardcover more, but a lot of times its more comfortable to read a paper back IMO.

 

[ThePresence]

I usually buy hardcover because I'm too lazy to wait for the paperback, which is usually published at a later date.
And hardcover looks better on the bookshelf.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Paperback. Easy to carry and much easier to read in bed at night. Hardcovers are too bulky and can only be read in certain positions, a paperback can be held with one hand leaving the other free for beverage or snack. I'll only buy hardcover for books that I must have quickly and don't want to wait for the paperback to be released.

 

[HappyPuppy]

Paperbacks because I can toss them when I am finished. I don't often reread a book so there is no reason to put on a bookshelf.

 

[BurnItDwn]

The only books I generally have are like Unix, SQL, Scripting, Programming Manuals ... I prefer Hard cover.

 

[Chompman]

Paperback, cheaper and easier to read and carry them around.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Depends

Paperback because it's light
Hardcover because it lasts and feels like a book

 

[Goosemaster]

My good books are hardcover
my collectors items are hardcover
my favorite books are paperback and all worn out

 

[LakerGod]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Paperbacks because I can toss them when I am finished. I don't often reread a book so there is no reason to put on a bookshelf.

I hope by tossing them you mean you donate them to your local library, or pass it on to somebody else.