Paperback vs. Hardcover
Hello fellow book lovers!
Okay, so in my mind a battle has been going on for several years now: Hardcover vs. Paperback.
Why has it been provoked?
I don't know if you guys have noticed, but Barnes and Noble mostly carries paperbacks. In addition, Terry Pratchett (one of my favorite writers) for some reason has his books as mass market paperbacks with no hardcovers in stock. I have bought some of his hardcovers used... But I do find it very odd that someone as successful as him would only be selling books in paperback. I would love some wisdom on that one. "sigh"
But I was wondering what you guys thought about the different formats, because I've been trying to come to terms with paperbacks. They are cheaper (I recently bought two Pratchett books from the bookstore in paperback because I really wanted to read and I wanted them -some form of them at least- on my bookshelf). I figure I could always buy them in hardback later on from some used bookstore.
I've just been obessing a bit when I'm reading one of the books because I don't want to crease the spine... I hate the idea of the glue decaying and the cover bending. "sigh"
I don't know, I'm hoping maybe you guys have some positives to say about paperbacks that could get me on the bandwagon. You know, able to accept the format and just enjoy the damn words. "laughs"
Okay, so in my mind a battle has been going on for several years now: Hardcover vs. Paperback.
Why has it been provoked?
I don't know if you guys have noticed, but Barnes and Noble mostly carries paperbacks. In addition, Terry Pratchett (one of my favorite writers) for some reason has his books as mass market paperbacks with no hardcovers in stock. I have bought some of his hardcovers used... But I do find it very odd that someone as successful as him would only be selling books in paperback. I would love some wisdom on that one. "sigh"
But I was wondering what you guys thought about the different formats, because I've been trying to come to terms with paperbacks. They are cheaper (I recently bought two Pratchett books from the bookstore in paperback because I really wanted to read and I wanted them -some form of them at least- on my bookshelf). I figure I could always buy them in hardback later on from some used bookstore.
I've just been obessing a bit when I'm reading one of the books because I don't want to crease the spine... I hate the idea of the glue decaying and the cover bending. "sigh"
I don't know, I'm hoping maybe you guys have some positives to say about paperbacks that could get me on the bandwagon. You know, able to accept the format and just enjoy the damn words. "laughs"