A Book Lover’s Meme
Originally published at Grasping for the Wind. Please leave any comments there.
I spotted this one at the The Books of My Numberless Dreams.
Hardback or trade paperback or mass market paperback?
Harback when available. Trade paperback for books I’m taking a chance on. Mass Market for those great to curl up in bed with sword and sorcery books.
Amazon or brick and mortar?
Brick & Mortar. However, to get the best deal on books I know I will enjoy, I by from B&N.
Barnes & Noble or Borders?
Barnes & Noble! Even have the credit card for extra discount and gift cards!
Bookmark or dogear?
Bookmarks. Why destroy a book I paid $30 for?
Alphabetize by author or alphebetize by title or random?
First organize by subject, then by author. Although with the move several months ago, I haven’t really bothered casue the look so pretty on theshelf the way I have’em now.
Keep, throw away, or sell?
Throw away? That’s an option? I always sell what I don’t want, so I can buy more with the money. Rare occasions I give it away to a really good friend.
Keep dustjacket or toss it?
Keep.
Read with dustjacket or remove it?
Always Remove. It keeps it looking nice on the shelf, you see.
Short story or novel?
Novel. Short Stories only get interesting right when you finish them.
Collection (short stories by same author) or anthology (short stories by different authors)?
Collection.
Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket?
Lemony Snicket. Much more interesting and humorous. Better written too.
Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks?
NEVER STOP! But if I must, it must be a reasonable breaking point. This will proably change when kids come along, unless I train ‘em right.