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Defenitely Hardcover. Paperbacks are usually easier when you take the book along with you. But I prefer reading them in a cosy corner and also love to keep them for years with awesome aesthetics. So I love hardcovers
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Paperbacks. They are much better to cuddle with.
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I prefer paperback. Tt makes a book less weighted and easier to read between the binding areas.
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Paperbacks.
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I like both but mostly paperback, because they are somehow cheaper than hardcover ones.
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I love the feel of paperbacks, they're just so easy and bouncy. However, hardcovers do have their merits, especially Modern Library editions.
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I'm okay with either. But I don't like when the hardcover has a paper covering that comes off all the time.
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To the best of my knowledge, paperbacks will always outsell hardcovers in terms of sales. Keeping track of all of the books I own is just a more effective way for me to keep track of everything. That has been my method of communication for years, and I have never looked back.
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Both. Hardcovers are pretty, but I usually buy paperbacks because they cose less.
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I'd rather a paperback. I can put it in my bag for a sneek peek anytime, anywhere. Its affordable too.
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paperback naturally you can bend the book without braking it, its easy to handle and not to heavy on your hands.
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Decodemymessage wrote: 01 Mar 2009, 19:53 Which do you prefer? I am neutral and have both. Lol. When ever I get a series though I tend to get them all in paperback or hardcover. I know... I'm a snob. :roll: :lol:
I have both, but I prefer hardcover. I don’t think you’re a snob at all for wanting series to match, mismatched series drive me insane! It’s important to remember that while deciding in which format to buy a book or series it all depends on the design, quality and size of either hardcover or paperback. And price. Expensive books are more stressful to read because I personally feel as if I can’t eat or cry or breathe around them, ha ha.
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I am neutral because I find it easy to get both the paperbacks and hardcovers.
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Hard cover is more durable but difficult to fix into your pocket like paper cover, lol.
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I love paper back. Most of my books are paper back.
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