Booking Through Thursday: Paperbacks or Hardcovers?
This week’s question is, “All other things (like price and storage space) being equal, given a choice in a perfect world, would you rather have paperbacks in your library? Or hardcovers? And why?”
Oh, dear. In this not so perfect world, I prefer paperbacks because they’re handier to carry with me. I buy hardcovers if I can find them at library booksales, or if I’m too impatient to wait for the paperback version to come out. In a perfect world, however? I’d probably still prefer paperbacks. I know they can get wear and tear much more easily than hardcovers, but they’re still cheaper. ‘Course, in a perfect world a book’s cost might not matter as much, but old habits die hard. The wear on one’s paperback copy depends on how one handles it while it resides in her possession, and I try to take care of my paperbacks - especially if they’re already received a lot of wear from a previous owner.
same here! cheaper, lighter and saves space! as for durability of paperbacks, it’s only as good as how the owner treats it. i’m very careful with my brand new books. i get very upset the days the spine has a crease!