Do you prefer hardcover books or paperbacks? Is it important to you, if you choose to read a book?

>>24540089 (OP)
I prefer threads actually pertaining to literature.

>>24540100
It's related to literature. The literature you read is either bound as a hardcover or paperback.

>>24540123
Read a book and then ask a question about the contents of the book, please.

>>24540126
/lit/ is not only about the contents of books. Are you new?

>>24540138
It should be. Look at the question in your OP. Do you really care which I prefer? Hardcovers I guess. There's your answer. Now delete your thread.

>>24540089 (OP)
Hardcovers are preferable. The paperbacks I bought as a young man are all beat to shit, they don't hold up well

>>24540089 (OP)
Can we stop threads that have nothing to do with literature?

>>24540374
>they don't hold up well
But then again, who does?

Paperbacks are way more comfortable as well as cheaper

>>24540089 (OP)
Pocket paperbacks by far. Hardcovers are rigid, heavy, and who cares about durability when they'll go to the landfill after your death anyway ?

>>24540089 (OP)
Whatever is cheaper. Generally unimportant.
Maybe generally thicker books hardcover. Some publisher have better hardcovers while other do a shitty job. But in probably all cases paperback is cheaper so I just pick that.

Ebooks and library hardcovers.
Can't stand paperbacks, I need RIGIDITY

>>24540089 (OP)
Depends on the quality of the print. Paperbacks are handy but US paperback are toilet paper quality. My country basically only printed hardbacks until like 2007 (seriously) but then publishers jumped onto the US paperback model and it all went down.

Japanese paperbacks are usually pretty good quality.

>>24540851
>but then publishers jumped onto the US paperback model
That's quite late. Here in Germany paperbacks have been a thing since the 50s already.

>>24540089 (OP)
Is it a classic and a book I want to savour? Hardcover.
Is it a sub-200 pager from an obscure author? Whatever is the cheapest.
There are exactly 2 exceptions. Arden Shakespeare and Norton Critical Editions. Also, sometimes the best translation is only available in paperback. Translation > notes > form factor.

>>24540100
>>24540126
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>>24540402
Stop backseat modding. If you don’t like it, report and move on

>>24540689
Say what you will about my withered husk, but I've never snapped in half while having my covers spread

>>24540089 (OP)
Unironically ereader. I can't stand reading a physical book after I got gifted the kindle. The customization options are just too good.

>>24540138
>Are you new?
Of course he is. It's always newfags who try to board police. They want to belong to something so badly.

Irony is they'll finally be native when they stop giving a shit.

I would like well made paperbacks which are sewn with high quality paper

>>24540089 (OP)
Paperback. I also throw out those stupid boxes hard covers come in and often lose/throw away dust jackets.

>>24540089 (OP)
I like my covers hard, my coffee black, and my cheese drippy.

>>24540089 (OP)
I gave up on paper books years ago
there is a huge amount of reading material available via pdf's
plus I can change the font size for easier reading

>>24540089 (OP)
I get whatever's cheapest second hand usually, which tends to be paperbacks but you'd be surprised how many hardcovers are inexplicably priced lower than their paperback equivalent

>>24543558
You can’t change the font size of pdfs

>>24543706
you are retarded yes?
what is the +/- sign in all browsers?

>>24543868
That doesn’t change the font size, that’s just a zoom.

>>24543886
look up this word - quibble