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Moleman1138 Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Aug '04	Date Posted: 1/30/06 1:52pm Subject: RE: Paperback vs. Hardback
	Plus the font and leading are larger. From a typographical background, hardback is a better choice. Just like ^^^ suggested, price. -----signature----- Host of CBC (Chapter by Chapter) for PT, CT and SFF forums and Box Office Game ROTS-DS Chapter 3: Seeds of Rebellion FOTR Chapter 29: Bilbo's Gifts TSS Chapter 17: Facts and Feathers (8/24/07)
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REVANLORD Registered: Jun '05	Date Posted: 1/30/06 1:57pm Subject: RE: Paperback vs. Hardback
	I just love paperback because there isn't a cover annoying my reading. The Hooded Soul -----signature----- "Nonsense makes sense to the senseless mind"
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Panther50 Registered: Apr '04	Date Posted: 1/30/06 4:32pm Subject: RE: Paperback vs. Hardback
	Paperback cheaper and they take up a lot less space.
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droideka27 Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 1/30/06 7:31pm Subject: RE: Paperback vs. Hardback
	paperbacks, without question! -----signature----- "The ability to speak does not make you intelligent" -- Qui-Gon
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ElfinArcher Registered: Dec '05	Date Posted: 1/30/06 7:35pm Subject: RE: Paperback vs. Hardback
	I can go with either. I prefer paperback because they're cheaper, and I can fit more of them on a shelf. And for novels, they're easier to read. I like hardback for stuff like textbooks, research books, collectibles or things with pictures. Like the illustrated editions of Dan Brown's books. Most of the time I get paperback, because it's easier on the pocketbook. -----signature----- For Alana
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Liesl Registered: May '05	Date Posted: 1/30/06 7:44pm Subject: RE: Paperback vs. Hardback
	One thing I really do like about hardback, though, is the paper used in them. I find that the quality of paper used in hardback books is of a better quality than in paperback. It seems like the pages in paperback books yellow and get brittle faster than hardback. -----signature----- Proud Padawan of IrishEyedJedi Read at Your Own Risk: Fics in Profile "The white whale drank some bad plankton and splashed through a coffee table." - Heathers
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dontlookatmethatway Registered: Jul '05	Date Posted: 1/30/06 8:03pm Subject: RE: Paperback vs. Hardback
	Both hardbacks and paperbacks have their advantages. Hardbacks do look nicer, especially when they are on your bookshelf. The dust jackets don't really bother me. If I find that they are starting to get irritating, I take them off and put them back on when I am finished reading. I have occasionally thrown dust jackets out for one reason or another (usually because I don't like the picture on them) Hardbacks also feel nicer. I enjoy reading a hardback book more than a paperback book. However, paperbacks do have one thing going for them: price. Paperbacks are much cheaper. Size, like the dust jackets, does not really matter to me. As long as the book isn't gigantic, I'm okay with it. So after going through all the advantages, which do I buy? Paperbacks, because of the low cost. I usually only read books once anyway so why spend a whole ton of money? However I will buy hardback if I really want to read the book and don't want to wait for the paperback to come out or if I think that it would look nice on my bookshelf (yes, I know that's rather vain) -----signature----- In democracy your vote counts. In feudalism your count votes. bozone = the bubble around stupid people that prevents bright ideas from getting through Member of the Game Designers Guild
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Gabri_Jade Title: Fan Fiction Archive Editor Emeritus Registered: Nov '02	Date Posted: 1/30/06 8:52pm Subject: RE: Paperback vs. Hardback
	Paperback, most of the time. If I really want to read a book right away, I'll buy hardback - but even then, if I loved the book and think I'll reread it, I'll buy the paperback version as well when it comes out. I rather like hardbacks and dust jackets don't bother me, but paperbacks have the edge in both price and portability. -----signature----- Evil Twin of LadyPadme This concept of "wuv" confuses and infuriates us! - Futurama All I can do is be me. Whoever that is. -Bob Dylan The Space Between Heartbeats - L/M AU vig http://boards.theforce.net/b/b1/28870280 !!11!1eleventy
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Excellence Registered: Jul '02	Date Posted: 1/30/06 10:52pm Subject: RE: Paperback vs. Hardback
	Hardcoverites: 5 Paperbackians: 14 Error margin: possible You think paperbacks don't look good on the shelf, ezekiel22x? -----signature----- The Brits gave the world Doctor Who We owe them
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NYCitygurl Title: Generally Out to Lunch Manager: SFFBC, C&G, NSWFF Registered: Jul '02	Date Posted: 1/31/06 2:09pm Subject: RE: Paperback vs. Hardback - Date Edited: 1/31/06 2:13pm (1 edits total) Edited By: NYCitygurl
	Yeah, the worst think about paperbacks is that by the time you've read it once, the pages have started to turn yellow, and the spine is bent -----signature----- "Not till the moon falls. Not till the world ends."
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RolandofGilead Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Jan '01	Date Posted: 1/31/06 2:35pm Subject: RE: Paperback vs. Hardback
	That's true. Most of my Papaerbacks look pretty shabby. And if I've dared read the story more than once, then it's falling apart. -----signature----- Satan's not in a guitar pick, he's inside all of us. In here, in your hearts. He's what makes us not want to go to work, or exercise, or tell the truth. He's that little voice in your mind that says "**** you" to the people you hate.
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ezekiel22x Registered: Aug '02	Date Posted: 1/31/06 3:31pm Subject: RE: Paperback vs. Hardback
	Excellence posted: You think paperbacks don't look good on the shelf, ezekiel22x? Not nearly as nice as hardcovers, which convey a sort of enduring majesty that’s hard to find with a dingy little mass market paperback. And with hardcovers creased spines are virtually eliminated, something that’s almost unavoidable when you’re reading a mass market paperback of considerable length.
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DAR Registered: Jul '04	Date Posted: 1/31/06 9:07pm Subject: RE: Paperback vs. Hardback
	Paperback for most of my books, but for something like Harry Potter, then all hardback. -----signature----- Well tonight thank God it's them instead of you
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Raven Title: SFF: Books and Comics Mangler Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 1/31/06 9:14pm Subject: RE: Paperback vs. Hardback
	If I'm only moderately interested, mass market paperback. If I'm very interested, hardcover. If I'm somewhere in between, trade paperback. -----signature----- 1. Seek enlightenment. 2. ??? 3. Prophet.
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Excellence Registered: Jul '02	Date Posted: 1/31/06 10:46pm Subject: RE: Paperback vs. Hardback
	Spoken like a neutral politician, Raven. Bit here, bit there. ezekiel22x, your magesity is my travesty. But it really all depends on the printer. Take Erikson's books for eg. Most are 1000 pages or more, and all paperbacks have solid spines and even good font size. -----signature----- The Brits gave the world Doctor Who We owe them
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