I have actually switched to using my macbook to read when I’m lying down, don’t have to hold it or anything and just rest a finger on the arrow key and then pages. Incredibly comfy and you can easily sip a cuppa or eat a snack since your hands are free.
>and you can easily sip a cuppa or eat a snack since your hands are free.
how fat are you that you can’t even read without stuffing your maw with food?
Same. Anyone who says otherwise is literally a luddite hoarder.
If I read something repeatedly, or as reference, or it has important illustrations, I'll buy a hardcover copy. Paperbacks are as disposable as toilet paper; they should be given away to other readers when finished.
I prefer hardcovers if possible but I care more about overall translation quality or paper quality so I end up buying some paperbacks.
1 out of 3 books I buy are paperback the rest are hardcovers.
Still if I find a reasonable priced edtion of some paperback I have I would probably buy it and sell back the paperback.
My eyes really start to hurt these days when reading so I usually prefer an ebook because I can crank the font size. Trying to read that tiny print in books is so hard, I bought +1.25 reading glasses to help and it does work, but I don’t want my eyes to get used to being lazy like that.
I love paperbacks due to their portability. I carry a backpack a lot of times when traveling long distances, and so being able to throw a paperback in the bottom without worrying whether it will get damaged is really convenient. I feel much closer (literally I mean) to the book due to their smaller sizes as well. Its a bit like reading an article on your desktop vs, your phone. Come might prefer the desktop for the size of it, but seeing I'm trying to read a lot of words in one go, its typically easier to read on a smaller screen. Maybe I just have bad eyesight.
I have immense nostalgia for mass market paperbacks. I grew up on low quality printings of public domain works, mainly the Barnes & Noble Classics collection. The paper was slick and spongy, like some variety of polished paper towel. I love old yellowed printings of sci-fi and fantasy with that distinct smell. An author like Pynchon also seems fitting for this format.
I have a condition called hyperhydrosis which means my hands are always wet basically. I can't read books without getting the pages all wet and discolored, so I read with an ereader. can't complain because I get all my books for free and the battery lasts forever.
I hate how my phone or iPad get so greasy on the back. At least paper absorbs it. That’s why I don’t like used books, 20 hours of someone’s oils absorbed into every book cover. That’s a ton of bodily fluid.
I like both, but nothing better than a quality old-stock mass market paperback fantasy or sci-fi book. Ordered used hardback from Amazon I usually get library bindings which suck.
Do people really find it more comfortable to read a paperback? I've always disliked them because I can't read them without being afraid of damaging them.
I just bend the thing like crazy and wrap the thing almost in half depending on where I am in the book. I doubt I’ll read it 100 times in my life before it gets too beat up, or give it away most likely.
the e-reader because free books and less heavy and no hard to turn and keep still pages
does it huwt your wisties?
yes and the pages keep trying to keep themselves shut. very inconvenient. glad I live now and not back then.
How fat do you have to be to get winded from holding a book
>winded from holding a book
he didn't imply anything like that, imagine you have to move thousand books, easier with ereader
what about audiobooks?
I have actually switched to using my macbook to read when I’m lying down, don’t have to hold it or anything and just rest a finger on the arrow key and then pages. Incredibly comfy and you can easily sip a cuppa or eat a snack since your hands are free.
>and you can easily sip a cuppa or eat a snack since your hands are free.
how fat are you that you can’t even read without stuffing your maw with food?
>Aesthetics
>Ego
>Physiology
*Blocks your path*
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Same. Anyone who says otherwise is literally a luddite hoarder.
If I read something repeatedly, or as reference, or it has important illustrations, I'll buy a hardcover copy. Paperbacks are as disposable as toilet paper; they should be given away to other readers when finished.
Paperback for textbooks, hardcover for everything else.
Hardcovers are generally higher quality and will last longer but they're a b***h to read from.
Paperbacks are easier to read from.
I team up with both of them against ebook scum
hardcover all the way frick paperback
I like both, as long as it's physical.
If cost wasn't an issue there wouldn't be any paperbacks.
vellum
I prefer hardcovers if possible but I care more about overall translation quality or paper quality so I end up buying some paperbacks.
1 out of 3 books I buy are paperback the rest are hardcovers.
Still if I find a reasonable priced edtion of some paperback I have I would probably buy it and sell back the paperback.
My eyes really start to hurt these days when reading so I usually prefer an ebook because I can crank the font size. Trying to read that tiny print in books is so hard, I bought +1.25 reading glasses to help and it does work, but I don’t want my eyes to get used to being lazy like that.
I love paperbacks due to their portability. I carry a backpack a lot of times when traveling long distances, and so being able to throw a paperback in the bottom without worrying whether it will get damaged is really convenient. I feel much closer (literally I mean) to the book due to their smaller sizes as well. Its a bit like reading an article on your desktop vs, your phone. Come might prefer the desktop for the size of it, but seeing I'm trying to read a lot of words in one go, its typically easier to read on a smaller screen. Maybe I just have bad eyesight.
Hardcover unless the hardcover is too expensive then paperback
Paperbacks and E-Books
I have immense nostalgia for mass market paperbacks. I grew up on low quality printings of public domain works, mainly the Barnes & Noble Classics collection. The paper was slick and spongy, like some variety of polished paper towel. I love old yellowed printings of sci-fi and fantasy with that distinct smell. An author like Pynchon also seems fitting for this format.
Hardcover sci-fi shlock is even more kino than the paperback format.
Both. Paperback for reading. Hardcover for collecting.
I have a condition called hyperhydrosis which means my hands are always wet basically. I can't read books without getting the pages all wet and discolored, so I read with an ereader. can't complain because I get all my books for free and the battery lasts forever.
I hate how my phone or iPad get so greasy on the back. At least paper absorbs it. That’s why I don’t like used books, 20 hours of someone’s oils absorbed into every book cover. That’s a ton of bodily fluid.
hi
not me but ya, that has pretty much been my experience
I like my books to match me. HARD.
why the frick would anyone choose paperback over hardcover?
I like both, but nothing better than a quality old-stock mass market paperback fantasy or sci-fi book. Ordered used hardback from Amazon I usually get library bindings which suck.
Do people really find it more comfortable to read a paperback? I've always disliked them because I can't read them without being afraid of damaging them.
I just bend the thing like crazy and wrap the thing almost in half depending on where I am in the book. I doubt I’ll read it 100 times in my life before it gets too beat up, or give it away most likely.
Cheap hardcovers are horrible, I also hate dust covers and take them off when I'm reading.