paperback for readinghardcover for sitting in the shelf
>>24748791the first post is, as always, the best post
Paperback is pretty much worthless after a couple of reads, it comes apart. So if it’s a book you plan on reading multiple times or using for reference, definitely hardcover
>>24748796Maybe if you're some kind of savage.
Hardcovers for heavy tomes to read them laid open properly assuming the binding is done well, paperbacks for the rest.
>>24748772Whatever's cheapest....that said, my local bookstore sells these editions that are vinyl-bound "paperback", which are actually quite nice, at least structurally. I have Moby Dick and an ~800 page collection of the Romantic poets (ie the usual suspects) in these editions, and last weekend picked up a collection of Emily Dickinson's poetry. The actual covers themselves are a little gaudy, but I personally don't mind the Emily one
>>24748772The purchasing officer in my university library makes the decision for me, I just send requirements to the Interlibrary loans officer.>He owns books.I treat texts like what they are. Sluts. Slut dragons.
Hardcover for non-fictionPaperback for fictionIt's not rocket science.
Are there any actual reasons to still use paperslop other than pretentiousness?
>>24748870A magnet won't destroy my paperback.
>>24748870>my book is running out of battery
>>24748772Hardcover for reading at homePaperback for reading while traveling
>>24748870I like annotating and using sticky notes, helps me engage with the text better.
>>24748870I like the kinetic feeling of handling a book
>>24748883>>24748884>>24748902>>24748905So no
>>24748870They can't "update" my paper.
>>24748918Studies show that you retain the text better from hard copies, and I have found that to be the case for me.If you're a poorfag and just want to read pirated ebooks, that's fine though. Like we all know that's the real reason you prefer ebooks.
>>24748772I buy whichever is cheapest
>>24748772Hard covers all the way if you can afford it, especially penguin clothbounds
>>24748772I prefer Hardcover when I can find it and when it's not ridiculously expensive. Paperback is fine but it's unreal how fast they get beat up.
>>24748987You are technically illiterate if this is an actual concern of yours.>>24748993>goy spending more money because a study told him to
>>24748791FACTS
>>24749325>30 years of planned obsolescence>ur illiterut HURRRRRalso I don't need electricity to read a book>inb4 nightwe going medieval & reading by candlelight
>>24749336>meltyPlease calm down, anon. And no, your files won't disappear in 30 years. Where are you getting this from?
>>24749366>meltyOk redditor>And no, your files won't disappear in 30 yearsHere's a link that I found in 30 seconds. You should like it since its from your home.https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/xf9lxa/icloud_deleted_all_files_on_desktop_irrecoverably/
>>24749396>redditor>source: redditJudging by the URL it's talking about cloud storage so I don't see how that's relevant.
>>24748883Water won't destroy my paperback
>>24748870It's easier to focus with a real book. What I like to do is go outside with my book, with no phone, no laptop, no music player, no distraction. The only thing I can do is read that one book. With an e-reader, I have a thousand books, so I'm constantly switching between books instead of reading the one I want to read.
>>24749610That seems like a you problem, not the ebook problem. I have no issues reading from my smartphone at home.
>>24749396Don't see how that would affect my computer with linux nor my home server though?
>>24749724>That seems like a you problemI don't deny that. Step one is to admit I have a problem. It's like some people are alcoholics and others aren't, you know? And if you're an alcoholic, best to stay away from bars.
Nigga if you find yourself in a scenario where the internet suddenly blacked out to the point where you simply cannot recover anything you have bigger issues than literature preservation, there's probably a band of raiders driving to your house to rape you. Papertards always invent these apocalypse now scenarios that justifies their consooming of relic media. >DUDE WHAT IF ...WHAT IF A MASSIVE SOLAR FLARE FRIES UP THE ELECTRONICS!!!
>>24749325>goy spending more money because a study told him toI have plenty of money to spend. What else am I going to do with it?
>>24748772The paperback goes in my pocket. However, the hardcover stays open without support. Truly a confounding dilemma. I suppose the answer depends on 1. how I am intending to read the book and 2. the pricing.
