The virgin softback (literally) vs the chad HARDcover
>>25322376hardcovers are for decoration. i cannot get a decent read done unless my copy is completely ragged by the end of it.
>>25322967This. Hardcovers are really nice to look at and collect but they are so uncomfy to read. Paperbacks are so comfy once they get broken in.
>>25322967>>25322997I feel sick when even I read a paper back, flopping all over the place and bending as I try to read? no thanks, a revolting experience, especially for larger works
>>25323009Okay I will agree that sometimes doorstoppers suck to read in paperback but modestly sized novels are nice. I like to fold the book in half when I read it and bust up the spine to make it lie flat if I wanna read it on a surface.
>>25323027Doorstoppers suck to read as hardcovers too, they are too heavy and their back gets damaged so easily when you read the book multiple times.To read doorstoppers you buy hardcover for collection and read ebook version.
>american glued hardcoverspuke
>>25322967>"Your books need to be completely cracked, stained and ragged or else you're not reading them!"I don't know who was the redditor who came up with this shit, but just because you don't know how to read without damaging your books, doesn't mean no one else knows
>>25323060>they are too heavy and their back gets damaged so easily when you read the book multiple times. I feel bad for americans and their cheap manufacturing of books lol. I have two doorstopper hardcover books that i've read back-to-back and both are just fine because my country actually cares to produce quality, long lasting books
>>25323060This is why I only buy quality hardcovers from at least 30 years ago
>>25322376Hardcovers for factual literature.Softbacks for fictional literature.
>>25323226Fruuke. Fiction is not respectable.
>>25323226This. Book is essentially an archivation medium. Factual things are generally more valuable, so they deserve more robust archivation format. Fiction is essentially a lie, made mostly for entertainment, so softback is more than enough.
>>25323226this
>>25323226Fiction is more valuable.
>>25323212Same. It’s disgusting how much higher quality they are compared to modern books.
