Over the past year or so, I've come to notice that hardbacks can be a little harder to find over here in England. Yes, if you pre-order or buy online, or hit bookshops on release day, you're likely to get one, but if you walk into a supermarket and browse the book aisle, they tend to be scarce. Maybe I'm just not trying hard enough, or looking in the wrong sections or genres, but nine times out of ten I reach for a paperback copy.
Not only does it save the Bank of Mum (and my pathetic upper body strength) a lot, it means I get more room on my shelves. I've found that it's much easier to squeeze paperbacks into every last space available, and they're much easier to stack due to them being almost always the same size. Not like hardbacks that vary from publisher to publisher and cause me a lot of grief.
There isn't much variation between the two (although sometimes hardbacks has nice inside covers, and paperback editions occasionally feature bonus content) I still find myself preferring one to the other. Paperbacks are just so much easier, in my opinion, so they'll always come out on top for me.
(I'd also just like to take the time to apologise for posts being all over the place at the minute. I'm not into a proper routine with college yet and my blog has taken a back seat. I'm cutting back on my Top 5 Wednesday posts for the time being and aiming for a post every Friday.)
Obviously paperback's are cheaper, so I tend to go for those, but I do prefer hardbacks because paperbacks tend to get bent more easily. It frusturates me so much!
ReplyDeleteI've found the UK paperbacks are a lot more rigid and therefore easier to break, unless you prefect the art of non-damaging reading (which I have, thankfully). US paperbacks (which you'll find every now and then) are so floppy compared! You can literally do whatever with US editions and not break them, so that's another reason why I love them. :)
DeleteEven though paperbacks are cheaper (oddly the same price as ebooks...something's got to give) I do prefer hardcovers. Mostly because I hate when the paperback spines get that white crease along the spine. My OCD can't handle it.
ReplyDeleteI've never understood ebooks being the same price as actual books, as there is a distinct lack of, well, book. Over time I've perfected the art of reading without damaging the spine at all, so the majority of my paperbacks are still in pristine condition. It's a skill I'm oddly proud of haha.
DeleteThere are certain covers that I prefer in the paperback version and some I prefer in the hardcover version. I don't really mind reading on either one, although I do agree it's easier to read paperbacks.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree that some paperback covers are nicer than their hardback counterparts, and vice versa.
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