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| View Poll Results: Which format do you prefer to read books in? | |||
| Haedcover |
  
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17 | 43.59% |
| Paperback |
  
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17 | 43.59% |
| Doesn't matter |
  
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5 | 12.82% |
| Voters: 39. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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 Member 524 Level 28.48 Mar 2006 
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If the book is 'discount' or at a used store, then I'll *always* go for the hardcover, since I just prefer to have a sturdy book. Plus I love dustjackets and the artwork/presentation found in the hardcover edition.
I also will go out and get the hardcover version of a book if I particularly enjoyed it in paperback; Gary Jenning's Aztec is one of my favorite books, but rather cumbersome as a 1000+ page paperback. The 750-page hardcover is more managable, but since it's one of my favorites I'd like a first edition without paying over $20 for it. But I compulsively buy books, so it really doesn't bother me if I can only find a copy in paperback. Some books I have in both, just so I can lend one and keep one. Jam it back in, in the dark. |
Member 524 Level 28.48 Mar 2006
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Oddly enough, I never really latched onto the idea of eBooks. I don't mind scanlations of comics (much), but it bugs me to read massive amounts of text on a computer screen. Even on the odd chance I read fanfiction, I have to print it out if it's over 10 pages.
But I do not like libraries, with the exception of my school's Fine Arts Library (mostly for the multimedia materials). I just like to own my reading material, even though I don't screw up the books or write in them or anything -- on the contrary, I like my books to be in relatively good shape. There's nowhere I can't reach. |
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