Hardcover, Paperback, or EBook?

[Anna Richenda]

That's right, the really important questions. lol.

I've never been an ebook person. Too impersonal! I want to occasionally be so wrapped up in a book that I'm holding on so tight I smear the ink on the page!! (Anyone use and like Kindle? How does it hold up in the so-good-I-smeared-the-ink category?)

It used to be that hardcovers were the coveted format. But they are so spendy! And, as has been noted here (I forget by whom, sorry!), they take up a lot of room on the bookshelf. Still, they feel great: solemn, serious, and substantial.

Still, the messier paperback is great just because it is messier. You can rumple the pages and the corners get dinged. That proves it's been loved and well read, right? And a trade paperback still looks serious. Though Mass Market paperbacks are awesome for the 'fun' you imagine having while reading them, like when they get smeared with sunscreen because you are reading on the beach. lol.

--Can you tell reading is a partly tactile experience for me?! lol.

I'm guessing everyone has their preference.

Care to share?

[Joseph M. Rinaldo]

Though I, too, have loved the tactile part of physical books, I've got to say that now that I have a Kindle, I AM LOVING IT! The major benefit to it is that when you travel, you can slip the delicate, thin thing into a carryon bag and have a bag full of books at your disposal! You don't have to worry about lugging around pounds of reading material when you're on a plane; you don't have to worry about the pages becoming loose, frayed, or falling out, and you don't have to worry about losing your place if a bookmark falls out! Kindle is the next big thing (actually, it's the current big thing), and I also love it because I write ebooks, and they will be sold for ereaders like Kindle, and hopefully I will become rich and famous! WOOHOO!

Joe Rinaldo

check out my blog at http://wwwjosephmrinaldocom.blogspot.com

[Grace]

I prefer paperbacks, mostly because I do a lot of my reading while commuting.  Hardcovers get heavy, and e-books have way too much DRM and can't really be shared.  Paperbacks can fit in my purse and are the most affordable option.  I also like buying used books when I can; they have so much more character.

 

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[Kristin]

Hardcover or paperback is always my preference--although I'm not too fond of the smaller paperbacks, I like the taller ones. E-books have never been my preference; I find it difficult to read them since I have to do so on my laptop and I'm always getting distracted when I do so.

[Sarah (Workaday Reads)]

I am quickly beginning to love ebooks best. Although I don't like that they can't be shared, and it isn't easy to flip back to check something. Second is paperbacks. I am not a fan of hardcover. Too big and heavy.