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BARDOBARBAROS
Senior Scribe
Greece
581 Posts |
 Posted - 26 Oct 2007 : 17:01:07
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Poll Question:
What version of Novels do you prefer, Hardcover or Paperback???
It may sound strange but all the novels that i have in my collection of Forgotten realms are Hardcover ....I do not buy Paperback novels because i do not like their format and quality...i would like all the novels be hardcover ...
What about you???
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Edited by - BARDOBARBAROS on 26 Oct 2007 17:48:52
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Jorkens
Great Reader
Norway
2950 Posts |
Posted - 26 Oct 2007 : 17:13:12
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| In all honesty, the quality of most modern hardcover bindings do not make them worth the price, not for me at least. I don't own any Realms books in hardcover. Come to think of it there are very few hardcover books in my shelves that are less than forty years old. |
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BARDOBARBAROS
Senior Scribe
Greece
581 Posts |
Posted - 26 Oct 2007 : 17:48:19
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Originally posted by Jorkens
In all honesty, the quality of most modern hardcover bindings do not make them worth the price
I admit this but in my opinion the quality of paperback novels is terrible... |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 26 Oct 2007 : 17:52:16
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| For me, it doesn't matter. I want the book when it comes out so I have a huge collection of paperbacks and hardbacks. Then again, I'm a book addict with over 1k books since I read at least one or two books a week and I've been collecting books for over ten years. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 26 Oct 2007 : 17:59:49
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| Doesn't really matter to me, either, but paperback gets my vote because they are easier to tote around (I like reading in other places besides my home, if possible). |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36965 Posts |
Posted - 26 Oct 2007 : 18:36:02
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I pick paperbacks. There's a lot more fantasy and sci-fi paperbacks available than there are hardbacks for the same genres, and paperbacks are smaller and cheaper.
It must not be a very large collection of FR novels, if you only have the hardbacks.
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Edited by - Wooly Rupert on 26 Oct 2007 18:37:22 |
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Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
2131 Posts |
Posted - 26 Oct 2007 : 18:51:45
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| I love hardcovers, but I limit myself to only 2 a year (the new RAS novel, and the new Shannara novel) unless I find a good deal at my local used book store. |
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Jorkens
Great Reader
Norway
2950 Posts |
Posted - 26 Oct 2007 : 19:22:58
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Originally posted by BARDOBARBAROS
quote:
Originally posted by Jorkens
In all honesty, the quality of most modern hardcover bindings do not make them worth the price
I admit this but in my opinion the quality of paperback novels is terrible...
Newer paperbacks are just as bad, but at least there is not a price addition. I have paperbacks from the forties (and older for that matter) that are in better shape than a modern one after just one reading.
But I digress. |
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Karzak
Learned Scribe
196 Posts |
Posted - 26 Oct 2007 : 21:12:57
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| Paperback. Hardcovers are too unwieldy, and most books aren't worth buying in hardcover anyway. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 27 Oct 2007 : 01:31:44
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Originally posted by Kuje
For me, it doesn't matter. I want the book when it comes out so I have a huge collection of paperbacks and hardbacks. Then again, I'm a book addict with over 1k books since I read at least one or two books a week and I've been collecting books for over ten years.
Pretty much the same for me as well.
Though, I'd have to add a couple of "k" to the "over 1k books" already mentioned, and about five or six years to the "over ten years."
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Edited by - The Sage on 27 Oct 2007 01:32:53 |
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Lord Nemes
Seeker
Canada
58 Posts |
Posted - 27 Oct 2007 : 02:10:04
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Paperbacks for me, mostly because I want my collection to be uniform and complete...impossible with hardbacks.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36965 Posts |
Posted - 27 Oct 2007 : 04:25:51
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Originally posted by The Sage
quote:
Originally posted by Kuje
For me, it doesn't matter. I want the book when it comes out so I have a huge collection of paperbacks and hardbacks. Then again, I'm a book addict with over 1k books since I read at least one or two books a week and I've been collecting books for over ten years.
Pretty much the same for me as well.
Though, I'd have to add a couple of "k" to the "over 1k books" already mentioned, and about five or six years to the "over ten years."
Dang... Before the fire, my library was only 700 novels. I've since acquired maybe 100 books, but I'm still shy of 200 total. |
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Skeptic
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1273 Posts |
Posted - 27 Oct 2007 : 04:57:40
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Hardcovers for the main authors.
Paperbacks for the newcomers.
Well, that's what we have now. |
Edited by - Skeptic on 27 Oct 2007 04:57:56 |
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khorne
Master of Realmslore
Finland
1073 Posts |
Posted - 27 Oct 2007 : 21:56:05
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| Paperback. Far less expensive and take up less space. |
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Brynweir
Senior Scribe
USA
436 Posts |
Posted - 28 Oct 2007 : 00:02:35
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Originally posted by Karzak
Paperback. Hardcovers are too unwieldy, and most books aren't worth buying in hardcover anyway.
I agree with them being unwieldy - I like to always have a book with me and paperbacks will fit in my coat pocket.
I also have a bit of OCD and the paperbacks are all the same height - can't say the same for hardback. |
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Vexxan
Acolyte
USA
18 Posts |
Posted - 28 Oct 2007 : 09:22:25
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| Paperbacks. Cheaper, smaller, look good together on the shelf, portable, and I never have to worry about flimsy and fragile dustjackets. |
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Silverwulf
Acolyte
USA
9 Posts |
Posted - 28 Oct 2007 : 17:23:43
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| I agree with Vexxan and brynweir. |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 30 Oct 2007 : 10:55:33
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| Hardcovers have a nice look to them and a good feel and are great to read given the circumstances (at a desk without holding it up) but paperbacks I find good if I want to read on a road trip or something. |
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Xysma
Master of Realmslore
USA
1089 Posts |
Posted - 06 Nov 2007 : 21:30:03
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| I prefer the paperbacks for their portability. As a full time student, quality analyst, husband, and father I have little time to read, so I like to carry whatever book I am reading around with me everywhere I go. Anytime I can get 10 minutes of reading in, I take it. A paperback is just the right size to fit in one of the pockets of my cargo pants. Hardbacks are too big, too expensive, and the quality is not that impressive most of the time. Having said that, I still but the hardbacks because I rarely have the patience to wait a year on the paperback, particularly if it's one of Ed's. |
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hawkytom
Seeker
USA
82 Posts |
Posted - 07 Nov 2007 : 22:05:41
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| I prefer paperbacks mainly because of the price difference. I also agree that it's nice having them take less space,and more or less the same size is also a good thing. :) |
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Matthus
Senior Scribe
Germany
393 Posts |
Posted - 17 Nov 2007 : 17:47:55
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I only buy paperback books, actually for economical reasons. But the latest books had a very bad quality, some pages almost couldn’t been read cause there wasn’t much colour. So if they continue with it, it would be time to change  |
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GRYPHON
Senior Scribe
USA
527 Posts |
Posted - 21 Nov 2007 : 15:05:05
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| I prefer paperback books, because of the price and their size. |
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 23 Nov 2007 : 03:27:03
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| Well in general I prefer Hardcover, but if a book is only available in paperback then I will buy that. |
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Laerrigan
Learned Scribe
USA
195 Posts |
Posted - 27 Nov 2007 : 06:38:55
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| I go for paperbacks because they take up the least room and are the easiest to carry around and are, of course, less expensive. And my book collection tends to be quite fluid, with many visits to the used bookstore, except for those particular stories which become classics in my mind and take up permanent residence in my home. And I have an easier time of letting go of paperbacks than hardcovers (and for some reason I find them more inviting when scanning the shelves at a store for something to look into). Convenience and fluidity and price. |
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Nimriel
Seeker
Sweden
51 Posts |
Posted - 07 Dec 2007 : 12:45:33
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| I choose paperback, mainly becouse it's cheaper but also becouse of it's smaller size and lighter weight. |
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Elestar
Acolyte
Hungary
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Posted - 23 Dec 2007 : 22:14:18
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| It depends on the book's size. The flexible bookbinding is my fvorite, although I never saw any novels in such binding. |
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Reefy
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 24 Dec 2007 : 00:23:50
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| I prefer paperbacks for novels because they're cheaper and smaller. Hardcovers are only really necessary for certain types of books. |
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SirUrza
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 25 Dec 2007 : 22:03:08
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| Paperback.. though I do like the Collector's Editions and other special editions in hardcover better then the trade paperback versions they've made. |
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BARDOBARBAROS
Senior Scribe
Greece
581 Posts |
Posted - 30 Dec 2007 : 22:02:50
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| yes ... I agree and i wonder why they do not publish all the trilogies of Forgotten Realms in Hardcover collector's edition !!!(NOt only Salvatore's and Greenwood's trilogies)... |
BARDOBARBAROS DOES NOT KILL.
HE DECAPITATES!!!
"The city changes, but the fools within it remain always the same" (Edwin Odesseiron- Baldur's gate 2) |
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Darth KTrava
Learned Scribe
USA
172 Posts |
Posted - 04 Jan 2008 : 23:57:31
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The best bet for collections are the Sci-Fi Book Club.
I have both hardcover and paperback books in my collection. The only time it sucks is when a series comes out in BOTH formats. (yes, I'm looking at you Star Wars!)forcing you to get both if you want to read the series as the books come out.
I buy the dustjacket protectors to protect the covers from tearing or staining. And makes the books look much nicer on the shelves too! |
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Daniel of the North
Acolyte
Norway
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Posted - 08 Jan 2008 : 08:32:21
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| I do prefer hardcover`s, the problem is that I’m a complete collect`Ohollic and must have every book in the same format. Since you can`t get any hardcover releases here in Norway (just a few) I only buy paperback. Neat and cheap |
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