Ebooks, Tradebacks, and Hard Covers.

Started by Kyoe December 3rd, 2014 9:01 AM
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Kyoe

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So? Which book format do you prefer?
Do you love how easy to carry with you Ebooks are? Or maybe those just miss that feeling of actually reading from a paperback book? Still, you can't beat the quality and aesthetics of a hardback, right?

Which do you prefer, and why? Which do you usually buy, and or read from? If and when you have a book published, which would you want it published as?

Well, then... have at it

By the way, yeah I do know that there is a slight definition between tradeback books and paperback books...

Nolafus

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Gotta love those hardbacks!

I just don't really like ebooks very much. It's just not as gripping as a regular book for me, so I tend to stay away from them.

Likewise, I'd like all of my future best sellers to be published in hardback, thank you.
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Gotta love those hardbacks!

I just don't really like ebooks very much. It's just not as gripping as a regular book for me, so I tend to stay away from them.

Likewise, I'd like all of my future best sellers to be published in hardback, thank you.
Rest assured I'll buy them all.

Hardbacks all the way. Nothing quite like it.

I do read ebooks, but mostly for books in other languages, that are impossible to find and books like Darwin's "Insectivorous Plantss", which I loved but I don't really mind it not being a book, plus it's free because of its age.

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I prefer physical copies of books. When I'm getting a new book to read, I tend to go for the standard paperback book, since it's easier to carry and hold while reading. I very rarely buy hardcovers or trade paperbacks. The only books I buy in those styles are ones by my favorite author so I can fill out my collection.

Despite owning a tablet, I have never read an ebook. It's a format that doesn't interest me, though I can see how it's beneficial to others.

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I'm probably the only person that will say I prefer ebooks at the moment. I tend to be away on bus rides, hospital appointments, groceries, bank lines, coffee breaks and such so ebooks are very beneficial for me whenever I'm on the go. I don't have a tablet but I can read from my android phone fine. I do understand the feeling of getting a book and I enjoy physical copies myself, but since I live in a small apartment I'm running out room for books, lol.
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Kyoe

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I prefer hardback, myself. In some cases I'd choose a paperback, though. Every Agatha Christie novel I've ever read was paperback.

Ebooks are convenient, but really not the same.
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Physical copy for me. I feel like I'm just old fashioned & can't get into this whole digital stuff, so eBooks aren't really my thing. I'm not picky if the book is paperback or hardback since I generally take pretty good care of my books anyways. :3
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