Daily Diary discussion

What kind of cover do yoy prefer? Hardcover or paperback? Does it depend on thickness of book, genre (fantasy, young adults, children etc.) or a place where you usually read?

For me, I prefer a book that I can easily fit in my shoulder bag. The book club I belong to at my day program generally chooses books that are avaliable in paperback, so I just keep them in my bag, and take it out when I have a moment, waiting for rides, waiting for appoinments, etc.....

If it's a thick book I prefer paperback. I don't really care too much if the book is only about 300 pages or less. I like to read books when I'm taking a hot bubble bath and hardcovers are too cumbersome and I'm more afraid of ruining an expensive hardback than a cheap paperback.

I prefer to buy paperback at used book sales (cheaper mainly but because they are smaller to store). I'll read anything from library though.

Paperbacks are great for toting around, but if I really love the book, I'd prefer to have it in hardcover, for then I could proudly display it in my bookshelves...

For me paperback is more comfortable cause I use public transport a lot and if I'm lucky and have a seat without angry old lady hanging above me and breathing heavily in my neck, I read in buses and trames.

I prefer hardcover. I am presently reading The House of Spirits and really enjoying it; however, it is a paperback book that was bound poorly. It is very hard to read the words in the middle of the book. It is a trick to read it because if you open it to much you ruin the binding. I have never had that problem with hardcover. Also there are times when it is paperback that the writing is way too small.

I prefer the trade paperback format because they tend to be more flexible and easier to handle while reading on the couch or in a comfortable chair. If I'm reading a hardback, I will usually do so at a desk or table on which I can lay the book. Unless absolutely necessary, I don't read mass market paperbacks because the small format tends to put the focus on manipulating the pages and binding rather than on the enjoyment of reading.