"Lisa Grant Coffin" <lisa at spindot.com> writes: > In my estimation, there are three great reasons to choose hardcovers > over paperbacks when you love the author. The third one is my > impression, and may be wrong, but I sincerely hope not, because I've > been doing this for years. > > 1. They are tactile, luxurious, and last longer. > 2. The covers are bigger and better quality. > 2. They give the author more money. They're heavier to carry around or to support while reading (especially in bed). They're more valuable, so I have to take more care in carrying them around. I feel worse when I wear them out. They take different bookshelves. And they're more expensive. -- David Dyer-Bennet, dd-b at dd-b.net / New TMDA anti-spam in test John Dyer-Bennet 1915-2002 Memorial Site http://john.dyer-bennet.net Book log: http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/Ouroboros/booknotes/ New Dragaera mailing list, see http://dragaera.info