I used to be all for paperbacks and paperbacks only. But now it’s hardcovers. Not sure how that changed over night. But I feel like hardcovers look aesthetically pleasing on shelves and in hands ?

Natalie

Hardcover to display, paperback to read.

Laura

Same

Rachelle

Floppy paperbacks

Niki

I prefer e-books over most anything. But if my kindle needs a charge I pick up a paperback

Amy

I buy both

Aubrey

Hard back ?

Amy

Yes

Deborah

Paperback- they don’t leave a lot of deep marks on your face in the morning after falling asleep while reading- which I do all the time.

Barbara

Paper

Steve

Kindle 🙂

Sharon

Steve , Nook?

Carmen

Hard cover at home, paperback to take with me when I go out.

Ara

Carmen ooooo nice!!

Pepi

Michele

Paper

Connie

paperback but mostly kindle now

all 7 of my Harry Potter are hard cover tho 😀 ❤️?

Anna

Paperback. Hardcovers may look a little nicer on display, but they are so much less convenient for reading. They are heavier, bulkier, less portable, and the dust jacket is forever getting in the way or lost.

Lauren

I like hard covers , but nothing is better than a floppy paperback.

Divya

Hardcover

Rita

Hardcover

Angela

Paperback. I don’t like how hardcovers feel in my hands.

Tynisha

Hardcover

Cheryl

Paperback

Val

Hard cover. I have trouble holding paperbacks. They make my hands hurt.

Dorine

Trade fiction paperback

Destinee

I love all forms of books (hardcover, paperback, e-book, and audio book)

Rhoda

Either, just not electronic

Norma

Hardcover

Angie

Hardcover

Helen

Hardcovers

Sarah

Hardcovers.

Bethany

Hardcover

Liz

Hardcover, but trade paper is okay, too. I take smaller paperbacks with me when I travel.

Jenn

Either

Jennifer

Paperback

Patricia

Either but lately I’ve been reading more hardcovers. I feel like I get through them faster.

Norma

Hardcover

Olga

Paperbacks – gives me more space on the shelf ?

Ryan

Hard cover when possible.

Elle

Paperback all the way

Courtney

Hardcover. Always

Moira

Both, any, all formats!

Don

I prefer paper backs..easier to hold.

Amanda

Paperback. They are cheaper which allows me to buy more books ☺️

Felicia

paperback. .I feel like I amm more close and familiar with the characters. .whem the book take the shape of my hands.

Krissy

paperback for reading, hardcover for admiring on the bookshelf LOL

Aditi

Both…….but not kindle!

Shelley

Yes ?

Ashley

Both

Sheri

Both and sometimes the Kindle

Dayna

Paperback! Less weight when carrying on the train ?

Jennifer

Paperback as my wrists are to weak to hold a hardback

Jane

Hardcover. I can’t manage paperbacks

Monika

Either

Jänet

Paperback for preference – thick hardbacks are too difficult to read in bed!

Elena

As long as I can read it idc.

Lara

Paperback for reading, hardcover for collecting, and Kindle for night reading.

Carol

Either is fine with me

Amanda

Hard as a rule …. but reading a PB atm and forgotten how much it doesn’t really matter !!! As long as I can read ….. ??

Rubina

Paperbacks

Dion

Paperback

Rachel

I like a mix of both but paperback is my first choice

Jad

Neither. Kindle ?

Rachael

Paperback or kindle ?

Cindy

Kindle

Dia

hardback paperback kindle in that order

Timothy

I think it depends on the book/binding. As a collector I prob lean toward leather for longevity, but my favorite copy of Brave New World is paperback. BTW I hate e-books, so they’d be last on my list (behind audio books haha).

Micah

Paper

Alison

I don’t really mind.

Amanda

Both. But, I prefer paper. Fits in my purse better. ?

Shannon

Either one is fine with me!

Sue

All types of books, I’m not picky.

Bergen

Hardcover, but only if they have the image printed directly onto the hardcover. Paperback over dust jackets any day

Donna

Hard cover at home paperbacks for travel

Letina

Both. I usually can’t wait for the paperback if it’s a book I wanna read. But I love paperbacks cause they fit better in my purse and not so heavy. I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and tend to carry too many books around with me. But hard covers are so beautiful.

Michele

Hardcover – definitely!

Fateema

Paperback

Sallie

Both

Bonnie

Both. Definitely not an e-reader here.

Amanda

Bonnie same here ! Got one but never use it …… love love love the real deal ??

Bonnie

Amanda I also have one and don’t use it.

Alexandra

Both, all, kindle too. Just gimme the books

Betty

Always Kindle

Olga

Kindle!

Clay

Whatever you can afford.

Ingrid-Lee

both or for my Nook…if the hard cover is on sale than I’m getting the hard cover…

Lynette

Prefer paperback but it doesn’t truly matter. ?

Bianca

Hardcover

Angie

Trade paperbacks but not mass market

Sheilah

Angie those are called trade backs. I love them, too. So portable and not as heavy as a hardback.

Angie

Trade paperbacks are issued in the same size and format as a hardcover edition of the same book. Unlike the smaller and less expensive mass-market paperback, trade paperbacks often are identical to a hardback book, even having the same page numbers . I know this because I work at a book store.

Sheilah

Angie I also worked in a bookstore (a few, actually). I understand the similarities between trade and hardbacks as well as the differences between trade and mass markets. When I first read your comment I didn’t see that you had said, “trade paperbacks”, I only saw paperbacks. My mistake.

Melissa

I love a heavy hardback book. But i can only afford the paperbacks lol

Michele

Melissa You can get hardcovers in lovely condition at thriftbooks, Half Price Books, The Dollar Tree, thrift shops, etc. I just can’t read paperbacks (or maybe I’m just a hardcover snob!)

Vern