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Yes, but those are matters of what one is used to, like I said. Legolas Send a noteboard - 07/02/2011 10:23:32 PM
One is why publishers want hardcover books and then the question why do libraries want hardcover. People are willing to spend more money on hardcover so the publisher can make more money. With libraries I would think that hardcover books are more durable and worth the investment. Also some of the more expensive books were until recently only released in hardcover. Who besides a college student would pay $150 for a paperback?

In some countries, France indeed among them, the tradition of releasing a book in hardcover first doesn't really exist, and people aren't so willing to spend more money on hardcovers, so publishers don't even try. And like I said to Jonte about the libraries, I'm not so sure about hardcovers being more durable at all. I have to be far more delicate and careful when reading my American/British hardcovers (mostly WoT and HP) than when reading normal paperbacks.
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I'll put him on the list. Ghavrel - 07/02/2011 08:50:15 AM 1213 Views
Good Larry - 07/02/2011 09:21:59 AM 1185 Views
I've been looking for a hardcover edition of Là-Bas in French. Tom - 07/02/2011 06:05:27 AM 1163 Views
I get the sense that would be very expensive if found Larry - 07/02/2011 08:38:37 AM 1287 Views
Might as well ask American publishers where the obsession with hardcovers comes from. Legolas - 07/02/2011 09:32:50 PM 1154 Views
Don't libraries as a rule have hardcovers? jh - 07/02/2011 09:56:07 PM 1156 Views
Not really, no. Legolas - 07/02/2011 10:04:52 PM 1213 Views
Huh. Belgians. *NM* jh - 08/02/2011 07:23:05 AM 548 Views
irish libraries are probably 2/3 paperback to 1/3 hardback *NM* Stephen - 09/02/2011 12:00:11 AM 594 Views
I think you have two different questions there random thoughts - 07/02/2011 10:08:40 PM 1180 Views
Yes, but those are matters of what one is used to, like I said. Legolas - 07/02/2011 10:23:32 PM 1206 Views
so they are buying paperbacks and turning them into hardbacks random thoughts - 09/02/2011 03:14:55 PM 1206 Views
Yes, that's definitely a factor. Legolas - 09/02/2011 07:30:14 PM 1244 Views
Re: Yes, that's definitely a factor. Camilla - 09/02/2011 07:39:25 PM 1227 Views
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