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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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Yes, but those are matters of what one is used to, like I said. - 07/02/2011 10:23:32 PM 837 Views
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