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7031740 No.7031740 [Reply] [Original]

Why the fuck do hardcover books even exist and how the FUCK are you supposed to read them comfortably?!?!//!?

>> No.7031743
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7031743

>>7031740
>he's an idiot

>> No.7031751

>>7031740
try a table

>> No.7031782

>Not owning a lectern

It's like some of you people aren't even ordained priests.

>> No.7031792

>>7031740
Tbh I find them easier to read because unlike paperbacks, I find I don't usually have to keep my thumb on the previously read pages in order to stop them from flipping back to the left.
Plus I like the way they feel and look better.

>> No.7032501

>>7031740
agreed

>> No.7032541

>>7031792
there are some kinda weights you can buy to use when reading a paperback but i have no idea where to buy one of those. would be really sweet

>> No.7032544

>Buying hardcover books to READ them
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
You just put them on your shelf so everyone knows how smart you are

>> No.7033596

>have a 50+ year old hardcover on my bookshelf
>it's still in really good state

>borrow a 20 year old paperback from the library
>it's literally falling apart while I'm reading it

Man, I really wonder why hardcovers exist???

>> No.7033615

I prop them up on a pillow.

>> No.7033648

just buy a kindle like everyone else, you fucking nerd

>> No.7033658

>>7033596

I've got a bunch of paperbacks from the 60s that are still fine. Funnily enough they're all penguins, despite how much /lit/ shits on them

>> No.7033838

>>7033658
Penguin paperbacks used to be much better. Nowadays the Penguins Classics paper cover is just so shit, you should avoid getting them unless there's no other alternative.

>> No.7033851

>>7033596

You do realize that hardcover fares worse long term in library conditions over time.

>> No.7033873

>>7033851
That's only because those books are never read, silly.

>> No.7033883

>>7032544
"..Oh! Catcher in the Rye, I love that book; can I borrow it?"

"..No... I need those to make sure people know I know how to read..."

>> No.7033890

>>7032544
This tbh

Hardcovers are luxury items you buy to fill out your collection, who buys a hardcover of a book they haven't even read yet?

>> No.7033895

>>7033890
I do it on a regular basis.

>> No.7033903

>>7033895
For what purpose

>> No.7033958

>>7033903
I like supporting publishers that I like and I can't see anyone uploading the Complete Poems of Frank Stanford or the latest Javier Marias novel (as examples) online any time soon. If you order on Amazon or have a subscription to a specific publisher you can get new releases for pretty cheap.

>> No.7034157

Does this count as literature?

>> No.7034160

>>7031782
kek

>> No.7034278

>>7033883
>showing Catcher in the Rye in order to pretend you are smarter
>laughingbitches.jpg

>> No.7034301

>>7031740
Longevity.

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>tfw I do buy big nice hardcovers of books I like for display purposes, but do almost all my reading on my nook or in softcovers that can fit in a pocket
Hardcovers are just kind of unwieldy for relaxing on a couch and reading. I can hold a small softcover in one hand and use the other hand to masturbate or cuddle my gf or scratch my ass, it's great.