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What is harder for me to understand is why do they still use softback. Whatever I buy - I want it to be as heavy-duty as possible. Whenever I can choose between
by qwerty456127 7y ago
What is harder for me to understand is why do they still use softback. Whatever I buy - I want it to be as heavy-duty as possible. Whenever I can choose between paperback an hardback I'm always buying a hardback unless the price difference is too serious. I don't even see how do softbacks make any sense to exist today when you can get an electronic book whenever weight and production cost are among your major concerns.
- lolc 7y agoI've had a few books disintegrate in my hands. I was the last one reading them because the pages would come off as I turned them. Those damned paperbacks. If I want a truly disposable book I can read the electronic version.
- Finnucane 7y agoThe simple answer is that is what most people buy. For some types of books—uncomplicated genre texts—ebooks have a significant market share, but for much nonfiction they don’t.
- majos 7y agoFunny, I find softback more durable. Hardback books seem “brittle”. Their rigidity makes me more likely to separate the binding from the cardboard shell and “break” the book, which never happens with my softcover copies.
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- beatgammit 7y agoI would love to buy ebooks, but they're riddled with DRM, which makes me feel like I'm renting instead of buying, so I just don't. Finding DRM-free ebooks is pretty rare, so I stick to paperbacks, especially since they're often similarly priced. If I could reliably get DRM-free ebooks, I'd buy a ton of them.
- boring_twenties 7y agoYou probably already know this, but just in case: you can trivially strip the DRM from Kindle books using the free Calibre software.