I got my paperback edition of Metro 2033 at christmas, and it's already weary and rough. But, in the context of the books story, it fits really well. It feels like a lost relic and it actually made my reading experience a bit better
Paperback every time I have to wait for books to come out in paperback so I can Have the set for a series. There are series I’m waiting to start like lightbringer that I don’t want to start till the last book is out in paperback
I was inside a bus when it suddenly tipped over. Right before my face hit the asphalt, I used my hardcover copy of Arcanum Unbounded to cushion me. Literally saved my face. So hardcover if you need something as a shield.
@@FrankWinchester I don't read e-books for 2 reasons. First, it seems wrong that the most basic of pleasures enjoyed for thousands of years shouldn't require electricity as a sign of progress. Second, with wokeness causing some publishers to censor some books and in some cases actually rewrite hundred-year-old books not to offend modern readers, I don't want my library subject to 1984-like changes in reality. Part of my reading experience with Asimov sci-fi is seeing the future through the eyes of a 1950's man and what he sees as the norms of a reader in that time.
Frankly, I'd prefer the money put in the dust jacket to be put into the actual cover and spine of the hardback and the entire idea of the dust jacket ditched, even if that required simpler art on the actual cover of the hardback.
For me the biggest thing that makes hardbacks attractive in terms of readability is that they actually stay open because the hard covers weigh down the pages. With a paperback, especially those tiny "mass market" ones, you can't easily just plop it down open on a table because it's not going to want to stay that way. Idk I guess some people don't care about this but it's a major factor for me.
I find hardbacks easier to curl up with because of this; I can rest them on my lap more easily. I also don't like cracking the spines of books so hardbacks free up some stress for me. I only really prefer paperbacks when travelling.
I always remove the dust jacket before reading hardcovers. They get in the way, plus if you get some damage on the actual cover or whatnot, the dust jacket hides that once I’m done and replace it. That’s just me though.
I totally do the same thing when I have a hardback (even though I prefer softcovers). Often dust jackets are more visually appealing than the cover underneath which often is smooth one colour-ish so I don't want to damage the actually pretty part and can hide any scratches
My logic is that the dust jacket protects the actual book from getting damaged, so I don't remove it. I actually prefer how most books look without their covers.
For me the paperbacks is for comfort, and hardcovers is for aesthetic. I first purchased the books in paperbacks, read them, decide if I like them enough to reread them in the future, and if I do, I'd try to collect the hardcover to display on my bookshelves. If not, then I'm gonna stick with the paperback. Contrary for peoples beliefs, paperback still can last long if you treat it right. For me, i always try to put plastic covers to my newly-purchased paperbacks. So the covers will not soak all that sweats from our destructive hands and make it last longer.
This video should be age restricted. Daniel, I cannot believe you showed this kind of violence online. I’m contacting the book police. #DanielGreeneIsOverParty
I may be alone in this but I actually prefer the tactile experience of a hardback and I do love the aesthetic of a worn out dog-eared hardback book. That's why I love buying 2nd hand books. However, I do always feel guilty damaging a nice dust jacket, so I'll usually remove that until I've completed the read.
I'm surprised nobody has talked about the difference in actual word size which is the deciding factor for me when choosing between the two. I always go paperback unless the words are too small for my preference. (Which happens a lot) Maybe I'm just horrible with distractions but if my brain doesn't get the small "wins" of advancing to the next page fast enough I just get discouraged and usually don't end up finishing the book at all lol. That's why I love Kindle reading so much. You can change the size to be the same for every book.
I'm so OCD about creasing my spines even with paperbacks that I hold them in such a way so that doesn't happen. I've got paperbacks that I've had for years and read many times that look brand new. I do agree to read the paperback version first and if it becomes a favorite, I collect the hardback edition. Love this video! Those books look like Pips used them for scratching posts...lol
Same with the paperbacks! I've just finished a 600+ paged mass market one and it still looks almost new The sentiment is also a bummer sometimes though, as I recently got a second-hand copy of the Kingkiller books, and though they were cheap, the spines are creased, and it's killing me
I FEEL YOU. My favorite paperback is about 630 somewhat-thicc pages, and if I read to like the half-way, the spine bends so much that the front and back covers touch. :(
I really enjoyed my nook until it decided to just stop charging. And then the last WOT book got released and it wasn't immediately available on it. So i ran to barns n noble n got it begrudgingly on hardback.
@@amp7980 Same on the nook. I loved that thing. Then I moved to Amazon Fire. Then to a Samsung tablet. All three of these were awesome in their own ways and I love that I can carry every book I own no matter where I go. And if I forget my tablet, I can use the app on my phone as well.
I switched over to reading books on tablets because I have dry eyes and tablets make it easy to zoom in on text and therefore easier to read. Yes, I’m old. Get off my lawn.
Daniel: *implies he's gonna put a book in a similar situation as a hurricane* me: "ah, probably chuck it into a washing machine and let it do its thing" Daniel: *_manual hurricane_*
My grandad had a massive book collection that he kept displayed in his office. It was one wall of books, but you could clearly tell that some of them had been there for 50+years. The bumped edges and bent spines tell people that you have the books because you like reading books, not because they look aesthetic on the shelf. My grandad had books that were covered in tea stains and little scraps of paper that he used as marks. It's nice to be able to look through these worn books and be reminded of him.
I love your passion for the paperback, but I’m a recent convert to the hardback. I find them easier to hold, easier to clip a night light to the hard back, and I appreciate the larger font. For years I thought the hard back was for collectors who wore plaid or people who bought books but didn’t read them. But now I’m on team HB! 🎉. Thanks for an engaging video. At the end of the day, it’s an individual thing. As long as we’re reading!
Daniel Greene and his book fight club... literally where he fights books... fun video Daniel. Totally with you on the read ability of paperback. Hands down better than hardback!
I legit stopped chewing my chips when you drew out the pocket knife and said "book gore". I mean i love horror novels but that's way too horror for me, lol.
I still have 6 paperbacks with half of a cover/half of the binding gone. Narnia's cover disintegrated in my hands and had to be reforged with cardboard and duct tape. It's like a war on books and my bags/hands were winning. So I threw a skill point into Hardback so my books could survive. I do agree paperbacks are more comfortable in the hand.
I enjoy both! Sometimes if the hardcover is on sale cheaper than the paperback, I'll go with that. Or if only one or the other format is the only format currently available and I don't want to wait, I'll go ahead and get it. Also, I buy my books secondhand at a local pre-owned bookstore or thrift store, or receive some for free from loved ones or acquaintances or from out local "little library" boxes, so in those cases you get what you get, and it doesn't bother me either way. I will say for VINTAGE books, I absolutely LOVE hardcovers though! They are SO BEAUTIFUL! 😊
Bro the last book I read and I decided I had enough of physical copies was The Leopard by Jo Nesbo. I wanted to carry with me EVERYWHERE this 600+ page monster cause I just coudn't put it down but it was impossible. I was always uncomfortable reading physical books and I spent too much energy into thinking how uncomfortable I was than actually enjoy reading so I got a kindle during quarantine and that was it. There's no coming back now. I still want to buy physical copies of my 5 star reads tho, but buying 8 books instead of 60 is a lot better already.
You saying there’s gonna be book gore and me seeing those A Game of Thrones special editions standing on the table gave me such tense and pervasive fear for the rest of the video it was unsettling.
I get that same problem with hardbacks, and personally find it more annoying to deal with then, because it makes me feel like I have to rest my whole arm on it like I'm some pristine grade schooler trying to look good when the teacher or principal walk by
I know this video is a bit aged, but I'd like to share my experiences. I've never been a new book buyer, so no book I've ever owned has been very displayable. I am also terrible at taking care of my things, drinks get spilled, food crumbs, lots of dropping things, I am a torment on the things I own. Of my many books, only two that I can recall have ever become "ruined" one was a paperback, a spill of a dark staining liquid soaked through the edges of the pages and obscured 10% of the text, a hardcover that was underneath it had it's cover quite tarnished, but no damage to the pages. Another was a spill of a sticky liquid which bound together all the pages who would tear when attempting to separate them. I have had a few go through hell and back, I once got a copy of The Mosquito Coast from my school as they were no longer using it as required reading, tho it had been gone through many times by elementary school kids over the years, it's paperback had been opened and shut so many times that the spine just fell apart and it turned into a loose stack of papers, I got it kinda mended with some clever tape use, but I still doubt you could read through it more than once before it started falling apart again. On the hardback side my most worn out book is a over 100 year old copy of Story of One Hundred Years, it has separated from the hardback on one side, and it's got very loose grips on a lot of it's pages, tho the cover has held together well enough to essentially act as a folder for the pages, so even when one becomes loose it's still contained, inconvenient in wind, but still quite readable. Tho I would say the main reason I go for hardbacks most of the time, is that when I find while reading a book that I feel someone I know would enjoy more than me, it makes it a much more special gift. The price of a hardback vs a paper back used is usually a dollar, which isn't bad for a potential gift.
I purchased an 800 page hard book from Amazon, because reviews were bad on the paper back copies. But my hard back had 2 pages not adhered correctly. I wish paper back had better covers that withstood the wear and tear better. I know the matte covers cost more, but they make me happy! It does bug me when the covers bend and lose color in the crease. I know I'm weird. :)
As a hardcover collector, I’m offended 😂😂 I love reading hardcovers! I have a hard time writing softcovers. But I think that’s because I grew up reading a lot of older books that were hardcovers like the Trixie Beldon mysteries and Nancy Drew.
I love hardbacks because of how rare and durable they are especially since I would want my kids to read the same books I read so we can connect more in the future.
To everyone saying "paperback for reading, hardback for collecting" : where do you take the money to buy a second copy? I'd much rather just buy another paperback^^
For me it depends on the book, for example, I recently read assassins apprentice and I quite liked it, it was ok, nothing special but not bad, that paperback can quite happily go on my shelf and sit there..... the first law trilogy though I absolutely adored and would love the three of them as hardbacks for display, yes that money could go towards other paperbacks that I haven't read but honestly I'm not short of books to read and also christmases and birthdays are a thing :-)
If I really love the book, I get multiple editions especially if I like the new cover art or something. I usually don't because this doesn't happen often. I own multiple editions of Peter Pan and Alice's Adventure in Wonderland because I keep finding new editions with wonderful cover or new illustrations. Same with Harry Potter illustrated editions. I know I'll never actually READ from the illustrated editions but I love the illustrations and if I ever do have a kid someday, I'd love for my kids to read from the illustrated copy.
Most books I buy in paperback; however, the collecting part is for very few and special books or series. Also most of my expensive hardbacks came from my dad. Thanks dad! Quick note: thriftbooks is a great way to buy cheap books so you can buy a hardback more often. I’ve gotten all the hardbacks I personally own on there. I may just be a little less picky about scuffs.
Never could afford too many books, usually one or two a month. So, that comment always confused me. Where are you getting the money? And why aren't you paying your bills so you can survive?!
I use ebook apps with text to speech and then listen to it using a headphone. It gives me the freedom to pause in between and highlight or take note on a specific part of the book, unlike an audiobook. It's super comfortable while travelling or cooking or eating breakfast.
I prefer audiobooks for fiction and Ebooks on my phone for non-fiction. Advantage of Ebook over Audiobook is that its better to add a note, bookmark and highlights.
@@frecasfam I don't know if your still interested, im a different person but also dyslexic, my prefered style of reading is definitely with a physical copy accompanied by an audiobook (i often get distracted whilst reading an Ebook). But the problem is audiobooks are uber-expensive were with an audiobook i read one book a week without an audiobook it would usualy taken 2 - 3 weeks to read a book. There are websites where you can get large libraries of audiobooks for free (these are great) but if you read a book that has been translated they only have one translation of the book (not necessarily the translation of the book you want to read). With Audible I would paying through the nose for one weeks worth of entertainment per month (for me it makes more sense just to take the extra time to read the book). however this is all just my opinion from my situation. Whilst not being poor i can only really afford one copy of a book (often second hand) and its odd with an audiobook i can afford to read a book for one week and two weeks without anything to read, without an audiobook I could only read one book but can afford to buy a book for each week.
Here's how I do it: Hardcover: if it a series that I love (such as the Stormlight Archives) or a new series that I am interested in that dosnt have paperbacks yet. Paperback: if it's a book/series that I have never heard if(am blind buying), the HC are out of print or expensive, or I just dont carry for it to much. Mass Paperback: which I have always hated and refused to buy but now buy if the series is old and only in that format, or to long and thus expensive to buy in any other edition (The Horus Heresy, Malazan Book of the fallen).
I literally cannot read a library book. Or most preowned books. 95% of the books I’ve read have almost NO indication that I’ve read it because of how UNBELIEVABLY CAUTIOUS I AM
I legitimately only buy hardbacks when it's either the only option available (especially true for a lot of non-fiction I've found) or if it's something I want to display. I tend to do a lot of my reading on Kindle these days (sacrilegious as it may be) or through mass market paperback just because they're so convenient but if I want to show off? Leather bound hardcovers all the way!
When I was younger I read the same paperback copy of Harry Potter and the sorcerers stone at least 12 times and it looked terrible. It had been dropped in puddles and whatnot. However, I still have it to this day and it IS readable.
My favourite thing about hardbacks is the larger font (and obviously how pretty they are). It means I can hold the book further away and still read comfortably
I have plenty of paperbacks, and have no objections to them, but I love a good hard back book. But I'm super weird about dust covers. I buy the clear dust jacket covers that libraries use from Brodart, a libary supply company, and I cover ALL of my hardcover jackets with them. Without those covers, even gentle use will cause some dents, tears, creases from handling. But the protective covers keep them pristine, and I will never go back. I do also always take off the dust jacket when I'm reading a hardback.
Paperbacks all the way! With hardbacks I always mess up the dust jacket, and then it just looks bad. Library editions are another matter. Really enjoy those, but whenever there's a dust jacket, I'm out.
For my favourite books, they get 2 copies- paperback and hardback. Hardback is for me to be proud of and mother over and display facing forward on my shelf, and paperback is to read practically
I think there is apreciation for the craftmanship of a a book, you can get soft back leather book, and that would be ok. Unfortunately, when publishers say "paper back" what they means is to go as cheap as they can on everything, from the quality of the paper to the way they construct the book. There are some books that I really like, and I try to get good quality, on materials and on craftsmanship... it is just another experience.
Controversial third option: E-books I prefer them because most reading devices are easier to hold / carry (especially one-handed) and you can generally take way more books with you. The major downside is of course the dependency on electricity but at least you can read in the dark without additional light (unless it's e-ink)
I love paperbacks, but I am also one of those who doesn’t wanna bend them so hard that the spine gets that crease. So I open them just far enough to read everything and still keep it like new.
My favourite way is hardcover on the table. Paperback closes on it's own but it's also slightly open when I close it. And when I'm already in bed eBooks are the best. I do have more paperbacks though because of the cost.
Okay look, I’m a sucker for hard covers, the majority of my collection is hard cover. I don’t have the issues you have with reading a hard cover book. As for the dust jacket, I remove it when I’m reading the book, when I’m done, I slip it back on and it goes back in its place. I actually find paperbacks to be uncomfortable to read. You have to break the spine in some cases to read the book comfortably. That’s something I haven’t had to do with my hard covers. You almost had me sold on paperbacks though until I remembered, I live in Southwest Texas, we don’t have hurricanes, lol. I also don’t “abuse” my books. I’m more gentle with my books than I am with myself. 😂 Love from Texas 🫶🏻
in my opinion paperbacks are so much better for actually reading, but as a collector I always buy hardcovers, often I will buy paperback or digital as well (or pirate it- i mean since I already bought it in hardcover..) but my shelf is entirely hardcovers because for collecting, hardcover is the only way to go. but if you dont care about that shit then yeah get paperback it will be worth it
I’ll fight you! I much prefer hardbacks because of two simple reasons. 1)Paper quality is better in hardbacks, less glare 2) paperbacks has larger fonts and is much easier for the eyes Bonus point, hardbacks looks so much nicer in the bookshelves
Whenever i read a hardcover I just take the cover off because it’s annoying. I do really like how after I’m done reading a paperback it’s pretty worn on the spine. Like physical evidence of the experience.
I didn't think the book violence trigger warning was necessary, but then when you got to it, it was such a Tarantino blood bath (ink bath?) that I was covering my eyes.
In the case of comfort, I would prefer hard covers over than paper back. I feel guilty for destroying perfectly good books. A couple Christmases ago, my brother bought me the first Mistborn trilogy for $30, those small American copies. I read the entire first book, but felt guilty about it because I had it on my person all the time. It was either in my sweaty hands or tucked inside my arm while I'm walking. This lead to the papers getting a yellow taint from my sweat, and the front cover just ripped off, and I had to tape it back together. Since it was a gift from my brother, I couldn't stand it being damaged. Another thing that I don't like is that I feel like opening a paper back is ruining the spine. I don't feel this whenever I open a hard cover. And hard covers mostly have covers. As I said before, I don't like damaging my books, so I always take off a book's cover when I'm reading a book. If the hard cover gets damaged, I can just finish the story and then put the cover back on once I'm done. And about comfort with holding the book while walking. I'm double jointed in thr thumbs, so it has never been an issue for me to keep books open with one hand. I can just extend my thumb past what a regular person could. Yes, it does get a bit tiring, but I do have two hands, and I'm never standing up long enough for both of my hands to get tired. All in all, hard covers are the apple of my eye.
I like hardbacks but I prefer when the art is just printed on not when they have a slip cover/dust jacket (?) because the cover slips off and I constantly have to adjust it
I felt the pain of reading a large hardcover book each time I got a new release Harry Potter book. It started with Goblet of Fire... I ended up buying the digital versions later on after those hardcovers started taking too much damage (my copy of Deathly Hallows started falling apart before I finished my first read through... and I only read it in bed! Though I think I did the most damage when I threw it across the room after my favorite character died at the end). But as a collector I love hard cover. My most prized hardcovers are my leather bound copies of Jurassic Park, Sherlock Holmes, and Edgar Allen Poe which were made to look like Victorian era books.
I'm a bookbinder and a book reader, I prefer paperback because I can always just make it into a hardcover if I want, I can also make hardcover into paperback if I want, I had some old leather bind books that would fell apart if you read them, I restored them to a nice condition :)
I used to be a “use the dust jacket flap as a bookmark” person but I’ve never been a “take off the dust jacket entirely” person. That would require not losing the dust jacket while you have the book elsewhere lol
Being a librarian I'm used to seeing book gore. Honestly I'd be curious for a part 2 where you get a library technicien to show the opposite, how to fix these flaws in your books and put them back together.
my budgie chewed a cover of a library book, i managed to restore it with some cardboard. I was very ashamed to bring back a book in worse condition than I took it, but the librarian was actually happy to see the restored version. So I guess librarians actually see a lot of book destruction 📚📚 also thanks to all librarians, you guys are magicians!
Thank you for your sweet comments ! Now I'll do a real librarian of myself and talk about rules 😂 : If you ever break a book, just come see us and be nice about it, we know all kinds of tricks to restore it 😇 I'd recommend not trying to fix them yourselves because it could makes it worst and be the difference between a minor fee and a book being "totaled" 😁
Harmonie Rainbow I don’t doze of for some reason I only fall asleep if I allow it. I can stay awake for 3 days if I allow it. I don’t bc I get sick if I miss a few nights.
I personally prefer hardbacks, I live the feel of them, especially the slightly bumpy dust jacket you get on some of them. I love that some of them are so beautiful and designed to have a certain feel about them that I don’t get from paperbacks when reading them. And to be honest I don’t like bending paperbacks, I hate when the lie slightly open and have bend lines on the spine. But that’s my opinion. I like that hardbacks are supported too. But I can understand why someone might want paperback.
Same. Some people love wearing their books in, I like reading a book and it looks practically as good as new when finished. To each their own! I know some people who buy the cheapest paperback version they can find and, if they love the book, then they'll buy the hardcover version so it saves better and they could read it again later on.
@@CosmicApe That's exactly what I do. For me, reading is about being comfortable and an old used paperback that I'm not afraid of damaging is easily the most comfortable way to read a book. If I really like the book, I'll probably end up investing in a nice hardback to display on my shelf that I can revisit later.
@@bensmith3006"old used paperback I'm not afraid of damaging" paperbacks make me inherently afraid of damaging them, and older ones make me afraid of doing even more damage. I checked out a copy of Sourcery last year and never read it because it was an old paperback, and I was worried about it falling apart from me reading it.
Yep, I do everything I can to mitigate spine creasing in my paperbacks, which makes me prefer a hardcover any day. Plus I love that after I get about 20% of the way through, the hardcover will lie open if I set it on a table. I read during lunch at work so this is crucial for me!
It sounds silly but that is partly an essential part of the haptics. I love hardcover and paperbacks each in their own way. In my opinion, hardcover look better on the shelf. If you read them or just touch them, they feel like something valuable, a cigar box, a treasure chest. In contrast, paperbacks are more slapable. They give this feeling of something extensive, something rich. Like a ham or a thick bundle of cash. Of course, the most important thing for me is the content of a book. But I just love physical books. The smell, the cover-art, the haptics.
Ah yes, we all hear those warnings about hurricanes on the news - that a hurricane throws you around, slams you down into the ground, and then begins stabbing you repeatedly. Classic hurricane threat.😂
To be fair. There have been drinking straws found stabbed into tree trunks after hurricanes. Though i thought a front loading washing machine would have been a better way to test it.
Paperbacks are friendly. Hardcovers look down their noses at you. The way I see it, if you *collect* books, hardcovers are for you; if you *adopt* books, it’s paperbacks all the way.
To me, paperbacks seem very unfriendly because they don't seem to want to be read. Paperbacks fight to close ALL the time. It's a struggle to hold them open if you read for longer than 20 minutes. Just take the jacket off a hardcover, and it stays open SO much better.
One good thing (in my preference) about hardbacks is that if it is a bigger book like the hardback version of Rhythm of War, you can just open it and leave it open and don't have to hold it.
This is the last super weird video for a while. After this is back to your regularly scheduled reviews and fantasy news/fantasy deep dives.
Awe, but what if we *like* the super weird?
I got my paperback edition of Metro 2033 at christmas, and it's already weary and rough. But, in the context of the books story, it fits really well. It feels like a lost relic and it actually made my reading experience a bit better
But I like weird Daniel.
Paperback every time I have to wait for books to come out in paperback so I can Have the set for a series. There are series I’m waiting to start like lightbringer that I don’t want to start till the last book is out in paperback
Book Gore...You Unutterable Barbarian, Greene!!!
I was inside a bus when it suddenly tipped over. Right before my face hit the asphalt, I used my hardcover copy of Arcanum Unbounded to cushion me. Literally saved my face. So hardcover if you need something as a shield.
Did this really happen? Hope you are fine!
@@itubeeinhorn yes it did. So my copy has a lot of scratches on it. It has character. Ahaha
@@derekkarofsky9694 oh no!!! But you are fine right?
@@itubeeinhorn yes. I'm just happy I had a book in hand that time.
How would u hit the asphalt if u were in the bus, i call bs 😂
Dan: If book gore bothers you, you might want to leave
Me: meh I really don´t care
Dan: *book gore*
Me: that...that really hurt me
Agreed
Draconos same lol
Same
Same here 😂
I was like, meh gore is fine, but then I started to think about how I would destroy books in my head and I felt really uncomfortable.
Daniel: "I will make this video as objective as possible"
Also Daniel few minutes into the video: "I will defend paperback 'till the day I die!!!"
Well, honestly, same. That's why I love him 😂♥️
Actually I remove it as soon as I start my reading and restore it weeks later to hung it in the shelve jaja
@@eldamifers 8,,
For ease of use, I read ebooks. However I collect books, so I collect hardbacks generally. Paperbacks don't feature in my life
@@FrankWinchester I don't read e-books for 2 reasons. First, it seems wrong that the most basic of pleasures enjoyed for thousands of years shouldn't require electricity as a sign of progress. Second, with wokeness causing some publishers to censor some books and in some cases actually rewrite hundred-year-old books not to offend modern readers, I don't want my library subject to 1984-like changes in reality. Part of my reading experience with Asimov sci-fi is seeing the future through the eyes of a 1950's man and what he sees as the norms of a reader in that time.
I prefer it when hard cover books have the artwork printed in the hard book not in the dust jacket
I like having something different underneath the dust jacket. It makes me feel like I have two books instead of one
If I'm paying extra, then I definitely want the artwork to be actually incorporated into the copy
Frankly, I'd prefer the money put in the dust jacket to be put into the actual cover and spine of the hardback and the entire idea of the dust jacket ditched, even if that required simpler art on the actual cover of the hardback.
Yes! The dust jacket tends to be really fragile
I feel like no book has that
Horror Movie: *Shows a man getting disemboweled*
Me: *sleep*
Daniel: *Bends a paperback’s spine all the way back*
Me: *endless SCREAMING*
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
He warned you.
Daniel takes paperback in hand: Execute order 66
*screaming begins anew*
Screaming continues in my house....
For me the biggest thing that makes hardbacks attractive in terms of readability is that they actually stay open because the hard covers weigh down the pages. With a paperback, especially those tiny "mass market" ones, you can't easily just plop it down open on a table because it's not going to want to stay that way. Idk I guess some people don't care about this but it's a major factor for me.
Huh, I don't think I've ever read a novel on a table before.
To each their own of course!
YES
@@taserrr I read mine on my desk and it's much easier when it's Hardcover
I find hardbacks easier to curl up with because of this; I can rest them on my lap more easily. I also don't like cracking the spines of books so hardbacks free up some stress for me. I only really prefer paperbacks when travelling.
I think drunk Daniel has taken over the channel.
I support drunk Daniel and/or crazy sporadic Daniel
@@dutcherharmon7256 I think you mean Daddy Daniel, lol
I'm not weird btw that's a reference to his drunk WoT covers review
@@nathyngoss3132 Ah yes Daddy Daniel
I always remove the dust jacket before reading hardcovers. They get in the way, plus if you get some damage on the actual cover or whatnot, the dust jacket hides that once I’m done and replace it. That’s just me though.
Honestly same I never read hardbacks with the covers
Same, I hate reading with/ruining dust jackets
I totally do the same thing when I have a hardback (even though I prefer softcovers). Often dust jackets are more visually appealing than the cover underneath which often is smooth one colour-ish so I don't want to damage the actually pretty part and can hide any scratches
My logic is that the dust jacket protects the actual book from getting damaged, so I don't remove it. I actually prefer how most books look without their covers.
For me the paperbacks is for comfort, and hardcovers is for aesthetic. I first purchased the books in paperbacks, read them, decide if I like them enough to reread them in the future, and if I do, I'd try to collect the hardcover to display on my bookshelves. If not, then I'm gonna stick with the paperback. Contrary for peoples beliefs, paperback still can last long if you treat it right. For me, i always try to put plastic covers to my newly-purchased paperbacks. So the covers will not soak all that sweats from our destructive hands and make it last longer.
This video should be age restricted. Daniel, I cannot believe you showed this kind of violence online. I’m contacting the book police.
#DanielGreeneIsOverParty
Hahaha
RIGHT
Lol
Thought I could handle the book gore. Found out fast that his was worse than a horror movie for me.
I may be alone in this but I actually prefer the tactile experience of a hardback and I do love the aesthetic of a worn out dog-eared hardback book. That's why I love buying 2nd hand books. However, I do always feel guilty damaging a nice dust jacket, so I'll usually remove that until I've completed the read.
I'm surprised nobody has talked about the difference in actual word size which is the deciding factor for me when choosing between the two. I always go paperback unless the words are too small for my preference. (Which happens a lot) Maybe I'm just horrible with distractions but if my brain doesn't get the small "wins" of advancing to the next page fast enough I just get discouraged and usually don't end up finishing the book at all lol. That's why I love Kindle reading so much. You can change the size to be the same for every book.
I'm so OCD about creasing my spines even with paperbacks that I hold them in such a way so that doesn't happen. I've got paperbacks that I've had for years and read many times that look brand new. I do agree to read the paperback version first and if it becomes a favorite, I collect the hardback edition. Love this video! Those books look like Pips used them for scratching posts...lol
Same with the paperbacks! I've just finished a 600+ paged mass market one and it still looks almost new
The sentiment is also a bummer sometimes though, as I recently got a second-hand copy of the Kingkiller books, and though they were cheap, the spines are creased, and it's killing me
@@albinodeer7449 I feel your pain...it's literally almost a physical pain every time my fingers touch a crease in the spine...lol
I FEEL YOU. My favorite paperback is about 630 somewhat-thicc pages, and if I read to like the half-way, the spine bends so much that the front and back covers touch. :(
Daniel: Hardback vs Paperback?
Me: *Laughs in tablet*
I really enjoyed my nook until it decided to just stop charging. And then the last WOT book got released and it wasn't immediately available on it. So i ran to barns n noble n got it begrudgingly on hardback.
@@amp7980 Same on the nook. I loved that thing. Then I moved to Amazon Fire. Then to a Samsung tablet. All three of these were awesome in their own ways and I love that I can carry every book I own no matter where I go. And if I forget my tablet, I can use the app on my phone as well.
It's all right to read from tablet but it actually tired your eyes more quickly.
I switched over to reading books on tablets because I have dry eyes and tablets make it easy to zoom in on text and therefore easier to read. Yes, I’m old. Get off my lawn.
Yeesss! Me too! I have a bookshelf. I just buy the ecopies too. My books are mint and the book read.
Daniel: *implies he's gonna put a book in a similar situation as a hurricane*
me: "ah, probably chuck it into a washing machine and let it do its thing"
Daniel: *_manual hurricane_*
Honestly, he could have gotten more accurate results if he had run the tap over the book for a minute, then tossed them in the dryer.
This sounds like a subs Vs dubs argument
I agree that damage on a paperback has a lot of character and some charm
My grandad had a massive book collection that he kept displayed in his office. It was one wall of books, but you could clearly tell that some of them had been there for 50+years. The bumped edges and bent spines tell people that you have the books because you like reading books, not because they look aesthetic on the shelf. My grandad had books that were covered in tea stains and little scraps of paper that he used as marks. It's nice to be able to look through these worn books and be reminded of him.
If i see a lot of wear on a paperback it must be a good story, I agree it shows character ….
I love your passion for the paperback, but I’m a recent convert to the hardback. I find them easier to hold, easier to clip a night light to the hard back, and I appreciate the larger font. For years I thought the hard back was for collectors who wore plaid or people who bought books but didn’t read them. But now I’m on team HB! 🎉. Thanks for an engaging video. At the end of the day, it’s an individual thing. As long as we’re reading!
I keep coming back to this video! Absolute favorite!
Daniel Greene and his book fight club... literally where he fights books... fun video Daniel. Totally with you on the read ability of paperback. Hands down better than hardback!
I legit stopped chewing my chips when you drew out the pocket knife and said "book gore".
I mean i love horror novels but that's way too horror for me, lol.
I still have 6 paperbacks with half of a cover/half of the binding gone. Narnia's cover disintegrated in my hands and had to be reforged with cardboard and duct tape.
It's like a war on books and my bags/hands were winning. So I threw a skill point into Hardback so my books could survive.
I do agree paperbacks are more comfortable in the hand.
I love how you can see the books get visibly nervous every time he picks up the box cutter.
When I saw warbreaker enter a video where you warned us of book gore I panicked. Was relieved to see it go back to the safety of the shelf
Wife: What book is he reviewing today?
Me: All of them.
10/10. Would watch again.
I enjoy both! Sometimes if the hardcover is on sale cheaper than the paperback, I'll go with that. Or if only one or the other format is the only format currently available and I don't want to wait, I'll go ahead and get it.
Also, I buy my books secondhand at a local pre-owned bookstore or thrift store, or receive some for free from loved ones or acquaintances or from out local "little library" boxes, so in those cases you get what you get, and it doesn't bother me either way.
I will say for VINTAGE books, I absolutely LOVE hardcovers though! They are SO BEAUTIFUL! 😊
“If book gore bothers you” it does but I can handle it as long as there’s no leatherbounds being flayed
I lost it when you just started tossing assassins apprentice across the room after running it under water and stabbing it ohmygoodness 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Bro the last book I read and I decided I had enough of physical copies was The Leopard by Jo Nesbo. I wanted to carry with me EVERYWHERE this 600+ page monster cause I just coudn't put it down but it was impossible. I was always uncomfortable reading physical books and I spent too much energy into thinking how uncomfortable I was than actually enjoy reading so I got a kindle during quarantine and that was it. There's no coming back now. I still want to buy physical copies of my 5 star reads tho, but buying 8 books instead of 60 is a lot better already.
You saying there’s gonna be book gore and me seeing those A Game of Thrones special editions standing on the table gave me such tense and pervasive fear for the rest of the video it was unsettling.
I was so frightened for the Atlas of middle earth! The tension was unbearable!
Those...... are damn sexy 😳
As good as paperbacks are, it’s so hard to read them when the pages just start turning if you let go,
David Asamoah That’s why I wish all paperbacks would be made as floppy paperbacks, they have the best of both paperback and hardback
@@sabinebrander8237 Floppy paperbacks are the almighty superior book format
I get that same problem with hardbacks, and personally find it more annoying to deal with then, because it makes me feel like I have to rest my whole arm on it like I'm some pristine grade schooler trying to look good when the teacher or principal walk by
I find it more common with paperbacks, but I think it also depends on how well the hardback is put together or if it’s too tight
My system is having an obscene amount of ebooks, and if I really love a book or series, I'll buy the hardbacks for the bookshelf
I know this video is a bit aged, but I'd like to share my experiences. I've never been a new book buyer, so no book I've ever owned has been very displayable. I am also terrible at taking care of my things, drinks get spilled, food crumbs, lots of dropping things, I am a torment on the things I own. Of my many books, only two that I can recall have ever become "ruined" one was a paperback, a spill of a dark staining liquid soaked through the edges of the pages and obscured 10% of the text, a hardcover that was underneath it had it's cover quite tarnished, but no damage to the pages. Another was a spill of a sticky liquid which bound together all the pages who would tear when attempting to separate them.
I have had a few go through hell and back, I once got a copy of The Mosquito Coast from my school as they were no longer using it as required reading, tho it had been gone through many times by elementary school kids over the years, it's paperback had been opened and shut so many times that the spine just fell apart and it turned into a loose stack of papers, I got it kinda mended with some clever tape use, but I still doubt you could read through it more than once before it started falling apart again. On the hardback side my most worn out book is a over 100 year old copy of Story of One Hundred Years, it has separated from the hardback on one side, and it's got very loose grips on a lot of it's pages, tho the cover has held together well enough to essentially act as a folder for the pages, so even when one becomes loose it's still contained, inconvenient in wind, but still quite readable.
Tho I would say the main reason I go for hardbacks most of the time, is that when I find while reading a book that I feel someone I know would enjoy more than me, it makes it a much more special gift. The price of a hardback vs a paper back used is usually a dollar, which isn't bad for a potential gift.
That "peace" in the end killed me. 😅
Daniel: “there’s going to be book gore!”
Me: looking at the pretty little orange thing and feeling sad
Later: phew
finally, my daily dose of Daniel's background fridge
I purchased an 800 page hard book from Amazon, because reviews were bad on the paper back copies. But my hard back had 2 pages not adhered correctly. I wish paper back had better covers that withstood the wear and tear better. I know the matte covers cost more, but they make me happy! It does bug me when the covers bend and lose color in the crease. I know I'm weird. :)
As a hardcover collector, I’m offended 😂😂
I love reading hardcovers! I have a hard time writing softcovers. But I think that’s because I grew up reading a lot of older books that were hardcovers like the Trixie Beldon mysteries and Nancy Drew.
“Book gore.”
Me: *_.....aaaaAaAAaAAAAAAHHHHHHHH_*
I read that cry as Robert Plant's in _Immigrant Song._
I love hardbacks because of how rare and durable they are especially since I would want my kids to read the same books I read so we can connect more in the future.
To everyone saying "paperback for reading, hardback for collecting" : where do you take the money to buy a second copy? I'd much rather just buy another paperback^^
For me it depends on the book, for example, I recently read assassins apprentice and I quite liked it, it was ok, nothing special but not bad, that paperback can quite happily go on my shelf and sit there..... the first law trilogy though I absolutely adored and would love the three of them as hardbacks for display, yes that money could go towards other paperbacks that I haven't read but honestly I'm not short of books to read and also christmases and birthdays are a thing :-)
If I really love the book, I get multiple editions especially if I like the new cover art or something. I usually don't because this doesn't happen often.
I own multiple editions of Peter Pan and Alice's Adventure in Wonderland because I keep finding new editions with wonderful cover or new illustrations.
Same with Harry Potter illustrated editions. I know I'll never actually READ from the illustrated editions but I love the illustrations and if I ever do have a kid someday, I'd love for my kids to read from the illustrated copy.
Most books I buy in paperback; however, the collecting part is for very few and special books or series. Also most of my expensive hardbacks came from my dad. Thanks dad! Quick note: thriftbooks is a great way to buy cheap books so you can buy a hardback more often. I’ve gotten all the hardbacks I personally own on there. I may just be a little less picky about scuffs.
Never could afford too many books, usually one or two a month. So, that comment always confused me. Where are you getting the money? And why aren't you paying your bills so you can survive?!
@@LisatheWeirdo I usually get my friends and family to buy books for me for christmas or birthday present.
OMG!! The manual hurricane was so funny! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
As someone who has dyslexia I’m all about ebooks. Main reason is I can adjust the font size which is critical for me.
why don't you use audiobooks? Does it effect anything? Sorry if this comes out as offensive, but i genuinely want to know
I use ebook apps with text to speech and then listen to it using a headphone. It gives me the freedom to pause in between and highlight or take note on a specific part of the book, unlike an audiobook. It's super comfortable while travelling or cooking or eating breakfast.
I prefer audiobooks for fiction and Ebooks on my phone for non-fiction. Advantage of Ebook over Audiobook is that its better to add a note, bookmark and highlights.
@@frecasfam I don't know if your still interested, im a different person but also dyslexic, my prefered style of reading is definitely with a physical copy accompanied by an audiobook (i often get distracted whilst reading an Ebook). But the problem is audiobooks are uber-expensive were with an audiobook i read one book a week without an audiobook it would usualy taken 2 - 3 weeks to read a book. There are websites where you can get large libraries of audiobooks for free (these are great) but if you read a book that has been translated they only have one translation of the book (not necessarily the translation of the book you want to read). With Audible I would paying through the nose for one weeks worth of entertainment per month (for me it makes more sense just to take the extra time to read the book). however this is all just my opinion from my situation. Whilst not being poor i can only really afford one copy of a book (often second hand) and its odd with an audiobook i can afford to read a book for one week and two weeks without anything to read, without an audiobook I could only read one book but can afford to buy a book for each week.
Here's how I do it:
Hardcover: if it a series that I love (such as the Stormlight Archives) or a new series that I am interested in that dosnt have paperbacks yet.
Paperback: if it's a book/series that I have never heard if(am blind buying), the HC are out of print or expensive, or I just dont carry for it to much.
Mass Paperback: which I have always hated and refused to buy but now buy if the series is old and only in that format, or to long and thus expensive to buy in any other edition (The Horus Heresy, Malazan Book of the fallen).
And then there’s me who cares way too much about the psychical condition of any book I pick up.
I literally cannot read a library book. Or most preowned books. 95% of the books I’ve read have almost NO indication that I’ve read it because of how UNBELIEVABLY CAUTIOUS I AM
@@sawahp8665 respect 🤙🏻
Probably the only reason I prefer hardcover books is that I can open it up, put it on a table and read without holding it.
I legitimately only buy hardbacks when it's either the only option available (especially true for a lot of non-fiction I've found) or if it's something I want to display. I tend to do a lot of my reading on Kindle these days (sacrilegious as it may be) or through mass market paperback just because they're so convenient but if I want to show off? Leather bound hardcovers all the way!
When I was younger I read the same paperback copy of Harry Potter and the sorcerers stone at least 12 times and it looked terrible. It had been dropped in puddles and whatnot. However, I still have it to this day and it IS readable.
MFW I’m one of the people who sent him Assasin’s Apprentice
Kevin Albora its all for science aspects xd
We honor you for your sacrifice
Sorry your gift wasn't valued
It was the copy I bought for myself before I got the ones you all sent! Promise :)
If you take your covers off your hard backs before you start reading, when your done, you have a pristine cover to put back on it!!
I just remove the plastic covers on all my hardbacks, they are so annoying 😂
FACTS!
I take them off while reading. But when I put them back I will just put it back on.
My favourite thing about hardbacks is the larger font (and obviously how pretty they are). It means I can hold the book further away and still read comfortably
I’m just watching this and visualizing the “where’s my money Lebowski” scene. It fits so perfectly
I work at Half Price Books and I absolutely love that you have books from our stores because it’s so much nicer to get copies at that discount😂
I have plenty of paperbacks, and have no objections to them, but I love a good hard back book. But I'm super weird about dust covers. I buy the clear dust jacket covers that libraries use from Brodart, a libary supply company, and I cover ALL of my hardcover jackets with them. Without those covers, even gentle use will cause some dents, tears, creases from handling. But the protective covers keep them pristine, and I will never go back. I do also always take off the dust jacket when I'm reading a hardback.
Next one: audiobooks vs physical books
Leather or faux leather feels pretty good too.
Ebooks crying in the corner:
Paperbacks all the way! With hardbacks I always mess up the dust jacket, and then it just looks bad. Library editions are another matter. Really enjoy those, but whenever there's a dust jacket, I'm out.
11:51 and i am having a heart attack can someone PLEASE call an ambulance?
The true winner is soft flexible leather bounds. Beautiful and useable.
For my favourite books, they get 2 copies- paperback and hardback. Hardback is for me to be proud of and mother over and display facing forward on my shelf, and paperback is to read practically
I think there is apreciation for the craftmanship of a a book, you can get soft back leather book, and that would be ok.
Unfortunately, when publishers say "paper back" what they means is to go as cheap as they can on everything, from the quality of the paper to the way they construct the book.
There are some books that I really like, and I try to get good quality, on materials and on craftsmanship... it is just another experience.
Controversial third option: E-books
I prefer them because most reading devices are easier to hold / carry (especially one-handed) and you can generally take way more books with you. The major downside is of course the dependency on electricity but at least you can read in the dark without additional light (unless it's e-ink)
Daniel: there will be book gore
Me: *see's leather warbreaker on counter* 😭😭😭😭😭
I love paperbacks, but I am also one of those who doesn’t wanna bend them so hard that the spine gets that crease. So I open them just far enough to read everything and still keep it like new.
I love how you have The City of Brass in paperback and I have the hardcover😂
My favourite way is hardcover on the table. Paperback closes on it's own but it's also slightly open when I close it. And when I'm already in bed eBooks are the best. I do have more paperbacks though because of the cost.
Okay look, I’m a sucker for hard covers, the majority of my collection is hard cover. I don’t have the issues you have with reading a hard cover book. As for the dust jacket, I remove it when I’m reading the book, when I’m done, I slip it back on and it goes back in its place. I actually find paperbacks to be uncomfortable to read. You have to break the spine in some cases to read the book comfortably. That’s something I haven’t had to do with my hard covers.
You almost had me sold on paperbacks though until I remembered, I live in Southwest Texas, we don’t have hurricanes, lol. I also don’t “abuse” my books. I’m more gentle with my books than I am with myself. 😂
Love from Texas 🫶🏻
“When I abandoned it in a hammock”
As a Kindle user, I am smiling from my cliff of comfort. But I am also crying at how beautiful some of those covers are.
in my opinion paperbacks are so much better for actually reading, but as a collector I always buy hardcovers, often I will buy paperback or digital as well (or pirate it- i mean since I already bought it in hardcover..) but my shelf is entirely hardcovers because for collecting, hardcover is the only way to go. but if you dont care about that shit then yeah get paperback it will be worth it
I’ll fight you! I much prefer hardbacks because of two simple reasons.
1)Paper quality is better in hardbacks, less glare
2) paperbacks has larger fonts and is much easier for the eyes
Bonus point, hardbacks looks so much nicer in the bookshelves
Whenever i read a hardcover I just take the cover off because it’s annoying.
I do really like how after I’m done reading a paperback it’s pretty worn on the spine. Like physical evidence of the experience.
Have a 70s Lord of Ring paperback edition, a bit beat up but oh so dear to my heart! Think it might be a Ballantine edition
I didn't think the book violence trigger warning was necessary, but then when you got to it, it was such a Tarantino blood bath (ink bath?) that I was covering my eyes.
i cringed so hard when he started slicing at the books
Made me feel better about only owning paperbacks
Paperbacks are way better in my opinion and I actually think they're more aesthetically pleasing on a bookshelf
In the case of comfort, I would prefer hard covers over than paper back.
I feel guilty for destroying perfectly good books. A couple Christmases ago, my brother bought me the first Mistborn trilogy for $30, those small American copies. I read the entire first book, but felt guilty about it because I had it on my person all the time.
It was either in my sweaty hands or tucked inside my arm while I'm walking. This lead to the papers getting a yellow taint from my sweat, and the front cover just ripped off, and I had to tape it back together.
Since it was a gift from my brother, I couldn't stand it being damaged.
Another thing that I don't like is that I feel like opening a paper back is ruining the spine. I don't feel this whenever I open a hard cover.
And hard covers mostly have covers. As I said before, I don't like damaging my books, so I always take off a book's cover when I'm reading a book. If the hard cover gets damaged, I can just finish the story and then put the cover back on once I'm done.
And about comfort with holding the book while walking. I'm double jointed in thr thumbs, so it has never been an issue for me to keep books open with one hand. I can just extend my thumb past what a regular person could. Yes, it does get a bit tiring, but I do have two hands, and I'm never standing up long enough for both of my hands to get tired.
All in all, hard covers are the apple of my eye.
Daniel: Hardcover or Paperback?
Me, a Man of Culture: *A U D I O*
Nooo
As a dyslexic, long live the audio
I like hardbacks but I prefer when the art is just printed on not when they have a slip cover/dust jacket (?) because the cover slips off and I constantly have to adjust it
I felt the pain of reading a large hardcover book each time I got a new release Harry Potter book. It started with Goblet of Fire... I ended up buying the digital versions later on after those hardcovers started taking too much damage (my copy of Deathly Hallows started falling apart before I finished my first read through... and I only read it in bed! Though I think I did the most damage when I threw it across the room after my favorite character died at the end). But as a collector I love hard cover. My most prized hardcovers are my leather bound copies of Jurassic Park, Sherlock Holmes, and Edgar Allen Poe which were made to look like Victorian era books.
I'm a bookbinder and a book reader, I prefer paperback because I can always just make it into a hardcover if I want, I can also make hardcover into paperback if I want, I had some old leather bind books that would fell apart if you read them, I restored them to a nice condition :)
"you're not gonna casually run into a box cutter"
You don't know me
Happened to me more times than I’m willing to admit when I worked at a bookstore.
Made me think of, "He ran into my knife. He ran into my knife ten times." Maybe a hardback would have saved him.
Daniel says “manual hurricane”, and then stabs the book😂
You've never been stabbed by a hurricane?
Daniel: there's going to be book gore here
Me, eyeing that fancy leather cover with gold pages, illustrated Warbreaker edition: don't you dare
I was like palpatine voice "yes, do it"
SAME
Noooooooooooo!!
In my mind...."I am about to call the police"
That one looked like one of the Mistborn books
Conclusion:
If you want to enjoy the read, get paperback.
If you want to display your books and look fancy, get hardback.
BTW, I totally agree.
Hence why I have both
i dont find hardbacks harder to read at all, just open them on a table why would you even hold them?
EXACTLY
@@nrreno neck pain?
@@nrreno You might not have a table.
Does anybody take the jacket off the hardcover if they're reading for longer than 20 minutes?
Always!
No the the jacket is one of the most important parts due to AESTHETICS.
I used to be a “use the dust jacket flap as a bookmark” person but I’ve never been a “take off the dust jacket entirely” person. That would require not losing the dust jacket while you have the book elsewhere lol
@@emmanarotzky6565 agreed completely
Yes
Being a librarian I'm used to seeing book gore. Honestly I'd be curious for a part 2 where you get a library technicien to show the opposite, how to fix these flaws in your books and put them back together.
my budgie chewed a cover of a library book, i managed to restore it with some cardboard. I was very ashamed to bring back a book in worse condition than I took it, but the librarian was actually happy to see the restored version. So I guess librarians actually see a lot of book destruction 📚📚 also thanks to all librarians, you guys are magicians!
as a person with a child who is learning how to take care of his books, thank you for what you do, and I am sorry
Thank you for your sweet comments !
Now I'll do a real librarian of myself and talk about rules 😂 : If you ever break a book, just come see us and be nice about it, we know all kinds of tricks to restore it 😇 I'd recommend not trying to fix them yourselves because it could makes it worst and be the difference between a minor fee and a book being "totaled" 😁
yes, need help with good repair tips. rather then the paste tape and guess method.
And make sure you give them the books you just used in the “hurricane”.
I once fell asleep reading and dropped “Order of the Phoenix” on my face. Haven’t bought a hard cover since. 🤕
I've dropped my phone and my Kindle on my face too, after dozing off.
I'm sorry but, 😂😂😂😂
Harmonie Rainbow I don’t doze of for some reason I only fall asleep if I allow it. I can stay awake for 3 days if I allow it. I don’t bc I get sick if I miss a few nights.
Oh my gosh, that image is so funny
@Harmonie Rainbow I’m sorry I shouldn’t laugh but that’s the funniest comment I’ve read today. 😂😂😂
I personally prefer hardbacks, I live the feel of them, especially the slightly bumpy dust jacket you get on some of them. I love that some of them are so beautiful and designed to have a certain feel about them that I don’t get from paperbacks when reading them. And to be honest I don’t like bending paperbacks, I hate when the lie slightly open and have bend lines on the spine. But that’s my opinion. I like that hardbacks are supported too. But I can understand why someone might want paperback.
Exactly! I dont want to hurt a book. I get that people like them more worn and stuff, but not me. It feels wrong. Hardbacks all the way for me
Same. Some people love wearing their books in, I like reading a book and it looks practically as good as new when finished. To each their own! I know some people who buy the cheapest paperback version they can find and, if they love the book, then they'll buy the hardcover version so it saves better and they could read it again later on.
@@CosmicApe That's exactly what I do. For me, reading is about being comfortable and an old used paperback that I'm not afraid of damaging is easily the most comfortable way to read a book. If I really like the book, I'll probably end up investing in a nice hardback to display on my shelf that I can revisit later.
@@bensmith3006"old used paperback I'm not afraid of damaging" paperbacks make me inherently afraid of damaging them, and older ones make me afraid of doing even more damage. I checked out a copy of Sourcery last year and never read it because it was an old paperback, and I was worried about it falling apart from me reading it.
Yep, I do everything I can to mitigate spine creasing in my paperbacks, which makes me prefer a hardcover any day. Plus I love that after I get about 20% of the way through, the hardcover will lie open if I set it on a table. I read during lunch at work so this is crucial for me!
Obviously we should be judging by the slappability! ^_^
Lmao u just rendered our boi Daniel's entire comprehensive analysis obselete
Hell yeah
Davie504 would approve
@@LukasHatesBuffering EPIC i slapped like
It sounds silly but that is partly an essential part of the haptics.
I love hardcover and paperbacks each in their own way. In my opinion, hardcover look better on the shelf. If you read them or just touch them, they feel like something valuable, a cigar box, a treasure chest.
In contrast, paperbacks are more slapable. They give this feeling of something extensive, something rich. Like a ham or a thick bundle of cash.
Of course, the most important thing for me is the content of a book. But I just love physical books. The smell, the cover-art, the haptics.
Ah yes, we all hear those warnings about hurricanes on the news - that a hurricane throws you around, slams you down into the ground, and then begins stabbing you repeatedly. Classic hurricane threat.😂
To be fair. There have been drinking straws found stabbed into tree trunks after hurricanes. Though i thought a front loading washing machine would have been a better way to test it.
Hey remember last time we were in a hurricane.. yaa it stabbed so hard man.
Best comment today🤣🤣🤣
Hurricane Daniel!
@@amp7980 Came here to suggest this! Both books on a quick spin cycle in a front-loading washing machine would've been a great comparison!
Hardback: $40 for a 600 page Stephen King Book
Paperback: $5 for a 600 page Stephen King book
Just don't buy Stephen King new 🤔
Stephen kings stares angrily at you* 😂
It’s true, I bought IT and it wasn’t that much😍
@@OkamiRose Stephen King new: am I a joke to you?
Kindle is best.
Paperbacks are friendly. Hardcovers look down their noses at you. The way I see it, if you *collect* books, hardcovers are for you; if you *adopt* books, it’s paperbacks all the way.
I love this approach!
@@lev.latelyThanks!
im stealing this line, it explained what i couldn’t so perfectly
@@jasdeepsadam6399 Go ahead :)
To me, paperbacks seem very unfriendly because they don't seem to want to be read. Paperbacks fight to close ALL the time. It's a struggle to hold them open if you read for longer than 20 minutes. Just take the jacket off a hardcover, and it stays open SO much better.
One good thing (in my preference) about hardbacks is that if it is a bigger book like the hardback version of Rhythm of War, you can just open it and leave it open and don't have to hold it.
Basically this video is showing us Daniel's obsession with slapping on book's covers.
I read this comment right as he slapped a books cover 😂😂😂
The lesson I learned from this video is that if youre attacked in a library with a knife, pick up a hardback to defend yourself.
Oh yeah, good point
Parabellum: And I took that seriously