I saw a video by Daniel Greene, where he says that paperbacks are actually more durable than paperbacks, and he swears that paperbacks are the way to go. What do you guys think? I’ve seen that the general consensus is that hardbacks are more durable, but after watching Daniel throw and stab both a paperback and a hardback, and watching the paperback stay mostly readable, I’m no longer sure. What do you guys think?

Thanks! :)

Edit: forgot to mention that after the abuse, the hardback fell apart, like entire pages fell from the spine but the paperback remained mostly ok, although very beat up, but perfectly readable.

  • CanthinMinna@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    Paperbacks aren’t bound (the pages are glued on, not sewn), that’s why they have always been cheaper than hardbacks, and have the earned reputation of falling apart. My oldest paperbacks are from 1960s and the glue is so brittle that there are a lot of loose pages.