how do you like your books?

[bing2x]

what format?? i mean...

-hardbound with dust jacket
-softcover
-paperback
-audio

and, do you use bookmarks?? and how many do you have??


wala lang.....just asking.. ;)

[Ada]

Err, what's the difference between paperback and softcover?

I have tons of bookmarks. The funny thing is, whenever I read a book, they mysteriously disappear.

[acridmouth]

Paperbacks..wala lang..cute eh....
Bookmarks? yep, dami ako nun. Ibaiba style. Mura lang kasi so kaya ng aking badyet.

[bing2x]

Err, what's the difference between paperback and softcover?

paperback = pocketbooks
softcovers are a little bigger in size than the paperbacks. ..i think..

neweis, i don't own any bookmarks. i have no use for them.
all of my books are hardbound(i like them like that - they look so very nice on shelves),
so i just use the dustjacket as bookmark.

[This message has been edited by bing2x (edited 04-07-2000).]

[Ada]

Oh, okay. I like softcovers then. I've gotten so used to reading long novels I don't read pocketbooks anymore cause I feel they're gonna be bitin.

Hardbound books are too expensive.

[Zen]

I like them hardbound pero yun nga more expensive. :(

[uptowngirl]

ako rin Zen, gusto ko hardbound kaso... walang pera eh...kaya softcover lang.

dati rin Ada, ang dami kong bookmarks, I collect them actually.. kaso di ko alam kung bakit nauubos na... :D

[kingofpain]

I use a "mental" bookmark--i memorize the page number I'm on. It doesn't always work, but it exercises my memory, plus it gives you a chance to read back if you lose your current page.

Paperbacks are cool because they're light and I like to carry at least one book with me wherever I go. But hardbound books look good on your shelf. If you have the patience to dig through Booksale stacks and those perennially on-sale items at National Bookstore, you just might find a good hardbound book at a low price. I have.

[acridmouth]

Ang hardbound mabigat na nga, mahal pa. Even though I have the money to buy one, I think I'll still stick to softcovers, or paperbacks.

[she]

I like 'em softcovers...nangangawit ako pag hardbound, they're kinda heavy...and expensive too!

[sampaguita]

I like 'em soft, paperbacks. So I can bend them this way & that. I usually have a pencil handy with me so I can underline my favorite lines or when I recognize themes that are interesting.

I'd like hardbound books for keeps though. THey last longer.

Book marks? Oh, a ton! I use everything for bookmarks actually. And like Peps, they mysteriously disappear!

[bing2x]

Hardbound books are too expensive.

im quite frugal myself..so, my solution to this is -- BARGAIN BOOKS!!!

the bookstore chains we have around here have
quite a selection of them. plus, barnes&noble
also have a $4.99 and under section.
i've never paid full price for a book. i've always waited til they get put on bargain.
the most i've paid so far was $17.50 for 'daughter of god' on amazon.com.

bargain books at paperback prices - can't beat that.!.!.! :) :) :)

[uptowngirl]

PePs, you're right there's nothing like the smell of a new book!

Actually, when I'm deciding what book to buy, I sometimes smell the book. Weird ba??? :)

[bugsbunny]

well i would rather buy the hardbound books para mas protected yung libro pero cant afford eh... kaya paperback na lang... binabalutan ko na lang ng plastic cover...