tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26654079.post919821462029538157..comments2023-05-21T14:46:54.138+01:00Comments on FictionBitch: A Hard SellElizabeth Baineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17193751871434773972noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26654079.post-21018189109590843662007-11-24T11:53:00.000+00:002007-11-24T11:53:00.000+00:00hey elizabeth, ms pants directed me here after com...hey elizabeth, ms pants directed me here after commenting on my own short post on hardbacks (i am way behind with my guardian reading, as usual!). i would only ever buy hardbacks at a reading, and only then if it was really special. i don't even buy them as gifts anymore. i get most of my books from the library, and i have more than once been horrified at the weight of the brick i had reserved.nmjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477643084619789093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26654079.post-22190908763376398212007-11-23T16:38:00.000+00:002007-11-23T16:38:00.000+00:00The only time I ever buy hardbacks is when I'm at ...The only time I ever buy hardbacks is when I'm at my friends' readings and they're trying to sell 'em! And that's only cos I'm so soft-hearted.Elizabeth Baineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193751871434773972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26654079.post-20891468393762162192007-11-23T15:37:00.000+00:002007-11-23T15:37:00.000+00:00It looks as though my very own Little Monsters wil...It looks as though my very own <I>Little Monsters</I> will be the last novel to be published by Picador first in hardback and, then, one hopes, in paperback. Will this increase its collectability? I hope so but it would have been a lot more fun - and newsworthy - to be first in the new format rather than last in the old one, if only to save my loyal and discerning friends a few quid or a long wait. <BR/><BR/>PS Personally, I only read hardbacks when they're free or remaindered, so I shouldn't complain.Charles Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18074227813367594283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26654079.post-85950019265193422672007-11-23T15:20:00.000+00:002007-11-23T15:20:00.000+00:00I'm afraid I have NEVER bought hardbacks if I can ...I'm afraid I have NEVER bought hardbacks if I can help it as they are way too expensive and take up way too much room on my already bulging shelves. In addition they are seldom user-friendly for taking on journeys or trying to read in bed and many books are just not good enough/timeless enough to warrant it (present company excepted of course!)<BR/><BR/>Not about dumbing-down, just practicality with me.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26654079.post-73832058366084658392007-11-21T19:23:00.000+00:002007-11-21T19:23:00.000+00:00It seems even Tolstoy had to wait. Richard and J...It seems even Tolstoy had to wait. Richard and Judy chose Anna Karenina in paperback! Thanks so much for linking to my blog Elizabeth.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12455584448055432913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26654079.post-25977241818389080122007-11-18T14:14:00.000+00:002007-11-18T14:14:00.000+00:00Ha!Ha!Elizabeth Baineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193751871434773972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26654079.post-88559152512929416982007-11-18T13:48:00.000+00:002007-11-18T13:48:00.000+00:00Hi FBJust to prove what a total chav I am, I never...Hi FB<BR/><BR/>Just to prove what a total chav I am, I never buy hardback books. At a pinch, I'll borrow one from the library if the paperback takes too long to come out. Hardbacks are too heavy to carry around and hold up for hours on end in bed. And then there's the not insignificant matter of them costing twice as much as paperbacks. To paraphrase Scott Pack and, hopefully, give the Partner of the Bitch another laugh, there is no other product for which one would pay twice as much for slightly superior packaging.Pantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00712642194215828800noreply@blogger.com