All ... lacking a poll feature, I'll try this:
1st questn: When you buy non-fiction books, are they digital or print?
2nd: If print, hardcopy or paperback?
3rd: If hardcopy, bookstore or online/Amazon?
And please repost. I'd like as many answers as possible.
Thank you!!! ♥️
1st questn: When you buy non-fiction books, are they digital or print?
2nd: If print, hardcopy or paperback?
3rd: If hardcopy, bookstore or online/Amazon?
And please repost. I'd like as many answers as possible.
Thank you!!! ♥️
Comments
2 Prefer hardback but issues like cost and shelf space may push me to paperback
3 I have never purchased from Amazon. With luck, I never will
Both
Local bookstore
2. Paper if possible, they're less expensive
3. Store if available or Abe's online.
2 - Paperback, but it depends on the price.
3 - Amazon is a last resort.
I follow Storygraphs recs first, then move onto spots like Abebooks, etc...
Looking IRL for books I need has proven utterly worthless. That's on me. I have specific needs.
Damn it, man. They can't own every book on the planet.
2. Hardback if possible; paperback if it is the only way I can get it.
3. I would prefer bookstore (keep it local), but they don't always have the reach I need, so online, but avoiding amazon as much as I can. I do deal with folks like Thriftbooks and Powell's.
When I’m already aware of a book, I buy an audiobook if it’s available. I also will buy print books if I encounter them in the wild.
2nd: paper
3rd: always book store unless I did an author pre-order
2. Depends on how new the book is and how long it is. For longer books, I prefer hard copy.
3. Try local bookstores first, then https://Bookshop.org.
I now visit bookstores only to take pictures of books that I will look for in my library.
Mix but if available usually paperback
Mix - new Amazon (with regret); old Alibris, eBay, second hand store
The only bookstore in my area just opened up last month. I;m largely a library user.
TMI?
2. Hardcopy. If I buy a book in print for my bookshelf. It’s always going to be a hard cover.
3. Amazon.
(Fiction almost always comes from the library)
2. Paperback
3. Bookstore
Most are not even in electronic format.
I buy from a bookstore not Amazon
2. Hardcover if possible but happy with a paperback.
3. Library check first, then local store, then box store, last check is online anywhere but Amazon. Refuse to give Amazon a dime.
Paperback
Bookshop.
But I am old...
Both
Bookstore, then any place
2: Paperback
Even preloved. I like to take notes on non-fiction books.
2) Paperback
3) Amazon
2. Usually paperback, sometimes hardback
3. Bookshops, independent if possible. Occasionally online if it's not available locally, but never Amazon
For digital, usually Kobo
2. Hardcover if available
3. Mail order, direct if possible, Amazon if must. Bookstores now hard to come by on our little island.
2) NA;
3) NA.
3. Kindle
2. Paperback. Hardcovers except for the vintage/antique ones fall apart really quickly.
3. Amazon. But working hard at moving away.
2) Paperback is usually my choice, unless it's a reference book that I foresee using a lot, then I want hardback
3) Local, if I think they will have it
2. Hardcopy preferred (for reference; otherwise paperback to carry around and use)
3. Bookstore. I use amazon for fiction almost exculsively.
2 - no real pattern, but hardback are preferred for reference books.
3 - usually Amazon, but often used bookstores or ebay if the book is older or hard to find.
2. Paperback
3. Store (mostly).
Hardback
Local bookstore
2. If there are both options, probably paperback as it’s usually cheaper and actually easier to read in many cases (like laying in bed, it weighs less
3. Bookstore, never Amazon, but mostly my library so in many cases not buying.
2) If a shop manual likely to get dirty- paperback (cheaper to replace). If a reference manual, history related, comic anthology, or most other things- hardback.
3) depends on the topic, availability, and how much I trust my ability to walk into a bookstore and not go broke.
2. Print - hardcopy unless only paperback available
3. Amazon.. (sometimes bookstore's local website)
Either
Bookstore
At one time I traveled a lot and a kindle was wonderful, now I don’t trust kindle to preserve anything. Maybe I’ll get a pulp novel there, other than that, hard copies of everything.
Paperback most the stuff I get doesn't even come in hardback.
Normally on the site that made the book sometimes Amazon.
2. Usually paperback, but I'll buy hardbacks if there's no other option.
3. In person from an independent bookstore would be my preferred option, but I'll order online from the same store if necessary. I'll also buy online from chain bookstore too, but never from Amazon.
2. Hardback, especially for science, astronomy, history subjects. I might go for paperback for one-off reads
3. Bookshops or online outlets for independents eg https://hive.co.uk or https://bookshop.org. Never Amazon
2. paperback (when applicable)
3. Online due to regional limitations
2. hardcopy if books are still being released (i'm impatient!), paperback when a series has been out for a while
3. I try to avoid Amazon, I'll always prefer book stores (I like click and collect though)
Either
Used or independent bookstore (usually Women and Children First)
2. Paperback
25% print both hard and paperback
Always bookshop
🙂
Usually paperback but hardcover if it's a favorite topic
Bookstore, Never Amazon
Hard copy
Bookstore
2/ Hardcopy
3/ Bookstore - there’s something about wandering through shelves of books trying to decide what to read next
2. Whatever's cheapest: Unless it's an art book (in which case hardcopy), I'm after content, not archive.
3. Online. I don't have nearly enough patience to go to a bookstore that may not have it anyway.
Do I have a condition?
2nd: hardcopy
3rd: If hardcopy, bookstore or online. Preference is bookstore, but online if buying used copy.
2. Prefer hard cover (paperback is ok, just no mass street market)
3. Amazon or Barnes and Noble. (RIP Walden, B. Dalton, Borders and Books A Million) local bookstores are almost impossible to find anymore. The library is limited.
Also I want those little bookshops to survive and they literally get me anything I want within 1-2 days!! 😍😍
2. If paperback is available I do that but if not hardcover (usually closer to release date it’s hardcover only)
3. Online. If it’s new release I’ll typically do either the authors website or Amazon so I can leave a friendly review. Most friends prefer I leave a review when I buy
2. PB for price if possible
3. Bookstore if possible, bookstore online if not. Not Amazon.
paperback but sometimes hardback is cheaper and sometimes i don’t want to wait, it depends. the closest bookstore is an hour away, and if I go and take
the young children shopping for
my interests can be difficult. I also buy online from small presses, which is different..
Paperback
Independent bookstore baby!! Yah.
Whichever, depends how much I want it. Most are pb but I will go for a hardback if it's not out in pb yet
Bookstore - the staff discount helps!
Never "Amizon" only real people stores (not corporate) I enjoy hard back, print.
Electric screens back light and inevitable faint flashing buzz is more than annoying.
Real books have so many alternate uses as well.
2. Both. I prefer paperback but sometimes I have to have it immediately on release.
3. Local store, https://bookshop.org Amazon if it’s a very difficult to find title. I like the local store but the convenience of online gets me.
2. Hardback preferred, paperback if it's the only option.
3. In order of preference: local bookstore, chain bookstore, non-Amazon online, Amazon.
Thanks for letting me know.
Paperback
Bookshop/secondhand websites
2. Hardback, especially if there's diagrams or pics. (Although I have at least one hawking paperback).
3. Online/Amazon. I'm not a big fan of shopping.
Hope this helps.
Paperback.
Both. I live on an island, canʻt get everything here.
2) Usually paperback.
3) Independent bookstore.
2nd: 50:50
3rd: Mainly online (Waterstones)
Print
2nd: If print, hardcopy or paperback?
Usually Paperback, but have plenty of Hardbacks as well.
3rd: If hardcopy, bookstore or online/Amazon
Bookstore or used book website like ebay.
2- paper, if possible - will go hardback if affordable, typically used
3 - Amazon, if available - again, used if available
2)Paper unless art exhibition catalogues
3)No preference - but if Ama$on will deliver above mentioned art catalogues then no brainer.
2. Prefer paperback for portability, but hardback isn't a deal-breaker, especially if it's something I want to read ASAP.
3. I try to use my local store (asking them to order if necessary) or https://Bookshop.org .
2. When I do, paperback.
3. Bookstore or if online Barnes & Noble. Amazon is last resort.
2) Hardcover when not absurdly priced
3) Usually Amazon because I'll spend the rent money at a bookstore 😥
2. there is often only one option for the books i purchase so i take what is there. Given the choice it depends on price. Specialist literature (=expensive) -> hardback.
3. Mix. Currently more A**zon but have found that some are only obtainable via other online sources.
Reading on my phone is just more convenient in every single way.
But there are book lovers out there who crave that real book experience... cuddling up with a gorgeous volume of beautifully bound and illustrated pages, where turning every one becomes a journey, both physical and emotional, into another world.
Can't get that from digital media. 💙📚
Printable cover art phone case inserts?
2. If I’m new to the author, paperback
3. Bookstore—I live near A LOT but my favorite is Book Moon