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#1 Phobos Sep 09, 2009 15:05:19	I ask only becaue it annoys me, but why in general do they release books in hardcover, and more importantly D&D novels? Is this something the writer wants, or is it a hope of the publisher to rake in more cash?  I read all the Eberron books, and 90% of the time love them.  I hit my local B&N and saw the new Don Bassingwaithe book, grabbed it, saw the new Richard Baker book...left it, and the new James Wyatt book...and also left it.  Both were hard cover. Why makes this call and why? My cousin won't read a trilogy until all 3 books are out, even if he has to wait 5 years.  I don't have that much patience, but I do have more than enough books to skip all hardcovers till they hit paper back.
#2 zombie_babies Sep 09, 2009 15:11:06	Personally, were I ever published, I'd like my book to appear in hardcover first.  There's something about that that I really like.  I used to be the same way - wait 'till paperback - but now I just buy the book I want, price be damned (within reason).  I own only one D&D hardback and it was a gift.  Since I don't buy any D&D books at all anymore, I'm willing to bet it'll remain my one and only (it's also an autographed, documented RAS dealy).  I do have, IIRC, three Chuck Palahniuk novels in hardback now.  I'm a big fan of his so I buy 'em as they pop up and will continue to do so.  I'll be picking up Brett Ellis' new one if it ever appears, too. I've even been tempted to buy older books in hardcover (like The Road) but have not as of yet.  Right now, I buy the paperback if it's available.  Still, something about those nice, solid books with the pretty dust jackets just speaks to me.
#3 KillerGM Sep 09, 2009 15:14:23	Some links on a quick Google search: paperbackpusher.wordpress.com/2007/08/07... www.associatedcontent.com/article/132906... justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/03/30/...
#4 KillerGM Sep 09, 2009 15:17:57	For myself, I prefer some books in hardcover and some in paperback.  Hardcovers last longer, so I want the books that I treasure/will want to keep for a long time in hardback (for example, the Dark Tower series - I'm now trying to get the "matching" hardcovers).  Other things, like novels, I'm fine with paperback. Publishers put out hardbacks first because people will pay more for them and buy them.  They make money off of it.  Most people just want to read the book, and many bibliophiles like the weight and feel of a hardcover book (IMX).
#5 idhriniel Sep 13, 2009 6:02:06	See, if I start to get a series in paperback, I want the whole in paperback. But there are certain series that I want in hardcover (e.g. the Transitions trilogy by R. A. Salvatore) for the same reasons that KGM mentioned. Yes. I love my books very much.