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In the US, annual library fees are $0, incredibly. Maybe I shouldn’t complain, they also seem to think $35 is a reasonable price for a mass-market paperback here.
by joeblubaugh · Sep 22, 2026
> The wide margins remind me of university coursebooks. What I want is a paperback where the margins are chosen such that you can read the text when you fold back the facing par…
by amelius · Sep 19, 2026
It's the difference between "Paul McCartney is not opposed to food" and "Paul McCartney is opposed to eating meat." Here's a paragraph from p45 of my paperback edition of "The A…
by eesmith · Sep 18, 2026
Paperback copies in EU seem to be very expensive (90+€ on amazone.de) unfortunately.
by ramblurr · Sep 18, 2026
I've already done this in my own life. I read dune by cutting the paperback into 3 books, one for each part. I didn't like that it was so thick, but it was a small book dimensio…
by NoidFonsense · Sep 16, 2026
Well this is fun. Yesterday I actually searched for information like this. I decided I wanted to turn the typical 2 volume set of paperback book of the new sun into 4 volumes. I…
by blightful · Sep 16, 2026
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A paperback book is one with a thick paper or paperboard cover, also known as wrappers, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples. In contrast, hardback (hardcover) books are bound with board covered with cloth, leather, paper, or plastic. Read more on Wikipedia