I read this morning an editorial regarding the publishing of paperback versus hardcover books and whether or not reviewers are biased against paperbacks. Have tried to post the link here but have run into trouble. However the article was published in the Wall Street Journal, Thursday, September 23rd and is titled The Stigma of Paperback Originals by Joann Kaufman. It was very interesting. Personally I prefer paperback to hardback, not sure why. The only time I would buy hardback would be if it was going to be autographed by the author. I guess I assume it would last longer in hardback form. Usually I am more comfortable reading a paperback and almost always wait until a book (if I am inclined to purchase it) is in paperback form. On the other hand, I am a big believer in using the public libraries so I try to reserve or borrow a book from the town library before buying it.