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Which do you prefer?
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Stewart
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mehastings
Active Member
Paperback, trade format if possible.
Always blue pen. I buy them by the gross since I lose so many.
Paper clip. Nothing sucks worse than removing a staple!
In hand. Laying books on desks is for students and other people who use them as pillows.
Shelving them correctly. I've been told that books will be thrown out if I continue to heap them.
History.
Fiction, unless of course the topic is history. Real history blows historical fiction out of the water.
Madeline
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ions
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hardback or softback novels? Depends. I usually prefer trade paperbacks but for some authors I collect Everyman Library hardcovers. I'll also pick up hardcover remainders when I can.
Pen or pencil? Pencil.
Paper clip or staple? Depends. Usually staple.
Holding a book in hand or laying it on your desktop? In hand.
Having a stack of books on the floor or shelving them up correctly? If I have the space I have them properly shelved.
Reading abour history, the present or the imagined future?Don't really care. Just important that it's well written.
Fiction or non-fiction? I prefer fiction but I do read non-fiction.
Pen or pencil? Pencil.
Paper clip or staple? Depends. Usually staple.
Holding a book in hand or laying it on your desktop? In hand.
Having a stack of books on the floor or shelving them up correctly? If I have the space I have them properly shelved.
Reading abour history, the present or the imagined future?Don't really care. Just important that it's well written.
Fiction or non-fiction? I prefer fiction but I do read non-fiction.
Honeybee
New Member
Softback, they're easier to carry around.
Pen, always.
Paper clip. They can be removed and reused, and it's fun to unwind them when I'm bored.
Holding in hand.
Shelving, if possible, but circumstances tend to force me to pile 'em up everywhere!
All three, occasionally even at the same time.
Both, ditto!
abecedarian
Well-Known Member
hardback or softback novels? Softback
Pen or pencil? Pens-I love pens of all colors
Paper clip or staple? Staple
Holding a book in hand or laying it on your desktop? Holding the book in my hand
Having a stack of books on the floor or shelving them up correctly? I prefer shelves, but you can't always tell
Reading abour history, the present or the imagined future? History, but alternative history is fun too
Fiction or non-fiction? Fiction, but I read a lot of non-fiction too
Great thread!
Pen or pencil? Pens-I love pens of all colors
Paper clip or staple? Staple
Holding a book in hand or laying it on your desktop? Holding the book in my hand
Having a stack of books on the floor or shelving them up correctly? I prefer shelves, but you can't always tell
Reading abour history, the present or the imagined future? History, but alternative history is fun too
Fiction or non-fiction? Fiction, but I read a lot of non-fiction too
Great thread!
Anamnesis
Active Member
1.) Hardbacks because they hold up well; paperbacks because they're easier to carry.
2.) Erasable pens. Best of both worlds
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3.) Paper clips are irritating, so staples for me.
4.) Holding a book in hand.
5.) I try to line them up correctly, but there's not much room. Luckily I haven't resorted to laying them on the floor just yet.
6.) All three, although the future isn't a topic that I've read about often recently.
7.) Fiction, though every once in a while I'll read a nonfiction book if the subject's intriguing.
2.) Erasable pens. Best of both worlds
.3.) Paper clips are irritating, so staples for me.
4.) Holding a book in hand.
5.) I try to line them up correctly, but there's not much room. Luckily I haven't resorted to laying them on the floor just yet.
6.) All three, although the future isn't a topic that I've read about often recently.
7.) Fiction, though every once in a while I'll read a nonfiction book if the subject's intriguing.
Mari
New Member
Softcover if I'm going to carry it, but I like old bindings if I'm going to get comfortable with a book at home.
Blue pencil. I'm an editor.
Neither clips nor staples. I like to keep things loose. File folders if I really need to keep something together.
In hand, but we have a stately dictionary stand for when we're using a really big reference book.
I love the look of books on shelves--a solid kind of order in my chaotic life I guess. Bookcases are my main way of decorating. In practical terms, however, I don't have a problem with stacks of books. I shift piles back and forth to get to the books I need, but my husband hates doing that. It sends him into a rant about the statistical impossibility of always needing the book at the bottom of the pile, which is what in fact happens to him every time.
I like to read history as a way of understanding how the present got this way, and I like speculations about the future--dystopias, for example--when they offer by reflection a critique of the present.
My favorite reading is biographies of writers, so in a way I like reading non-fiction about fiction.
Blue pencil. I'm an editor.
Neither clips nor staples. I like to keep things loose. File folders if I really need to keep something together.
In hand, but we have a stately dictionary stand for when we're using a really big reference book.
I love the look of books on shelves--a solid kind of order in my chaotic life I guess. Bookcases are my main way of decorating. In practical terms, however, I don't have a problem with stacks of books. I shift piles back and forth to get to the books I need, but my husband hates doing that. It sends him into a rant about the statistical impossibility of always needing the book at the bottom of the pile, which is what in fact happens to him every time.
I like to read history as a way of understanding how the present got this way, and I like speculations about the future--dystopias, for example--when they offer by reflection a critique of the present.
My favorite reading is biographies of writers, so in a way I like reading non-fiction about fiction.
lady.cordelia
New Member
softback (but buy hardback for collectibles)
pen
neither - i like these
holding
shelving
history and imagined future
fiction, but i do read nonfiction (and i hate self-help books)
pen
neither - i like these
holding
shelving
history and imagined future
fiction, but i do read nonfiction (and i hate self-help books)
bren
Member
-softcover/hardcover - don't care
-black ink for personal use; pencil or fine point black sharpie for work
-staple/paper clip - each has its own proper use, staples being obviously more permanent
-book in hand
-shelving is preferred, but I've a stack at my bedside that waxes and wanes from five to ten and back
-historic/present
-fiction, though some nonfiction is indispensible
-black ink for personal use; pencil or fine point black sharpie for work
-staple/paper clip - each has its own proper use, staples being obviously more permanent
-book in hand
-shelving is preferred, but I've a stack at my bedside that waxes and wanes from five to ten and back
-historic/present
-fiction, though some nonfiction is indispensible
Balmy Westwind
New Member
hardback or softback novels? Softback because they are easier to carry about.
Pen or pencil? Pen.
Paper clip or staple? Staple
Holding a book in hand or laying it on your desktop? Holding a book.
Having a stack of books on the floor or shelving them up correctly? Shelves but I like stacks too
Reading abour history, the present or the imagined future? All three.
Fiction or non-fiction? Both.
Pen or pencil? Pen.
Paper clip or staple? Staple
Holding a book in hand or laying it on your desktop? Holding a book.
Having a stack of books on the floor or shelving them up correctly? Shelves but I like stacks too
Reading abour history, the present or the imagined future? All three.
Fiction or non-fiction? Both.
Caffeina
New Member
Softback mostly but there's something to be said about the hefty feeling of the hardback.
The artist in me screams pencil.
Paper clips good, staples, bad, very bad.
Holding
When the shelving is full the stacks begin.
I love historical books and books set in the present or not so distant future. Serious SciFi is not for me.
I'll read anything that interests me but fiction is what I read the most.
The artist in me screams pencil.
Paper clips good, staples, bad, very bad.
Holding
When the shelving is full the stacks begin.
I love historical books and books set in the present or not so distant future. Serious SciFi is not for me.
I'll read anything that interests me but fiction is what I read the most.
onetwentypm
New Member
hardback or softback novels?
Softback - they're more comfy to cuddle up with on the couch!
Pen or pencil?
Pens. Pencils seem to get messy.
Paper clip or staple?
Usually paper clips, because they don't damage the paper.
Holding a book in hand or laying it on your desktop?
I'd prefer to hold a book. I'm an intimate reader.
Having a stack of books on the floor or shelving them up correctly?
Books I haven't yet read are on my shelves, but ones I plan to give away are stacked up on the floor next to my computer desk.
Reading abour history, the present or the imagined future?
Oh, that's too difficult! I must say all. They all have their good points.
Fiction or non-fiction?
I lean toward fiction, but I have read some awfully good non-fiction this year.
Softback - they're more comfy to cuddle up with on the couch!
Pen or pencil?
Pens. Pencils seem to get messy.
Paper clip or staple?
Usually paper clips, because they don't damage the paper.
Holding a book in hand or laying it on your desktop?
I'd prefer to hold a book. I'm an intimate reader.
Having a stack of books on the floor or shelving them up correctly?
Books I haven't yet read are on my shelves, but ones I plan to give away are stacked up on the floor next to my computer desk.
Reading abour history, the present or the imagined future?
Oh, that's too difficult! I must say all. They all have their good points.
Fiction or non-fiction?
I lean toward fiction, but I have read some awfully good non-fiction this year.
Justin91
New Member
hardback or softback novels? Hardback or my collections, softback for everything else.
Pen or pencil? Pencil
Paper clip or staple? Paper clips, lots and lots of paper clips!
Holding a book in hand or laying it on your desktop? Holding.
Having a stack of books on the floor or shelving them up correctly? Shelving, except the pile I keep next to my bed!
Reading abour history, the present or the imagined future? Any will do
Fiction or non-fiction? Fiction for most days, non-fiction for research, seams to happen a lot more lately.
Pen or pencil? Pencil
Paper clip or staple? Paper clips, lots and lots of paper clips!
Holding a book in hand or laying it on your desktop? Holding.
Having a stack of books on the floor or shelving them up correctly? Shelving, except the pile I keep next to my bed!
Reading abour history, the present or the imagined future? Any will do
Fiction or non-fiction? Fiction for most days, non-fiction for research, seams to happen a lot more lately.
Sofia
New Member
hardback
pencil
paper clip
holding the book
shelving them
history and present
fiction
HermioneWeasley
Member
softback
Pen or pencil-it depends
staple?
Holding a book in hand
Having a stack of books on the floor
Reading abour history
Fiction
Pen or pencil-it depends
staple?
Holding a book in hand
Having a stack of books on the floor
Reading abour history
Fiction