My answer:
Remember the saying don't judge a book by its cover? LOL!
Anyway, I LOVE NEW books! Especially hardcover ones. It lines up nicely on the bookshelves. :) Paperbacks are great when you are the kind who brings your book everywhere in your handbag or pouch. I settle with paperbacks most of the time for the convenience(hardcovers are kind of heavy) and price!
Old books are like antique. Nice to see. Scared to handle; incase of breakage. :( But to have it is awesome! I have my dad's Oxford Dictionary (First Ed by Longman). ^__^
Can we touch on fonts, smell and feel of the papers? :) Mini fonts kill sometimes. Some papers smells funny but many smells nice!
7 comments:
I also love new books! But I only buy them if I really, really want to own a hard copy of my own. Most of my books are digital.
Old books do have quite a history in them, don't they? I found boxes of them in our house which were owned by my grandparents and I absolutely adore them.
Ayanami Faerudo @ Whatever You Can Still Betray
The state of my TBR stacks is a testament to my book buying passion. I've gradually moved away from buying new hardcovers (except when I don't!), and my Kindle fills in nicely.
But I love the look of perfect hardcovers lined up on the shelves. BTW, your blog header, with all those colorful books lined up, is the kind of aesthetic that I enjoy.
Here's MY BTT POST
I do love nice even bookshelves probably because mine are nothing like that.
Sally.
http://theelifylop.blogspot.com/2011/02/booking-through-thursday-7.html
Yes, it's about the smell. I love the smell of old books. New books smell kind of antiseptic and empty.
here's mine http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/02/booking-through-thursday_24.html
What's inside the covers is more important than anything else: http://mostraum.wordpress.com/2011/02/24/booking-through-thursday-something-old-something-new/
There is something precious and irreplacable about an old book. It would be a treasure on my shelves, should I come across one that "speaks" to me. My response to this week's BTT is on My Bookshelf.
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