[jjgreen]

I have most of Iris Murdoch's novels in hardback, routinely 500 pages but small and compact, a lovely thing to hold and read on the Tube. But I almost never buy modern hardbacks, simply because they are huge.

[para_parolu]

I always buy hardbacks when possible. I don’t care about hardback part much. But I found that paper quality is often better jn hardbacks.

[jjgreen]

Of course, French books get it right, first edition is softback but with really nice paper, and not too sodding big. Portable.