Hard covers and lack thereof
Paul Mackin
paul.mackin at verizon.net
Thu Sep 7 17:48:35 CDT 2006
On Sep 7, 2006, at 5:53 PM, Ya Sam wrote:
> I wouldn't say so. There are very expensive and pretty hefty
> volumes that cry for hard binding and don't have it.
In case you haven't noticed everything is expensive these days.
>
>
>> From: Paul Mackin <paul.mackin at verizon.net>
>> To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>> Subject: Re: Hard covers and lack thereof
>> Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 16:52:32 -0400
>>
>>
>> On Sep 7, 2006, at 4:31 PM, Ya Sam wrote:
>>
>>> As someone who enjoys reading books in French I have always been
>>> puzzled by the fact that there are almost no hardcover first
>>> editions in France. It's paperback from the very beginning, like
>>> it or not. Does anybody know why is it so?
>>
>> Easier to carry around in pockets and backpacks. These books are
>> primarily read by students or those with student life styles who
>> travel around as cheaply as possible.
>>
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