Booking Through Thursday

This week's Booking Through Thursday question:

This week's question comes from Julie, who asks:

While acknowledging that we can't judge books by their covers, how much does the design of a book affect your reading enjoyment? Hardcover vs. softcover? Trade paperback vs. mass market paperback? Font? Illustrations? Etc.?

Well, I am one that likes to look at the book cover and see how it ties in to the story. I am a librarian, and so most of my books come from the library. Very rarely will I buy a fiction title for myself, unless it was a memorable book. Because of this, there are times when the cover is important, and times when it isn't. Most books from the library are hardback and I actually prefer hardback to paperback just because of its durability.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that...a nice cover never hurt anybody, but never judge a book by it's cover!

~Happy Reading

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