tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post2844086804673679809..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: Paperbacks vs. HardcoversMichael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-78416951784951543732012-04-15T17:42:48.457-07:002012-04-15T17:42:48.457-07:00True words, Frank.True words, Frank.Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-40079273214045439652012-04-15T03:39:04.881-07:002012-04-15T03:39:04.881-07:00A paberback you can stuff in your back pocket and ...A paberback you can stuff in your back pocket and then you go out and do something, out there in the world, under the open sky. That's what we do when we are young.<br /><br />For a hardcover you need some kind of bag or very book-friendly weather. That's for planing, and planing is what we do when we get older.Frank Böhmerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008426544112735280noreply@blogger.com