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Originally Posted by mldavis2
Paperbacks often have inferior, glued bindings that can dry out, crack and release pages, especially if subjected to thermal cycling in a vehicle. Most are intended to self-destruct for obvious reasons which is why most libraries avoid them.
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Strange. Admittedly, I don't have a car and thus don't store books in one, but I've got paperbacks that I've bought knew and have lasted me 27 years so far (specifically, Sword of Shannara and the movie tie-in version of Dune, both bought off the rack in '84 and read maybe every other year; they both look to have one more good read in 'em, so they'll probably make the 28 year mark :P). And I've plenty of paperbacks printed in the 60s and 70s that I've bought used and which are still in excellent shape. So, yeah, the arguments for the durability of hardcover versus paperback doesn't really hold true.
