2007-02-20 08:28:52 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Paperback books aren't as heavy duty as the hardcovers, but they still hold up. Don't expose them to the elements (you shouldn't with any book), and keep them out of harm's way. Also, always use a bookmark instead of setting the book facedown on something with it still open because it completely ruins the binding. They last pretty long.
2007-02-20 08:44:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i had a paperback Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban book and i kinda dropped it in the lake one summer and...it hasnt lasted too long..my Eragon book its brandnew but the crease lines where you hold the pages..its terriable..now i Always want hardback..they last longer if you want to read them more than 3 times
2007-02-20 08:31:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A long time as long as they don't get wet. They do sometimes get crinkled covers though if you don't take care of it and leave it at the bottom of your book bag. ( My Book has a crinkled cover, it's a paperback.)lol
2007-02-21 11:45:37 · answer #3 · answered by MiMi//Janie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know and see from my collection, they can last sometime at 40+ years, it depends on the quality of paper, binding and covers. Some with mediocre quality will transform themselves into something oldish, yellowish and out of their places regarding some pages which simply loosen themselves from the spine. However, some with top quality like the medium-sized ones printed by university presses are simply intact, noble and durable like their hardcover counterparts.
2007-02-20 12:41:48 · answer #4 · answered by Arigato ne 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i have paperbacks from when i was a kid, that was over 20 years ago and there in really good condition. it just depends on how well there taken care of. and how often there read.
2016-05-23 23:35:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Gee,
I guess that depends of course on how much use it gets, no? But I believe the goal shouldn't be to see how long a book lasts, but what we get out of it. That is the really important thing.
2007-02-20 08:32:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have some that are over 30 years old. They can last a long time if they are properly cared for.
2007-02-20 08:31:37 · answer #7 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-28 13:55:17 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
quite a long time, or well at least 10+ years HAHA
and hardcover covers don't last a long time if the "paper" coving over it is taken off, just some fyi ><
2007-02-20 08:33:18 · answer #9 · answered by wintermag52 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like any book, it depends on how well you take care of them.
They can last a long, long time, or they can be destroyed in less than an hour.
2007-02-20 08:32:04 · answer #10 · answered by Lonnie P 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋