Hardcover or paperback?

I don't know which version of Getting Things Done I should buy. Both are for sale at Amazon for a reasonable price. I plan to read the book at home, so size and weight are not issues either.

Things that matter to me:

  • Quality of manufacture. Are the books well bound, are the covers tough enough, is the paper of a good-enough quality (not too thin, glossed maybe?), does the ink prefer the paper to the fingers, etc.
  • Quality of layout. The books differ in size, is the paperback printed with a bigger font, have there been layout changes, are the illustrations printed with the same quality, etc.
  • Updated content. The paperback edition is more recent than the hardcover original edition. Have there been updates or corrections?

I doubt any of you own both versions, but any comment that helps me make a decision is appreciated.

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Adrien

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Never mind. I found that

Never mind. I found that Amazon.fr can ship the book, but only the paperback edition. Still, I save the shipping charge and the import taxes, and the book will be delivered one order of magnitude faster, so the paperback wins.

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Adrien

I took my paperback to a

I took my paperback to a local copyshop (Kinko's), had them cut off the spine and spiral bind it. I found it useful to have the book be able to lay flat as I was gathering/processing. Cost was about 4 bucks...

Spiral Binding

I took my paperback to a local copyshop (Kinko's), had them cut off the spine and spiral bind it. I found it useful to have the book be able to lay flat as I was gathering/processing. Cost was about 4 bucks...

That is an amazing idea. I have several books that would benefit from that treatment.