I don't like hardcovers. Never have, and that's the only reason I haven't read "Half-Blood Prince" yet. I'm holding out for paperback. Yes, I know what happens at the end, but surely anything Rowling could do has to be better than "Order of the Phoenix".

Though I've been reading the Potter books in paperback, one thing bothers me: the books are too big. I don't mean as in length; after all, I read Stephen King's The Stand (I'm not talking about the abridged version either) and IT, and all the Jack Ryan books by Tom Clancy. I prefer a long book to one that tries to hit the 400 page mark for marketability. No, I'm talking about the height and width, not depth, of the book. It's practically a hardcover in size.

I could have sworn once I saw the Harry Potter books (first couple - it was when they were the only ones out, I think) in regular-size paperback. They had a more adult look to them, but I didn't pick them up either because I wasn't into Potter yet, or I already had those books and didn't think to buy other editions. But now I don't have any of them, having loaned the first four out and gave the fifth one away. I may not buy them again until I have kids to read them to (my girlfriend and I both want to start a family together), but when that happens, I'd prefer to have regular paperbacks. They're just easier to hold.

Do they make them that way in the UK? I did buy one book from the UK, and it cost as much as a hardback here, but it was The DaVinci Code, which isn't even available in paperback in the US.

Dark Reality likes loooooong books? Now there's a shocker!

You said what we were all thinking