The paperback is very interesting but I find it will never replace the hardcover book -- it makes a very poor doorstop.

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The paperback version of a book is an inexpensive version of the original book. It is often sold cheap to be sold cheap. The paperback cannot compete with the hardcover version of a book, therefore it will never replace the hardcover. The paperback is too flimsy and weak to be used as a doorstop, so the paperback is for reading and not for saving bookshelves from any damage.

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