Does size matter?

[pbray]

When I was packing for last week's vacation, picking clothes was the easy part. Picking which books to bring involved a considerable dilemma.

The next book in my TBR stack was THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS' NEST. If I'd been taking a car vacation I would have brought it, but I couldn't quite convince myself to bring it on a plane trip. My carry-on was heavy enough, and it didn't make sense to pack this book in my suitcase and then start reading a mass market paperback on the plane.

If we'd gone near a bookstore in Florida I would likely have given in and bought a second copy of it, knowing I could always pawn a copy off on a friend, but turned out there was no reading time on this trip other than the plane flights, so in the end it probably worked out for the best.

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I have only taken hardcovers on very rare occasions, usually ones that involve my having been an inexperienced traveler. I would consider taking one now if it was a delayed release that I needed to read immediately.

I go through about 1 book per 5 hours of plane ride/down time on vacation, so it is a matter of how much I can cram in my carry on and suitcase. MM are nice and compact and can sometimes squish rather well, so they are preferred.

I still fail at enjoying ebooks, so maximizing book space for travel is still a thing I do.

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Turned out it was one paperback per flight so it worked out. And as soon as the ur-bar copyedits are done, I'm diving into THE GIRL WHO...