The best hardcover books to use for décor are typically books filled with photographs.
Treasured Gifts
When you’re searching for the perfect gift, you’ve got endless options. Items with funny sayings, like shirts and hats, are easier than ever to get and if you don’t know what your recipient likes, you can’t go wrong with a gift card.
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While these are good options, sometimes books make the best gifts, and when you have a choice, there are several reasons to go with a hardcover.
A personalized hardcover book will be treasured forever
If your gift recipient is a friend or family member, chances are, you’ve got access to plenty of treasured photos. Consider printing a photo book full of their most cherished memories so they can see them anytime. You can choose the best image for the cover or make a collage of several photos that really stand out.
Hardcover photobooks make great gifts for sentimental people who may not always get the chance to be around the people they love. Getting a custom photobook printed online is easy and affordable, even if all you want is one copy.
A hardcover book can encourage reading
Even though most people read content online from computers and smartphones, physical books have not gone out of style. However, people are reading fewer physical books thanks to Kindle and other e-readers. Even when people do read physical books, it’s usually a soft cover.
There’s nothing wrong with paperback books – the pages are easy to bend and their beauty increases over time as they become worn from being read so much. However, hardcover books can be a novel experience for some people, which has the power to inspire them to crack it open.
When you give someone a hardcover book, there’s a good chance it will feel like a new experience and encourage them to read. They’re bigger, sturdier, and feel more luxurious than paperbacks. For many people, holding a good book in their hands is more interesting than scrolling through a book online, and a hardcover makes the experience more tangible.
If you know someone who would benefit from reading more, whether they’re a child or an adult, get them a hardcover book to spark their interest in reading.
Hardcover books make great coffee table décor
Sometimes the point of gifting someone a book is to get them to read it, but that’s not always the case. Often, the best hardcover books are ones that become décor.
You could have an amazing brass statue carved by Rodin in the center of your coffee table, but nothing will bring personality to your coffee table like a beautiful hardcover book. Statues and other tchotchkes can make your space look elegant, but they’re impersonal and don’t create the same feeling of warmth.
The best hardcover books to use for décor are typically books filled with photographs. Guests will open coffee table books to flip through the pages, but they won’t read them from cover-to-cover. Most of the time, guests will look at books on the coffee table in front of them as a way to pass the time when they’re waiting for the host or out of curiosity. If the book has too many words, it won’t hold their attention.
If your gift recipient would benefit from using a book for décor, put together a hardcover book full of interesting photos you’ve taken or have the rights to print. Just make sure to save the best image for the cover.
Print your child’s artwork
Another way hardcover books make great gifts is if you have family members who would love to have a collection of your child’s artwork. Depending on how old your child is, they might have quite a collection of drawings you can print. However, even if it’s just a few pieces of art, it’s worth printing.
Print copies for all the people in your child’s life, like their grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, siblings, and family friends. You can give the books as Christmas gifts or on varied special occasions. Don’t forget to give one to your child, too, so they can see their art in print and feel proud of their work.
Print your own poetry or prose
Whether you write poetry, prose, short stories, or anything else, it’s worth the time to self-publish hardcover books to give as gifts. The people closest to you would probably love to receive such a personal gift, especially if you don’t typically share your creativity.
Hardcover books will always be in style
Next time you’re looking for a gift, skip the usual gift cards and trinkets and consider giving a book. As long as coffee tables exist and people enjoy meaningful expressions, hardcover books will always make great gifts.
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