Also, got a Barnes & Noble gift card for Christmas. I'd like to pick up some hardcover books, but I cannot think of any recent releases I've a desire to get. I considered Junot Diaz's The Brief, Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, but my roommate got it for Christmas so I'll probably borrow it once he's read it.
Still, as far as hardcovers go, there's always the hc editions of books under the Modern Libray line or Everyman Library line, but I don't know how much I'll find at the store. Paperbacks it is, then.