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I like them both, each has its advantages. Hardcover looks great, doesn't bend and will last you a whole heck of alot longer (worthj more, too if you have special editions) and softcover books are the best for travel (lighter weight and easier storage).
LOL!!! When I first came in here I thought it was softcore vs hardcore (porn) and i was reading the 1st post like WTF? Anyhow, I have no preferance, they both have there ups and downs
I prefer hardcover, but I usually buy the paperback books for school and that is usually the only reason I buy books. I do have a nice set of The Lord of the Rings trilogy in a hardbacks and a box to hold them in :)
Hardcover. they are easier to read because you can just set them down and they will stay open to the page you are on. With soft cover you have to hold the book open which always cramps my arms/hands because I try not to hold it open too far for fear of the spine getting all ruined. That's another reason I hate soft covers, unless you are really careful, the spine of the book gets all worn out.
It depends really. On authors that I really like to track (currently only Chuck Palanuik, Neal Stephenson, and Anne Rice), then it's hardcover just so I can get them as soon as possible. If its something like a classic that has both, I'll usually go for the hardcover as well (Bram Stoker's Dracula, Brave New World, things like that). If it's just casual fast reading, then softcover.
Soft-cover. Cheaper, they tend to have more bonus features, and I hate that flimsy piece of paper cover on hard-covers that tear oh, so easily.
But I never read mass-market soft-cover books since I think they're some of the ugliest and gaudiest things in the world.
Me too, Omni. Me too.... *sigh*Quote:
Originally posted by OmniGear
I thought this thread said "Softcore vs. Hardcore."
My interest has all but faded.
Hardcover. Hardcover books, especially of the Sci-Fi/Fantasy variety useally include maps of the world, space-ships and the like. You don't get that in the softcover books, and if you do, it's severly watered down.
Hardcover, but truth be told, I prefer leather bound the most. I used to spend too much money on books, so now I try to only buy leatherbound, all the rest I grab from the library.
Whatever's at the library or on-hand. I would never pay the extra money to buy a hardcover book, though. But then again, there's also very few books I would actually buy.
What does it really matter, anyway? The content is the same, no? The only advantage hardcover books have is that they come out earlier, in my eyes.