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<blockquote data-quote="Ssendam" data-source="post: 6572823" data-attributes="member: 3995">Wow, what a lot of deep analysis; clearly individual preference and perception is key to what people prefer here ... Hard covers have their place, primarily for the 'core' books that get a lot of use. Also for the large adventure compilations like 'Rise of the Runelords' they seem to make sense.&nbsp; For smaller volumes I much prefer softcovers.&nbsp; I don't have a big scientific reason regards durability or cost, I just think that a) 20 pages stuck between hard covers looks a bit silly, b) A small book seems to open better when in soft cover and c) carbon foot print ... all that weight and excess shipping.Shouldn't we go off piste a bit and look at alternatives?&nbsp; I've seen some very good wargames rules that are ring-bound and made of very durable materials.&nbsp; It probably wouldn't work for the big core books but it is handy to be able to keep the book open and flat (which is why I like the old style scenarios too that are more like a magazine).My 2p ... I double anyone will listen on page 10 so I'll post something inflammatory ...For all those people who feel compelled to justify their point of view with, &quot;I've been gaming for 50 years&quot;, remember, you can have one experience a thousand times or a thousand different experiences. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":-)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :-)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":-)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ssendam, post: 6572823, member: 3995"] Wow, what a lot of deep analysis; clearly individual preference and perception is key to what people prefer here ... Hard covers have their place, primarily for the 'core' books that get a lot of use. Also for the large adventure compilations like 'Rise of the Runelords' they seem to make sense. For smaller volumes I much prefer softcovers. I don't have a big scientific reason regards durability or cost, I just think that a) 20 pages stuck between hard covers looks a bit silly, b) A small book seems to open better when in soft cover and c) carbon foot print ... all that weight and excess shipping. Shouldn't we go off piste a bit and look at alternatives? I've seen some very good wargames rules that are ring-bound and made of very durable materials. It probably wouldn't work for the big core books but it is handy to be able to keep the book open and flat (which is why I like the old style scenarios too that are more like a magazine). My 2p ... I double anyone will listen on page 10 so I'll post something inflammatory ... For all those people who feel compelled to justify their point of view with, "I've been gaming for 50 years", remember, you can have one experience a thousand times or a thousand different experiences. :-) [/QUOTE]

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