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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 6391731" data-attributes="member: 177">I've never been a fan of boxed sets.&nbsp; With these, there is a great temptation to include loose bits - really, the ability to do so is kind of the point of having the box!&nbsp; But, the box is *never* sturdy enough to put up with any real use.&nbsp; They can't even handle being carried around in a moderately stuffed backpack.&nbsp; That means they get banged up and crushed - aside from looking horrible, they then fail to keep the loose bits together, thus missing the point of the box.From there, it really depends a great deal.&nbsp; My favorite is still probably the hardcover book.&nbsp; But, in terms of considering purchase, a soft cover doesn't turn me off, especially for supplements - hardcover core rules and softcover supplements often seems like a good way to go.I do most of my pleasure-reading in ebook format these days, but I don't use pdf game books much - I only buy those if my interest is only causal, or if the book is out of physical print, so that the pdf is my only easy way to get the book.&nbsp; I will, for example, look to see if my local stores have a softcover supplement used before I'll give in and buy the pdf.&nbsp; For one thing, I don't want to type in a search *every single time* I want to find something in the book.&nbsp; And most game pdfs don't have well-done indexes, in my experience.&nbsp; Flipping through a physical book is preferable, and in the long run reads to faster reference than I can get with searching.&nbsp; All this for me, of course.&nbsp; YMMV.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 6391731, member: 177"] I've never been a fan of boxed sets. With these, there is a great temptation to include loose bits - really, the ability to do so is kind of the point of having the box! But, the box is *never* sturdy enough to put up with any real use. They can't even handle being carried around in a moderately stuffed backpack. That means they get banged up and crushed - aside from looking horrible, they then fail to keep the loose bits together, thus missing the point of the box. From there, it really depends a great deal. My favorite is still probably the hardcover book. But, in terms of considering purchase, a soft cover doesn't turn me off, especially for supplements - hardcover core rules and softcover supplements often seems like a good way to go. I do most of my pleasure-reading in ebook format these days, but I don't use pdf game books much - I only buy those if my interest is only causal, or if the book is out of physical print, so that the pdf is my only easy way to get the book. I will, for example, look to see if my local stores have a softcover supplement used before I'll give in and buy the pdf. For one thing, I don't want to type in a search *every single time* I want to find something in the book. And most game pdfs don't have well-done indexes, in my experience. Flipping through a physical book is preferable, and in the long run reads to faster reference than I can get with searching. All this for me, of course. YMMV. [/QUOTE]

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