Soft Cover Book Or Hardcover Book/ That Is The Question!

        At some point in your writing journey, you will ask yourself that question.  Which is best?  Well first lets discuss the difference between the two.  A hardcover/ or hardback book is a book that has a hard, rather than "soft" or paper cover., so we now know that a soft cover book, has a soft cover. That's basically the difference between the two.  In a soft cover the cover has the design print on it, while in a hard cover a jacket must be made with that exact design on it.  Many people I have talked to say they dislike the jackets on the hard cover version.  It often gets ripped or is distracting to them as they try to read, because it often falls off the book, and after time, the jacket looks old.  Many thought hard cover books were difficult to carry around, where a soft cover is easier to carry around in a briefcase, on a flight, or in a purse.  Many confess that they take the jacket off, and put it way until they finish the book, but later found they had misplaced it altogether, and could not find it, and just had the plain book on their shelf, with no memory of what the book title was, because the jacket was missing.  Hard cover jackets are the key to the book, once lost it can be very confusing on your book shelf.  But hard covers are beautiful if you are building a specific book collection of your favorite author, and want to show it off.  Soft covers are very beneficial too, there are no jackets to deal with, every thing is visible right there on the cover. or spine.  There is a price difference too.  Hard covers are more expensive to print, and ship,  while soft covers are much less expensive, and shipping is much cheaper.  If you are on a budget, then soft cover is your best option.  If you want to keep the book around a long time, then hard cover might be your best shot. as they are made to endure for years.  Paperbacks can often rip, get stains, and after time the spines loosen and the book can come apart, and the pages fade.  If you want your book to stay looking beautiful, then a hard cover is the one that will last over the years.  Hard cover also make great gifts, and look expensive to the eye of the receiver.  So now you know the difference.  The choice s yours.  Soft cover, or hard cover.  Maybe you want to have both versions on your book shelf.  Why not!