Soft cover for my self published art book.

[CTyankee]

I thought I had to have a hard cover for my book on art and music, which is 8x10 size. However, I recently found a beautiful art book published by the Tate Gallery and it has a soft cover. The Tate is one of the most famous art galleries (there are actually several Tates) in the world and I wondered why they would use a soft cover for such great art in their collection (the Pre-Raphaelites, a lovely, if brief, era of art).

My question for you, my fellow writers, is "Am I saving money by going with a soft cover?"

If it's a lot, I am definitely going to try the soft cover. If not, I'll opt for the hard cover since it probably lasts longer.

I am elderly and I want to leave this book with my grandkids. I only wish I had more memorabilia from my parents and grandparents.