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Originally Posted by Andrew Kaufman
It does seem as if publishers are trying to take advantage of us readers. Did you know the difference in cost between publishing a hardcover and paperback is only 25-cents? What have we been paying for all these years??
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I think, that's not the entire picture.
This may be the difference for the production itself.
But my estimate would be, the ratio between paperbacks and hardcovers is maybe 10:1.
This means for example, shipping hardcovers to the various bookstores is way less efficient than shipping paperbacks.
I haven't got any exact figures. But I guess, logistics may add up to about 10% of total costs.
In addition, you have to consider storage space or weight.
And as always: Total volume dictates the price. If they sell (as I've assumed above) 10 times as many paperbacks, of course these can be discounted...