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Originally Posted by HansTWN
A lot of people who buy hardbacks buy them because hardbacks look good on the book shelves. And some buy them to get the absolute first shot at reading a popular new book. There is a clear degradation in quality from hardback to paperback to mass market paperback. And mass market paperbacks don't appear until a year or so after the hardback. An ebook always stays the same.
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I've honestly never noticed a difference in ease of reading, which is all that mattered to me, which is why I didn't care whether I was reading the hardback, trade paperback or mass market paperback. Nowadays, I
do see a difference in ease of reading between paper books and my Kindle. I find my Kindle much more convenient, and so I'm unlikely to read a paper book.
Andrew H said:
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Originally Posted by Andrew H.
There's no point in trying to compete with the used market.
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He may be right, but right now, I'm not convinced. There's no point trying to compete when the book is released, but then, the used market for a given book doesn't appear until some time after release. Surely at that point, it makes sense to compete with that market?