Thread: Very interesting article from The Bookseller
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Old 04-20-2008, 06:08 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by Lemurion View Post
JSWolf isn't referring to TPBs, but rather to a new variant on MMPB that started filtering in to the market around 2006 or so. The first one I remember seeing was Stephen King's Cell

They are about the same width and thickness as a standard MMPB but stand an inch and a half to two inches taller, and the prices start at $9.99 US rather than $6.99/$7.99 US for traditional MMPBs. Unlike traditional TPBs they don't have the same aspect ratio as traditional MMPBs or hardcovers.

I think they're an absolute ripoff and should never have been released. Unfortunately they stacked the odds by using the form to initially release major authors and bestsellers only.
Ugg, I know what you are talking about. My wife picked up a Wilbur Smith book like that. Yeah, that's really going to succeed when people have been designing bookshelves for standard-size paperback for years. I doubt it is going to stick.

Jason
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