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Originally Posted by elemenoP
Or maybe it truly is nostalgia for the "pulp" format. Otherwise, why are they not doing a hardcover release?
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King is in the unique situation of not "needing" every single dime he can get out of his work. So who better for publishers to use as an experiment to see if they can still make "enough" money without the big hardcover release (where they've always claimed they recover the bulk of their initial investment)? If they can recoup their investment with one single print format (more than likely the pricier trade paperback), then surely they'll be able to survive in a Trade PB + ebook world.
Basically more of a controlled experiment to see if eliminating hardcovers for big-name author releases can still move enough product to realize profits than it is poking a stick in the ebook's eye.
Maybe.
I'm quite often full of bull-puckey, so keep that in mind.