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Originally Posted by Waylander
Thanks for that, you really helped me out. I wonder why all the publishers in the UK are moving away from mmpbs in favour of B format books? Most B formats cost the same as their smaller predecessors, and if they are more expensive, it's usually only £1-£2 more. I would have thought it would be the other way, as mmpbs are more portable and convenient. This strikes me as odd since one of the main shouting points of ereaders is that they are lighter, smaller and easier to hold. Any thoughts anyone?
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It is a market positioning thing:
In the US, trade paperback has been increasingly used for original books that don't "merit" a hardcover release and mass market for reissues and "bargain" priced editions.
EBooks are quickly eating away the volume of the mmpb releases and there is a general expectation the bigger traditional publishers will be abandoning the smaller format "real-soon-now" as a way to move pbook buyers to the more expensive print formats. (Which are also losing sales volume to ebooks so their long term survival depends on consolidating pbook sales into two formats.)