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Old 12-04-2013, 03:43 PM   #39
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Originally Posted by Little.Egret View Post
Plenty of Omnibuses that originally came out as singles for paper printing, contractual or marketing reasons. Charlie Stross reported being told his contracted ms would be split only when it was delivered. Translations into German often become two volumes.

Lois McMaster Bujold's _Cordelia's Honor_ makes more sense as a 2 in 1
Well, those omnibuses make a little more sense.

A Game of Thrones 4-Book Boxed Set does not make sense, as one ebook, and as a personal gripe, it has page numbers from the first book only, unlike, say, The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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