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Originally Posted by theducks
Lots of print books simply went Out of Print because the numbers did not indicate a second (nth) print run would have enough sales.
With e-books it is only catalog space (the disk space is negligible in this day o 6T drives  ) |
True.
But it's not just ebooks: the backlist is also outselling the frontlist in pbooks.
And its not just in online stores; it is in B&M too.
There has always been a fair amount of backlist in bookstores, the change is that buyers are now buying relatively more backlist despite the increasing push towards new releases.