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Originally Posted by HarryT
It's really stretching it to claim that selling hardbacks is "discriminatory" because they're heavier than paperbacks. By that argument, you could sue a publisher who published a long book, because it's heavier than a shorter book. I have some monstrously heavy "coffee-table" type art books that I wouldn't want to hold. I prop them up on my lap, or on a table.
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In truth it isn't discriminatory, but it does exclude those of us who enjoy our books at the font size we can read best at.
I think the best seller lists (NYT etc) would be the best place to start lobbying for ebook = hardcover. I firmly believe that it is the prestigious NYT list of new Hardcovers that is why publishers push them. If it was Hardcover and ebook (first release) then publishers would be as eager for the ebooks to sell.
The day when NYT pushes their ebook list as being IMPORTANT (and remember, hitting the NYT list of Best Fiction is good for money in an author/publishers pockets) should result in publishers putting equal push behind their hardcover and ebooks.
(as an after though, how many hard cover books sold are read immediately vs shelved in a private collection? Does the best seller list include sales to libraries?)