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Originally Posted by pwalker8
Generally what you pay for with trade or hard back is getting the book a year before the regular paper back is available. The publisher's price model is mostly based on availability and price points rather than cost of materials.
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I'm not talking about books not available in mass market, I'm talking about books available in both (or books that were available as mass market, but then the publishers realized they could make more sweet, sweet cash by switching to trade).
As examples:
The Fountainhead: MMPB $9.99, TPB $19.99
Gone with the Wind: MMPB gone, TPB $19.99
Lord of the Flies: MMPB $9.30, TPB $16.00
To Kill a Mockingbird: MMPB gone, TPB: 14.99
Stranger in a Strange Land: MMPB $9.99, TPB $18.00