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Originally Posted by ottdmk
Until I discovered that'd I'd made a faulty assumption. Those books haven't been published in mass-market paperback. They're both only in what I always saw referred to as "trade paperback", simply called "paperback" on amazon.ca ($19.87 CDN) and chapters-indigo.ca ($23).
Which makes it another case of the ebook being the cheapest option. By a fair margin if you're buying from Chapters-Indigo (which I'll admit, I do somewhat prefer. I figure Bezos & co. have enough money coming in, and at least Canada is the primary market for Chapters-Indigo.)
I do find it odd that a successful author like Novik isn't getting a m-m paperback release of some of her books. Is the format on the downswing I wonder?
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I was friendly with the owners of a sci-fi/mystery book store in Vancouver, and we talked a fair bit about the mass-market paperback (MMPB) "recession". Trade paperbacks are being pushed because they are much higher in price. Many books don't even get to the MMPB stage anymore, most likely because they aren't expected to sell in big numbers to non-fans. Big publishers aren't selling as many books anymore, so they are looking to make more on each sale.