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Originally Posted by ottdmk
Interestingly enough, I came across this thread just after buying Naomi Novik's "A Deadly Education" (currently on sale @ multiple retailers). I'm a fan of Novik's, although I don't own many of her books; I keep meaning to get more.
Looking at the prices for Uprooted and Spinning Silver I was quite dismayed that the publisher was charging so much more for the ebook than the mass-market paperback.
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? |
Trade Paperback is a format that should go away forever. It's larger, doesn't feel good holding it, and it was created so publishers could charge more then the do for Mass Market pBooks. Most bookshelves are not able to fit Trade but do fit MM. Plus, Trade takes up a lot more room because of the height.
Because Trade costs more, they can increase the price of the eBook. The publishers are out to get us. They used illegal tactics and got away with it.