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Originally Posted by salamanderjuice
Do most people buy hardcovers or paperback? I'd argue the latter. Let's take a look at The NY Times paperback best seller list and the corresponding prices on Amazon.com
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I don't know. The hardcovers tend to be the big new releases, available at places like Target and on big pallets at Costco. When I went to physical bookstores, I remember displays of the bestselling hardcovers.
But, when it comes to paperback:
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It Ends with Us: A Novel
Paperback: $9.86
Kindle: $11.99
THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO
Paperback: $13.40
Kindle: $13.99
Where the Crawdads Sing
Paperback: $9.98
Kindle: $12.99
The Song of Achilles
Paperback: Amazon doesn't have it new right now, camelcamelcamel says it was $10.35
Kindle: $10.49
People we meet on Vacation
Paperback: $9.98
Kindle: $9.99
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The only one I'm familiar with (and have purchased) is Song of Achilles, which I picked up for $0.99. (And Amazon does show that they have the book available in paperback.)
I'm not surprised that Amazon drops the prices on bestselling paperbacks as much as they can. A luxury they do not have with ebooks, where the price is set by the publisher.
But funny enough, your list stops at five. Here are the next five:
NINE PERFECT STRANGERS by Liane Moriarty
Kindle: $ 9.99
Paperback: $11.39
THE RETURN by Nicholas Sparks
Kindle: $11.99
Paperback: $13.99
UGLY LOVE by Colleen Hoover
Kindle: $10.99
Paperback: $10.19
VERITY by Colleen Hoover
Kindle: $5.99
Paperback: $11.99
THE GUEST LIST by Lucy Foley
Kindle: $11.99
Paperback: $13.58
And then there's the vast majority of what people read: backlist. For the most part, ebooks are going to be cheaper than their paper counterpart. If you find a good sale, they will be significantly cheaper. But in general, they are usually a bit cheaper.
And the real question here is: Who is Colleen Hoover? Two books on the bestseller list and they have been there for multiple weeks. Good for her.