Thread: Mass market paperbacks will all but vanish from the publishing scene in a few weeks
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Old 02-20-2026, 04:32 PM   #85
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Originally Posted by Cactus Chef View Post
...until I discovered that the vast majority of the books were public domain, and so the publisher paid next to nothing to produce it. Those were $20-25 a pop they got in nearly pure profit.
Although very profitable, I wonder how profitable. Still paying for the leather, the distribution, "returns", a forward, the printing, layout, company overhead, ...
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