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Originally Posted by JSWolf
But some trade paperbacks are used just to make more money woithout there being any other reason to have such. Take a look at the Dark Tower series by Stephen King. They went from hardcover to the god awful more expensive larger format to MMPB.
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I partly agree with your assumption ["to make more money"]. I think that having a choice among TP and MP certainly allows a publisher to realize a higher protfit potential. But I might add, there also is a collector mentality amongst Stephen King fans to have different editions available.
(Parenthetically, I would like to point out the publishing of Limited Editions made available throughout the years for
ANY collectors and readers out there. I realize there are not that many collectors on this board. But then again, if I may make a somewhat specious argument, there is a lot less discussion on collecting books on this Board as, say, compared to one of the Boards on collecting books.)
To summarize: I think it
IS about making money, but I feel that other factors impact upon that marketing decision to make different edtions available at the same time.
Don