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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Well, the BPHs are in fact trying to phase out the MMPB format for new books in favor of the more expensive trade paperback format so there actually is a fair amount of manuevering going on. But there isn't enough data out there to start attributing motives in this case.
This isn't like Rowling or King refusing to allow ebook editions: in both those cases explanations were offered. Here no official reasoning has been floated so the knees are just jerking as they usually do...
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I still buy paper books, and the woman who runs the scifi/mystery bookstore nearby said that many of the MMPB releases are getting very short and small, if they exist at all. If you don't nab one in that short window of time, you're only going to be able to get a trade paperback. This is definitely a strategy of the publishers trying to boost profits. Perhaps those here who only buy ebooks now have been insulated from this, but to those of us who still buy paper, the cynical view about price gouging is getting hard to avoid.