So why exactly do so many e-book readers think that they are entitled to an e-book edition in their preferred format at the same
time as the hardcover for less than half the price?
As far as I know, no one is suggesting that an e-book should be the same
price as a hardcover copy, or even the same price as a mass - market paperback.
For some new releases, eBook versions are selling as many copies in the first week of sales
as hardcover versions.
But this ebook has allowed me to share over 100 recipes without nearly as much
work as a hardcover book would be.
I predict used bookstores will become much more
upscale as hardcover books become rare collectibles.
This is why a new ebook almost costs as
much as a hardcover and is normally more expensive than a paperback.
There's also the Collector's Edition, costing # 64.99, that'll get you everything in the Digital Deluxe Edition, as
well as a hardcover art book, a behind - the - scenes two - disc Blu - ray set, the soundtrack, and a Legion mouse pad.
E-books would also be released around the same day
as their hardcover print counterparts, instead of waiting days, weeks, months after the hardcover releases before releasing the e-book version.
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Dark Horse Comics has announced that Eisner - award winning creator Mark Buckingham (Fables) is adapting four of New York Times best - selling author Neil Gaiman's prose short stories for the upcoming graphic novel anthology Likely Stories, to be
published as a hardcover original graphic novel by Dark Horse Book later this year.
The seven stories included in the omBook will be compatible with Android and Apple devices and will mark a profound acceptance of digital reading in that the release will happen on the same
day as the hardcover release.
Yacht Club Games is already hard at work on additional (free) content for the game, as well
as a hardcover art book for its most devoted Kickstarter investors.
Auntie Yang's Soybean Picnic was first
released as a hardcover, with art direction and design by Neustudio for the 2012 frontlist.
Less than one year after introducing the UK Kindle Store, Amazon.co.uk is now selling more Kindle books than hardcover books,
even as hardcover sales continue to grow.
When Michael Connelly's latest best seller, The Fifth Witness, initially cost more on the Kindle than it
did as a hardcover, Amazon users revolted by giving the book one star reviews and vowing to either wait or purchase it in hardcover elsewhere.
Titles available in print
as hardcovers only will be $ 9.99, trade paperbacks $ 8.99, and mass market paperbacks $ 6.99.
The problem, in my opinion, could be helped greatly by the publishers limiting their hardcover release and publishing the mass market paperbacks at the same time
as the hardcover for best sellers (especially genre fiction).
The book became a surprise
hit as a hardcover and caught the attention of Penguin, who purchased the paperback rights from Savas Beatie.
While the recent Intercom on Starting Up was downloaded quite a bit, it was also
shipped as a hardcover to another 1,000 customers.
In fact, the market stability we've seen is reassuring to
publishers as the hardcover and paperback businesses were not destroyed as feared.
The European Court of Justice has ruled that audiobooks and e-books are considered digital services and do not qualify for the same type of
VAT as hardcover and paperback novels enjoy.
With capabilities to highlight text and take notes within each ebook, eCampus offers more than 100,000 digital titles, as well
as hardcover texts for purchase or rent.
More and more publishers are recognizing that paperback consumers don't want to be left
behind as hardcover and digital fans have access to their favorite titles in a timely manner.
On the one hand, charging the same price (or more) for an e-book
as a hardcover seems ludicrous, but at the same time, the publishing industry has long struggled to survive, as there is little if any money in books these days.
In the interim, the larger format paperback called the trade paperback, which is the same
size as the hardcover book only with a paper cover, sold for maybe $ 3.95 or so.
Kobo Aura HD was designed to fit perfectly in your hand,
just as a hardcover does, for a truly immersive reading experience.
Though many publishers have started to provide «library binding» editions, many libraries elect to purchase paperbacks and have them
rebound as hardcover books, resulting in longer life for the material.