But really, do you think all — or even most —
hardcover releases can lay claim to such accomplishments?
Amazon charged out of the gate with a promise that all New York Times Bestsellers and new
hardcover releases would be $ 9.99.
I believe that with the new year, and possibly sooner, Amazon will increase the prices of its hardcovers to some percentage of the retail price and keep its advertised promise of all NYT Bestsellers or new
hardcover releases being $ 9.99.
Publishers can still price high to protect their new
hardcover releases if they are willing to sacrifice e-book profits to do so.
Another, perhaps more telling advantage is that electronic editions tend to cost noticeably less than their physical counterparts, particularly when it comes to recent
hardcover releases.
Mass Market paperbacks are being phased out more rapidly than anticipated, and many publishers are switching even consistently bestselling novelists to trade paperback rather than
hardcover releases.
The NY Times piece discusses recent
hardcover releases that included special touches.
Amazon has given in to Macmillan, and will switch to a pricing model that sees eBook versions of bestseller and new
hardcover releases offered to customers at $ 12.99 to $ 14.99.
It is the first shot across the purchasing bow in big publishers» efforts to reset ebook pricing above the loss - leader $ 9.99 price point and retake control over that pricing by moving from the wholesale selling model to an agency selling model (first reported exclusively in Lunch Deluxe on January 19), at least for ebooks published simultaneously with new
hardcover releases.
First, Macmillan took out a full - page NYT ad for one of its new
hardcover releases... and let the reading public know that the book is available everywhere except Amazon: Macmillan NYT Ad: «Available at booksellers everywhere except Amazon».
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.
Specifically:
Hardcover releases first, at a higher price point when demand is strong enough to be willing to pay that price, followed later on by mass market paperbacks at a lower price point to meet wider, softer demand.
None are hard to find editions that would be unavailable in a digital format, and a few are recent
hardcover releases, heavy and unwieldy.
That's a good point about YA and their typical
hardcover releases affecting ebook prices.
Next came stickers and a bookmark listing the dates of all of Macomber's 2010 paperback and
hardcover releases.
And I love the concurrent - with -
hardcover release plan.
Higher ebook price during initial
hardcover release?
A bookclub junkie, she's either joined or formed one in every city she's lived since
the hardcover release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
Simon & Schuster announced on Wednesday, December 9, its plan to publish the e-book editions of 35 new releases four months after
their hardcover release.
Macmillan said Amazon could continue to buy e-books under its current wholesale model, paying the publisher 50 percent of the hardcover list price while pricing the e-book at any level Amazon chooses, but that Macmillan would delay those e-book editions by seven months after
hardcover release.
He was very high on the book, now scheduled for
hardcover release the following year (2 + years after I delivered the finished / revised manuscript).
But I can't quite accept that
a hardcover release is synonymous with the best writing.
Pricing an ebook at a discount to
the hardcover release means pricing the digital like a tpb (and more than the mass media paperback).
For ebooks sold concurrently with a new
hardcover release, cost of the ebook must be on par with the portion of nontangible cost of the hardcover counter part.
Dark Horse recently announced
the hardcover release, which is due out in April 2018 for $ 39.99.
Not exact matches
I recently had the privilege of interviewing Adams, who is preparing for the softcover
release of his book How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, which is currently available in
hardcover.
with thanks to BJK Author: Jeffrey Marx Title: Season of Life Publisher: Simon & Schuster Date: Copyright 2003 by Jeffrey Marx Pages: 43, 48 - 50 Season of Life: A Football Star, a Boy, a Journey to Man hood by Jeffrey Marx by Simon & Schuster
Hardcover ~
Release Date: 2004-08-24
The UK and Australian edition has just been picked up by Square Peg, an imprint of Random House UK, and they'll
release a
hardcover version in early 2013.
After two years available only in
hardcover and e-book formats, my publisher, Rowman & Littlefield, is
releasing The Open - Hearted Way to Open Adoption in paperback in a few weeks.
And yet, the book Cuomo is penning with HarperCollins sounds very much like a potential presidential campaign tome (which in some cases are really 300 - page press
releases dressed up in the more respectable media of a bounded,
hardcover book).
Also, some capsule recipes were added to the US edition with the
release of the paperback edition in 2013, the British version is still identical to the US 2012
hardcover edition.
I reviewed the paperback version of this book, but a
hardcover version will be
released in March 2018.
Finally, the Blu - ray
release includes a
hardcover book.
Author: Lucy Kee Creator: Bruce Foster Reading level: Ages 7 and up
Hardcover: 12 pages Publisher: Insight Editions
Release Date: November 16, 2010
Author: Weta Workshop, Daniel Falconer
Hardcover: 208 pages Publisher: Harper Design
Release Date: December 13, 2013
Now for all the goodies that are included in this
release, included is a 48 - page
hardcover book «Harry Potter Catalogue of Artefacts», a 32 - page «Harry Potter Label Collection» booklet, an envelope containing five wonderfully detailed black - and - white Stuart Craig drawings which are printed on heavy - stock cards, concept art color paintings also on heavy - stock cards, a Holocrux locket replica, a weathered blueprint poster of the Hogwarts castle, a large 24 ″ x 36 ″ cloth map of the Hogwarts grounds (pictured below) and, of course, a numbered certificate of authenticity.
Author: Weta Workshop designer Daniel Falconer
Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Harper Design
Release Date: July 8, 2014
You can pre-order this
hardcover book, which is set for
release on November 15 of this year, for $ 39.99 USD $ 35,37 USD.
In March 2018, Marvel
released an Infinity Gauntlet slipcase set of 12
hardcover books.
The theatrical version and the Director's Cut are included, along with the previously
released bonus features, a new documentary, a 1996 short film by director Richard Kelly, a
hardcover book, and some pieces of art printed on cardstock, found inside an envelope marked «Roberta Sparrow.»
Authors: Daniel Handke, Vanessa Hunt
Hardcover: 144 pages Publisher: Disney Editions
Release Date: September 11, 2012
Author / Illustrator: Martin Handford Reading level: Ages 5 and up
Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: Candlewick Deluxe Anniversary Edition
Release Date: September 25, 2012
McKean's films have been collected in this Blu - ray
release, accompanied by a behind - the - scenes
hardcover book.
Age Range: 3 — 5 years Grade Level: Preschool — Kindergarten Series: Storybook Collection
Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Disney Press
Release Date: May 5, 2015
The official Metal Gear Solid 4 guide was
released in two versions: a regular paperback
release and a
hardcover collector's edition version.
Author: Brittany Candau Illustrated by Jeff Clark, Scott Tilley Age Range: 6 — 8 years Grade Level: 1 — 3
Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: Disney Press
Release Date: September 23, 2014
It appears that the slick
hardcover version will be
released in Europe, while North American gamers will be getting a cheaper soft - cover version.
The monthlong Akira Kurosawa centennial celebrations continue with the
release this week of Rizzoli's gorgeously illustrated
hardcover book Akira Kurosawa: Master of Cinema, written by frequent Criterion contributor Peter Cowie.
Viz Media has announced that it is set to
release two new Studio Ghibli Picture Books this December, capture the magic of the legendary studio's animated films Castle in the Sky and Princess Mononoke with easy - to - read text and full - color pictures taken direct from the films, presented in a family - friendly oversized
hardcover format.
Author: Sharon Osbourne Illustrator: Disney Storybook Art Team Age Range: 3 — 5 years Grade Level: Preschool — Kindergarten Series: Jake and the Never Land Pirates
Hardcover: 40 pages Publisher: Disney Press
Release Date: September 17, 2013