The book became a surprise
hit as a hardcover and caught the attention of Penguin, who purchased the paperback rights from Savas Beatie.
Not exact matches
My understanding about the kindle pricing is that amazon actually takes a
hit to mark certain kindle books (that are otherwise still in
hardcover) down to 9.99
as marketing for the kindle.
If the trade was aghast at Amazon's institution of $ 9.99
as a viable price for the ebook version of a
hardcover hit, it's tempting to mutter «all is forgiven» now.