Cost really is an issue for me and I desided I could buy a lot of books for the price of a Kindle, especially since I buy most of my reading material
in mmpb.
Not exact matches
There is a business model
in place within print publishing, and it hasn't changed radically since the successful introduction of
MMPBs after WWII.
Tor's current ebook prices start out
in the 13 - 15 $ range when the Hardback is out but looks like they drop it to same price as the
MMPB when it comes out.
As
MMPBs are phased out
in favor of trade paperbacks, I see e-book prices rising to match that void.
The thing is, waaaay back when, the price increase of
MMPB from $ 3.99 to $ 4.99 was pitched as an increase
in the price of paper.
Were they
in the least interested
in developing a successful business model
in the current publishing world of HB,
MMPB, and e-books, there is nothing stopping them from copying what Baen has done.
My first «adult»
MMPB I bought
in 1975 was $ 0.95.
They've willingly sacrificed the sales of
mmpb and trade paperbacks
in order to try to save hardcovers.
Additionally (and it may be a French specificity), the publisher which has rights for the «trade paperback version» (and the ebook), resells the rights for the
MMPB to a secondary publisher (sometimes
in the same publishing group, but not always).
I also think I have a different line
in the sand for what I will pay for
mmpb and ebooks.