Sentences with phrase «than a paperback with»

A hardcover book will appear larger than a paperback with the same book trim size because the hardcover itself is larger than the pages.

Not exact matches

With more than 1 million hardcover copies sold, the book is now updated, annotated and available in paperback.

Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith is also on sale (by the looks of it, $ 9.40 for the paperback which is more than 40 % off!)

In the summer of 1986, when the Greenwich Village bookstores were crowded with Jay McInerney's Bright Lights, Big City — a novel whose method of demonstrating the bankruptcy of our culture, one critic said, is to chronicle its parties — and Bret Easton Ellis's Less than Zero and Don DeLillo's White Noise, all in shiny paperback covers, I remembered a New York Times review that called Richard Ford's The Sportswriter a novel about a good man.

It is for this exact reason (along with many others) that Amazon sells digital books for less than the paperback books.

I wish that Logos would become competitive here and sell their digital books for significantly less than the paperback books, and maybe even do some sort of price matching with Amazon Kindle eBooks.

Our first advice to tyro voyagers in the Savoie: The items you will need most are 1) a car with front - wheel drive and chains, since you will be driving on some of the steepest, slipperiest, narrowest goat paths in the civilized world, and 2) a really thick — no less than two inches — paperback French and English dictionary.

We seem far less appreciative of time spent with noses in handheld DXs than in paperbacks.

The Reckoning proceeds with such leaden literal - mindedness that it never seems more than a stodgy (and, at times, blatantly silly) paperback affair.

My argument for that is: How is that any different than carrying a book light around with a paperback novel?

At 10.3 ounces, Kindle is lighter and thinner than a typical paperback and fits easily in one hand, yet its built - in memory stores more than 200 titles, and hundreds more with an optional SD memory card.

Some of the machines take less than five minutes to download the book file, print, and bind with a high quality, gloss, paperback cover.

The Kindle, which is larger than the average paperback book but not as thick, won't wow anyone with eye - catching good looks.

Ebooks cause no storage costs and very small delivery costs, can be sold with fewer intermediaries... they should be significantly cheaper than paperbacks, all the time.

The Invention of Wings By Sue Monk Kidd Penguin • $ 17 • ISBN 9780143121701 With more than a million copies sold since its hardcover publication in January 2014, Kidd's captivating historical novel is already a runaway hit with readers, and this new paperback edition should move it to the top of the list for reading groups everywhWith more than a million copies sold since its hardcover publication in January 2014, Kidd's captivating historical novel is already a runaway hit with readers, and this new paperback edition should move it to the top of the list for reading groups everywhwith readers, and this new paperback edition should move it to the top of the list for reading groups everywhere.

I agree with Arphaxad but would like to add that I can many times buy a paperback book cheaper than the eBook.

A «page,» according to the KENP algorithm, seems to be somewhat shorter than a normal paperback page: my novel City of Sand is 255 pages long in paperback, using a 6 x 9 trim with standard margins and font size.

Trade Paperback A trade paperback is bound with a paper or heavy stock cover, usually with a larger trim size than that of a mass - market paperback.

With an ebook reader, you can fit your personal library on a thinner - than - paperback - size device — one that's easy to toss in a bag and hold one - handed — and recharge only every few weeks.

As such, the recommended word counts are largely the result of industrial standards and therefore have more to do with the production requirements of paperback books than they do anything related to storytelling technique, artistic aspirations, or the preferences of readers.

I've seen examples on Amazon where the ebooks are actually MORE EXPENSIVE than new paper copies (primarily with trade paperbacks).

Likewise, I factor that in with paperbacks (which, as established, are much more accessible to me than digital currently as a low vision person).

More than likely they would be happy with 3,000 copies, a decent paperback sale, and some overseas sales bought in the contract, with e-book sales, to make the author's advance back.

The titillating trilogy sold more than 30 million copies between March and June, with sales evenly divided between the trade paperback and ebook editions.

From must to nice: — fast page turns — paperback size, B - format, A5 (between 13 × 20 and 15 × 22 cm)-- less than 250 g — epub, pdf, and image formats — simple drag and drop USB sync (no proprietary app)-- waterproof, drop proof — fast cold boot — cloud sync — note taking — pressure sensitive sketches — use as external DP / HDMI monitor — web browser good enough for Wikipedia offline — synchronize audio book with ebook

In less than a month, more than 10,000 community volunteers will venture out into their cities and towns, armed with a total of 500,000 paperback books.

Fiction reading... well, I do have some of those books (some hardback some paperback) with the intent and hope that I would read more but more of them remain unread than read sad to say... until now

Anna I understand your frustrations with pirated eBooks but the problem is that current system is not fair to most readers either, because of all the restrictions we don't really own eBooks we bought and despite that we have to pay for them more than for paperbacks.

I've found Pressbooks are actually easier on the eye: because with the slightly larger page dimension, the type is slightly less cramped than in a typical trade paperback.

With the Kindle, the Kobo, the Nook and others came a never - ending stream of new books, often free and always cheaper than the $ 25 - $ 30 I was used to paying for Christian paperbacks here in New Zealand.

From more book types and formatting options than you can shake a stick at (hardback, paperback, magazines, etc), authors can select their ideal number of books with the print - on - demand option, print in premium colour or in crisp black and white and access print markets across the world with Ingram Spark's partnerships.

Trade paperbacks are larger than mass market paperback books and are bound with a heavy paper cover.

Now you can create a professional quality paperback with just a few clicks of the mouse, and ordering copies from your local EBM is easier than ever.

Let Hachette know that you agree with Amazon that e-books should not cost more than paperbacks.

Rather than go on about how it's essentially another version of Createspace publishing with the convenience of one dashboard for ebook and paperback books, I'll give you a point - by - point comparison of the two platforms.

According to Bowker, eBooks leave «publishers with a lot more to identify with ebooks than the print standbys of hardcover and paperback.»

With even frontlist bestsellers selling equal, if not more than, numbers in ebook and in print, the typical mass - market paperback may be floundering.

A trade paperback is bound with a paper or heavy stock cover, usually with a larger trim size than that of a mass - market paperback.

Compared to many people's usage of paperbacks, and as a low - cost alternative for casual reader with a less than a book - a-month habit, I think K4 may well hit the mark.

Just as, with a paperback, you pay less than for a hardcover but get a less durable book.

With so many people looking for 99 - cent e-book deals and other cheap ways to read, how does one sell audio books which are — sometimes — even more costly than the paperbacks?

When I can so often go out and buy a physical paperback of a traditionally published book more cheaply than I can it's ebook version, there's something seriously wrong with the «legitimate» pricing structure.

There's nothing better than visiting an old bookstore with creaky wooden floors and finding a paperback edition of a book you loved.

Lighter than a paperback book and thinner than an AAA battery, the DROID XYBOARD tablets feature Android ™ 3.2 Honeycomb, brilliant high - definition displays with wide viewing angles, magnesium - reinforced bodies with aluminum housing and super portable form - factors.

You can make more on a $ 2.99 e-book than you would selling a paperback with a traditional press.

Joe Konrath on A Newbie's Guide to Publishing Ebook Pricing «Bottom line: I can make more money selling $ 2.99 ebooks on my own than I can selling $ 7.99 paperbacks or $ 25 hardcovers with a publisher.

But for the vast majority of my reading — which I would have bought in paperback and not hardcover anyway — getting stuck with books once I'm through reading them is more annoyance than asset.

Personally, since I stick with DRM - free e-books, and I back everything up on my computer, my e-books are much more likely to be around in 5, 15, or 50 years than a paperback I buy today and will probably donate next time I move.

Slim: Just over 1/3 of an inch, as thin as most magazines Lightweight: At 10.2 ounces, lighter than a typical paperback Wireless: 3G wireless lets you download books right from your Kindle, anytime, anywhere; no monthly fees, service plans, or hunting for Wi - Fi hotspots Books in Under 60 Seconds: Get books delivered in less than 60 seconds; no PC required Improved Display: Reads like real paper; now boasts 16 shades of gray for clear text and even crisper images Longer Battery Life: 25 % longer battery life; read for days without recharging More Storage: Take your library with you; holds over 1,500 books Faster Page Turns: 20 % faster page turns Read - to - Me: With the new Text - to - Speech feature, Kindle can read every book, blog, magazine, and newspaper out loud to you Large Selection: Over 230,000 books plus U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, and blogs available Low Book Prices: New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases $ 9.99, unless marked otherwith you; holds over 1,500 books Faster Page Turns: 20 % faster page turns Read - to - Me: With the new Text - to - Speech feature, Kindle can read every book, blog, magazine, and newspaper out loud to you Large Selection: Over 230,000 books plus U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, and blogs available Low Book Prices: New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases $ 9.99, unless marked otherWith the new Text - to - Speech feature, Kindle can read every book, blog, magazine, and newspaper out loud to you Large Selection: Over 230,000 books plus U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, and blogs available Low Book Prices: New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases $ 9.99, unless marked otherwise

The thing is, if you use services like mine and then do your POD paperback publishing through Lightning Source, you make more off of your book than with the package services, and can price it the way you want.