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Re: Yes, that's definitely a factor. Camilla Send a noteboard - 09/02/2011 07:39:25 PM
Another possibility is that since English is read by so many more people publishers are more willing to publish books in hardcover formatt in English. I suspect that as ebooks take off we will start seeing fewer releases of hardcover.

Hardcovers are expensive enough in English; they'd be even more expensive in languages with smaller print runs.


Indeed. Norwegian paperbacks usually cost the same as an English hardcover, and Norwegian hardcovers quickly reach £30-50
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