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I wouldn't put too much stock into that anytime soon Larry Send a noteboard - 31/08/2009 05:07:02 AM
There are already quite a few publishers who have found a profitable business publishing some really nice hardcover editions. I just spent $175 ordering two limited-editions of books I've read in galley proof/PDF forms, and from what I understand, those 150-1000 print run books tend to sell out quickly and they make their publishers a nice profit.

I suspect there'll be a greater emphasis on the book as an art piece in the near future, though.
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

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E-books could spell the end for hardbacks, warns Hachette chief - 31/08/2009 04:32:35 AM 945 Views
I wouldn't put too much stock into that anytime soon - 31/08/2009 05:07:02 AM 655 Views
I agree with you very much on that last sentence. - 31/08/2009 05:50:37 AM 577 Views
Re: I agree with you very much on that last sentence. - 31/08/2009 08:27:02 AM 579 Views
Re: I agree with you very much on that last sentence. - 31/08/2009 02:12:37 PM 516 Views
ha! file under trends i have unwittingly become part of... - 31/08/2009 09:18:39 PM 580 Views
I only buy hardcovers and am willing to pay a premium for them - 31/08/2009 05:11:26 AM 548 Views
I like tradepaper backs too. - 31/08/2009 05:17:08 AM 563 Views
Re: I like tradepaper backs too. - 31/08/2009 02:16:25 PM 534 Views
Re: I like tradepaper backs too. - 01/09/2009 05:25:35 AM 571 Views
It was Malazan that introduced me to trade paperback, as well. - 01/09/2009 09:01:24 PM 546 Views
You were one person I was thinking about when I posted this. - 01/09/2009 05:22:33 AM 582 Views
I doubt hardcopy books are doomed. - 31/08/2009 05:13:38 AM 586 Views
I don't see it working for a while - 31/08/2009 05:36:31 AM 498 Views
Re: I doubt hardcopy books are doomed. - 31/08/2009 02:04:47 PM 607 Views
I don't agree with the comparison. *NM* - 01/09/2009 05:31:37 AM 257 Views
I read the majority of my books on a screen these days. - 31/08/2009 08:29:51 AM 593 Views
How long did it take to get used to? *NM* - 31/08/2009 09:48:42 PM 247 Views
Re: I read the majority of my books on a screen these days. - 01/09/2009 05:37:35 AM 508 Views
I imagine that it's paperbacks which are under more of a threat - 31/08/2009 04:26:26 PM 562 Views
Can you write in the margins of academic ebooks? *NM* - 31/08/2009 09:50:12 PM 259 Views
I don't write in the margins of any printed book - 01/09/2009 04:24:11 PM 528 Views
Re: I imagine that it's paperbacks which are under more of a threat - 01/09/2009 05:46:12 AM 525 Views
Someday, I would love to see - 02/09/2009 03:10:39 AM 574 Views
well, i'd say yes, but no... - 31/08/2009 07:22:51 PM 560 Views
Re: well, i'd say yes, but no... - 01/09/2009 06:02:14 AM 532 Views
God, I hope not. I hate reading on screen. *NM* - 01/09/2009 07:08:07 PM 327 Views
Agreed. - 02/09/2009 05:29:18 PM 568 Views
I think the flaw in the logic of most publishing companies... - 02/09/2009 03:05:49 AM 567 Views

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