I am not certain if anyone has noticed this, but the recent reprints of earlier WoT novels are apparently thinner than the original paperbacks from the 90's. Having decided to replace a few of the paperback versions of the earlier books with new ones that are no longer glued and taped into semblances of books, I discovered that although they contain the same number of pages, the pages themselves are thinner. I tested this first hand by comparing the new reprints with other books that happened to be on the same shelf and sure enough, the thickness of books themselves did not measure up with the actual page count compared to other publishers.

Even some of the hardcover books seem to have problems, though I am uncertain if this change is new or old. I found a hardcover variant of the Great Hunt and noticed that the margins for the book are different than for the other hardcovers I possess. Most strikingly, the margin for the chapter title seemed to be much less than latter hardcovers and the words ran near to the edge of the page. Whether this is printing error, recent change, or the original style I am uncertain, but it is different than the latter six books which I own in hardcover, which by the way are also falling apart because Tor apparently has no intention of creating books that last.

Also amusing to note is how the price of the books have reflected inflation (or not) and the relative value of the Canadian currency at the time of publishing. While my EoTW copy is $5.99, books 2 through 5 are at $6.99, while book 6 and later are all priced at $7.99. The hardcovers have gone through a similar change. The earliest hardcover I possess is priced at $27.95, then latter $29.95, with the latest books being $29.99. Apparently Tor finally figured out people are willing to shell out for the extra 4 cents.