But if you’re in the same boat, you might have noticed that pricier hardbacks always seem to be released before ― often long before ― their cheaper, paperback alternatives.

I Just Learned Why Hardbacks Always Come Out Before Paperback Books, And It Makes Sense Turns out there's a reason for the process.

"Waterstone's would never put hardbacks in the three-for-twos whatever the price points," he said. "We do a lot of hardbacks at £12.99, exactly the same price as trade paperback, but it made no ...

Hardbacks' durability means they are also popular with libraries. And they hold a certain snob value, too: literary editors traditionally don’t review paperbacks.

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Abacus paperbacks and Little, Brown hardbacks will be brought together under one name from October. Previously, Abacus had been the paperback home of hardbacks published on the Little, Brown list.

Trending: Hardbacks vs e-books: the sequel Does the announcement that Waterstones is to sell Amazon's Kindle mean that bookshops are giving up, asks John Walsh John Walsh Monday 21 May 2012 22:50 BST ...

The thirteen volumes (so far) are bound in bright, colorful hardbacks. The spines are simple, with Yukimura’s name, the volume number, and the series title printed on the side.

This week's best-selling hardbacks supplied by Waterstone's for week ending 6 March. 1 (2) The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time (Adult edition) by Mark Haddon ...

“In 2011, 35,000 e-books were registered for the first time with an ISBN, compared with 28,963 [in 2010], an increase of 20%. By contrast both hardback and paperback production fell: hardbacks ...