Why do publishers still release books in hardback, months before the paperback?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific conceptsWhy do publishers still insist on releasing books in hardback, sometimes alongside the electronic version, but always months before the paperback is available? Surely if customers want a hardback they will buy a hardback and if they want a paperback they will buy a paperback.Robert Cullen, Gothenburg, Sweden Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2018-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]

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