Odd question for all the Captain Capitalismites out there, but do any of you guys care if I publish the book hard cover versus soft cover? Let me know, have to make a decision here. Any advice from the market would be appreciated.
Personally, I prefer hardcover over softcover when I buy a new book. Though, like all things, this depends on the relative price difference between the hardback and paperback version. How much more would a hardcover edition cost on Amazon or wherever you plan on selling these things?
Hardcover if you want to be taken seriously, or if you want to be relegated as quickly as possible to B&N's Bargain section.
Paperback if you want to end up at Half-Price Books within, oh, a month or so.
Ignore all calls for so-called "E-books"; print is still the best way to reach the masses. Trust me on this one; I made E-ink for a company that's currently going bankrupt after betting on e-publishing.
Personally, I prefer hardcover over softcover when I buy a new book. Though, like all things, this depends on the relative price difference between the hardback and paperback version. How much more would a hardcover edition cost on Amazon or wherever you plan on selling these things?
ReplyDeleteI like paperbacks best.
ReplyDeleteThat depends on a question more important than the one asked by Ryan...
ReplyDelete...do you want me reading this while on the toilet or not?
Make sure it gets published in a format I can download to my Kindle reading device!
ReplyDeleteSoftcovers are for fiction I say!
ReplyDeleteAny capitalist knows anything worth reading comes out in hardcover first!
paperback
ReplyDeleteI love hardcover books, but on my way to the checkout it's always the paperback that I choose.
ReplyDeleteKindle.
ReplyDeletePaperback. Hardcover is usually not worth the price.
ReplyDeleteAny book worth owning is worth owning in hardcover. It would sit next to PJ O'Rourke, Neil Boortz and Milton Friedman.
ReplyDeleteAre you also publishing electronically (i.e., e-book)?
ReplyDeleteHardcover if you want to be taken seriously, or if you want to be relegated as quickly as possible to B&N's Bargain section.
ReplyDeletePaperback if you want to end up at Half-Price Books within, oh, a month or so.
Ignore all calls for so-called "E-books"; print is still the best way to reach the masses. Trust me on this one; I made E-ink for a company that's currently going bankrupt after betting on e-publishing.
HARD COVER! That gets you into many libraries, and lets you influence a lot more people.
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