Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 09:11:14 -0500 (EST) From: dicconf <dicconf at radix.net> To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org> Subject: [WSFA] Re: New mass market pb format Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org> On Wed, 22 Dec 2004, Steve Smith wrote: > Michael Walsh wrote: > > "Recently, both Penguin Group and Simon & Schuster announced that they > > would be testing a new mass market format in hopes that it will give > > paperbacks a needed sales boost. " > > > > http://news.bookweb.org/3114.html > > > > mjw > > Sigh. The market is "soft", so they come up with another way of > charging more for books. Maybe they should work on a way of selling > books for less? > > Or maybe even work on putting out more books that are worth reading? Would that be fantasy? I don't think it's science fiction. -- Dick Eney