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