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by dreamcompiler 1580 days ago
I've noticed this too. Hypothesis: Nobody wants books made of atoms any more, and the few that are selling are paperbacks. Therefore hardbacks are cheaper even though they're rarer and more expensive to produce.

Just a W.A.G...

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Paperbacks have their price inflated to make the ebook look like a deal. Someone forgot to apply the markup to hardcover too.