5 ms·
This is often not the case. As an example, in the US, I can buy a paperback book and then pay someone to put a hard cover on it. In the UK, many paperback books
by greglindahl 8y ago
This is often not the case. As an example, in the US, I can buy a paperback book and then pay someone to put a hard cover on it. In the UK, many paperback books have a license that prohibits doing that. That license doesn't work in the US.
- hakfoo 8y agoWhat would be the purpose of this? It seems like an oddly specific thing to exclude. I'd expect the primary audience for a hardcover conversion would be libraries-- many of the books in my local library have been rebound, probably because the original paperback covers weren't suitable for that level of usage.
- greglindahl 8y agoHardbacks sell for a lot more money than paperbacks, earning the publisher (and usually the author) a lot more.