Hardcover, Paperback and The Economist

October 17, 2014

The Economist gives a succinct explanation of “why books come out in hardback before paperback,” but their answer feels almost too simple. For a fuller understanding of the paperback / hardback question, pair The Economist‘s article with Nichole Bernier‘s Millions piece on “The Point of the Paperback.”

is a staff writer for The Millions. She lives in New York and every so often writes things at kaulielewis.wordpress.com.