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|    Lynn McGuire to James Nicoll    |
|    Re: RIP MMPB    |
|    28 Dec 25 17:54:40    |
      From: lynnmcguire5@gmail.com              On 12/14/2025 4:54 PM, James Nicoll wrote:       > RIP the Mass Market Paperback.       >       > Now you can have the ebook (which you're only renting if it is DRMed),       > hard-to-shelve trade paperback, or the expensive hardcover.       >       > https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/pub       isher-news/article/99293-last-call-for-mass-market-paperbacks.html              Baen is going to release at least one MMPB in 2026: "Behind the Veil       (TransDimensional Hunter)" by John Ringo and Lydia Sherrer              https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Veil-TransDimensional-Hunter-Ringo/dp/1668073439/              So I am guessing, based on one data point, that Baen may continue to       release 25 to 30 MMPBs per year ad infinitum.              Lynn              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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