I am one of those customers who prefers the large format trades to the extent that even if I own the mass market edition, if it is a book I like to re-read, if trade edition then comes out later I will purchase it AGAIN.
Personally, I have not encountered many self-published books, so I wouldn't make an assumption based on cover stock alone. (After all, aren't the trades of your Cast books prior to Silence printed on glossy stock? The ones on my shelf seem to be) Though admittedly, one of the big draws for me about many trade editions aside from the larger size (and the often superior cover art)is the matte cover, as I like the way it feels in my hands better, and so I am less likely to choose to pay extra for the trade if it essentially has the same cover stock as the mass market.
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Date: 2009-12-07 07:08 pm (UTC)Personally, I have not encountered many self-published books, so I wouldn't make an assumption based on cover stock alone. (After all, aren't the trades of your Cast books prior to Silence printed on glossy stock? The ones on my shelf seem to be) Though admittedly, one of the big draws for me about many trade editions aside from the larger size (and the often superior cover art)is the matte cover, as I like the way it feels in my hands better, and so I am less likely to choose to pay extra for the trade if it essentially has the same cover stock as the mass market.