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Monique Stevens wrote me a couple of very nice notes buried in the comments section of another post. I thought I'd answer her questions here, in case anyone else was wondering about this stuff:

I am still trying to figure out why the more expensive hardcover would sell better than the less expensive mass market paperback (Excuse my utter ignorance of publishing. No doubt there is some obvious answer that is way above my head.)

( long, involved answer involving publishing and bookselling arcana )