r/dresdenfiles • u/COYSBrewing • 3d ago

Twelve Months Paperback Complaint Spoiler

So incredibly annoying that they’ve released Twelve Months in a different sized paperback than the preceding 17 books. I know the “Mass Market” concept has kind of gone away from publishing but it’s not as if the Dresden files paperbacks were traditional tiny mass market editions.

I’m hopeful that it will be released in the regular size some time next year so that my shelf doesn’t look stupid.

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u/acebert 3d ago

What I don't understand; wouldn't the new size be more expensive for the publisher? Uses more paper, just to start.

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u/Aminar14 3d ago

Yes. But they also cost twice as much for the consumer.

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u/COYSBrewing 3d ago

Exactly. Which I honestly don’t care about as much, I’ll pay the $19 USD or whatever for the size to be consistent lol

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u/acebert 3d ago

Good point, I hadn't accounted for general business douchery.

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u/Aminar14 3d ago

I general the larger paperbacks are just kind of terrible. They read worse, last worse, and can't be put in most pockets. But they show up better on TikTok and you can sell them for a lot more. I hate them. But I also have all the Dresden Hardcovers so I'm in a better spot than most.

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u/acebert 3d ago

I'm in full agreement, not a fan of the big floppy prints.

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u/KcirderfSdrawkcab 2d ago

I'm sure it costs more to make, but the increase in cost is less than the amount they can increase the price by.

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u/Kaizer_911 3d ago

The mass market edition is cancelled due to mass market publishing ending for most book companies. Unfortunately.

https://www.edelweiss.plus/#keywordSearch&q=Twelve+months&page=1

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u/Elfich47 3d ago

kindle has been eating the paperback market

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u/COYSBrewing 3d ago

Nooooo. So it’s never happening? Or could that mean the release date is changing? It wasn’t even a real mass market it was like a hybrid. That’s infuriating

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u/Kaizer_911 3d ago

Can’t say never but chances of it happening are not looking good. The version cancelled is the same size as the others currently available and it bothers me too.

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u/JudeMoonfall 3d ago

I ended up with a hardback. Only one on the shelf 😂

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u/COYSBrewing 3d ago

I picked it up from the library and then was planning to buy the paperback release without knowing this was going to happen.

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u/IR_1871 3d ago

They're more likely to release the back catalogue in the new format than the new book in the old format later.

It's quite common for the style/size of book to change over the course of a long running series, unfortunately.

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u/COYSBrewing 2d ago

Yep that’s what they did with the Legend of Drizzt. Brandon Sanderson has still been putting out mass markets for Mistborn and Stormlight though. Maybe that will end now that the current eras are complete

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u/gear_ant 3d ago

I made a similar post with a similar complaint a couple of weeks ago. My solution was to lay twelve months, and outlaw on their side :(

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u/COYSBrewing 3d ago

Think of the aesthetic 😭