{"id":4680,"date":"2010-09-15T10:16:14","date_gmt":"2010-09-15T14:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/?p=4680"},"modified":"2010-09-15T10:16:14","modified_gmt":"2010-09-15T14:16:14","slug":"would-you-follow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/15\/would-you-follow\/","title":{"rendered":"Would you follow?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leannareneehieber.com\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4683\" title=\"amidwinterfantasy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/amidwinterfantasy.jpg?resize=120%2C194\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a>Several weeks ago, news came down that Dorchester was going digital&#8230;as in they were going to end the mass market distribution of their books starting September 1st. Well that day has come and gone so &#8230; no more new Dorchester mmpb on store shelves period. The plan is this: after their books are released in digital format,\u00a0 six months later you will be able to purchase them POD (Print on Demand) in trade format. This also means, print books you used to be able to buy for around a $6.99 price point, if you want it in print and not digital, you will have to fork out approximately <em>double<\/em> that and you&#8217;ll have to wait an additional half year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gemmahalliday.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4685\" title=\"perfectshot150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/perfectshot150.jpg?resize=120%2C194\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a>I&#8217;m not sure how many of you read authors from Dorchester, but those who do, the horizon looks like a mixed bag of pros and cons. On one hand, Dorchester could have simply folded completely, denying you the works of authors you love altogether. But the flip side of that is to get their books you have to:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>1. Be able and willing to read the digital book<br \/>\n2. Wait an additional six months and buy it for almost double what you&#8217;d pay for it if it were mmpb. (Two whammies)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I, personally, don&#8217;t normally buy trade or hardcover books because of the expense. I buy too many books to be willing to pay premium price for them. Also, with so many wonderful books in mmpb, I don&#8217;t have to. 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