What are everyone's thoughts on the trim size for a 101k SFF book?
I'm used to the mass market size for paperbacks, so I prefer smaller -- like the 5x8, which is still larger than mass market size. But trade paperbacks are often larger -- e.g., there's a William Gibson next to me that's 6x9.
If I choose a larger trim size, I can reduce the page count, thus making the book cheaper for my readers. But I see a lot of people saying that they like a smaller book and that 6x9 "looks self-published." When I searched threads here I saw Uncle Jim saying he did an experiment and smaller books sold better even at a higher price (though I don't know what the price differential was, or if the book was as long as mine -- I imagine there's a point at which that's no longer the case).
So I thought I'd do an informal poll, as follows:
* What's your preference in general: a smaller book, or a lower price?
* Regardless of the above, are you likely to be annoyed by a larger book?
* What price point starts to feel too expensive for a paperback?
* Do you even look at trim size when buying a book online?
(If you are a SFF reader in particular that is especially useful to me!)
I don't know what the exact price differential will be, by the way, because I don't know how the interior design will work out yet -- my designer can't proceed on that until I know what trim size! Catch-22. So if anyone else has a 100k-ish book and can give me some idea of what their final price-per-copy weighed in at, I'd also love that info. I did a bunch of searching here and around the web and couldn't find much -- if I missed anything feel free to point me.
TIA!
I'm used to the mass market size for paperbacks, so I prefer smaller -- like the 5x8, which is still larger than mass market size. But trade paperbacks are often larger -- e.g., there's a William Gibson next to me that's 6x9.
If I choose a larger trim size, I can reduce the page count, thus making the book cheaper for my readers. But I see a lot of people saying that they like a smaller book and that 6x9 "looks self-published." When I searched threads here I saw Uncle Jim saying he did an experiment and smaller books sold better even at a higher price (though I don't know what the price differential was, or if the book was as long as mine -- I imagine there's a point at which that's no longer the case).
So I thought I'd do an informal poll, as follows:
* What's your preference in general: a smaller book, or a lower price?
* Regardless of the above, are you likely to be annoyed by a larger book?
* What price point starts to feel too expensive for a paperback?
* Do you even look at trim size when buying a book online?
(If you are a SFF reader in particular that is especially useful to me!)
I don't know what the exact price differential will be, by the way, because I don't know how the interior design will work out yet -- my designer can't proceed on that until I know what trim size! Catch-22. So if anyone else has a 100k-ish book and can give me some idea of what their final price-per-copy weighed in at, I'd also love that info. I did a bunch of searching here and around the web and couldn't find much -- if I missed anything feel free to point me.
TIA!