The way most Magic Publishing is now being done is through "On Demand" printing; essentially we're talking about an eBook that gets turned into a physical book at the instant it is ordered. This reduces the headache of having a physical inventory which lowers costs to the patron, it helps cut our middle-men which likewise cuts costs making pyshical books more practical to buy and have on hand.
I'm one of those that love the convenience of an eBook but get pissed that I have to cough up an addition $5.00 to $25.00 to get a hard copy made. . . and I prefer having hard copies to read and study (trust me, I beat books up when I actually study them; margin notes, stickies, highlighter marks and more). Unfortunatley I've not budget nor room for my complete e-library; then again, a large number of the eBooks I've received in the past few years wouldn't be worth the money it costs to print; many of them pipe dream concepts that someone took to press before the material was actually ready.
I've got a book project that we'd hoped to have out by Christmas 2013. . . because of the R&D we do that book is just now "ready" to go out, whch is awsome BUT, i just came across some additional details that really should be made a part of the main text, so we have another delay. . . but that is how it works for me and my books most of the time, I want to be able to address the whole topic.
Ironically, we are not back logged with about 4 new titles coming out at the same time. AND A WARNING TO MY FANS. . . two of these books will be limited release and a bit stiff on price, so you may want to save your pennies.
Books are my life and my world on numerous fronts and there is NOTHING like a well written, well researched book.