The link below is another article on hardbacks/hardcovers that is, in fact, a response to the previous article posted.

For more visit:
https://the-digital-reader.com/2018/02/26/publishers-still-issue-hardbacks-given-theyre-not-popular-anymore/

The link below is to an article that looks at the future of the hardback/hardcover.

For more visit:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/feb/25/book-clinic-why-do-publishers-still-issue-hardbacks