Personally, I see the Pocket book as pretty much the equivalent of RuneQuest Deluxe. I know the dimensions are different, but I actually think that it could address the issues of style (and cost in the US) pretty well, whilst also giving them a chance to fix typos, etc, too. The could probably address the criticism of interior art by simply not having any!
The Traveller core rules don't need to be bigger to be better, and indeed it would be nice to see a new lbb on the shelves. Or more particularly, in my pocket. :wink: