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Publishers Killed the Paperback, Then Blamed Readers

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Publishers Killed the Paperback, Then Blamed Readers

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Books@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days ago

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In 1939, the 25¢ paperback made America a nation of readers, delivering thrillers, classics, and Pulitzer-winning books. So why did the Big Five publishers just kill the mass market paperback?

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My bi-weekly trips to the library for the last 50 years has made me ignorant of issues like this.

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