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LOT 1000  RULES OF THE RED RUBBER BALL BY KEVIN CARROLL

LOT 1000 RULES OF THE RED RUBBER BALL BY KEVIN CARROLL

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LOT 500  RULES OF THE RED RUBBER BALL BY KEVIN CARROLL

LOT 500 RULES OF THE RED RUBBER BALL BY KEVIN CARROLL

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PICK UP ONLY L. A. AREA 2000 + BOOKS MANY SIGNED MY ENTIRE 10" X 10" STORE ROOM

PICK UP ONLY L. A. AREA 2000 + BOOKS MANY SIGNED MY ENTIRE 10" X 10" STORE ROOM

- $500.00 10h 20m
Lot of HB Mystery Suspense Thriller Crime Fiction Books

Lot of HB Mystery Suspense Thriller Crime Fiction Books

- $18.95 13h 26m
HUGE 700 + ARC ADVANCED READER COPY Book Lot BIN

HUGE 700 + ARC ADVANCED READER COPY Book Lot BIN

- $499.00 15h 53m
TIME-LIFE The Emergence Of Man 20 Books of a Set Hardcover ? Good Condition

TIME-LIFE The Emergence Of Man 20 Books of a Set Hardcover ? Good Condition

- $49.99 17h 45m
Vintage Shakespeare Hardback Books-Lot of 9

Vintage Shakespeare Hardback Books-Lot of 9

- $0.99 18h 24m
THE DAILY STUDY BIBLE SERIES-22 VOLUMES -IN KOREN+ VHS!

THE DAILY STUDY BIBLE SERIES-22 VOLUMES -IN KOREN+ VHS!

- $29.99 19h 53m
1000 Classic ePub format eBooks for Nook

1000 Classic ePub format eBooks for Nook

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1000 Classic ePub format eBooks for Nook

1000 Classic ePub format eBooks for Nook

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22h 27m
1000 RUSSIAN LANGUAGE CHILDREN KIDS BOOKS & MAGAZINES

1000 RUSSIAN LANGUAGE CHILDREN KIDS BOOKS & MAGAZINES

- $0.99 1d 6h 37m
4 Pallets of Elementary Educational books

4 Pallets of Elementary Educational books

- $100.00 1d 7h 25m
Twilight Saga Book Set

Twilight Saga Book Set

- $10.00 1d 11h 3m
Lot of large softcover books - great paperback novels

Lot of large softcover books - great paperback novels

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  • Paperback History
    Inexpensive books bound in paper have existed since at least the 19th century and exist in a number of formats that have specific names, such as pamphlets, cheap editions, yellowbacks, dime novels and railway novels. Today most paperbacks are called either "mass-market paperback" or "trade paperback", the differences of which are described later.

     

    The 20th century mass-market paperback format was pioneered by German publisher Albatross Books in 1931 but the experiment was cut short. In England Penguin Books adopted many of Albatrosss innovations, for instance the conspicuous logo and the color coded covers for different genres, beginning in 1935,and was an immediate financial success. British publisher Allen Lane launched the Penguin imprint in 1935, with 10 reprint titles; this started the paperback revolution in the English-language book market. Number one on the Penguin list of 1935 editions was André Mauroiss Ariel.

     

    Allen Lane intended to produce cheap books. He bought paperback rights from publishers, ordered huge print runs (e.g., 20,000 copies) to keep unit prices low, and looked to non-traditional book selling retail locations. Booksellers were initially reluctant to buy his books. But Woolworths, placed a large order on the books, and the books sold extremely well. After this initial success, booksellers were no longer reluctant to stock paperbacks. The word Penguin became closely associated with the word paperback.

     

    Robert de Graaf, in 1939, issued a similar line in the USA, partnering with Simon & Schuster to found the Pocket Books imprint. The term pocket book became synonymous with paperback in English-speaking North America. In Québec, the term "ivre de poche was used, and continues to be used today. De Graaf, like Lane, negotiated paperback rights from other publishers, and produced large print runs. His practices contrasted with those of Lane in his adoption of illustrated covers, aimed at the North American market. In order to reach an even larger market than Lane had, he went the mass market route, through distribution networks of newspapers and magazines, which had a lengthy history of being aimed (in format and distribution) at mass audiences. This was the beginning of mass market paperbacks.

     

    Because of its position as Number One in what became a very long list of Pocket editions, James Hiltons Lost Horizon is often cited as the first American paperback book, which is not correct. The first mass-market, pocket-sized, paperback book printed in America was an edition of Pearl Bucks The Good Earth, produced by Pocket Books as a proof-of-concept in late 1938, sold in New York City, and now very collectible.