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Book Light Table Light Clip-On Light New Sealed

Book Light Table Light Clip-On Light New Sealed

- $0.99 28m
PATHWAY LIGHTS COMPACT PURPLE BOOKLIGHT NEW IN BOX

PATHWAY LIGHTS COMPACT PURPLE BOOKLIGHT NEW IN BOX

- $0.99 49m
TRAVELER'S ROBOTIC BOOK LIGHT ~ NEW IN BOX ~

TRAVELER'S ROBOTIC BOOK LIGHT ~ NEW IN BOX ~

$9.50 1h 2m
LED Clip On Flex Neck Mini Book Lights

LED Clip On Flex Neck Mini Book Lights

$3.99 1h 26m
LED Light wedge Panel Book Reading Lamp Paperback Night

LED Light wedge Panel Book Reading Lamp Paperback Night

- $0.01 1h 39m
BOOK LIGHT & FLASHLIGHT with adjustble  ARM

BOOK LIGHT & FLASHLIGHT with adjustble ARM

$2.99 2h 23m
LOT OF 3 BOOK LIGHT & FLASHLIGHT with adjustble ARM

LOT OF 3 BOOK LIGHT & FLASHLIGHT with adjustble ARM

$7.99 2h 30m
ROBOTIC READING LIGHT - STOCKING STUFFER!!

ROBOTIC READING LIGHT - STOCKING STUFFER!!

$5.49 2h 33m
LED AUTO FLIP-UP READING BOOK LIGHT LAMP CAR LAPTOP CAM

LED AUTO FLIP-UP READING BOOK LIGHT LAMP CAR LAPTOP CAM

- $0.99 2h 56m
Nite Owl Lamp Cartridge Lumatec BK500 reading lightbulb

Nite Owl Lamp Cartridge Lumatec BK500 reading lightbulb

- $0.99 3h 41m
Reading Clip Light Adjustable Neck for Amazon Kindle

Reading Clip Light Adjustable Neck for Amazon Kindle

$6.59 4h 10m
Robotic LED Clip On Book Reading Light Booklight Lamp

Robotic LED Clip On Book Reading Light Booklight Lamp

- $0.99 4h 55m
LED foldable book light,  super bright LED light .

LED foldable book light, super bright LED light .

$2.50 4h 57m
Blue Portable White LED Clip On Book Night Reading Lamp

Blue Portable White LED Clip On Book Night Reading Lamp

$6.39 5h

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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.