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 cookbook holder preparation by Gary Rodgers with glass

cookbook holder preparation by Gary Rodgers with glass

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$25.00
$30.00
1h 46m
Amco Houseworks Cookbook Stand 12 x 10 x 8

Amco Houseworks Cookbook Stand 12 x 10 x 8

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$6.99
$9.99
4h 47m
Book stand bookstand photo coin text cookbook guest

Book stand bookstand photo coin text cookbook guest

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$25.00
$28.00
15h 49m
2 Magazine  Stands Holders

2 Magazine Stands Holders

- $0.99 19h 37m
Stephanie Meyers Twilight book bookends holder apple

Stephanie Meyers Twilight book bookends holder apple

3 $20.50 22h 29m
Stephanie Meyers Twilight book bookends holder edward

Stephanie Meyers Twilight book bookends holder edward

- $14.99 22h 34m
Wooden Adjustable Book Rack

Wooden Adjustable Book Rack

7 $12.27 1d 7m
Book holders solid aluminum X O

Book holders solid aluminum X O

- $9.99 1d 8m
NEW Soup Bowl Fancy Metal Cookbook Stand  Book Holder

NEW Soup Bowl Fancy Metal Cookbook Stand Book Holder

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$7.99
$9.99
1d 10h 22m
 book rack holder shelf ,  wall mount for kids

book rack holder shelf , wall mount for kids

1 $10.00 1d 15h 17m
2 Antique Hand Carved Book Holders,  Small & Medium Sz

2 Antique Hand Carved Book Holders, Small & Medium Sz

- $8.99 1d 15h 28m
Atomic Midcentury Modern Eames Book Stand Holder Rack

Atomic Midcentury Modern Eames Book Stand Holder Rack

1 $5.67 1d 17h 42m
SMALL WOOD WOODEN BOOK SHELF VARNISHED PINE NR!!

SMALL WOOD WOODEN BOOK SHELF VARNISHED PINE NR!!

- $0.99 1d 21h 47m
Paperback Readers' buddy

Paperback Readers' buddy

- $12.00 2d 3m

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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.