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Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince 17 Audio CD's

Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince 17 Audio CD's

7 $15.50 1h 43m
3 NEW Mr Henry Bible Story audio set,  books

3 NEW Mr Henry Bible Story audio set, books

$19.99 2h 34m
2 Christian kids audio book series The Pond,  Bible Hero

2 Christian kids audio book series The Pond, Bible Hero

$9.99 2h 36m
DEALER'S CHOICE LOT - 50 DIFFERENT BRAND NEW AUDIO CDs

DEALER'S CHOICE LOT - 50 DIFFERENT BRAND NEW AUDIO CDs

6 $145.86 2h 52m
Jimmy Swaggart Christian radio Teaching Preaching Bible

Jimmy Swaggart Christian radio Teaching Preaching Bible

- $5.00 5h
DEALER'S CHOICE LOT - 50 DIFFERENT BRAND NEW AUDIO CDs

DEALER'S CHOICE LOT - 50 DIFFERENT BRAND NEW AUDIO CDs

- $179.99 6h 14m
DEALER'S CHOICE LOT - 25 DIFFERENT BRAND NEW CDS  LOT 4

DEALER'S CHOICE LOT - 25 DIFFERENT BRAND NEW CDS LOT 4

16 $50.01 6h 27m
DEALER'S CHOICE LOT - 25 DIFFERENT NEW UNABRIDGED CDS

DEALER'S CHOICE LOT - 25 DIFFERENT NEW UNABRIDGED CDS

- $124.99 7h 20m
12 units of STRANGERS IN DEATH unabridged CD - JD ROBB

12 units of STRANGERS IN DEATH unabridged CD - JD ROBB

- $49.99 9h 58m
Janet Evanovich SET(Full Bloom, Scoop, Hot Stuff) 3 MP3CD

Janet Evanovich SET(Full Bloom, Scoop, Hot Stuff) 3 MP3CD

$27.99 10h 31m
DEALER'S CHOICE LOT - 25 DIFFERENT BRAND NEW CDS  LOT 4

DEALER'S CHOICE LOT - 25 DIFFERENT BRAND NEW CDS LOT 4

1 $49.99 12h 37m
DEALER'S CHOICE LOT - 50 DIFFERENT BRAND NEW AUDIO CDs

DEALER'S CHOICE LOT - 50 DIFFERENT BRAND NEW AUDIO CDs

$199.99 13h 30m
DEALER'S CHOICE LOT - 25 DIFFERENT NEW UNABRIDGED CDS

DEALER'S CHOICE LOT - 25 DIFFERENT NEW UNABRIDGED CDS

- $124.99 13h 55m
Lot of 11 Audiobooks Cassette Steele,  McNaught,  Roberts

Lot of 11 Audiobooks Cassette Steele, McNaught, Roberts

1 $5.99 16h 36m

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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.