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Originally Posted by pdurrant
This larger format is known as 'trade paperback' in the US. It's effectively the text block of a hardback but in a paperback cover. I hated them when I bought paperbooks. Most of the weight and expense of a hardback with none of the advantages.
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Libraries like them. My library always ordered those over mass market. They are easier to recover and they put this plastic coating thing on there to prolong life.
I dislike them as well.