Thread: Mass market paperbacks will all but vanish from the publishing scene in a few weeks
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Old 01-02-2026, 06:18 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Sirtel View Post
I bought hundreds of mass market paperbacks from about 1995 until 2011. Then I moved to ebooks and I haven't bought a single mass market paperback since.

Still, I'm sorry to see the format go. It was cheap and affordable even by people with low income (as I've been for most of my life). Trade paperbacks and hardcovers are much more expensive, and take more shelf space too.
I'm in the same boat, I bought tons of these books all through the 80s through to mid 90's. But then I stopped for 2 key reasons. 1. I ran out of space for my books and 2. The print simply got too small for my starting to age eyes. I think that is another reason why sales declined. I got back into book buying mode in 2009 when I started buying ebooks. The ability to increase the font size was a game changer for I expect millions of us prolific readers. Up to 2800+ books and counting!
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