Thread: Mass market paperbacks will all but vanish from the publishing scene in a few weeks
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Old 01-04-2026, 05:45 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by John F View Post
I would have guessed that paperbacks were stansard sizes. Looking at the NY Times best seller list "Paperback Trade Fiction" for the top 4, the sizes are:

5.25 x 8
6.3 x 9.47
5.31 x 8.25
5.09 x 7.97
Those would all be trade paperback sizes. A MMPB would be in the 4.25" to 5.25" x 6.25" to 7" range (similar format for the UK would be A which is ~4.4" x 7").
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