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Sorry, but I somehow fail to see what made this idea particularly original in the 1950s. I am aware of at least one publisher that started printing affordable p

by rob74 5y ago

Sorry, but I somehow fail to see what made this idea particularly original in the 1950s. I am aware of at least one publisher that started printing affordable paperbacks of classic books already in 1867 - Reclams Universal-Bibliothek (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reclam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reclam, https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taschenbuch#/media/Datei:Reclam1.jpg https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taschenbuch#/media/Datei:Recla...)

drewcoo 5y ago
Publishing is like software but they reinven^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hinnovate at a slower pace.
cafard 5y ago
It is my impression that at one time European, or at least French, publishers were accustomed to print with soft covers, the expectation being that the purchaser would see to the binding.