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| − | [[Paperback]], or as it's often called, mass market paperback, is the mainstay of the publishing industry. Mass market titles generally appeal to a broad audience and readily available in a variety of retail outlets. | + | [[Paperback]], or as it's often called, mass market paperback, is the mainstay of the publishing industry. Mass market titles generally appeal to a broad audience and readily available in a variety of retail outlets. Some books are published as paperbacks originally, others are printed in paperback following a [[hardcover]] release. |
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| + | The size of the mass market [[paperback]] is usually 4-1/4 inches x 6-3/4 inches which is a smaller format than the [[Trade Paperback|trade paperback]]. The price of the paperback is also less than the trade paperback. For purposes of calculating the [[bestseller]] status of a book, hardcover and trade paperback sales are tracked separately from mass market. In addition, often only hardcovers are given review space in some publications. | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/22/books/22pape.html?ex=1300683600&en=852aa5dbad3519f3&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Literary Novels Going Straight to Paperback] | * [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/22/books/22pape.html?ex=1300683600&en=852aa5dbad3519f3&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Literary Novels Going Straight to Paperback] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:52, 15 June 2007
Paperback, or as it's often called, mass market paperback, is the mainstay of the publishing industry. Mass market titles generally appeal to a broad audience and readily available in a variety of retail outlets. Some books are published as paperbacks originally, others are printed in paperback following a hardcover release.
The size of the mass market paperback is usually 4-1/4 inches x 6-3/4 inches which is a smaller format than the trade paperback. The price of the paperback is also less than the trade paperback. For purposes of calculating the bestseller status of a book, hardcover and trade paperback sales are tracked separately from mass market. In addition, often only hardcovers are given review space in some publications.
