The final piece of the mass market paperback puzzle was the creation of a reprint licensing agreement that granted mass ...

There’s something about a paperback book that demands to be taken along on a summer adventure. It’s the perfect size for a beach bag, not too heavy a load for your bike basket. They cost less than ...

Time again for a round of Paperback Picks! This month: some impressive follow-up novels from bestselling authors, an Oscar-winning actor’s poignant memoir, a truly hilarious political satire, and more ...

If you are looking for a new read this weekend, we’ve got a variety of titles on offer, from fairy tales and American comics to barn-burning histories on influential immigrant cooks and the infamous ...

Full disclosure: I get most of my reading done on my Kindle. But when I simply must get my hands on a physical copy of a new book release or time-tested favorite, I prefer paperback. Sure, hardcover ...

While any bookseller will tell you the rule of thumb is that about a year passes between a book’s hardcover premiere and its paperback release, the truth is that some books take a lot longer to make ...

The final chapter has been written for Offset Paperback Manufacturers (OPM), based in Dallas, Pa., with the end of May closure of what, in its heyday, was among the largest paperback book ...

Pulp. Beach reads. Trashy stories. Romance novels. These are all examples of paperback books. Maybe it’s not the cream of the crop, the stuff they put on hardcover. But it’s something. It’s in your ...