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This gave Trautman the idea that would lead to the production of Armed Services Editions, or ASEs—small, lightweight paperback books, which began shipping out to soldiers in late 1943.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Driven largely by these devoted fans, the book’s sequel “We Love You, Bunny” hits shelves this month in paperback, while Awad hops across the U.S. on her latest book tour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
A few months ago I found a paperback copy of George Orwell’s “1984” on a city bus.
From Salon ● May 31, 2026
"Then we'll buy the paperback when it comes out," she added.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
After a minute, he pulled something—a paperback book—out of his back pocket, and sat down at the edge of the road.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
"Come to Love Love Books and check out a romance novel!" she said, pointing to her shelves full of paperbacks.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026
“Public Access Afterworld” is a page-turner in the tradition of supermarket paperbacks from Stephen King and Clive Barker, both of whom know cinema well.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
Trautman never flagged in his struggles with distribution, wartime shortages, congressional interference and intransigent publishers, who first resisted paperbacks and then the notion that they should provide books—at cost—as part of the war effort.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
“Unlike for mass-market paperbacks, hardcover books were shelved, so it didn’t matter that the books were different sizes,” Margolis says.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
The common area has an old TV, a worn-out sofa missing cushions, and a bookshelf full of dog-eared paperbacks and bent-up board games.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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