paperback
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That starts with the title font’s most intentional resemblance to classic Stephen King paperback cover typography.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
"Then we'll buy the paperback when it comes out," she added.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
The paperback rights for her second book, 1978’s Love Signs, were sold for $2.5 million, establishing an industry record at the time.
From Slate ● May 5, 2026
The device, roughly the size of a paperback book, produces small amounts of power by capturing energy released as these microorganisms break down organic material in dirt.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2026
Kevin Franklin, his name was, and he’d not only gotten his book published, but he’d made a big paperback sale.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
For the next few months, I’m setting aside my beach bag’s slender paperbacks and picking up “Middlemarch.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 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
Some of the performers fans have travelled from other towns and cities to grab his old paperbacks, some of which contain annotations by Cave.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2025
Well-worn paperbacks and other less attractive books can be stored elsewhere.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
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
