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 books are shiny and solid. They look great on a bookshelf.

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The financial success of the paperback became its cultural downfall. Media conglomerates bought the upstart pocket-book firms and began hiking prices and chasing after quick-money best-sellers ...

Paperback Place carries new and used books across all genres. The aisles are filled with contemporary fiction, westerns, classic literature, young adult books, romance, mystery, science fiction ...