paperback
/ˈpeɪ.pɚˌbæk/ verb C2- To issue or publish (a book) in a paperback edition.
He/she/it paperbacks · Past paperbacked · Past participle paperbacked · -ing form paperbacking
Verb forms
- Base form
- paperback
- He/she/it
- paperbacks
- Past
- paperbacked
- Past participle
- paperbacked
- -ing form
- paperbacking
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This phenomenal proliferation of the paperback catalyzed a profound democratization of knowledge, seamlessly integrating reading into the rhythms of daily life.
Competitors inevitably scrambled to emulate Lane's triumphant model, precipitating a veritable avalanche of paperback imprints across the United States and Europe.
This sweeping paradigm shift inexorably altered the financial architecture of publishing, elevating the mass-market paperback from a marginalized novelty to an industry cornerstone.
The paperback revolution permanently dismantled the notion that profound literature was the exclusive province of the privileged, affluent elite.
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