paperback
/ˈpeɪ.pɚˌbæk/ noun B1- A book with flexible binding.
Plural paperbacks
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Contemporary publishing stalwarts dismissed his audacious concept as an unviable folly, convinced that cheap paperbacks would cannibalize their lucrative hardcover sales.
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.
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