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drpaladin

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Bravo @Myr

The Beatles song was the first thought on my mind when I saw The Word of the Day.

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JamesSavik

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Paperbacks, pulp, serial publications, comic books - lots of the people sneered at nonliterary fiction, but it sold by the truckload.

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drpaladin

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The word paperback first appeared in 1843, the same year Charles Dickens published A Christmas Carol.

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Bill W

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Isn't it the dream of every author on this site to become a paperback writer? 

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Bill W

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I remember in school when Scholastic books would have a two-page listing handed out to students each month that listed paperbacks (with a picture of the cover) to entice us to purchase their product.  

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JamesSavik

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On 4/14/2024 at 3:42 AM, Bill W said:

Isn't it the dream of every author on this site to become a paperback writer? 

NO! I want leather-bound hardcovers with etchings!

If we're going to be delusional, might as well hold out for a really satisfying one!  🤣

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Bill W

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29 minutes ago, JamesSavik said:

NO! I want leather-bound hardcovers with etchings!

If we're going to be delusional, might as well hold out for a really satisfying one!  🤣

But at least the students could afford the paperbacks and it got them reading! 

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drpaladin

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2 hours ago, Bill W said:

But at least the students could afford the paperbacks and it got them reading! 

Back when they cared if you could read.

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