Post #399819 25 Oct 12, 2026, 19:01 UTC Publishers Killed the Paperback, Then Blamed Readershttps://jacobin.com/2026/10/books-publishing-reading-mass-market-paperback Jacobin Publishers Killed the Paperback, Then Blamed Readers In 1939, the 25-cent paperback made America a nation of readers, delivering thrillers, classics and Pulitzer-winning books. So why did the Big Five publishers just kill the mass market paperback?