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Why are mass market paperbacks / pocket books so underrated?
>dirt cheap
>compact and extremely portable, can be thrown in a bag without weighing you down
>takes up little shelf-space
>focuses on the text first and foremost
>triggers bugmen who buy their books just to look pretty on a shelf

>> No.17630625

Diver thrift books ducking suck, flimsy as hell, shitty fonts, no room for notes + much more but I’m tired m

>> No.17630661

>>17630456
Because they're stiff, have small margins, small text, and they fall apart

>> No.17630671

>>17630661
basically this
>pros
>cheap and small

>cons
>cheap and small

>> No.17630850

They're fine for novellas. If they're going to take more than a few days to read, I'd rather get a version that doesn't have fuzzy, microscopic text.

>> No.17630941

>>17630456
I can relate to paperbacks
>falling apart
>fold easily
>strange smells
>get soft, floppy, and turn yellow with age

>> No.17630981

>>17630456
>can be thrown in a bag without weighing you down
How much of a fucking sissy are you?

>> No.17631645

>>17630850
go see your optometrist

>> No.17631718

>>17630456
They’re fine. People buying the more expensive copies and thinking they’ll hold their value are morons.

>> No.17631743
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17631743

>>17630850
>fuzzy, microscopic text
anon... uh... i hate to be the one to tell you this but... there may be something wrong with your eyes.

>> No.17631746

>>17631718
yeah it's like buying diamonds

>> No.17631752

>>17631743
I hate when the little man appears on the book and starts pissing on the page and tells you to stop reading. How bout you guys?