RIP: the paperback
"‘We’re losing #accessibility’: America says goodbye to the mass-market #paperback
The so-called ‘pocket #book’ sold in supermarkets is being phased out across the US
They had that democratic aspect to them where you can just find them anywhere and it always felt like... there is something here for everyone, whether it’s the Harlequin romance novel or something very pulpy like a sci-fi or horror novel that you could quickly get”
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/24/america-says-goodbye-paperback