Mass market paperbacks in every grocery store, drug store, and gas station.
You're Gen X. You can bring back one thing from the 80s. What is it?
May 10, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Mass market paperbacks in every grocery store, drug store, and gas station.
You have dusty paperbacks in your attic/storage unit/basement. PUT THEM BITCHES BACK IN ROTATION.
March 25, 2026 at 6:39 PM
You have dusty paperbacks in your attic/storage unit/basement. PUT THEM BITCHES BACK IN ROTATION.
Four paperbacks with cover art by Henri Lievens (1920-2000).
February 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Four paperbacks with cover art by Henri Lievens (1920-2000).
hello this is the official petition to bring back mass market paperbacks!! mmpbs are good actually and everyone should do them!! i think esp romantasy readers would really love that shit! and you can still spray those edges!!! bring back mass market paperbacks thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 10, 2026 at 8:02 PM
hello this is the official petition to bring back mass market paperbacks!! mmpbs are good actually and everyone should do them!! i think esp romantasy readers would really love that shit! and you can still spray those edges!!! bring back mass market paperbacks thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hardbacks are books.
Paperbacks are books.
eBooks are books.
Audio books are books.
The delivery mechanism doesn't matter. What matters is the enjoyment of story.
Paperbacks are books.
eBooks are books.
Audio books are books.
The delivery mechanism doesn't matter. What matters is the enjoyment of story.
August 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Hardbacks are books.
Paperbacks are books.
eBooks are books.
Audio books are books.
The delivery mechanism doesn't matter. What matters is the enjoyment of story.
Paperbacks are books.
eBooks are books.
Audio books are books.
The delivery mechanism doesn't matter. What matters is the enjoyment of story.
I will forever be mad that mass market paperbacks don’t really exist anymore & if they do, they’re hideously expensive.
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I will forever be mad that mass market paperbacks don’t really exist anymore & if they do, they’re hideously expensive.
September 23, 2026 at 10:00 PM
New paperbacks are here!!!
March 4, 2026 at 1:55 PM
New paperbacks are here!!!
More paperbacks are arriving! 👀
The TBR pile only ever grows!
‘The Chosen One Con’ by @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com
Which feels like the kind of fantasy novel I have been waiting forever for. I can’t wait to dig in.
‘The Chosen One Con’ by @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com
Which feels like the kind of fantasy novel I have been waiting forever for. I can’t wait to dig in.
September 22, 2026 at 7:26 PM
More paperbacks are arriving! 👀
Tell me your stories about Peanuts paperbacks.
September 26, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Tell me your stories about Peanuts paperbacks.
A flock of wild penguins
July 16, 2025 at 10:52 AM
A flock of wild penguins
Reminder to new users here:
Most hardback books these days have glued, rather than sewn, bindings. This means they’re basically paperbacks with hard covers. And because the covers are bigger than the book blocks, they slowly sag and pull their own spines out. Buy trade paperbacks instead.
Most hardback books these days have glued, rather than sewn, bindings. This means they’re basically paperbacks with hard covers. And because the covers are bigger than the book blocks, they slowly sag and pull their own spines out. Buy trade paperbacks instead.
Reminder to new users here:
For the first hundred years of its existence, Singer made sewing machines in lots of 10,000 to 50,000, so there are millions of any single model. Most cabinets are made to accept any head, with the exception of the 99, which is a 3/4 size machine, and the Featherweight.
For the first hundred years of its existence, Singer made sewing machines in lots of 10,000 to 50,000, so there are millions of any single model. Most cabinets are made to accept any head, with the exception of the 99, which is a 3/4 size machine, and the Featherweight.
Reminder to new users here:
Chevy didn't make a 327 in '55, the 327 didn't come out till '62. And it wasn't offered in the Bel Air with a four-barrel carb till '64. However, in 1964, the correct ignition timing would be four degrees before top-dead-center.
Chevy didn't make a 327 in '55, the 327 didn't come out till '62. And it wasn't offered in the Bel Air with a four-barrel carb till '64. However, in 1964, the correct ignition timing would be four degrees before top-dead-center.
February 6, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Reminder to new users here:
Most hardback books these days have glued, rather than sewn, bindings. This means they’re basically paperbacks with hard covers. And because the covers are bigger than the book blocks, they slowly sag and pull their own spines out. Buy trade paperbacks instead.
Most hardback books these days have glued, rather than sewn, bindings. This means they’re basically paperbacks with hard covers. And because the covers are bigger than the book blocks, they slowly sag and pull their own spines out. Buy trade paperbacks instead.
PSA that hardcovers take up more room than paperbacks.
September 24, 2026 at 4:42 PM
PSA that hardcovers take up more room than paperbacks.
September 24, 2026 at 11:00 PM
My modest collection of digest-sized trade paperbacks.
December 11, 2024 at 2:07 PM
My modest collection of digest-sized trade paperbacks.
PAPERBACKS ARE ALL GONE!!
Only a handful of hardcovers left!! 👻
ECCC Booth I-23 in artist alley!!
Only a handful of hardcovers left!! 👻
ECCC Booth I-23 in artist alley!!
March 8, 2026 at 2:47 AM
PAPERBACKS ARE ALL GONE!!
Only a handful of hardcovers left!! 👻
ECCC Booth I-23 in artist alley!!
Only a handful of hardcovers left!! 👻
ECCC Booth I-23 in artist alley!!
September 23, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Anyway, books aren't hoarding. Paperbacks provide valuable insulation.
October 13, 2024 at 10:24 AM
Anyway, books aren't hoarding. Paperbacks provide valuable insulation.
I was wondering where those paperbacks went. (Cartoon by Graham Annable)
August 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I was wondering where those paperbacks went. (Cartoon by Graham Annable)
There was this girl who was excited for the Trump admin because she thought it would bring back 10$ paperbacks. I think about her a lot💀
April 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
There was this girl who was excited for the Trump admin because she thought it would bring back 10$ paperbacks. I think about her a lot💀
What a loss. Mass market paperbacks are the ideal novel format.
Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks
After years of steady sales declines, the format will largely disappear next year.
www.publishersweekly.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
What a loss. Mass market paperbacks are the ideal novel format.
Recessive Nature hardcovers and paperbacks, The White Bishop paperbacks and BPS Horror t-shirts still available at www.bpshorror.com
November 18, 2024 at 8:05 AM
Recessive Nature hardcovers and paperbacks, The White Bishop paperbacks and BPS Horror t-shirts still available at www.bpshorror.com
I really love used bookstores because I will always love mass market paperbacks, and I LOVE getting mass market paperbacks for $1-3 each. There is still joy to be found in the world.
May 31, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I really love used bookstores because I will always love mass market paperbacks, and I LOVE getting mass market paperbacks for $1-3 each. There is still joy to be found in the world.