mass-market paperback
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A mass-market paperback shows Lutie decked out in a turtleneck, trench coat and leggings.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 14, 2019
The 48-year-old mass-market paperback is, fittingly, rather sullied, with a slightly off odor.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2019
The modest detective drama “Grey Lady” feels as if it might have been adapted from a mass-market paperback.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2017
I broke into publishing at a time where I got a very modest advance for two paperback originals, mass-market paperback originals.
From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2017
He later founded the management company the Backe Group, as well as a mass-market paperback publishing company, a magazine publishing company and an advertising agency.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2015
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