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Subject: What are mass market books?
Date Posted: 2/22/2010 9:45 PM ET
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I received an RC that says Please do not send mass market paperbacks.  What are they? 

 

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Sharon

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Date Posted: 2/22/2010 10:01 PM ET
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the smaller paperback books- the larger sized ones are called trade paperback . Mass market paperbacks are the kind of paperbacks you might see in the grocery store while trade sized paperbacks are about the same size as a hardcover. 

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Date Posted: 2/23/2010 1:42 AM ET
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Mass market = mmpb = standard 'pocket book' size paperback book.

Tradesize is larger

There's a new size that's similar to mmpb, only slightly taller - forgot the name tho.

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Date Posted: 2/23/2010 9:13 AM ET
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Thank you!