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In WWII paperback books were mobilized to improve morale

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Tags: paperbacks, publishing, history, 1940s, world war ii, war, soldiers, morale, author.andrew pettegree, source.crimereads
https://crimereads.com/world-war-ii-books-soldiers-readers/

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Title
How the Soldier-Readers of World War II Were Swept Up in the Paperback Revolution
Authors
Andrew Pettegree
Published
Dec 7 2023
Word count
1355 words

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  1. topkljasd
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    Very cool. I wish I could find a book in this format. I absolutely hate hardback books. There's no good reason at all for a smaller book that isn't an encyclopedia or something like that to be a...

    Most innovative of all was the format, a paperback approximately 16 by 11 centimetres, bound along the short side. The text was set in two columns for ease of reading.

    Very cool. I wish I could find a book in this format. I absolutely hate hardback books. There's no good reason at all for a smaller book that isn't an encyclopedia or something like that to be a hardback.