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Publishers Killed the Paperback, Then Blamed Readers
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this post was submitted on 12 Oct 2026
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Well this spurred me to buy 4 paperbacks from Abe books. Been buying them used from there for a while, and they always turn up great. Each like $5 or less.
That's Amazon.
sonofabitch he's right. amazon bought abe books in 2008. Shit. I was specifically trying NOT to use them