How Books Designed for Soldiers’ Pockets Changed Publishing Forever – Atlas Obscura

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A biography of George Gershwin, in ASE format. Library of Congress
A biography of George Gershwin, in ASE format. Library of Congress

Prior to WWII, Americans didn’t think much of softcover books.
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