# Ep. 091 - Celebrating the life of the mass market paperback

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Published: 2026-03-10T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Biz Buzz The Death of the Mass Market Paperback Recently, news came out announcing the death of a popular book format - the mass market paperback. At the end of 2025, the largest distributor of the mass market paperback disclosed they are no longer distributing them to retailers. So what is a mass market paperback and why are we sad to see them go? We look at the life of the mass market book and their impact on the publishing industry in this week's segment. Want to learn more? We've linked two articles down below where we did most of our research. Timestamps Biz Buzz Segment: The Death of the Mass Market Paperback (2:04) The Author's Voice Links From Publisher's Weekly - Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks From The Guardian - "We're Losing Accessibility": the US says goodbye to the mass-market paperback Become a Friend of The Show! Support the Show - Become a Friend of the Show for only $2/month Join The Author's Voice Association Apply to join The Author's Voice Association Read our book! NOW ON SALE! - The Write Way: Conversations with Publishing Pros Stay In Touch With The Author's Voice Follow us The Author's Voice on social: Facebook - Instagram - LinkedIn - Threads Watch all of our Biz Buzz segments and more on YouTube Learn more about The Author's Voice on our website: theauthorsvoice.org

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