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July 30th is Paperback Book Day #PaperbackBookDay one of my favorite #holidays because it promotes reading actual books. Before you ask yes, I am reading a book this week and it’s Resurrection by Danielle Steel and no, it isn’t a #paperback book because its new. This book is only out in hardback.
I have plenty of paperback books I could read this week. I saw a couple at Walmart I would like to go get this week. Including Debbie Macomber Tying The Note which is two books in one and includes Yesterday’s Hero and White Lace and Promises which I can’t wait to read. Would you like to go to @Walmart with me?
If you are an avid reader, you know the joy that comes with reading paperback books, and to celebrate this joy, Paperback Book Day is celebrated on July 30th. Books, including fiction and nonfiction, contain worlds of wonderment. Books allow us to explore new insights into all matters of life, death, and beyond.
By reading, people also become better at vocabulary and other linguistic skills. Books are also a great way to understand and develop emotional skills like empathy. Knowing the countless benefits of paperback books, which include being able to easily carry them with you anywhere, publishers opted for the much more cost-friendly option of softcovers/softbacks over hardcovers/hardbacks.
Paperback Book Day is an nod to the paperback books in the world and the journey they’ve come along since their inception. Many people think of the English publishing house, Penguin, when they think of paperback history. While it is true that paperbacks’ popularity on a large scale took place when Penguin started commercializing the idea in the 20th Century, the history of paperbacks goes further back to the 17th Century.
European countries like Germany and France were already publishing stories and papers in the paperback-like format then. James Fenimore Cooper, an American writer, also published frontier stories in a similar style. With the invention of the printing press and other publication technologies, more and more stories were being published in a similar paperback fashion on a greater scale. The publishing world’s ‘dime novels’ and ‘penny dreadfuls’ are, in fact, products of the same business phenomena.
Coming back to Penguin, its owner, Allen Lane, was going bankrupt due to his publishing business, The Bodley Head, facing a heavy recession during the 1930s, at the start of the Depression period. Allen Lane was riding a train with Agatha Christie and her husband. At the time, Christie had already published her works with Lane’s publishing house. Lane was troubled with his failing business, and he was on the lookout for any idea that would save his publishing house.
Whilst waiting for his train, Allen Lane was browsing through a station stall for something to read. Upon finding nothing good except for magazines and low-quality paperback fiction, Allen Lane realized that he could bank on the idea of high-quality paperbacks, which would automatically raise profits by allowing more people to access good fiction at lower price rates. From then on, paperbacks became a favorite with publishers and readers. Did you know many new books first come out in paperbacks before they are released in hardbacks.
How To Celebrate Paperback Book Day
1, Take time today to take out that dusty paperback from your shelf and give it a read. Apart from the amazing story it must contain, paperbacks are an experience unto themselves. The smooth, sometimes rough texture of the paper and its woody scent is almost addictive! 2.Try finishing a classic paperback in one sitting. One of the great things about paperbacks is how easy they are to carry everywhere. Whether you are riding the bus/train, or you are on a flight, or you simply happen to have time on your hands, grab a classic paperback to get lost in. Paperback often are short and easy to read. 3. Visit your local bookstore or library because it’s not Paperback Book Day without a visit to a bookstore or library. Browse the shelves for old titles and find new ones. Make friends with other people in the area or simply make friends with books. Did you know books make great friends because they never leave you and books are always there when you need them.
Facts About The Publishing Industry
- More people, especially from the middle class, became literate in England after the invention of the printing press.
- While the publishing industry is worth more than $103 billion, the growth is extremely slow, with many years experiencing 0% growth overall.
- The Bible holds the title of being the most published book in the world.
- Publishing houses reject as many as 95% of the book submissions they receive.
- The self-publishing industry, where the writers publish a book at their own expense, is becoming much more popular because of the success self-published authors are experiencing.
Why People Love Paperback Book Day
- Paperbacks have gone through quite the evolution. Today, people enjoy paperback for the entertainment they provide at a lower cost. Paperbacks are also a nostalgic reminder of the time when e-books and similar technologies did not exist.
- Books allow us to travel to different worlds without moving from our seats. Books teach us empathy by opening our eyes to other communities and cultures. Books are also an important source that allows us to hone our linguistic and vocabulary skills.
- One thing that reading has taught us is that nothing is impossible. With the power of imagination and sheer willpower, we can achieve anything and everything. Our mind is an ever-expanding universe that must seek inspiration to create, and reading provides us with just that.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
