About this book
Under cover : an illustrated history of American mass-market paperbacks by Thomas L. Bonn is a book available to read on EtoBox.
I.a Brief History -- 1. European Origins, American Roots -- Tauchnitz And Albatross -- Penguin Books -- American Roots : The First Wave -- Dime Novels -- The Libraries -- Little Blue Books -- Boni -- Other Pre-pocket Books Imprints -- 2. Pocket Books -- Balancing A List -- Distributing A List -- Establishment -- De Graff In Retrospect -- 3. Early Childhood Of An Industry -- The First Competitors -- Later Competitors -- 4. Challenges For An Industry -- Cover Prices -- Returns -- Censorship -- 5. Maturity Of An Industry -- Changing Relationships -- Trade Paperbacks -- Corporate Ownership -- Booksellers -- The Media -- 6. Leading Publishers -- Bantam Books -- Dell Books -- New American Library -- Fawcett -- Popular Library -- Pocket Books -- Avon -- Ballantine Books -- Ace -- Berkley And Jove -- Warner Books -- Harlequin Books -- Ii. Cover Art And Design -- 7. The Art Director -- 8. The Cover Artist -- 9. The Point Of Sale -- 10. Evolution -- 11. Genre And Other Designs -- Iii. Collecting -- Approaches To Collecting -- Cover Art Collecting -- Other Collectible Features -- Care And Condition -- Future Collectible Paperbacks. By Thomas L. Bonn ; Foreword By John Tebbel. Includes Index.
- Author
- Thomas L. Bonn
- Publisher
- Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England ; New York: Penguin Books
- Published
- 1982
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780140060713
- Subjects
- Computer Science, Reference, History
- Rating
- 4.1 / 5 (4 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14