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Mass-market books are disappearing from grocery store racks

By Daniel Estrin

Published December 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM CST

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NPR's Daniel Estrin talks with publisher Esther Margolis about the end of the era of mass market paperbacks. These inexpensively made books were once staples in most grocery and drug stores.

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Daniel Estrin is NPR's international correspondent in Jerusalem.