PAPERBACK BOOK DAY

paperback book day! Look it up, it is genuine and what a great day to be published on. Also did you know although paperback did exist in 1934 Allen Lane was passing through Exeter St Davids station, with nothing to read on him and unhappy with the choices on offer by the local bookseller. Within a year penguin books had been formed and good quality books at a reasonable price were published and being sold. In 1937 penguin books even installed (mainly in London) book vending machines. Every book cost 6d or 2.5pence in today’s money.

I couldn’t find a decent picture of penguin books that I could license to use, so have a cute picture of a penguin reading a book instead.

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