Whats the difference between Trade Paperback and Mass Market Paperbound in books?
Price and paper quality, and possibly also the size. I think “Paperbound” and “Paperback” are probably the same thing, but there is a difference between ‘Trade’ and ‘Market’ Paperbacks, as explained on Wikipedia: Mass market paperback A mass market paperback (MMP or MMPB) is a small, usually non-illustrated, and inexpensive bookbinding format. They are commonly released after the hardback edition, and often sold in non-traditional bookselling locations such as airports, drug stores, and supermarkets, as well as in traditional bookstores. Many titles, especially in the area of genre fiction, are first editions in paperback and never receive a hardcover printing. This is particularly true of first novels by new authors. Mass market paperbacks are distinguished from hardbacks by the different business practices that publishers and booksellers apply to them. When booksellers note that books have been in stock a while and have not sold, they may return them to the publisher for a refund or
