Cheap paperback books are disappearing. How you can still be a bookworm on a budget

Cheap paperback books are disappearing. How you can still be a bookworm on a budget

Book lovers are feeling the squeeze as book prices climb, and publishers peel away from the cheaper mass market paperback.The New York Times recently noted the disappearance of cheap books you could fit in your pocket, citing the introduction of e-books, audiobooks, and consumer preference for hardcovers and other formats.Even airport bookstores now stock heavier and more expensive trade paperbacks, which are closer in size to hardcovers."The ol…