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Cheap paper covers completely revolutionized modern reading
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Until publishers realized they could bind pages with inexpensive glue and flimsy covers, owning a novel was a luxurious flex reserved mostly for the wealthy. Stripping away the majestic leather bindings utterly destroyed the pretentious exclusivity of reading, allowing anyone to casually stuff a chaotic romance novel directly into their pocket.
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