Oversized paperback. Not trade paperbacks, at least as I understand it, but paperback width books that are about 3\/4 to 1 inch taller than others.<\/p>\n
Makes shelving really annoying. Clearly a marketing ploy (“Look! This book is tall!”), but irksome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Oversized paperback. Not trade paperbacks, at least as I understand it, but paperback width books that are about 3\/4 to 1 inch taller than others. Makes shelving really annoying. 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