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U.S. publisher Robert de Graff copied the success of similar books in England when he founded ________ in 1939. This company produced inexpensive paperback reissues of books that had already become successful in hardback.

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Pocket books

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Pocketbooks were founded in 1939 and revolutionised the whole publishing industry. The idea was to produce easy to carry books with inexpensive paperback reissues. The idea became an instant success and per book cost was almost 25cent. Following the success of US publisher Robert de Graff many other publishing companies across England started to manufacture pocketbooks.

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