…Penguin Books was successful because of its extremely low price policy (1/15th of the average book price in the UK at the time) on the condition of mass sales. Inspired by this, Pelican Books, which mainly focused on non-fiction, was launched two years later, and in 1939, American De Graff published Pocket Books. Pocket Books succeeded in expanding its readership by selling its books in drugstores and newsagents, and it sparked the “paperback revolution” of the 1950s in America, centered on quality paperbacks. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "De Graff" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ペンギン・ブックスは大量販売を条件に極端な廉価政策(当時のイギリスにおける平均の書籍価格の15分の1)をとって成功をおさめた。これに刺激されて2年後にはノンフィクションを主とするペリカン・ブックスPelican Booksも創刊され,39年にはアメリカのド・グラフDe Graffがポケット・ブックスPocket Booksを発刊した。ポケット・ブックスは,ドラッグストアや新聞売店で販売するなど読者層の拡大に成功し,アメリカ50年代のクオリティ・ペーパーバックquality paperbackを中心とする〈ペーパーバック革命〉の口火を切った。… ※「De Graff」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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