Articles

Note: Some of the articles are presented in PDF format. Once open, adjust the VIEW level in your PDF software (Acrobat, Adobe Reader, Foxit, Nitro, etc) to obtain the most comfortable viewing level for your computer screen. In illustrated articles, you can use the VIEW level to zoom in for a better view of the pictures.

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Ken Johnson's The Digest Index

Ken Johnson's Defunct Paperbacks

Link to Ken Johnson's article on SF Pornography

Vintage American Paperbacks -- In the Beginning (Part 1)

The Post-War Years and Evolution of the PBO (Part 2)

The Most Valuable Authors (Part 3)

Are Images of Vintage Paperback Covers and Original Artwork in the "Public Domain?"

The Bookworm

Censorship in the Paperback Age

Book Quotes

Collectors -- Would you like to contribute an article? E-mail your observations about collectible paperbacks, and I'll post it for the benefit of others. Let me know how you'd like to be credited (and if you'd like your e-mail address included).