Mastodawn

'the era of the “pocket book” is drawing to a close. ReaderLink, the biggest book distributor in the US, announced recently that it would stop distributing mass-market paperbacks...and marks the end of a format that once democratised reading for the working class'

#bookstodon #watershed #criticalJuncture #downForTheCount

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/24/america-says-goodbye-paperback

‘We’re losing accessibility’: America says goodbye to the mass-market paperback

The so-called ‘pocket book’ sold in supermarkets is being phased out across the US, the latest sign of an ongoing shift in how people are choosing to read

The Guardian

K4mpfie Jan 9, 2025

Is there someone on the Fediverse that has a better understanding of #CriticalJuncture #pathdependency and #Historicalinstitutionalism?
I'm having a hard time understanding how the 3 interact with each other.
#politicalscience #Fediscience