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message 1: by ˜”*°•.˜”*°• Sheri •°*”˜.•°*”˜, Moderator (new)

Mar 14, 2019 09:17AM

˜”*°•.˜”*°• Sheri •°*”˜.•°*”˜ | 2051 comments

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This may have been reported else where on GR but it just came up on my desk top news page.

Betty Ballantine and her husband Ian helped invent the modern paperback through their Bantam and Ballantine books. Paperbacks in America were not popular until the Ballantines improved the quality of the product and offered better titles. The pair were instrumental in establishing the market for science fiction and fantasy novels by releasing the paperback version of “The Hobbit” by Tolkien and were the original publishers for Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury, along with titles from Arthur C. Clarke and Frederik Pohl.

Died: February 12, 2019
Details of death: Died at her home in Bearville, New York, at the age of 99.

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message 2: by Barbara K (new)

Mar 14, 2019 09:44AM

99!

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message 3: by Jenny (new)

Mar 15, 2019 03:14AM

Invented the paperback allowing more people too enjoy the wonderful world of reading! Rest In Peace.

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