So, Allen Lane founded Penguin Books, and the paperback was a big hit.

于是，艾伦·莱恩创办了企鹅出版社，而出版社发行的平装系列大受欢迎。

The paperback rights were sold for 400,000 dollars.

平装的版权以40万美元的价格售出。

As a result, Vonnegut's work was published in paperback and ignored by critics for several years.

因此，冯内古特的作品出版在平装中，受到了评论家的忽视。

For the purist, the only way to digest a good story is with a paperback or hardback book.

对于正统主义者来说，阅读一个的唯一方法是平装或精装。

I'll get some paperbacks in the airport.

我会在机场买些平装。

It's available as an  e-book, paperback, and audiobook.

它有电子、平装和有声读物等形式。

It's  available as an e-book, paperback, and audiobook.

它以电子、平装和有声读物的形式提供。

The hardbacks are on the top shelves and the paperbacks on the bottom ones.

精装在最上面的架上，平装在最下面的架上。

When Allen Lane founded the UK company, paperback books were revolutionary.

当 Allen Lane 创立这家英国公司时，平装是革命性的。

They said paperbacks weren’t just for “sex, sadism and the smoking gun.”

他们说平装不仅仅是为了“性、虐待狂和确凿的证据”。

Paperback books, the ones with floppy covers, are glued together to the cover.

平装，那些封面可以弯曲的，是通过胶水将页固定到封面上的。

So I have the paperback and it looks like it's from the 1800s.

所以我手头这本平装，看上去像是19世纪的产物。

The paperback is half the price of my last book on Amazon.

这本平装在亚马逊上的价格是我上一本的一半。

Bond walked over to the reception counter and glanced over the rack of paperbacks.

邦德走到接待台， 瞥了一眼平装架。

Fun tip, avoid paperbacks if you want that extra challenge.

有趣的小提示：如果你想增加难度，就避开平装。

I read this paperback book on the bus.

我在公共汽车上读了这本平装。

A paperback book is so easy to take along.

平装很容易带走。

She has a paperback tucked into her back pocket.

她的后口袋里塞着一本平装。

If this is so, why don't they send playing cards, board games, or paperback books?

如果是这样， 他们为什么不送扑克牌、棋盘游戏或平装呢？

Paperbacks were finally coming into their own.

平装终于大行其道。