: Re: Is there a quality difference in purchased hardcovers? Is there a difference in quality between a hardcover book offered at WalMart (I have heard these described as "mass" hardcovers) and the

@Pierce369

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The real-world answer is "it depends".

There are too many variations on book imprints to answer your question correctly. It depends on the book, the size, the publisher, the production run, the market, the outlet, the edition, and a half-dozen other less-important things.

But, in general, "mass market" refers to paperbacks, not hardcovers. The only difference in a mass market book, quality-wise, is paper quality. Mass market books often (but not always) use a slightly lower quality paper.

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