What was the original price of Penguin Books' paperbacks?
Sixpence
One shilling
Two shillings
Three shillings
Answer
Penguin Books revolutionized the publishing industry by offering high-quality paperbacks at the low price of sixpence. This made literature more accessible to the mass market and proved that large audiences existed for serious books.
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