Offers Debolsillo

Debolsillo belongs to the Penguin Random House group and its main mission is to create smaller editions of books so that they reach the “pocket” category, mostly more manageable with a soft cover and at a more affordable price. What is this for? Very simple, keep reading and we will tell you some curiosities about reading.

Books in a small and manageable format have been around for many years, centuries in fact. But it is true that this reading was considered of lower quality and intended for the lower social class who could not afford a conventional book. Due to this situation, a very notable difference was created between the economic classes and resulted in only the nobility or wealthy people getting their hands on the books that were of interest at the time, causing even more inequalities.

The first books in “pocket” format came from the hand of Allen Lane who was the director of the Bodley Head publishing house and looking for new ideas that would make the company remain at a good level due to the great Depression, returning from a trip he It happened that they could make small books with desirable and quality titles to sell in totally different places such as train stations. This idea was not liked by the publisher so he decided to create his own publisher with his own money under the name Penguin.

He obtained the reprint rights of some titles of interest and began to look for places where he could sell his merchandise. The form of distribution for his books was not going to be the traditional one since he did not go to any bookstore as it would have been conventional. His style of sale was more similar to that of magazines since people could buy them in stores with varied products, food or "passing through."

The prices of the books were so, so tight, that Allen had to sell at least seventeen thousand copies to cover expenses. He chose such prestigious titles as The Mysterious Affair of Styles, by Agatha Christie or Farewell to Arms, by Ernest Hemingway so that the interest of society would be extreme and he would not have losses with his first publications.

In just one year, the Penguin publishing house had already sold more than three million books , which brought many people closer to the world of reading that they could not afford before.

The success of this publishing house spread throughout the world and in the United States, with the Simon and Schuster publishing house, it began to manufacture books with the same characteristics, giving them the name of pocket book ( pocket book ). They became very desired and consumed especially by the military of the time since they were very useful in their missions at the time of breaks to have something that entertained them and due to their structure and size, they were easy to transport and handle.

Over the years, many publishers around the world copied this book format. Germany, Italy, France, Spain… but in Great Britain, the paperback was already so widespread that almost half of the publishing world consisted of this new format.

Thanks to this new era of books, many people discovered the exciting world of reading, of stories, of adventures, of curiosities. Reading makes us be in a continuous learning , whether cultural or emotional, and that is something very important in our life and more so in these days when we are bombarded with fakenews and we have to create a critical and informed brain to avoid confusion.

They are also our best allies for those times when you are somewhere other than home and need a distraction. What are you in the doctor's waiting room? You can take your book out of your bag or pocket and quietly enjoy some good pages. Have a trip and you are not the driver? Train, plane, bus, car… all of them are good to open your pocket book and continue the adventure where you left off.

Take advantage of the opportunities we offer you to get pocket books on sale that, if they are already a book with a very low price, with these discounts it will be impossible not to buy a pair of them that, without a doubt, you will devour with your eyes in question. of days.