sold through such retail outlets as supermarkets and drugstores as well as through bookstores: "a mass-market paperback" also : of, relating to, or publishing mass-market materials
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Definition of mass-market in English English dictionary
Of or relating to a product that is produced in large numbers, and is designed to appeal to many different people
designed for sale to as wide a range of people as possible mass-market paperback/novel/film etc
Books sold through general retail outlets, usually with wide appeal and low prices
Mass-market products are designed and produced for selling to large numbers of people. mass-market paperbacks
A small format paperback edition usually sold in airports, grocery stores and drug stores
Mass market is used to refer to the large numbers of people who want to buy a particular product. They now have access to the mass markets of Japan and the UK
also called "rack-sized", this is a paperback book smaller in trim size than trade paperback, usually with a different cover illustration than the hardcover edition, and considerably cheaper
a paperback edition, usually after any trade paperback edition and in a smaller format, in the UK about 7 x 4¼ inches