Those that went for thirty five cents were usually bigger, better, and had fancier covers on them to boot. 450,000 books are written in United States every year that are never published. 50,000 are published, only to suffer the final form of rejection and pass on into oblivion. Only about 800 are from new authors. For every D. Steele making millions there are dozens of B. Steeles left sobbing in the dust.
Movies cost a dollar or more at that time.
Good movie houses cost three or even four, and the popcorn was higher too. Book publishers retaliated by raising prices. Then came television, bitterly opposed by intellectuals but sucked up by J. Q. Public. Book publishers retaliated by raising prices again. We won't get it from magazines .