I remember as a child going to an exhibit about the Soviet Union, and every paper had this alien smell. The paper and the ink were all exported. It was like a piece of cheese from that country, you could touch it, feel it, smell it, and it was different.
From Ben Katchor
The publishing industry has always wanted to make books as cheaply and as ephemerally as they could; it's nothing new.
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