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People read at different speeds, so to say it 'about the same length as a 45 minute episode' is not true, just an opinion. Prices vary place to place, country to country. Best to remove it.
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'''Quick Reads''' is a literacy organisation which works with book publishers to provide low-cost, low-page count books to encourage people to read. A major focus of their outreach are adult readers who need to improve their literacy skills. [[BBC Books]] is one of the non-profit's partners. Beginning in [[2006]], this relationship produced original ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fiction. | '''Quick Reads''' is a literacy organisation which works with book publishers to provide low-cost, low-page count books to encourage people to read. A major focus of their outreach are adult readers who need to improve their literacy skills. [[BBC Books]] is one of the non-profit's partners. Beginning in [[2006]], this relationship produced original ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fiction. | ||
During the [[David Tennant]] years, one [[Tenth Doctor]] Quick Reads novella was released each year, including the "transition" year of 2010. No Quick Reads was issued in [[2011]], but the series resumed in [[2012]] with the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. | During the [[David Tennant]] years, one [[Tenth Doctor]] Quick Reads novella was released each year, including the "transition" year of 2010. No Quick Reads was issued in [[2011]], but the series resumed in [[2012]] with the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* From ''Made of Steel'' onwards, the Quick Reads price label was printed directly onto the front cover as opposed to being the peel-off sticker used for ''I Am a Dalek''. | * From ''Made of Steel'' onwards, the Quick Reads price label was printed directly onto the front cover as opposed to being the peel-off sticker used for ''I Am a Dalek''. | ||
* The Quick Reads price label on the front cover of ''Magic of the Angels'' indicated that the organisation was supported by Galaxy, the highly popular milk chocolate brand made and marketed by Mars Incorporated. | * The Quick Reads price label on the front cover of ''Magic of the Angels'' indicated that the organisation was supported by Galaxy, the highly popular milk chocolate brand made and marketed by Mars Incorporated. | ||
