Publishers Weekly reported that mass market paperbacks have stopped being distributed to North American booksellers by the ...

If you're trying to decide between buying a hardcover or a paperback book, there are a few different things to consider ...

The summer reading season is here. Some people will opt for paperbacks because they're easy to borrow and share. Others will go for e-readers, or audiobooks streamed on a phone. But which is the more ...

When you look at the movie industry you always get the digital version for free when you buy the hard copy. When you buy a Blu-ray Disk it normally comes with a free digital edition for your computer, ...

We were walking our dogs when Karen told me the mass-market paperback--the familiar 5-by-7-inch book you could slip into the back pocket of a pair of jeans -- was dead. It took a moment to understand ...

Full disclosure: I get most of my reading done on my Kindle. But when I simply must get my hands on a physical copy of a new book release or time-tested favorite, I prefer paperback. Sure, hardcover ...

If you've gone to the bookstore of late, you likely have noticed that the cost of books has increased. But why? Here are several reasons why book costs are skyrocketing.

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.

While any bookseller will tell you the rule of thumb is that about a year passes between a book’s hardcover premiere and its paperback release, the truth is that some books take a lot longer to make ...

Your bookstore’s paperback new arrivals table is about to get weird. October tends to be when publishers put out books that are a little more genre-forward. Think horror novels for Halloween moods, ...

Do you have a library card? If you are an avid reader, or even just an occasional one, a library card can be a huge money saver. The price of a single book can range widely, but many fall somewhere ...