The so-called ‘pocket book’ sold in supermarkets is being phased out across the US, the latest sign of an ongoing shift in how people are choosing to read ...

Readers who don’t want to spend $30 for a new hardcover nonfiction book can no longer count on the release of a lower-cost paperback edition. Traditionally, the paperback would hit the shelves about a ...

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 ...

Pulp. Beach reads. Trashy stories. Romance novels. These are all examples of paperback books. Maybe it’s not the cream of the crop, the stuff they put on hardcover. But it’s something. It’s in your ...

Here’s a little perspective: In 1939, gas cost 10 cents a gallon at the pump. A movie ticket set you back 20 cents. John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, the year’s bestselling hardcover book, was ...

If you're trying to decide between buying a hardcover or a paperback book, there are a few different things to consider before you do. There is no definitive right answer as to which type of book is ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — After a water main break in southwest Minneapolis forced multiple businesses to temporarily shut down in February, at least two are now closing for good. Sparrow Cafe ...

THIS year's Man Booker Prize was awarded on October 14th to "The Narrow Road to the Deep North", Richard Flanagan's harrowing tale of Australian prisoners of war in Burma. Like most of the titles ...