The accessible price point means paperbacks tend to be more popular than hardback books. “As a rule of thumb, paperback sales are twice those of hardcover,” says DeVito.

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 books are shiny and solid. They look great on a bookshelf.

For every paperback sold, the hardcover publisher would receive a penny royalty per copy—which it split 50-50 with the author. Pocket Books would also make about a penny in profit for each copy ...

Data from Bowker Books in Print showed a collapse of new adult nonfiction paperback titles by 42% from 2019 to 2024, to just under 40,000. New adult nonfiction hardcover titles fell by 9% over the ...

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 ...