Publishers increasingly give nonfiction authors one shot at print stardom, ditching paperback editions as market priorities ...

Thus, publishers must crunch the numbers on the profitability of a book before it goes to print. Not only are paperback books cheaper to print and distribute, but they’re also the format readers ...

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 ...