Out Of Print Books - We Have Them!

When a book is written by an author, this author needs to find an editor or publisher who is able to invest in the initial printing of a book, in marketing and distribution.

This publisher will usually decide on an initial print run with a specific number of copies for this new book. The printed books are then ordered in bulk by bookstores, and once they sell all they have ordered, they may place an additonal order for more copies.

If the first print run sells out fast, the publisher will probably print more copies in a second and maybe addtional runs.

Once the book is not anymore selling at a fast rate, and inventory costs increase due to slower sales, the publisher will stop printing more copies, and may even destroy the invetory still in stock to avoid tax peoblems (esepcially in the USA).

Once all books in a print run are sold to bookstores, the book is considered to be "out of print". This means that a bookstore can't buy additional copies from the publisher.

An other situation exists, if a book sells much quicker and better than anticipated and the publisher runs out of stock of printed copies. Such a book may be out of print briefly when the first print run is used up, but these books are usually ver quzickly reprinted nad available again.