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The company secured direct market and trade book distribution through Penguin Random House.
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Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
During his tenure, the company’s trade book division won at least a half-dozen Pulitzer Prizes.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 8 June 2023
Three-quarters of trade book revenue last year derived from hardcover and paperback sales, according to the Association of American Publishers.
—Karen Heller, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Dec. 2022
That trend continued, with over $1.1 billion worth of comics sold through the trade book channel in 2021, nearly equaling the total of all comics sold through all channels in 2019.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 5 July 2022
These include decreases from .75 cents to $2.70 in the cost of sixth-through-eighth-grade Language Arts trade books and a .50 increase in kindergarten periodical subscriptions.
—Jacky Wong, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2020
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Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
During his tenure, the company’s trade book division won at least a half-dozen Pulitzer Prizes.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 8 June 2023
Three-quarters of trade book revenue last year derived from hardcover and paperback sales, according to the Association of American Publishers.
—Karen Heller, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Dec. 2022
That trend continued, with over $1.1 billion worth of comics sold through the trade book channel in 2021, nearly equaling the total of all comics sold through all channels in 2019.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 5 July 2022
These include decreases from .75 cents to $2.70 in the cost of sixth-through-eighth-grade Language Arts trade books and a .50 increase in kindergarten periodical subscriptions.
—Jacky Wong, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2020
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“Trade book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20book. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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