Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you've stepped into a bookstore or scrolled Bookstagram and BookTok recently, you've likely noticed an increasing number of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Today, many at-home libraries look a lot different than they did just a decade ago. Books with "sprayed edges" have their page ...

KENT COUNTY, Mich. — A newer trend called sprayed edges is sending people to the bookshelves. Each page alone isn't unique, but together, it reveals a design that adds to the story. Channing McArthur ...

Sprayed edges, intricate foils, gilded endpaper—the industry is seeing an increased demand for books with a decorative "aesthetic". A survey conducted by Nielsen Bookscan earlier this year has ...

The saying goes: Never judge a book by its cover. But what about the edges of its pages? Sumptuous fore-edges — sprayed a bright color, stenciled with city skylines, made to look like pointy teeth — ...

Ask any bookseller what their least favorite part of a physical book is, and you’ll get a long thought-out opinion on how much they hate something like deckled edges, French flaps, partial dust ...