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AP Stylebook (print and e-book)

Information about the print version of the AP Stylebook

Current edition: 56th edition of the AP Stylebook (2022-2024)
The spiral-bound AP Stylebook is published every other year in the spring. The ISBN for AP Stylebook, 56th Edition, is 978-0-917360-70-1¸ and it is availabl...
Wed, Jun 8, 2022 at 2:58 PM
How much does the AP Stylebook cost?
The AP Stylebook, 56th Edition, is currently available and shipping. The general rate is $34.95 per copy, plus shipping. The college bookstore wholesale r...
Mon, Apr 24, 2023 at 6:56 PM
How often is the AP Stylebook published?
The spiral-bound AP Stylebook is updated and published every other year, in late May, right after Memorial Day. The current print version is the AP Stylebo...
Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 2:30 AM
Return policy
AP does not accept print Stylebook returns for overstocks. Please order the exact number of books you need. If you received a defective book or your order...
Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 4:29 PM
Perfect-bound, trade edition: The paperback without spiral binding
Basic Books, part of Hachette Book Group, publishes a perfect-bound paperback AP Stylebook every other year. This paperback version is sold via retail books...
Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 2:19 AM
Do you give donations of AP Stylebooks?
When we have printed copies of the prior edition of our spiral-bound AP Stylebook left in stock, we give them to organizations that cannot afford to buy the...
Mon, Nov 23, 2020 at 6:28 PM
What is the difference between the Libel Manual and the Briefing on Media Law?
There is no difference between the AP Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law and the AP Stylebook and Libel Manual. We simply changed the name a few years ago.
Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 9:04 PM
Past editions
Is the 55th edition of the Associated Press Stylebook still available? We no longer sell the spiral-bound 55th edition of the stylebook. The ISBN number wa...
Tue, Jul 19, 2022 at 7:31 PM
Do you sell an e-book version of the AP Stylebook?
The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law is available as an interactive e-book, making the nation’s leading resource for newsroom style easi...
Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 2:02 PM
What is the difference between the spiral-bound Stylebook and the perfect-bound paperback Stylebook?
AP publishes a new spiral-bound Stylebook every other year. We sell our book directly on apstylebook.com and to general customers, college bookstores and AP...
Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 11:06 AM