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Little Big Books® and Jumbo Books®: Saalfield Publishing
The Saalfield Publishing Company was Whitman's most serious competitor. The company began with 78 titles in the Golden Age. They were released as Little Big Books®. All the titles were published in both a hard cover (15¢) format and a soft cover (10¢) format. There were five different sizes for these books ranging from 6 long books and movie size to standard BLB size.  The Silver Age produced 45 hard cover titles called Jumbo Books®. All were the same size as the standard Whitman BLB. In 1940 the last Saalfield BLB-type book was released, Inspector Wade and the Feathered Serpent #1194.
Because of financial troubles, the company closed down in 1975. Its building and assets were sold. Today its archives are stored at the Kent State University Library. © 2008 Educational Research and Applications LLC. |
