Why are there blank pages at the end of a book? Isn't that a waste of paper?

Answer 1

It's the only way the press can efficiently "gang" the pages and print them in even numbers, usually divisible by four. Some publishers put ads in for other books in their inventory. Others leave them blank.

Answer 2

I was told that the total number of pages in a book should be divisible by 4. If you end up with 357 pages that have writing, 3 blank pages would be added so that the total equalled 360, a number divisible by 4. I think it has something to do with the printing process.

Answer 3

Not a waste! You can use them to rebut the writer's arguments or write your own ending to the story. I don't know if that's why the publishers put them there, but that's what I use them for sometimes. You can also use them to paraphrase difficult ideas in an effort to digest the contents of hard books. In "Harlequin" romances, they ought to leave the whole thing blank.

Answer 4

aren't those blank pages in the back, connected to the opening pages in front?

like the title/publisher/preface/printing-info/copyright/etc pages, it's like, the way the pages are bound/glued through the spine of the book, right?

Answer 5

Those pages are either joined to the pages in the front or are kept to take notes.

Note: all books dont have them....

TW K

Answer 6

That's a writer's invitation for you to write a different ending. That's what I call democracy. Everybody can have his/her own ending. It's NOT a waste of paper - it's a promotion of creativity and writing skills.

Answer 7

They're for you to color on...

Answer 8

it's invisible ink! DUH!!!