Out of print refers to an item, typically a book (see: Out of print books), but can include any print or visual media or sound recording, that is no longer being published. An out-of-print book is a Book that is no longer being Published Out of print books are often Rare, and may be difficult to acquire

The abbreviation OOP (also Oop, OoP, or oop) is a more general term that encompasses craft, hobby, toy, and collectable items that are out of production.

An item goes out of print when a publisher does not reprint, re-press, or reissue once all copies have been sold to retailers. Reasons may include:

• the perception of the publisher that continuing to produce the work is no longer a commercially viable venture, i. e. that there is no longer a market for the product.
• a limited print run (Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern)
• antiquation, or the obsolescence of content or format (laserdisc, VHS, compact cassette)
• plans for a revised or reformatted edition
• the presence of errors, flaws, fabrication, offensive content, or plagiarism (sometimes preceded by a recall). Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern is a literary journal first published in 1998 edited by Dave Eggers. The Laserdisc (LD is an obsolete Home video disc format and was the first commercial Optical disc storage medium The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a Magnetic tape sound Plagiarism is the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work A product recall is a request to return to the maker a batch or an entire production run of a product usually due to the discovery of safety issues See related entry for Kaavya Viswanathan (How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild and Got a Life)
• legal obstacles, such as the expiration of a publisher's license to release content owned by another copyright holder. Kaavya Viswanathan (born January 16, 1987) is an Indian-American woman who came to public attention in 2006 when portions of her debut novel (For example, a novelization of a film that was released 10 years ago is likely to go OOP for this reason. ) See licensing section in The Criterion Collection article for an example. The Criterion Collection is a Privately held company that distributes "authoritative" consumer versions of "important classic and contemporary films" The Criterion Collection is a Privately held company that distributes "authoritative" consumer versions of "important classic and contemporary films"
• banning or censorship

Out of print items are often pursued by collectors through aftermarket retailers such as used book stores, record shops, and online auction sites. A ban (derived from Banishment) is generally any Decree that prohibits something Censorship is the suppression of speech or deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable harmful or sensitive as determined by a censor The online auction business model is one in which participants bid for products and services over the Internet. Sellers of out of print merchandise on auction sites will typically include "OOP" or its equivalent in product descriptions. The designation is sometimes misappropriated—an example is in keyword stuffing, where the acronym is used to generate numerous search results even as it does not apply to the items retrieved. Keyword stuffing is considered to be an unethical Search engine optimization (SEO technique The abbreviation is sometimes placed in descriptions of items whose publication or production status is unclear (such as DVDs said to be returning to the "Disney Vault") to effect interest in the product.

See also

• Out of print books
• Discontinuation
• Cut-out (recording industry)

External links

• Criterion DVDs (Out of Print titles indicated in red), The Criterion Collection website
• Out of print Criterion Laserdiscs, The Criterion Collection website
• Rare & OOP DVDs, Website dedicated to monitoring the OOP DVD marketplace and helping to discern authentic from bootleg versions of DVDs. An out-of-print book is a Book that is no longer being Published Out of print books are often Rare, and may be difficult to acquire Discontinuation is to quit a procedure and has different meanings for a treatment of an individual and a whole brand of a drug product Discontinuation of a treatment is In the Recording industry, a cut-out refers to a deeply-discounted or remaindered copy of an LP, Cassette tape, Compact Disc,

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