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Title: Study Bibles List at Nearly Twice the Price of Standard Editions

 A Surprise Castle analysis compares publisher list prices across 2,668 Bible editions. The median is $44.99.St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, 13th Oct 2026 -  Study Bibles list for a median $59.99 even without large print or premium leather, nearly twice the $32.99 for standard editions, according to a Surprise Castle analysis of publisher list prices for 2,668 Bible editions in its catalog.Key findings$44.99 is the median list price across all 2,668 editions. 17% list under $20 and 6% list at $100 or more.$59.99 is the median for study editions without large print or premium leather (467 editions), against $32.99 for the 1,045 standard editions, whose titles show no study, large-print, journaling, children's or premium-leather features.30% of editions are large or giant print, with a median list price of $49.95.After a 21-Year High in Bible SalesUS Bible sales reached a 21-year high of 19 million copies in 2025, up 12% from 2024, according to Circana BookScan data reported by Publishers Weekly in January 2026. The catalog analysis describes the range of editions and their list prices. It does not show what buyers paid or which editions sold."List prices vary widely within each translation," said Mate Miholics of Surprise Castle. "Among the six translations with the most editions in our catalog, each has editions with list prices below $20 and others at $100 or more."What Other Editions List ForJournaling and note-taking editions list for a median $49.99, children's editions for $29.99 and premium-leather editions for $149.99. Counting every study edition, including large-print and leather ones, the median is $66. These groups overlap. The highest list price among the 2,668 analyzed editions is $675, for a King James family Bible with Gustave Doré engra...

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