But that failure to go on to university marked the moment that the books lost their edge.

The book lost popularity with readers during the 20th century, but has recently been reprinted and sold reasonably well.

Once a book has lost pages due to a broken binding, it becomes worthless.

Even the books on the shelf, because he had read them so often, had lost their interest for him.

Shaw's book has lost none of its original instructional value.

A few appreciated the changes, but most critics said the book had lost its voice.

She does not see people, and cannot; books have lost their interest for her.

But then if he had asked the question, the book would have lost its point.

Having the book lost to us leaves us with no alternative; we must find the last box.

One reason scholarly books can lose money is that their publishers needn't turn a profit.