ぞっき本

Japanese

Kanji in this term
本
ほん > ぼん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

ぞっき本(ぼん) • (zokkibon) 

1. Books sold at extremely lower prices than their list prices due to the publishers' dead stocking or bankruptcy. They are usually dealt in the secondhand-book market as it is not allowed to discount brand-new books in Japan.