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Simply so, are phone books still available?

On the upside, phone books are still free. Some state phone books are on the verge of discontinued, if they haven't already been. Current users can go to to look up numbers and soon, the printed books will completely be a thing of the past.

Secondly, why are phone books still printed? Mainly because companies have fought regulations to phase out the yellow pages out of self-interest — they're packed full of ads, and make these companies money. Meanwhile, many states legally require phone companies to deliver the white pages as a public service, though these laws are gradually disappearing over time.

Also, do they still make phone books 2019?

The Yellow Pages will stop printing from January 2019 after more than five decades, its owner Yell has announced. The first of the 104 final editions will be distributed in Kingston in January 2018, and the last will be sent out a year later in Brighton, where it was first published in 1966.

How do I get a Yellow Pages phone book?

To order "The Real Yellow Pages" directories or to stop delivery, please call:

1. Phone: 1-800-479-2977.
2. Website: mydirectories.yp.com.