Money | JCPenney JC Penney Ditching 'Big Book' Catalog Oversize book was a relic in Internet age By Nick McMaster Posted Nov 18, 2009 5:00 PM CST Copied In this photo made Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009, a customer leaves a J.C. Penney store in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Coale) Retailer JC Penney is discontinuing its Big Book—the 1,000-page catalog as big as a telephone book—as customers increasingly buy from jcp.com. The Penney Big Book has long been a cultural fixture for many, but younger customers aren't following suit. "It was an outdated way of shopping and the last big book in America," a company official tells the Dallas Morning News. This year's fall/winter catolog will be the last. Read These Next Defense officials react to Hegseth's Quantico meeting. Government shutdown is here. Here's what to expect. Colorado wants to give 'peace of mind' on Hunter S. Thompson. President asks nation's top generals to loosen up. Report an error