Year-round book sales will reportedly end at 500 of Costco's 600 stores across the U.S., according to multiple outlets. The retailer has already stopped selling books in several states, including Hawaii and Alaska, per the Times. So, are any of these locations in Wisconsin?

Costco is set to remove its year-round book section from hundreds of stores, but there's a possibility it could make a comeback, according to reports.

Costco has announced it will stop selling books at most of its locations across the U.S. starting next year. The company said books will only return during holiday seasons, and intermittently outside of that. Costco said the change is being made because stocking books on tables is labor-intensive and must be done by hand.

Big-box retailer Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) has dazzled Wall Street with a breathtaking 250% total return over the past five years, easily trouncing the S&P 500. The company's famously low prices,

Instead of selling the books year-round, shoppers may only spot them at Costco during the holiday season, from September to December, the New York Times reported in June. Costco d