as in hardcover
a published work that has a thick paper cover
The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
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Recent Examples of paperback
In one week following the show’s release, the publisher went back to press twice on the trade paperback and saw a +5,000% increase across all formats in the same one-week period year over year.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Read on for an exclusive bonus chapter from the paperback edition of The Favorites.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The bar is stocked with wine and coffee, the walls are lined with books and the air is filled with the aroma of fresh paperbacks.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
The human library allows students to peruse a list of titles instead of paperback books, each title representing a person acting as a book, ready to share their story in person.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Read on for an exclusive bonus chapter from the paperback edition of The Favorites.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The bar is stocked with wine and coffee, the walls are lined with books and the air is filled with the aroma of fresh paperbacks.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
The human library allows students to peruse a list of titles instead of paperback books, each title representing a person acting as a book, ready to share their story in person.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paperback
Noun
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The 336-page hardcover book features 300 color illustrations and retails for $75.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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There is also a hardcover book packed with unseen photographs, a comic book tour programme, and a Knebworth concert poster.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Additionally, a tote that can hold a laptop is a must in our book these days for working on the go.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
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Wiersma and her multi-generational co-authors— banker Chantal Korteweg, veterinarian Lidewij Wiersma and management trainee Tessel van Willigen—had gathered for a stop on their book tour at Bibliothèque, a wine bar in SoHo in New York City.—
Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Paperback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paperback. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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