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
The pulpy setup befits a paperback crime thriller but is infused with some self-aware marital satire.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The Sea Glass Mystery is available at Amazon online in hardcover, paperback, and e-book (Kindle) formats, and Barnes & Noble online in hardcover only.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Inside are a paperback, a phone charger and a bottle of store-brand ibuprofen.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
And please keep that Another Country paperback in your tote bag.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 6 Apr. 2026
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The Sea Glass Mystery is available at Amazon online in hardcover, paperback, and e-book (Kindle) formats, and Barnes & Noble online in hardcover only.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Inside are a paperback, a phone charger and a bottle of store-brand ibuprofen.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
And please keep that Another Country paperback in your tote bag.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paperback
Noun
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The photo-rich hardcover follows a 1,200-mile odyssey into the heart of the world’s driest non-polar desert, the Atacama Desert in Chile.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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The Night Action was printed in hardcover in the US 1966, and then again as a paperback a year later, but has since fallen out of print, and out of memory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There has been books written about it.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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Ultimately, for as much this is a book about archeology, the emotional anchor is really Lena’s unresolved issues with her mother.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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“Paperback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paperback. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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