paperback

noun

pa·per·back | \ˈpā-pər-ˌbak

Definition of paperback

: a book with a flexible paper binding

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The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers. The book is sold only in paperback.

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Joyce Maynard’s latest book, The Best of Us, is out in paperback this month. — Joyce Maynard, Vogue, "46 Years Ago, I Left Yale for J.D. Salinger—This Fall, I’m Returning," 13 Sep. 2018 Diedricksen's latest book, Microshelters: 59 Creative Cabins, Tiny Houses, Tree Houses, and Other Small Structures, publishes in paperback later this month. — Maria Carter, Country Living, "Off-The-Grid Weekends Are Easy at This Author's Tiny "Glass House"," 4 Aug. 2015 The book comes out in paperback on Amazon April 10. — Lainey Seyler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "PBS News Hour-New York Times chooses Dan Egan's 'The Death and Life of the Great Lakes' for its book club," 9 Apr. 2018 The Friends of the Bloomfield Public Libraries are having a one-day paperback sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 23, at Prosser Public Library, 1 Tunxis Ave. — Courant Community, "Community News For The Windsor Edition," 19 June 2018 Check this list before choosing your donation — books should be paperbacks and in good condition. — Sadé Carpenter, RedEye Chicago, "Celebrate Women’s History Month with theater, cocktails and more events in Chicago," 8 Mar. 2018 Reality: In Paige’s living room, the sofa and chair looked onto a freestanding bookcase loaded with books (including old paperbacks), board games and a television. — Marni Jameson, OrlandoSentinel.com, "7 mistakes rookie DIY decorators make," 13 July 2018 So far, Biographies Vol. 2 has sold 71 Kindle copies and 55 paperbacks, which correlates to about $360 in royalties. — Nicole Dieker, Longreads, "How the Self-Publishing Industry Changed, Between My First and Second Novels," 23 June 2018 Claire Dederer’s memoir Love and Trouble is newly out in paperback from Vintage Books. — Claire Dederer, The Cut, "What I’d Like to Tell My New-Mom Self," 30 May 2018

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